San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-27
SHORT SNAPS.

makeup"
When Bryan gets mad they say he
chews his moustache.
Corporation Doodle will not influence
the intelligent, independent voter.
Who hypnotized Gus. Duerler and
Ben Mauermann? 1t must have been
Ferdinand.
Danny get out and hustle for Dan,
or you are liable to be caught between
the breakers.
champagne Charlie and Ronse on
the same ticket would make a cork
ing combination.
Judge w. ". Walling is favorably
spoken of as judge to fill one of the
new appointments.
Boys when you feel dry call on Can
didate Ronse; he has plenty of wet
goods to give away
What corporation put up $1,000 and
what corporation put up $1,000 for
their candidate for mayor?
While Judge Levy has two foxy
old generals in command, many of his
lieutenants are very raw recruits.
The next mayor will find himself
with about the same job on his hands
as n receiver of bankrupt property.
Mr.. Dan Lewis is the popular man
on his ticket, and stands a good
chance of election. if not loaded too
much.
Senator Lewis is said to be for
Levy. This indicates that Senator
Lewis believes Levy is going to be
elected.
Ludwig Mahncke when elected will
be expected to see that the potatoes
and frijoles for the city prisoners are
cooked clean. d.
General Russ and Col. Grice, the
two chieftains of opposing candidates
for mayor, both live outside of the cor
pOration limits.
The Light will have Il beautiful
picture in next Sundays is
sue. 1t will be life-like, and treat up
on local subjects.
Our Ferdinand would doubtless like
to have a Columbus come along and
discover that missing sinking fund for
which he is responsible.
Candidate Levy is not responsible
for the fact of his hailing from Jeru-
selum, but he will be held RESPONSE
BILE for his Aztec pilgrims.
Money usually talks in city cam
paigns, but in this instance the candi-
dates are said to be doing most of the
be much smaller than usual.
While the Bryan lecture is going to
be largely PopOcratic affair, it is
understood that any Republican with
a greasy old dollar and a half will be
permitted to look at the circus.
AS Ferdys salary and commissions
bring him i'll about $4,000 a year, he
can afford to be liberal; pull his leg
boys, and then vote for r. b. Johnson
for treasurer-hell count the cash and
ask about the missing sinking fund.
You can vote for an old hack pOliti-
clan for forty years and then if you
see fit to vote against him for better
man, he will forget all past favors
and get mad at you because he. doesn't
own you.
If the boys don't pull Ferdy's leg it
will not be the fault of the independ-
ent candidate against him. Tap him
boys; he can charge it up to the water
works company, or interest on the
missing sinking fund.
Candidate Dreiss can subscribe pills
for Ferdy, while Candidate johnson
will saw off his head, and Candidate
Mccormick will be asked to help inter
the remains. The Light is now prac-
ticing on the funeral march.
The corporation candidates are said
to be depending for success on the lib
eral use Of slush fund on election
day. The character of their cam
paign purposes is such as not to per-
NIT of publicity by hiring advertising
space in the newspapers.
-Chicora Pa "Herald." Richard