San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-13

speech. Already, he said, he has had
thousands of applications to get
streets fixed and other thousands for
jobs.
II realize the Importance of the
! duties of the street commissioner
Mr.. Steffler said, adding that If elect
ed he will employ a competent engin-
Ger. who will perform his duties faith
fully and "will never accept tribute
or campaign contributions from any
employe of my department.
Mr.. Steffler said he has lived in
San Antonio 40 years, volunteered IN
the Spanish-American war, fought the
mosquitoes in the swamps OF Florida.
served as county commissioner for is
months where he had experience in
building streets and bridges, "ran
within my budget and knew when my
money gave out" and that he had
served two years in the health depart
ment where he had become conyersant
with municipal affairs.
Ovation For Wright and Lambert.
Phil Wright was given an ovation
as was also Commissioner Ray Lam
bert when he arose to speak.
| Il dislike to discuss Black" Com
missioner Wright said, but since he
has told the people that Lambert and
prevented his doing anything,
want to say few things. When the
mayor took office and for IS months
thereafter he had working major
ity in the council. 1t was the longest
Is months i ever spent. All he ever
did during that Is months was TO take
everything possible away from Lam
bert and me and divide il between
Rieden and himself"
"Why no flood prevention" Com
missioner Wright inquired. WHO
stopped him? 1t was because the
jtney people asked for n little amend
ment providing for feasible recall
provision in the charter. The mayor
wasn't taking any chances because
if the jitney people had gotten O
whack at him they would have gotten
him."
Commissioner Wright pointed out
that during 1922, the police depart
ment had made 10000 arrests; that
$3.50, 900 worth of stolen property had
been returned TO San Antonio citizens
during the last two years and that
Sl51 900 has been saved the citizens
this year through the efficiency Of
the fire department.
sour records" the police commits
sioner said, speak palmer than the
promises of men you don't know"
Mayor Did Not "Totc Square"
Commissioner Lambert concurred in
Commissioner Wright's statement
| thof stho In t NaAntha hopa ham
the hardest shedding of ALL"
But we have weathered the storm, y
he said, "the darkest hour is before
dawn and l see the sunshine"
Commissioner Lambert made an
apology for. the condition of the
streets and parks. explaining that he
had been cut 100000 in his park
department, despite the fact that he
was given 100 additional acres oil
parks and had been cut $4,000 in
his street cleaning budget.
"Tve done the very best l could
under the circumstances" he said
live even had TO beg, bread TO feed
the animals in the ZOO and get d
friend to haul it gratis. The streets
have never been in more deplorablc
condition. Yet the city bought {
$1,000 'threshing machine with which
to clean them, spent about that mucl
on repairing it and now it's in tho
junk pile. They wanted to give il
to me, but i wouldn't take it,.
Commissioner Lambert pointed ouI
thar he cndeavored to cooperate witt
Mayor Black after he was elected bu
that the mayor did not "tote square.
He related the incident of the gen
tleman's' agreement over the appoint
ment of the city health officer whic!
the mayor broke and his promise I,
Commissioner Wright regarding I'll,
police chief.
That's the kind Of an man we've
had to deal with. can you blame us?'
Commissioner Lambert asked. ale /:
one of those fellows who can lool
you in the eye with one eye ant
double cross you with the other
Honest John pfeiffer found him on
and quit him and now Rieden has
followed suit"
The platform announced by tn,
Peoples Ticket when the ticket wa.
first formed was read at the conclu
sion of Commissioner Lambert
speech.
Ahoug tiS uuHiDtr OIL DToInluplll
men and women who crowded tlI'
stage, in addition TO the speaker.
were Mrs. Amos Graves. Mrs. Hug,
Il. Rice. Mrs. Il. 4. Vandcrhocvcn
Mrs. J. n. Brown, Clinton G. Brown
Mrs. A. u. Rogers. George +. Wroter
Mrs. Milton Everett, Lane Taylo.
and others.
Although Marshall Hicks had beer
scheduled to speak. he was absent il
Laredo and sent the following tclc
gram explaining his failure TO ap
pear:
"Hon. John W. Tobin: I regret
cannot be present tonight to give m;
endorsement to the Peoples Ticket bu
am engaged in the trial of east
here. I intend to be with yon som"
time during the campaign and it vii
cfford me pleasure to address thu
people of San Antonio in behalf o
the Peoples Ticket which | belize,
will be triumphantly elected as it dc
serves to be-"
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