San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 226, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1894 Page: 2 of 8
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 1894.
THE GREAT REPUBLICAN DAILY OF TEXAS
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FOR CONGRESS
rath Cong. District
HON. GEO. 11. NOONAN
Election Tuesday Nov. 6 *94.
‘‘We are now preparing to under-
take the vast work of sewering
this city and it is notorious that
cinder our charter the city author-
ities will be greatly embarrassed
in the conduct and completion of
■th© work and that the charter is
badly in need of amendment. Is
it probable that a Democratic
legislature will broaden the pow-
<9vb of a municipal government
that is Republican if a city that is
Democratic casts its Democratic
-vote for a Republican candidate
tor Congress.”
The above is an extract from the
remarkable address of Thos. H.
?Franklin to the Houston club. In
other words Mr. Franklin threat-
ens the people of this city that if
Lhej’ don’t vote for Gus Houston
they shan’t have the city charter
amended! Mr. Thomas Houston
•Franklin no doubt consulted Gus
over this terrible threat how it
would make the voters tremble
aind shiver as they contemplated
the vengeance in store for them !
Well we will have to get along the
best we can—under the circum-
•stancee. Too bad—too bad.
“With a Democratic President
he could have no influence with
Democratic heads of departments
he could accomplish nothing.”—
Thos. H. Franklin.
After reading this extract from
Mr. Franklin’s address to the
Houston club Judge Noonan re-
snarked that he did not know if it
would do for him to go to Wash-
ington if the Democracy was so
mean as all that may be they
wouldn’t even pay him his salary.
But Mr. Thos. Houston Franklin
forgets that Grover picked up a
n Republican for secretary of State
and another one for P. M. General
and another one for attorney gen-
eral maybe he might offer the
.Judge a foreign mission just to
get him out of the way. It seems
that Thos. H. is not well posted.
Aiderman Newton cut a dash by
introducing a resolution in the
council granting the freedom of the
-city to the delegates to the coming
Irrigation committee. Three cen-
turies ago granting the freedom of
the city to an eminent man was
’doth an honor and a substantial
Advantage but time has wrought
entire change so that it is now
a more farce to grant the freedom
ot the city to any person. What
peculiar right privilege and Im-
jnunlty does it confer? None at all.
A GROSS FRAUD.
The Australian ballot system
was grossly and shamefully abused
evaded and violated In San Anto-
nio In the election of 1892. The
Mexicans camo Into the polling
room with a card on which were
written the names of the ring can-
didates and handed it to the in-
spectors with the request to tlx up
their tickets according to this card.
The report was current at that
time that these cards were in the
handwriting of the grand sachem
of the close corporations of the
court house gang. The cards put
into the hands of the Mexicans
just before they entered the polling
place was a gross and shameful
violation of the letter and spirit of
the election law establishing the
Australian ballot syssem and the
inspectors who tolerated it ought
to have been indicted for mal-
feasance and severely punished.
In the coming election this thing
should be promptly chocked by the
arrest of such election inspectors
as may wink at and approve it.
Men who sell their votes for
for beer whisky or money should
be disfranchised and be indelibly
branded with the scorn and con-
tempt of all good citizens. Crowds
daily block up Soledad who are
intent on selling’their.votes to the
highest bidder. And it is humiliat-
ing to observe white men in this
mercenary and degraded crowd of
vote sellers.
It is wonderful what a number
of men in San Antonio are going
about without a sign of backbone.
They talked bravely against the
lordly despotism of the office-hold-
er’s pool but the next day they
eat their brave words and gladly
put on the muzzle’and the yoke. Jj
No man should be elected to the
legislature of Texas who does not
give a public and unequivocal
pledge to vote for a law abolishing
the fee system and substituting
salaries to public officers. Where
does Mr. O’Connor roost on this
subject?
A number of men and women
need to be taught manners and
good breeding on the streets for
they are extremely rude and ill-
bred when on the streets.
Captain McCall announces him-
self a candidate for sheriff. This
shows that the Big Doctor slipped
up in the attempt to keep McCall
out of the race. Capt. McCall has
a host of warm friends.
The courts are becoming too fond
of issuing injunctions for the pub-
lic good?
THE PHONATOGRAPH.
A Machine that Is Expected to Writ
from the Voice Direct.
l-’rom Kate Field’s Washington.
A San Francisco man has in-
vented a machine which will do
away with typewriters both in-
struments anil operators if he
succeeds in perfecting his inven-
tion.
The new machine combines the
phonograph and the typewriter
and in looks bears considerable
resemblance to a cash register. On
the front of the machine are small
electric buttons which you press
before talking into the mouthpiece
projecting from the upper part.
This mouthpiece is connected
with a revolving cylinder which
received impressions in a way
similar to the Edison phonograph.
A traveling needle regulates the
position of the impressions on the
cylinder according to the size of
the paper they are to be reproduc-
ed on.
The filled cylinder is placed on
rollere in the lower part of the
machine. Above the rollers is a
supply of paper for receiving the
written characters.
There are several mysteries
about the working of the new in-
vention. No ink is used the writ-
ten characters being produced in
a bold round hand by chemical
action. It spells entirely by soun d
and is unable as yet to cope with
the diphthong the silent letter
the capital the semicolon or
figures but it will receive the
sounds of the human voice in any
linguage except Chinese and re-
produce them in plain English
chirography.
This seemingly fairytale comes
from the financial backer and the
inventor—these two men being
the only persons who have seen
the wonderful machine.
MR. FRANKLIN ON THE STUB P
AGAIN
There appears in the S. A. Ex-
press of the 10th Inst what pur-
ports to bean address delivertd
by Thos. Franklin Esq. before the
Democratic club. It is no doubt
intended to be used as a campaign
document in favor of Mr. Houston
for Congress.
It is the first appearance of Mr.
Franklin since the famous contest
of Judge King in which the Aran-
sas Pass railway figured so con-
spicuously—and equally famous
waterworks controversy to buyout
Col. Brackenridge. Mr. Denman
also took a part in that fracas so
much so that the firm of Denman
& Franklin gained wide repute
and much practice thereby. Mr.
Franklin’s speech upon Judge King
was printed in pamphlet form and
was regarded as a rare pbilipic.
Now the firm of Denman &
Franklin again spring into the po-
litical arena; the senior member as
a candidate for the bench the
junior as a booster for Gus. Hous-
ton in his congressional aspirations.
The chief burden of Mr. Frank-
lin’s song is that Judge Noonan
would amount to nothing if sent
to Congress yet he fails to show
what Gus Houston would amount
to. There is a broad suspicion that
the willy Franklin expects to ex-
tend his law practice if Gus can be
sent to the green pasture of JNa-
tional Congress just as his firm
profited by the Aransas Pass and
Waterworks controversy.
He says: “The Democracy of
this county is on trial in this Con-
gressional election.” In other
words Thos. H. looks upon the
Bexar Democracy as a criminal at
the bar of public opinion whose
only chance for acquittal is to vote
for Gus. Houston. Thos. H. was
considered so excellent a criminal
lawyer that Gov. Hogg gave him
a writ of roving commission
to prosecute criminals in Western
Texas—resulting in acquittals. The
Democracy of Bexar is on trial
charged with high crimes and mis-
demeanors and Thos. H. consti-
tutes himself as state’s attorney !
He says that Democrats should
discard personal interest and vote
for the nominees of the party.
Thos. H. doesn’t have to do this
as his personal interests all lie in
the success of the nominees.
He says that from every county
comes cheering news and that Gus
is certain to be elected but he
wants Bexar eimply to swell the
majority in order to clear her
skirts of treason Democracy.
This is very injurious Thos. H.
knows that Gus is a gone goose all
over the west and that his only
hope is to buy a place on one of
our local tickets.
He says Judge Noonan can only
be elected by Democratic votes;
that at the last election “Terrell
the Republican candidate received
something over 7000 votes; the
Populist candidate about 6500; the
Democratic candidate over 13000.”
Now according to Mr. F’s figures
a combination of Pops and Reps
would beat Gus if he got every
Dem. in the district Demonstrat-
ing that the Democracy is in the
minority but this is not a contest
of simply counting Democratic
Republican or Populist noses. It
is a contest involving the vital in-
terests of the people irrespective of
party and Judge Noonan will re-
ceive the votes of the people be-
cause they believe his election will
be a forcible protest against free
trade; because they believe his
election will stand the tide of dis-
truction ; because his high charac-
ter his great worth as a citizen
will elevate our district in the eyes
of the nation.
Then Mr. Thos. H. Franklin goes
at his jury with a bill of particu-
lars he says: “One says: “I do
not like Houston personally.” He
would have been more truthful if
stated.” Hundreds say: “we don’t
like Gus anyhow.” Mr. Franklin
Esq. says: “Another says: “Noo-
nan is a good manhe should
have said “thousands say
nan is a good man” and “another”
says Thos. H. says “I am a protec-
tion Democrat.” Oh Thomas
that’s the milk in tho Cocoanut.
But Thos. H. proceeds to prove
how futile it would be to elect
Judge Noonan on this ground be-
cause Cleveland is still president.
That is it being a hopeless case
you might as well vote for Gus
Houston because he is labelled
with a so-called Democratic nom-
ination. The people of the 12th
distict are not dogs that they can
be kicked and beaten and starved
and still be expected to lick the
the hand that smites them.
This is perhaps too much
notice paid to Thomas H. Frank-
lin law partner of Leroy G.
Denman candidate for associate
justice but he has been trotted out
as prosecuting attorney in the case
of Judge Noonan vs. Mr. Houston.
He seems to have overlooked
Brother Gates as a co-respondent
in tho trial. He should have made
him particeps criininus.
He asks: “What could he
(Judge Noonan) do for any
other vast business interests
in this district?” and proceeds
to answer his own question by
a string of the silliest sort of
nonsense. For Mr. Franklin’s edi-
fication we will say the next Con-
gress udll be a Republican Con-
gress; Judge Noonan will be just
the man to guard the “other vast
interests of this district” and not
Gus Houston ; he will be just the
man to stand up and battle against
the threatened continued warfare
against protection; and not Gus
Houston. And pray tell us what
other “vast interest” is there to
compare with the distruction of
our wool industry and our cattle
industry? What is there left that
a Democrat can do any good for?
The “vast interests” may mean
railroad legislation in which Gus
is no doubt an expert.
No use Thos. H. Franklin you
may preach until the cows come
home the people have made up
their minds to elect a better man
than Gus Houston to Congress—-
his name is Geo. H. Noonan.
An Independent Democrat.
New York Oct. 11.—The World
this morning prints an interview
with Nathaniel Strauss in which
he claims that the nomination for
mayor was offered him by repre-
sentatives of the Grant-Fairchild
party on condition that he support
William I’. Grace for United States
senator to succeed David B. Hill.
Mr. Strauss says that he declined
the offer.
“I belong to no political organ-
ization” continued Mr. Strauss
“and I do not intend to join any;
have always been an independent
Democrat and I intend to remain
so and if I am elected mayor of
New York I intend to retain that
independence absolutely.”
—“I would rather trust that
medicine than any doctor I know
of” says Mrs. Hattie Mason of
Chilton Carter county Mo. in
speaking of Chamberlain’s Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
For sale by F. Kalteyer & Son C.
Campbell and J. Clavin druggists
San Antonio Texas. wtf
CITY ADVERTISING.
[OFFICIAL.]
$500000.00 Sewer Bonds.
Mayor’s Office
San Antonio Texas >
September 11th 1894. J
Bids will be received at the office
of the city clerk till 12 o’clock noon
on the 15th day of October 1894 for
the sale of $590000.00 40 year 5 %
gold bonds of the City of San Anto-
nio Texas of the denomination of
$1000.00 for the construction of a
system of sewers. Bonds will be
dated September Ist 1894 and run
40 years without option. Principal
and interest payable in San Anto-
nio Texas or New York City at the
option of the holder; interest pay-
able semi-annually in gold.
Bids will be made for entire
amount to be paid in one delivery
and also in lots of $100000.00 to be
paid for on delivery at intervals of
three months.
No bids will be considered for
less than par and accrued interest.
The City reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Henry Elmendorf
Mayor City of San Antonio.
Attest:
E. R. Norton City Clerk.
9 11 to Oct. 15
Notice to Contractors.
Mayor’s Office. • i
San Antonio Texas '
October 1 1894. \
Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the city clerk until 3
o'clock p. m. on tho 11th day of
October 1894 to sprinkle certain
streets from November Ist 1894 to
March Ist 1895. List of streets to
be seen in the office of the city
clerk.
Bids to state cost per mSnth of
sprinkling each street separately.
Parties to whom contract is
awarded will be required to enter
into contract with bond to bo ap-
proved by the mayor.
The city reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Henry Elmendorf
Attest: Mayor.
E. R. Norton
City Clerk. 10 1 lOt
E. A. SEFFEL
H °and Sign Pd/nter.
Shop on East Commerce street oppo-
site St. Joseph’s Catholic church. None
but the very best material used and
good honest work at reasonable priced.
Satisfaction warranted every time.
Complexion Preserved
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$ C. BITTNER 4. CG. Toledo. O.
Sold by Adolph Driess.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Doctors Lawyers Etc
CHARLES L. BASS Attorney
and Consellor at Law. Does a general prac-
tice Legal documents drawn on short notice.
Spanish and German interpreter in office.
Office room No 9 Mackey building.
E. MURAI BOOKER Prescription
Druggist 134 8. Flores St. Physicians’ Pre-
scriptions a Specialty 4 years in charge of
L. Orynski’s retail store. Telephone 321. San
Antonio Texas.
Blacksmiths
F. H.VolrathScientific Horse-
shoer. Treats al diseases of the feet and
faulty gaits. All work guaranteed satlsfao-
tory or no pay. 317 South Elores Street.
Markets
Silver King Market 508 W.
Commerce street. Beef Veal Pork Mut-
ton Sausage etc. Fish Oysters Venison and
Birds of all kinds. Free delivery and first-
class attention. Telephone 658.
Eli Arnaud Prop Meats.
Martin schabtsr. Fish Oysters
Insurance
K. P. Endowment Life
Safe and cheap insurance for mem-
bers only. T. B. Johnson secretary.
Furnishing Goods
J. Lobert Merchant Tailor
(Successor to Vai Lorra)
Finest line imported and domestic goods
In the city. Suits 820 up; Pants 84 up. Per-
fect fit guaranteed. Commerce St near
bridge.
()ur Tailoring is in Charge of
H. H. Kohler. We are doingthe finest work
tn the state and as cheap as good work can
be made A. Pancoast & Son.
Kindergarten.
Fry’s Kindergarten and
Primary School is now running along nice-
ly. All friends of the children are invited to
attend. H. J. FRY- 432 Soledad St. San An-
tonio Texas.
Miscellaneous
James Murphy Architect
San Antonio Texas Room No 21 in
the Kampmann building. 8-14 ly
Antonio Moving and
Storage Co. No. 315 N. Flores St. Tel. 847.
Make a specialty of Moving Furniture Pianos
and Safes: Packing Shipping and Storing
Second-Hand Goods Bought Sold and Ex-
changed. E. ZACH ARY Manager.
Featherbeds Matresses Pil-
lows renovated and made to order. Mail
orders promptly attended to. Renovating
Co. 411 Austin St. 8-34-12 m
M me Hendricks has remov-
ed from 130 Alamo Plaza next doer to the
old post office to 113 West Commerce Street.
Agent for the CelebratedAlcDoneli System of
New York 10-9-lm
JJ op Sing The well-known Chi-
nese Restauranter has removed to 119 Sole-
dsd street opposite Court House. First-class
mea s 250. Short orders at all hours.
The Silver King Saloon
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who always keeps the finest brands of
Imported and Domestic Wines Liquors
and Cigars on hand.
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