The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-28
| FORT WORTH FACTS.
The Lily Whlies-The Lay Of Their
Lament.
They Comprise Some OF the Best Citi.
xens OF Tarrani.
They are In Earnest as 10 Their Future
Course,
Aud VIII Stand No Moro Monkeyirg
from Samb0.
The Salient Points OF the Propos d
White Crusade.
A Telephone Tussle Is lowering ON the
Horizon.
Olher Events at Tarranps Capital.

FoRr woITH, May 81 Especial. The Lllv-
whites have issued their address TO the white
republicans OF the state, and will now begin
the work Of n permanent organization.
| They claim clubs in three counties with
mem bership of over 1000 Of the most In.
| fluentlsl white voters. Certain II is that
the mbers Of the club here comprise the
very best men IN the party, and in many
cases are our best citizens. Among those
sending forth the address are: NJ. Hsrrold,
cat ie man, worth million nnd
most upright merchants; !. p. Alexander,
| Colonel h. w. MorIeni IL. Q. Wharton,
q. O. Drake, n prominent railroad man, j.
@. Martin. J. W. Wray, Judge William
Dugss Trammel, A. p Coli, internal rtve-
rue collector Edward Guthridge, formerly
United States district attorney at Calves
ton, /. n. Stewart, John Putnam, J. NJ.
| Benbrook, sll wealthy farmers; DR.. J. l..
| Cooper, Charles Evans, W. X. McLawry,
| ID. s. Brown, merchants, lawyers and ply
slcians. The club here numbers over 200,
and lists are out which are being quickly
signed. Organizations in counties are to be
perfected at once and state convention
held early in the fall. The address in full
Is as follows:
10 the White Republicans OF the State Of
Texas-Gfeeting:
! Why the necessity 20 form in the south a
republican party, to be controlled by white
| men only? Why should white men, who
nre republicans from principle, many OF
whom have been Union soldiers in the wor
| not ween the states; these men who risked
| their lives aud all that was dear 10 them to
the end, that the union OF the states o. pre-.
| served, as a consequence and result OF
which the colpred people we're released
from bondage, men, many OF whom have
stood with the republican foIces in the
south. and suffered loss of property and
.ocial ostracism while con,encing
for laws giving rights OF ed
ucation and equality, under law to the
| colo.ed citizen, these white men who have
in the past afnlisted With and met with the
| colored men in conventions OF republican,,
why should they now withdraw from the
c,ored elemeut OF the party and refuse 10
recognize them as entitled 60 control the
party? We answer that for all this labor
expended, IL 10 true, that some degree OF
intelligence has been attained by some OF
tho colored race, yet, "a n class aud people,
they do not appreciate what has been
done for them, but arc determined that
numbers, not intelligence, shall control,
and that the color or race line has aud shall
be drawn, and claiming that the colored
element cast three-tourths OF the republi-
can vote Of the south, therefore they should
control. II the colored men had in the
past proven themselves reliable as republi-
tricts where they outnumber the whites
two or three TO one, would elect republi-
cans to officer If they had ever refused IN
be bought and sold in the political market,
and been firm and consistent, then the
white republicans would cheerfully accord
| TO them the right to manage the party
and elect men OF their own color
10 office, and the necessity for a
division OF the republican party would not
have occurred. But now, after nearly
twenty years OF trial and effort 70 build up
4 republican party with the colored ele'
ment as the nucleus an utter and disas.
trous failure has been the result, we are
convinced that sfiiliation with the colorsd
voter is detrimental to the interests Of re-
publicans, both white and colorsd. The
colored voter has ever been used in the
south by Federal oiiiceholders to bolster
themselves in the offices in the gift of the
government, and TO create factions In
might not increase in numbers and
power, but continue Just large enough
that these unprincipled white men
might fill the offices In the power Of repub-
lican government ADMINISTRATIONS o confer.
And now when the colored man has learned
80 well the theory of"what ara We here for
1t not for the Officer" and no higher senti-
ment or principle can prevail than the
lloayrs and fishes nj office the time 70
purify has come. When any party has no
higher aim than office, no broader patriot
ism than to draw their living from the pub
lie crib, no principles or state policy look
ing to benefit the people, no issue but who
NAV and shall control the party that has a
majority in Texas OF $4,000 against 1t and
lacks Just that many votes OF electing an
officer in the state, and is so crippled by
what we have heretofore mentioned that
It's increase and growth in power is impos.
sible, then the time has come TO erect
I.NN NJ nd a a..
Der, one upon which good men OF oil par
ties can stand, a party in whose honesty of
purposes and patriotism all may believe
and coored men as well as white rally TO
It's support. With animosity to none, but
with firm purpose the white republicans
are organizing in many counties tf the
state upon the platform OF the national re.
pu blican party of equality of ell under the
lsws, education TO the masses and protec-
ton to the American laborer. And We ask
| the hello and cooperation OF those who
adopt our We've, and that organizatio be
formed in all counties Of the state. Every
reason argues that a state convention
should be called to meet early In the fall
aud q platform erected and full state
ticket nominated. Il. w. MoRrEN.
| Chairman Executive Committee White Re-
publican Party.
| A. L. Dotson, colored, one OF the dele.
gates to the Chicago convention on June
30, leaves to morrow, and will meet Big
Chiei" Quincy at Marshall.
The Bell Telephone company will proba-
bly, resist the Pan. Electric company when
they begin to use the latter instrument in
this city. II 10 stated by Pan. Electric OF.
ficers that az soon as instruments can be
made in Baltimore and poles planted they
will begin operations.
DR.. Peake, commissioner to the New
Orleans exposition from this congressional
district, is beginning to work for the same,
and is receiving hearty enco coursgement and
assistance.