Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-27

l.. - tSAPSeu"ec tuen In power
IN our prosperous and great state. ar
else IL Is move made to destroy tho
present progress of the Republican
party, and done by either desipninr
men or defeated ofilce-seekers nndas
the national Republican rarty. Who
are not in sympathy with its interests
or principles at all. ONLY so
far as their own aspirations ana
personal gains are concernaJ
AS Mr.. Coleman says, I'VE have noth'
ing to lose, but all to gaip.u Thesa
words are very much like few men
of the old Democratic party said in n
private c,ucus dur ng the DAYS gone
10y when they found no show for oiics
In their own party, and came TO them.
selves and said. LET us arise and %
hence" o.
Third-Since 1868 there has not been
In any of the national Republican
platforms a word, syllable, letter or
sign fostering such suicidal expires.
sions, much less forming, or proposing
to form, a color line. True. n
few incapacitated aspirants have
been defeated, and then CIV
out, Down with your ignorant
negroes; they are not fit to vote. .
Such men are always afraid of the ma
jority vote, let it be white or colored.
4. Mr.. Coleman says in this attitude
(referring to what he calls decline of
the Republican party in the South:
I'VE risk nothing in forming white
mans Republican party in Texas, but
we do better ourselves, and do not in
jure anybody, white or black. We at
least preserve our individual self-re-
spect, and save ourselves and families
to 81 great degree the ostracism, so Bit
ter in many localities in Texas
Now, let me say that the above reads
well in print, and looks well
in a first-class Democratic pa.
per, and in the views Of
all truly enlightened Rel ublicans
should only be advocated by thorough
bred Democrats, and never was or will
be advocated or followed by any liber-
ty-loving Republicans in this or any
other state of this national govern.
ment. And men claiming to have such
elevated white mans party views
should wander back to their first love,
the Democratic party, where only they
and their families will be free from
Democratic ostracism and political CEN
sure.
Fifth-Mr. Coleman says: I'm sup
port of these views let me cite you TO
Harrison county, where there is 800
colored majority, and only three OF
four outspoken white Republic
cans.n AS to this, / only wish
to state that 1t may be
true, but how often these few change
their names / can't tell, but must say
without fear of contradiction that the
number does not correspond with the
list of Republicans from that county
who aspire to government appoint.
ments to office. Hence, | should no'
be bit surprised if there Will not o
quite large club of the white mans
Republican party raised in that county
if as stated there are only three or ioul
who are Republicans from choice and
not for office. So ] would advise Coi
e. w. MOrten to send bis deputies U
that county at once. as very
few if any outspoken Republican,.
will ioin his newborn Democratic OH
spring, "the white mans Republican
party ,,rt;,
Sixth-Mr. Coleman says: Inn
inyeterate desire for political positiol
by the educated colored gemman Ia,
been the milestone, and now Is ANU
the neck of the party In Texas anu INV
entire South" |;
AS far as this part Of the song goes !,
is tue of some aspiring newly ~
verified Republicans. AS the eouca n,,
colored gemman can read anu hnow'
that there is not much change OF near.
and hence they are beaten for soin'
exalted position or for some ieue,a
appointment, as the colored gemtna'l
has not forgotten the old threats o. Wv
new aspirants, when the colored nna =
was compelled by him and his allies y
vote for Democrat. 18th,
Seyenth-Mr. Coleman saws ~
ignorant and penniless defeat lne p, LIN
and ablest Republicans Tor resPn seI
positions, and then in many cases A.
themselves for or have TO do 90 ID v.ue,
10 Install themselves In the os, n'
they have been elected TO-" N .',,,
| il elected honestly, 1t Is eSia arc;o!
more honorable to sell undei - cslle(
than to do like many OF THOSE into d
pure Republicans who cau,o n ~
espoused the Republican cause rnde,
south for no other purpose IN 1,
heaven but for official gains anI III
run the government offices In a esr
own Interest, and In ~;
eases TO totally destloy .,,rs
marty in their immedi ate 800 h.cs
and then when ousted skulk ~, ~
into the Democratic party OF iI~ ~
White mans Republican party -
ma though the founders OF .ne m,
rational Republican party ws, a hs.
purest Caucasian bioou' rood or
higher motives than the .,stiona
petty Office TO some slate ~ iris IL
convention. He says; ,rnoran
uorant cupidity elected ~ Ipsi CON
colored delegate to tue na aars..ij from
vention over Mr.. Il. q: inge'W sll 8
the District of COLUMBIA. q fba
~ thai event. all have 70 Say - 9
I've me n God fearing igno,sss .ossts<
sny color instead OF sen
inte, ne 1ast bnt not least, WIS. ., ~
n n ~ csIIs.i w. NJ X. party SUI n,
- SoSnc n organized throuensss re
i ~ s ~ Teras? 1t will purge ~ ~
,,,,.sr Marty Of all its meinush ir.<
~ now and always have symaerstl'
with the remnant o. .u md success
marty in this government. IN ~ and yea
10 cursing this state, va. element Q
out. by the uon-progressis the mali
she state, but will not ~ - vhes
wsaken tine party . psrticisds ~ tsck o
vou have 10 put = caro- 9h .,hiifan) Y