San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-11
TIE OLD. OLD STORY.

broken up the Republican party in
Bexar county. This charge was thrust
home upon him with terrible effect in
/ the last meeting of the republican execu-
| tive committee, when he was earnestly
! impOrtuned for the good Of the party to
| permit those who were still loyal to its
! principles and organization TO pursue
their work Of opposition to the demOc-
rscy untrammeled by his disOrganizing
efforts The LIGHT has given direction,
emphasis and public expression TO this
sentiment of the loyal republicans of
the county. As q consequence it comes
under the ban OF the man thus revealed
rs the great party disorganizer, and he
attempts to saddle the Onus OF his
crimes against the party upon the
| LIGHT, charging its editor with having
been opposed to republican organization
in the state ct all.
This one act of the editor OF the LIGHT
being the only one in the slightest de-
gree inconsistent with true republican
policy, and the only Impeachment of its
editor attempted, it is safe to say that
this is the only impeachment possible.
Ii is true that the editor OF the LIGHT,
formulating his opinions OF the party in
the state from his knowledge Of the
patry as existing in Bexar county under
his would-be critics manipulation and
seeing the divided condition OF the state
democracy, did deem it unwIsc, for
reasons then set forth, to put a tate
ticket In the field. This view being not
In accordance with the sentiment of our
nrst county convention has never
been advanced hairsbreadth or limited
at since that convention adjourned.
That the original view OF the LIGHT was
correct, so far as Bexar and Travis
counties are concerned, has been
| abundantly demonstrated. Ii would
have been greatly to the credit of the
republican party in both OF these coun-
ties had no state ticket been put in
the field, because then loyal republic
cans in these counties would have been
saved the ignominy and disgrace OF put
the Vaccinations of the editor of the
Evening Paper, they can give no organ
lied party support.
Placed by him in the anomalous posi-
ton Of having state ticket and no par
ty organization to support it; compelled
by him to put forth state republican
ticket to which no local support can be
given in conjunction with any
local ticket; forced by him into
the false position of voting local TICKET
based upon the ruins of republican or
ganization In this county, they are made
the laughing stock of the state and the
scorn and contempt of republicans
everywhere. This man has the eflrontery
to deliberately cut the throat of repub-
lican effort in BeXar county. strange re-
publican organization to further Tepub-
lioan party nominations in the state, he
tray his solemn trusts rs a republican
leader and hand over the republicans of
tie county, bound hand and foot into the
power of the county demOcraCy-and he
has the etlrOntery to co this in open day,
having made his conspiracy in secret,
and then poses as the champion republic
can Of the county.
In answer to this he will say
of course that he ia fighting
the ring democracy. 1t is delu-
sion and a share. There is not one
| grain OF true republicanism in the whole
mess of miserable pOttage for which he
has sold the brthright of the republi-
can party in Bexar county. With re-
publican leaders OF his stamp in every
| county in Texas matters would be in
every county as they are here. Thanks
| to his maulpulatiOns there is not sim
| gle movement looking towards republi-
can effort and success probable, or posi-
Bile. The precinct and county commit
| tees are met at the threshold of every
effort by the unpalatabe fact, that they
can work for the success of no ticket in
the field without working for demo-
cratic success. Can you separate names
upon a ticket when you go before the
people in a plea for its election? Can
you carry an argument for republican
principles successfully home TO the
minds OF men and urge them to vote
| republican ticket and denounce demo-
cratic politics, when you are leagued
hand and purse with democrats In your
own ticket? Will this man, who has
stolen the livery OF the republican
court to serve fusion in, tell us at what
particular point in his republican
speeches the democrats, whose votes he
10 corraling, are to have their ears stuff
ed with cotton lest some red hot, hon
est republican utterance stampede them
from his mongrel crowd The republican
party has no home ticket, no local Or
ganization. You might better attempt
to construct state without the family
compact, than party without local or
ganizstion. The editor OF the Evening
Paper knows this, and knowing it he
has deliberately oonspired to cut the
throat OF Bexar county republicans, to
the intent that the system OF fusional
politics which he advocates might tri-
umph, and the party rendered helpless
continue at the mercy Of himself and
the mugwumps, whom, for reasons best
known to himself, he prefers TO the well