San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-08
REPuRLlcANs WARNED.

hEFOb LlSNNo "NFhNEDs
The attempt to betray the republican
party a second time this campaign WAS
made at Schools hall last night, and the
same plausible politician for Office, who
pulled the string in the republican con-
vention and defeated straight nOminR-
tions there, was in all his glory at the
last nights gathering. With the actions
II that meeting the LIGHT has nothing
to do; nothing to say concerning it be-
yOnd protesting against the name OF
republican" being drafiged into the
affair in any way or for any purpose.
The republican convention met in this
city some weeks since and, dominate by
the man who must rule or ruin, even II
lie disorganized the entire republican
party, decided not to make nominations.
Under the pressure Of an adverse criti-
Cism upon that action the executive
committee of the republican party met
on last Saturday evening and refused to
lake any farther part in county politics
this fall, the convention having so de-
Cidcd and the committee declaring that
action final. This ends the whole mat
Ter so far as the republican party is con-
Gerned. The attempt now to lug in the
republican name to stand sponsor for
movement, entirely repudiated by the
republican county convention, is one
calling for decisive rebuke and the most
emphatic protests. The meeting at
Schools hail last night was not repub-
IiCan gathering. 1t had nothing repub-
lican about it. 1t had no right or title to
the name republican," The committee
it appointed had no more right TO the
name "Republican ceotral committee"
than to the name of "DUmOCratiC CEN
trail committee or any other. The re-
publican party is an Acknowledged pol
itical organization. Its history and acts
are matters Of political record. 1t has its
recognized means of perpetuating itsclt,
Of representing the will OF the people by
gatherings known rs conventions, etc.
The name "republiCan" has grown into
accepted use rs designating an honor
bile political party. and it cannot be
used by other than lawfully constituted
republican organizations without decep-
zion. The organization OF last night was
not republican organization; the
LIGHT protests in the name of republi-
ranism against its name being dragged
into the connection ut all. The meeting
was anti-republican. 1t was engineered
by the man who has disOrganized the
party and brought it to shame in Bexar
county, and who cannot deceive the re-
publicans of this community longer as
to his true political animus. Outside OF
the usurpatiou of the name of republic
can by the meeting of last night the
LIGHT has nothing to say. Upon their
action as citizens, it has no criticism to
pass. Their perfect right, as citizens, TO
take any action they choose in the pOliti-
cul affairs of the county, the state or the
nation is not questioned their
right to use the name of republican in
connection with their gathering is not
only YueeIlohou' Out uoh'oN,ho' O'i'S W.
MED, hut protested against in the name
of the republican party of the county.
Call it fusion, call it mugwump, call ii
anti-demOcratic, call it anything, every
thing, but do not insult the republican
party Of the county by compelling it in
its low estate, disorganized and humili-
ated rs it has become by the treaChery
of its protested friends-do not add in
suit to injury and compel it to stand
sponsor for this political movement,
political movement to create which it
was first necessary to gag the republi-
can party, and deprive it of its functions
for at least two years.