San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-19
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munication to this office, but it was
not so mark ed, and as the LIGHT is
of opinion that the interests of repub'
licanism in this section of the state
will be furthered by its publication II
is herewith given. There should be
no star-chamber proceedings among
republicans and the LIGHT being set
as lamp to dispel the darkness will
on all occasions throw its rays into
the secret places OF political action.
Only those love the darkness and
hate the LIGHT whose deeds are evil.
The letter which is as follows, speaks
for itself:
Rio GRANDE CITY, Texas,
February 18th, 1889.
Editor of the LIGHT:
This section is being flooded. with
kilograms announcing the endorse
ment by the state executive commit
tee of r. b. Rem tfro for the collector
ship of Brazos de Santiago district.
Was any action taken by the commit.
tee in the distribution of office?
There are many good republicans in
the Goth district who are anxious to
know Just what action was taken by
the committee. f. H. GOODRICH.
Had the writer of the above been a
constant reader of the LIGHT, he
would have been informed through it's
columns just what the State Execu-
tive committee did. That committee
met, was called to order by its chair
man, passed a memorial addressed to
President Harrison, setting forth their
belief that mugwumps and half-heart-
ed republicans would seek office
through the Texas democratic con-
gressional delegation and calling up
on him to see that only tried republic
cans of unimpeachable official charac-
ter and fitness be appointed to Texas.
This memorial was signed by the
twenty-nine members of the commit
tee present. and the chairman of the
State Executive committee and the
Texas member of the national COM
mittee were made committee to
present the memorial and represent
Texas at the inaugural. This was the
work of the committee, this and moth
ing more was done. The editor of the
LIGHT, as a member of the committee,
mast positively assures the republic
cans of south west Texas that no
recommendations to office whatever
were made by the committee and
that all assertions to the con trary are
false and without foundation in fact.
M a
committee outside of the committee
room or inside of it while the COM
mittee was not in session is q matter
that does not concern this enquiry.
That action was something entirely
and strictly private and over which
the committee had no control.
tei!her Mr.. Rentfro, nor any other
person, was endorsed by the commit
tee for any office, and no action was
taken by the committee in the distri-
button of office, or remotely tending
that way. The good republicans of the
Goth district can rest assured of the
entire truthfulness of this statement,
as the records of the comm ittee will |
show.
The LIGHT is privately informed
that there was a secret league and !
covenant, signed by the self-elected |
chiefs of the party whose only cOncep- |
ton of party is office, and this cove
nant was signed in certain saloon at
which signing North Texas was not
unrepresented. This may or may not
be true, the LIGHT knows not, cares
not, having no use for republicans who
consider the party cow and only of
use according to the tactical fluid she |
can dispense. The republican party
has returned topOwer. The republican
party has a right to the patronage of
the government. Republicans should
be preferred to democrats IN appoint
ments to office. 1t is an honor to hold
office where the office seeks the men,
All this the LIGHT believes, but from
the whole army of teat suckers it
prays-GOOd Lord deliver us
SENATOR COKE excuses the MUIR
ders and ballot box raids in Texas on
the ground that there are bribery and
fraud IN Indiana. Funny! The diff
ference is that the bribery and frauds
are made subjects of inquiry by the
courts and men go to the penitentiary
in Indiana, while in Texas there are
no indictments and no state investiga-
tions into political murders, and no
convictions, and her United States
senators cOndOne the matter in the
national senate chamber. Quite a
difference, verify!
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