San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-11
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leans Times Democrat can take the
cake for an original proposition on
the colored question. The sugges-
tions of this correspondent are neither
wild nor woolly. He proposes TO
apply the same methods in the cleo
ton of state officers as is adopted IN
the election of a president, and thinks
the whole evil can be met and all
ballot box stuffing, intimidation,
fraud and bloodshed avoided. He
says:
my proposition to the convention,
soon TO meet in our State to frame
new Constitution, is to adopt the
same plan to elect our State officers
that is used to elect the President OF
the United States-to have an electo-
raj college, and let the people elect
it's mem oers by counties. Then lei
the State electors meet at the State
Capitol and cast the vote by counties
for State officials, and whoever they
choose will be the choice of the whole
people. There being more counties III
the State where the whites Outnum-
Der the negroes, there will be no dan
ger of the negroes ever controlling our
State, as most of them are located IN
the delta counties. If there is any
chance of the negroes ever getting
control of the legislative branch OF
our State the constitutional conven-
ton could go apportion the Legisla-
ture az TO give each of the seventy
five counties one Representative IN
| 81, l., anH DnI1l1 rellS-
| trict the senatorial districts as 10
guard against any danger OF ever los-
| ing that branch of government"
There is something perhaps to be
said in favor OF this plan from the
standpoint of democrat anxious ana
honestly so to do away with the shot
gun and tissue ballot abuses so ram
pantin the south wherever the colOred
vote is in the ascendency. There Is
however one fatal defect ID the
scheme. No provision is made for n
congressional election. This is after
all the real trouble with the south.
They can manipulate state matters
pretty much as they please, but Win
a republican administration 1T VIII
not be easy to defraud the repub-
lican party of the representation ID
congress they are fairly entitled TO-
Texas would have had one representa-
. tive republican in congress today had
there been a fair election in 1898
The vote of the black belt section Of
the Seventh district was suppressed
: otherwise Brewster would have beer
elected. Now this coIOred vote mus
: come in somewhere, and 1t cannot b'
t possibly so divided that it will coun
l nowhere. Gerrymander the districts
= as YOU may, this vote must be count
ed somewhere, and when counted /
will secure the election of some repub
lican congressman. The republican
u party is entitled to at least twent.
u congressional representatives in tn
south which at present is denied 1t OF
II account of the republican vote benz
uncast through intimidation, or un
| counted through llduh' - WIN pA"-
n ABLY not be in the power of the gen
s. eral government to insure republI
q can form of government in the south
J. ern states for many years to come; OF
"a at least until the cOlOred vote is s
a LARGELY divided between the two pa
ties as to be prac ticalIy out of cOntrC
versy. The LIGHT has no snggestlo
Ii to offer concerning the plan propose
c. by the correspondent above quoteC
or but should that plan be seriously cor
in sidered and adopted there will be n
ut little curiosity to follow up the result
TO and see what releS will be attOrde
RS thereby.
- THE republicans seat democrat
Alabama where seat is contested by
TX republican, and seat wheeler in A
he kansas who contests a democrat
I'd seat. Fair play and not favOritisl
ay rules ia the republican chamber.
CHARLESTON News and Courier
TO- offering premiums for the best CUES
ne es on cotton outputs in bales for loe
OF 80, and requests the LIGHT to ma
lar known the same. The only repub
can daily in Texas makes the a
in nouncement with pleasure, full par
ITO cuIars given on application by mi