San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-12

charge of and pushing our flag to the
front can be developed. We know
that the growth of our population Dy
immigration during the past few years
has been largely repu blican in senti
ment and that
THE FUTURE Is BRIGHTER
yet with possibilities, as new men
pour in and new enterprises are de-
velOped over the state. The growth of
material interests, whose safety and
vitality are dependent upon the wise,
patriotic American policy of the Ma
tiOnal Republican party, must bring
to our support large body of strong,
determined, enthusiastic voters. Be-
sides, there is hope in the rising gen
GRAFTON, untrameIled as they are by
! the prejudices and hates eDgendered
! by the bitter struggles of the past.
The young men will be naturally at.
traCted to the Republican party.
AN AUXILIARY TO THE PARTY.
The League clubs form powerful
auxiliary to the party; organized for
patriotic pupose, not conflicting
with the regular party organization
or in any manner debating to the
party, but simply standing in line
prepared when the party puts forth
its candidates to do battle for the
cause.
TO THE WHITE REPUBLICANS.
am constrained to address myself
directly and particularly to the white
republicans of Texas, and to urge the
clubs. Alone in the direction of the
white population can we hope to build
up the organization. Our political
enemy, the democratic party, has
stood distinctly on the color line, and
today this fact forms the only barrier
that they can interpose against re-
publican growth and their own ulti-
mate defeat. The democratic party
has arrogated to itself the claim of
being "white mans party" claim
as fictitious as that it represents the
patriotism OF the American people.
The republican party is a party of the
people without distinction of race or
color and in this suggestion to organ
lite distinctive and separate white
clubs there is no deviation from the
broad basis of republicanism; as the
colored man has the same right to
organize separate and distinct clubs,
and the forms and the principles that
govern one govern both. We would
organize our clubs as our national
government organizes its army.
THE ONLY HOPE FOR POLITICAL RE- |
DEMPTION.
Once get the white Republicans of
Texas thoroughly organized, they |
will present barrier, and the only |
one that can be presented to stop the |
flood of that overwhelming Demo-
cratic maj ority that has run riot over
our State and has crushed out politi-
cal independence. More than this a
strong, white Republican
will interpOse power
full shield to the helpless negro, who,
after twenty-five years of freedom
and exercise in the manual American
seems pOwerless to con-
troll or exercise his franchise in dis
.ricts where he predOminates in num-
Ders.
TO COLORED REPUBLICANS.
The Republican League Club or
offers you the opportunity
Of putting yourselves into separate
self reliadt bodies, and of training
in the political duties so
necessary to the proper exercise OF
the right to vote, and take part in
the affairs of the Government. After
twenty-five years of freedom from
slavery, a new generation having
grown up under the training of
church and school, certainly it is
nigh time you were showing your
manhood, by taking care of your.
selves, with the powerful weapon of
he ballot in your hands. You consti-
ute a large and important element Of
our population. You have every
light guaranteed you under the laws
IF the National government and
State that is guaranteed to your
white fellOw-citiZens. Demend these
lights with firmess and wisdom and
you will command the respect due
every upright American citizen. You
i've in a state where the white man
argely prepOndeIates, and as the
State fills up the disprOpOrtiOn be-
5ween the races will be greater still,
JuG GlIS IdCU 10 OhO vi SOul |
as you will not be sub
ect to the prosecutions incident to
other communities of the South. You {
nave the choice of party utilization,
md while it is assumed that every
,olOred man is Republican, or
should be one, by nature and from
yet this does not follow as
/ matter Of course, you should be
for the same reasons and :
% forward the same objects as the I