San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-08
THE WORK BEFORE US =

work before the republican party is
largely one of reorganization, and her
hope for the future lies in the thor
oughness with which that organiza-
ton is effected. The reports sent out
from democratic sources and by DEM
ocratic correspondents, that the party
has revolted against negro domina-
ton, is simply untrue, because the
party has never been dominated by
the colored wing in Texas. 1t is true
that INSCRIPTIONS party bosses, white
and black, have gained control in
times past of the colored support of
the party, and for years have used it
to the disadvantage and disentegra-
ton of the republican party in
Texas. These so-called leaders
did not desire the growth
Of the party, and so kept it in leading
strings that they might continue to
control it for personal ends. The
conven ton that has just closed its
sessions here refused any longer to
submit to this tyranny and took a
new departure. This departure nee
essarily engendered feeling, and the
contests before the credentials COM
mittee were contests between these
forces, the old and the new, and not
between white and black tor suprem-
acy in the direction of the party. The
colored voters will be all right when
the domination of sectional bossism
is broken, and this can only
be accomplished by a thorough
organization of the party in every
county, and by a general rally around
the standard of the party in every
voting precinct in the state. Growth
will do away with bossism, with Sec
tionalism, with one man control, and
to growth organization is neces-
sary. The best men in the party had
grown FESTIVE over the old conditions
and demanded new departure. This
demand has led to misunderstand-
ing of motives and some confusion
has ensued, which was only to be ex-
pected under the exasperating condi-
tions which have environed the party
for years. This confusion will cease
and order will come out of chaos as
soon as organization is honestly and
faithfully and earnestly under
taken. There is no division IN the
ranks of the real republicanism of
Texas. The very men who were
ranged in opposition during the con-
vention were, at least the great body
of them, moved by the same desire to
rescue republicanism in Texas from
the low condition into which 1t had
fallen. When the smoke of battle
has fully cleared away and these men
see that they were working by differ
ent means for the same end, division
will die out and they will come to-
gether for common purpose, having
a common object in view. The execu-
tive committee of the state stands
pledged under the leadership of its
chairman to carry on the work of Or
ganization, until every county that
has enough republicans in it to
form a county committee shall
fall into line. 1t will be time
enough to make war upon the COM
mittee when it shows itself unworthy
of the trust committed to it. To Sc
cure the vote of the party this year,
and bring out all it's strength in
support of the candidates recently
named in this city; as also, to bring
to the aid of the county, legislative
and congressional candidates of the
party every available ballot, this is
the first duty. This done, and the
elections held, work will be under
taken to enroll every republican voter
in Texas by counties and prepare for
work in 1892. Let this work be done
and the next convention Will find
republicanism aggressive and might
lily enlarged in its work; all thought
of divisions lost in the splendid a
chievements of its grand army of
workers, those who have endeavored
to retard its growth left 50 far behind
that their divisional voices will
be no more heard in the councils of
Texas republicanism.