San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-19
MOI BOOKED TO WIN.

different is before the state. Inc So
Der, second thought that follows
hasty and enthusiastic action will be
taken later and the real meaning of
the convention work will then APP
pear. There is every encouragement
in the situation for the thousands in
Texas who have grown tired Of ire
sponsible party domination. Not
only has the convention not met the
needs of the state and the real de-
mands of the hour, but it has shown
itself arbitrary, narrow, regardless OF
democratic unity and has paved the
way for disin tegration, division and
possibly defeat. The convention was,
on its face, a protest against the old
bossism of the democratic party. 1t
was noted for the absence of the lead
ing democrats of the state in its as
sembly and in its councils.
1t was not an accident that
caused this. That convention
was organized from center to cir
conference. Its work was all pre-
arranged. Its machinery was COM
plete. It's end was fully seen from
the beginning. 1t was planned for
and arranged with consumate skill,
and all its arrangements were carried
out to the letter. Whatever may re-
suit legitimately from that conven-
ton will not be the accidental hap
pening of some purposeless chance.
1t was a purposeful convention and
its purposes were understood and
their carrying out strictly attended
to. The machinery of that conven-
ton was not put in motion merely to
nominate Hogg. The power behind
the throne must be considered in
making up the verdict upon this con-
vention. That verdict must take ac-
count of the forces made operative by
the manipulators of the convention
for the carrying out OF their purposes
to successful conclusion. The ques-
ton as yet undetermined is whether
the candidates, and notably
Mr.. Hogg, are masters or
servants of the situation. This
much is certain: moving along
the lines of determined hostility is
railway enterprise unhampered by
commissioners Mr.. Hogg has gath
cred in his train a following that set
all the democratic presidents OF the
state at:naught. These elements, es-
sent:ally anti-democratic in their
methods and very largely so in their
actions, are more closely held by ties
that bind them outside of political
par les than inside. They have learn
ed the secret Of political power and
tasted its sweets. They know now
| that they hold in their grasp the
political destiny of this state. They
did not ask for any reforms at the
| hands of this convention, because
! they had hotso far considered matters.
| Power and the overthrow of old de-
mocracy first, exercise of that power
afterwards. Two years hence the
programme will change. The Far
mers' Alliance and the labor parties,
which this year hGve followed Hogg
to victory and made description to a
commission plank the test of party
tealty, will not be content to play
this role of cats paw two years hence.
They will demand a leader and a
platform for alliance and labor men
regardless of other interests. This
has always been the case when.
ever these organizations have
gained control. Glass Legislation
of the most perniciOus type will bt
demanded, and a paternaIism that i:
class paternalism will be fought for
At this point must come a division
The democracy which was led blind
folded into the camp of the Alliance
Labor party in 1890 will not do so il
1892. The Alliance-Labor men will
not drop to the rear and the division
must come. The republican party
can place itself in position to secure
the fruits of this disintegration and
save this state from the evils tina
threaten it, but 1t will require grea
care in the preparation of its plat
form, rare skill in the selection OF it
material, and a radically new depar