San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-29
An Open Letter to Judge schutze.

In addressing you as Judge" l an
reminded of the tact that you were
once shining light in the ranks O.
the republican party, when your Ia
Tents and patriotism met with gener'
Gus recognition at the hands of the
republican party, but the day came
when the republican banner went
down in defeat and you deserted the
fold and became an open enemy or
carping critic of your former COM
panions in politics.
In recent number of your paper
you criticise my address to the repub-
| lican league club organization. You
confound this organization with the
| dual party movement set on foot by
number of worthy republicans In the
| city of Houston, and assert that am
attempting to revive that idea rather
late in the season; in this you are
greatly at fault. The organization of
the National Republican League
was inaugurated in the Northern
states in 1887, and has become nat
ional affair embracing every
state and constituting the most
powerful and patriotic political
organization in the union, numbering
over ten thousand clubs, it is due to
this powerful party auxiliary that
the democracy was turned down the
last national election, and it will be
demonstrated that when the next
national struggle comes on the re-
publican party will be able to main
tain it's hold upon the government be-
cause the National League has con-
tinued it's good work, and brought
about a revival of patriotism and
renewal confidence in the wise and
progressive policy of the republican
party.
These clubs, as / explained, are
social in their character. if made per-
manent, and should be organized
with that end in view, hence the
policy of not mixing uncOngenial So
cial elements.
Your statement about the falling
off of white republicans does not do
you credit as an intelligent, we'll in
formed editor. The republican vote
of the state at the two last national
elections was over 10000; of this at
least $4,000 were white men; this in
the face of the fact that there was no
effort, no state or local
no press, no orators, no in
centive, such as the f1esh-pOts, to
bring out full vote. The truth is,
that the republican strength in Texas
can be put down as nearer 150, 900
than 1000, and OF this number l00,- |
900 are white men.
Judge you do not seem to have
abandoned your pet scheme of cor
railing the Germans of Texas and |
driving them into the democratic |
camp. Your failure, it must be said, |
was not due to any lack of strategy
or energy on your part but rather to I
the fact that the task was too great |
one to bring to a successful issue. |
You took advantage of the prohibit
ton; the democratic party was held |
up as offering the only ark of safety
to the Germans, when, in fact, 1t was
demonstrated In that struggle that
the democratic party was nearly |
divided on that question, the bulk of
its leading men being prohibitionists,
anb but for the almost unanimous
vote of the republicans the measure
would never have gone down with
such a crushing defeat.
Now 1 ask you what good could
follow by placing the Germans
IF Texas inside the democratic party? |
Would the initiation OF the already
over plethoric democratic majority
be good? On the contrary,
thoughtful men of that party recog-
nize the large democratic majority |
a Texas as harmful to the best in
-erests Of the state. Rather would !
not the building up an opposition
party powerful enough to hold in
check the democracy be a greater
good and offer the prospect of better
results. Is not the sugges ton that |
Dur German voters 60 in body to |
the democracy, one savOring of poll |
5ical cowardice? Because, the demo.
eracy has a great majority, the Ger
man must duck his head and meekly |
take what the democracy will give |
him; if he will like the paw of the |
democratic tiger he may be merciful |
to the German!
You have contracted the habit of |
speaking of the Liberal democratic |
party" Where is ii? Certainty not
N Texas. If the democratic party is
in Texas but a combination
Of selfishness and greed | have failed |
10 see it; and you want our German |
citizens to tram in party command
ed by HOgg.
The Germans of Texas are not
needed in the democratic party, !
neither are they wanted in that par
ty.
1t would be but a sensible and pat
riotic act on your part, Judge, to
abandon your democratic eDdeavOr
and return 20 the republican party.
Your pen, so able and eloquent
could do much good, and | am GER
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