San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-16
PROCEEDINGS.
At the White Republican Convention
Held at Houston.

At the White Republican Convention
Held at Houston.
December 1lth lS90,a permanent or
ganizstion was effected and the fol-
lowing gen tlemen elected:
Chairman, Seth B. Strong, of Hous-
ton; first vice chairman. E. H. Ropes,
Corpus Christi; second vice chairman,
D. I. Lyon, Sherman; secretary, H. +.
MacCIregor, Houston; first assistant
secretary, l.. S. Garrison, Dallas; see
ond assistant secretary, Jno. b. Wal
ter, San Antonio; treasurer, Chas. l..
Sauer, San Antonio.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas: After An earnest, labori-
GUS and patriotic effort on the pars VI
the white Republicans of the south
extending over many years to build
up the party and and promote the
principles of republicanism in this
section of our common country while
working in political harmony with
the negro, according to hin every
right an privilege claimed for our
selves even sacrificing personal and
political rights for his advancement
and whereas: The result of this
long period of labor and
manifold sacrifices has. not
only demonstrated hey oud dis
pute the utter lncapacity of the ne
grOes as a class or race for self.gO
srnment, but has held all white mon
in political affiliation with them in
such political Odium as 10 deprive the
republican party of standing and re-
spectability in the south, rendering
impossible any advancement Of the
party or Its principles, but instead
causing it to retrOgrade in numbers
and standing, and
Whereas, 80 large a number of
negro voters value and esteem the
browning glory of citizenship
only rs IL becomes q medium
of exchange for the white mans
dollar, aud by reason of this avarice
aud disgraceful lack Of patrio Ism
and principle, IL has become their aim
to absolutely control the republican
party In the South, that their fran
hises may have greater pecunisry
value, ever menacing the national Or
ganizatiOn with their delegated
strength In the national convent iOns,
and with the few thousands Of ne
groes in several northern states:
Therefore, be it resolved:
/. That 1t Is essential 10
national, state and municipal,
that intelligence, integrity and pat
riotism should shape and con troll it's
affairs.
2. That the negro as q race is not
yet possessed Of the necessary attri-
butes, qualifying him for the proper
discharge of the duties OF government,
and still less IL he capable of assum-
ing the leadership of u great political
party.
8. That the republican party In
Texas can only be streng thened, pro-
NOTED and respected by white re-
publIcans controlling absolutely tho
party organization in all its parts.
A. That the white republicans are
not inImical TO The negro, but on the
con trary earnestly desire to promote
his welfare in every way, and ny edu-
cation and encouragement help to ds
him tor those higher duties Of citizen
ship which free and enlig htened pe0-
pie with q civiliza}lon of thousands of
years has a right to claim from every
member Of the community.
8. That the white republicans or
Texas, possessing rs they do the pre-
ponderence of Intelligence In She
party, and bearing as they
do almost entirety the burdens
Otsstaxation to the state, are OF right
entitled to political control OF the
party, and we do declare and ssssst
this right
9Th That in order to carry out the
principle here enunciated 1t il deemed
necessary that all republican pri-
maries in the state of Texas shall
henceforth be conducted and psrti-
cipation by white republican alone
and exclusively.