San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-05
THEIR ACTION
Explained Why They Resigned From
the Fleming Committee

The following is a copy of the letter OF
resignation of five members of the Elem
ing committee. and which, in view Of
recent deveIOpcmentS, will prove interest
ing reading 10 the democrats of BeXar
county:
To Hon. J. r. Fleming. Chairman Demo-
cratic Executive Committee Of BeXar
County, Texas:
Dear Strive rendered our designations
as members of the Democratic Executive
committee of BeXar county. appointed by
the convention held the fourth of July
last, and believe it to be due TO the body
that appointed us as well as to ourselves
that we should state the facts that led to
and the motives that governed our ac-
ton.
This executive committee was appoint
ed by the participants in the July COnVen-
tlOn to represent the interests OF the dem
Ocratic party, as its agents. This agency
was not confined to the promotion of the
political fortune Of any particular candi-
date for state or local offices, but to guard
the interests of the party so Tar as the
same were involved in the local, state and
national governments. 1t is true that
the July convention mad its origin in the
high handed uSurpatiOnS Of party bosses,
who at that time we've supposed to repre-
sent the candidacy of Governor HOgg in
! Bexar county. but the open and avOwed
| objects of that convention were to re-
| organize the party, and to redeem the
democracy Of the county from the dom
! inatiOn OF men who had violated all the
traditions and practices of the party in
| the past, and who had SCbOrdinated Its
present and future to their own personal
necessities. Nothing can more clearly
evidence the motives that brought to-
gether The convention Of July I, the work
il met TO perform, and the obligations IL
imposed upon its executive committee,
than the following excerpts from the his
tory of the recent past.
In an address by the democratic eXecu-
tive committee of BeXar county appoint
ed by the convention held in the Belknap
armOry in May last. and endorsed by a
large number of citizens, the following
statements were made, tOwit:
During the past few years our city and
county administrations have been
dominated by ignorant, non- taXpaying
and Servile MeXicauS, ignorant of our
laws and language and the principles of
free government, under the dictatiOn and
} control of and bliDdly led by a few
Shrewd Office holders. connected with tho
Mexican race by blood or marriage
a Through the fundamentally of this
= ignorant class of MPXicanS, and the
power of office and official patronage
. their leaders have been lifted into office
= and have assumed party machine-m man
3 agement, which caused and embOdeneC
' the preparation of the fragrant wrongs
@ and OuLragcs at Convention hall abov'
r stated.
: This state of affairs has been borne nm
l I'll ''forfearance has ceased to be vir
I tue;" and the race issue, whether or no
l non taXpaying, irresponsible and abiec
- MeXicanS shall, through small cOter
Q of self-constituted, arbitrary leaders
g dictate the control Of our city and count,
" ADMINISTRATIONS and the disposition o
! the public monies, gathered from our tax
e paying people, has been forced upon us
u and must be met by our citizens Of othe
q nationalities If they would preserve thei
d rights as freemenl, and protect their pro
Q perty from the burdens OF unnecessar
"a taxation. When the people who bea
the burdens and share the response little
a Of the government are confronted, derideC
&c insulted and oppressed by an arrogan
and defiant leadership, supported an
d maintained by class or race OF crtngin
ID suppliants, common respect and due re