San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-25
o UP THE RANKS.

The work of the nominating con.
ventions of the great political parties
in this county has been accomplished
aud the struggle for the supremacy lie
now in order. The prize for which
the contestants enter is the control OF
the nation for the next four years.
The differences that mark the line OF
demarkation between the parties are
radical. The republican party is the
party of protection to American in
dustries and the party of sound cur
rency as we'll. 1t stands for the ma
tional idea of government as opposed
to the sectional idea, and also for the
development of the of the
nation under the fostering care OF the
general government. The differences
are radical and not incidental. It is
certainly to be desired by all true
republicans that no means be left un-
tried by the several states to secure
victory to the national banner of the
party. In this hopelessly democratic
state there is nothing that the repub.
licans ear do to swell the vote in the
electoral college. but they o ma.
terially aid by encouraging the party
In other states, and this by healing
their own breaches and showing the
leaders of the party in the doubtful
states that Texas republicans, in the
face of the common enemy, have
healed all their OWL discussions and
are camping on the enemy's trail
with the intention of picking off the
sentinels and cutting off the rear
whenever an opportunity offers. It
is wise, patriotic and essentially nan
ly to do this. Texas republicans can
not afford to give aid and comfort to
the commo enemy by showing .
divided front. now that the battle
has been set in order and the
column is marching on the foe.
1t Is not necessary that there
should be any division in the party
in this state. There are no an
tagonisms that will not yield to
simple treatment, and q conference
among the conservative men of both
sides will be all that is necessary.
All real republicans have but the one
object in view, the defeat of the
democracy, and personal feelings
will not be allowed to stand In the
way of a union among level.headed
and honest republicans. All are
united in principle, and it is only on
the question of means that there has
been any difference. They is only one
republican party. and the effort to
make two out of that which Is in
trinsically one must necessarily fail.
Let the dead past bury it's dead. Let
the party come together and put
forth its strength in o united effort to
poll the entire strength of the party
In Texas. Let the effort be made
wisely and honestly to redeem some
of the congressional districts from the
enemy, and let the energy of the
party be expended in fighting the
democracy and not in Q suicidal effort
to cut each others threats. Let those
who have felt inclined to bolt the
party, no matter on what account, re-
turn. They will find that they are
regarded as good republicans, only
over the traces: that there will not be
the least discrimination against them
on account of the past, and that their
work and service will be acceptable.
A united republicanism in Texas this
year Is good for three or four of the
congressional districts, and the very
inspiration of such an effort in this
state will be worth thousands of votes
to the doubtful states, which are
bearing the brunt of this battle. Pass
the word along the line BURY all
differences and make common cause
against the common enemy"
THERE is no enthusiasm among the