San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-06
WHITE SUPREMACY.

Globe democrat.
The most active promoter OF white
organization in Texas is
Col. l.. P. Goodell, of Fort Worth,
another northern man. To a steadily
decreasing republican vote in Texas
Col. Gocdell points as evidence that
there is something wrong in the old
of the party. Thou
sands of northern republicans" said
Col GoodelI, ARE settling in Texas
every year. and yet our total vote i'll
the state has been growing smaller.
1t is q great mlatake to suppose that
the negroes in Texas vote solidly the
repu blican ticket, can give you
some liz stances which are within my
personal knowledge There are 600
negroes in Fort Worth and 500 Uf
them vote the democratic ticket.
Crawford, in McLennan County, has
SO negroes and only two of them vote
the republican ticket. Hood claims
$50 negro votes and only one OF them
votes with the republicans. All over
Texas, wherever the republican vote
shows increase, there you will find
white men in control. And where the
strong black counties are, there you
will find an increasing democratic
vote. With such an object lesson
before us think the white republic
cans ought to control the party ma
chinery And 1 believe that outside
of those who con troll the Federal Of
fees and are not interested In the
growth of the party the large majority
of white republicans in Texas feel as
l do"
Through Col Goodell, representing
the white republican organization In
Texas. q great deal OF correspondence
has taken place, looking to white
republican organization throughout
the south. convention having in
view this end will be held the coming
winter. One of the most interesting
letters received by Col. Goodell Is
from Moreltin Emery, perhaps the
most prominent white republican in
South Carolina. Mr. Emery writes
from.his famous Riverside farm, near
Charleston, as follows:
"l'here can be no question that we
are all of the same conviction, that
only in white supremacy can the
party be built up to a position of
strength and respectabilIty.' Now
the CUES ton arises, what lie meant by
white supremacy? Is 1t party strength
or party organization? If the former,
we can not be too emphatic in telling
the negro that the republican party
does not want his vote. And with the
negro wholly eliminated from the
party as q voter, how many centuries
do you think would elapse before the
white republican party would win a
victory in single South Allan tic
State. in view of the fact that the
democratic party stands ready to vote
every man of the negro race in its ms
terest, even at the muzzle of the shot
gun, II necessary. No democrat would
ever quit mis- party because the negro
might vote his ticket. / see no reason
why publicans should be any more
fastidious. Democracy never drives
away voter when pushed.
Why should repubIicanism do It?
1.-The question Of white supremacy
is simply one of party government SIS
I understand 1.-THE same sort of
party government they have in the
north. When we go beyond this we
simply make trouble for ourselves,
for ordain our movement to failure
and become laughing stock to our
enemies. What good can it do to set
up q movement in opposition to the
principles and teachings of the repub.
lican party?
"Onr object IL TO obtain recognition
from the leaders of the party north.
The great mass of the party is already
with us. We can do this only by
fighting within the lines, not outside
of them. Least of all we can accom-.
pIish anything by working for the
defeat of Mr.. Harrison, unless we are
democrats in disguise. He has made
Q good president, and would have
been nominated unanimously had
not, at the last moment, Mr.. Blaine's
friends brought him forward. In
this emergency Mr.. Harrison g
managers did exactly what any
man would have done. They
looked around tor friends, and
having already the oftice-holders,
they had no use for our delegations.
We. in my estimation, would have
been admitted, and by Harrison's
friends in the north had this contest
not arisen, Mr.. Blaine would have
made g. much better candidate, but
the case is not a hopeless one with
Mr.. Harrison. At heart he is not In
favor of negro supremacy, He com-
menced we'll enough, and recognized
our movement in this state, but, ow-
ing to q want of political tact on the
part of the leaders, Mr.. Harrison was
diverted from the true faith, In case
of his re. election / am confident he
will throw overheard the whole gang
of negro Office holders and recognize
our movement provided 1t is one of
white supremacy in party orgaDiza-
ton, which OF course, implies every
thing to put our party on the same
basis on which it exists in New York
and Massachusetts,. White supre-
macy, when once obtained, can be