San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-17
SOME FACTS.
FOR REPUBLICANS TO THINK
OVER-wHY HEPtRTY Is
WEAK IN TEXAS.
Ex.Chairman Lock Mcdaniel Re
piled to About a Republican .
Press. Thanks Due to
Our Business Men
Only.
At the recent convention at Fort
Worth, Chairman Lock Mcdaniel IN
his address to the couven ton said:


his address to the convention said:
with the view of bringing about an
amicable and satisfactory adjustment of
the differences existing between those
who ST adhered TO the regular Organiza-
ton, aud for the purpose OF getting up a
revival of interest in the republican party
in Texas, l invited conference of lead
ing republicans from every section of
the state, white and colored, lily
whites and regulars, at the city of
Dallas on the 9th day of October,
1891. The conference was fairly well at
tended, and the different elements just
mentioned were all represented. But l
regret to be Obliged to say that the con-
ference in its results fell very short of it's
objects. In fact, can not say that it
was prOmotive of any good whatever.
urged the necessity of holding all tine ele
mentS of the party together in harmony,
so as to he ready Tor DrOmpt and vigorous
party action whichever our opportunity
came. as believed it surely would.
also urged the cXDedency and wisdom of
deviSing son scheme by which to get
our literature into the families of our de-
mOcraIic fellow citizens. | suggested two
ways by which thought that could be
successfully accomplished. First. by
getting the distinctive doctrines of our
party worked into the patent imSideS' of
our weekly newspapers, secondly, making
the ST.. Louis GlObe-DemUcrat. which
had already an extensive circulation
amOng'Our democratic readers. the organ
Of our party in Texas, and making uni
ted effort TO place copy of it in every
democratic family. Neither of these
suggestions seemed TO timd favor with Ihe
controlling element of the cOnfereneG
The latter proposition being met with.
the objection that the Globe Democra
was not state institution and it was in
sisted by the DIRECTORS that we should
establish a great paper within our own
borders. For that purpose some Of the
gentlemen who most StrenuOuSly objected
TO the project said they would put their
hands down into their pockets and estab-
fish great mOuthpieCe for the party in
Texas.
AnXou<ly and in vain have awaited
the appearance in the field of Texas Jour
naliSm of that republican organ. fear
that the reason for its non appearance
is that when those OVer-ZealOuS and PX-
tremeIy patriotic gentlemen withdrew
their hands from the depths of their
capaciouS pockets they found there was
nothing in them: so that today we are as
far from reaching the reading public
with our literature as we have ever been
This matter, my fellow republicans
should now receive your earliest con.
SideratiOn. and is possible before the ad
JOurnmtnt OF this convention, some plan
should be formulated for providing this
long felt want"
At that meeting Chairman Nc.
Daniel did not have any proposition
except the Globe Democrat scheme tC
lay before the conferences; ovel
which there arose some heated dis
cussiOn in regard to the prOpOsi tor
10 aid our home republican press, anC
TO build up At least one organ for tn,
party in the state, instead of going on
OF the state for newspspe to vote,
the principles of the party.
The subject is one OF vital interes
to republicans. Mr. CIarkson Will
chairman of the National commit
tee called attention to the weak
ness OF the republican port,
in its lack OF widely cir
culated party papers. Who's TAU;
10 IL that Texas ls without II widel
circulated repu hlican newspaper, tina
might rival one % tho many demo
cratic newspaper, that are printed il
almost every large city in the state
1t takes capital to start and main
tain newspaper, and especially
daily metropolitan paper. Are ther
no men Of capital in Texas who ar
republicans? On the contrary, Their
are thousands of wealthy bushes
men in Texas who are republican!
but they do not care to put Ihei
money into repu Olicsn newspaper a
business venture
Is there DO republican patronage I
Texas? On the Ontrary there is pal
out in the shape of salaries and fees
federal office holders in Texa
hundreds OF Thousands Ut dollar
These men,are directly interest ted
the growth and success of the reput
1ican party. Aid to republican pre-,
is not only legitimate, but the plai
duty of these office holders. II the
contributed q small per centage
their incomes, it w)u'd promote
widely circulated able publIcs