San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-05

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grafton.
1t there for behooves every Re-
publican in Texas who desires the
welfare of state and party, to eX-
anime carefully, the situation with
which we are today confront
ed, and to closely inves-
tigate the influence which
heretofore have affected US either
for good or evil. While as Repub-
licans we desire in the maintain
ance OF the principles OF our party,
to defeat the Democracy, let us al
so realize that when he take away
from the people an administration
which, to say the least, has not
been entirely unbearable, we are
morally obligated to give them
another which shall be no worse.
The causes which have lead to
the present weakened condition
OF the party in Texas are many,
and are such as demand the
earnest consideration of every
member who desires it's growth
and prosperity. The heretofore I'M
availing efforts to build up the
party to a position of respect
ability influence and power, has
had a tendency to dishearten many
of our best and warmest supper
ters, until they have acquired the
foolish habit Of grasping at every.
thing, like drowning man at a
straw, which seems to offer an op.
portunity of dealing a vigorous
blow at Democracy. This dis
enlargement Of our people has
been still further augmented by
the rupture Of the party in Texas,
upon questions of party policy and
organization and while any divis-
ion OF our party is to be
regretted at all times, still it
is to be hoped that we
may learn something from the
lesson it teaches, and recognize the
fact that individual interest must
at all times, be subserVient to the
interests Of the party, that all who
are interested in the upbuilding OF
the Republican party Of Texas, in
the words Of President Cleveland,
SHOULD now be inpressively re-
minded that fealty to party organ
iZatiOn demands the subordina-
ton of individual advantages and
wishes, and putting aside petty
and ignoble jealousies and bicker-
ings, when party principles, and
party integrity, and party existence
are at stake, and that in the hour
OF victory, the party becomes the
representative of all the people.
While the returns when complet-
ed will show an increase OF the Re-
FORMS vote of nearly 200 over that
of 1892, they will also show a falling
of in the vote OF the opposite wing
OF more than two-fifthS Of the votes
cast by them for their presidential
/ electors in 1892 There is therefore
much ground for COngratulation to
J those who have steadily endorsed
the reform movement of the party,
and | have only to add that every
effort will be made to strengthen
our organization and to extend il
t" every county in Texas where a
Republican can be found: and tC
this end | would ask tho co-opera.
tion OF our friends in every county
in the state not already organized
and trust they will not hesitate
to suggest county chairman
the name OF some good, active
man who will at once put on the
harness and get down to work
The election Of Hon. Geo. H. Moo
nan as representative In Congress!
from the Twelfth district gives
great satisfaction to all, while thu
seating OF Hon. A. J. kosenthal al
representative from the TeDth dis
triCt, which will undoubtedly com,
by reason Of illegal voting and er
! rOrs in counting, will be but an
! other source Of qualification to tn
3 local Republicans, and another oh
2 legation under which the NatiOna
! party is placed by the Texas con
/, tingent.
b. with reference to the campaig