Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-30
We THINKS SHERMAN MOBILES,
rHE VIEWS or a sTLwARr RE-
pupLicAN on THE SITUATION.
tre says the Party OF Great Moral
ideas is Going to Vote a straight
rieisot THIS Time and Expccts 40
Convert Texas In Time.

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II think the old man wobblss' taid
o. X. Meek. ESQ, president OF tho re
publican League Club Of this city, when
asked what he thought OF senator si.er-
mans letter TO Mr. Arthur Springer
published here few days ago. ~
think the senator started In with q
Lily White article ana came out with
Republican one" odded Mr.. Meek
scntentlously.
Thon continuing he stated in reply to
nuestions that he did not think inat the
race question would cut much OF n
figure hereafter. 10 thought HAT II
the Democrats OF Texas were 10 be
converted to Republloanlam 1t would
be on recount OF change IN their
views on the tarln and other economic
questions
Enlarging upon this subject he said
that great many Democrats were
prevented from going over to the RIO
publcans more on account Of preju-
dice than anything else, particularly en-
account OF the nnlmosltlos enBendared
during reconniructlon days He cid
not think that the National Republican
party was to blame for the offonscs
nRalnst the Southern people which were
committed during that period. The
party he said was not 30 much at fault
nn the Instruments II had to work
through who were lot OF men who
came South TO get office aud who toalg
advantage OF the altultlon TO enrich
Themselves at the expense VI vnn-
qulahcd people.
The Republican party he said hoped
TO regain It's lost prestige In the South
and he believed Il would do 10 to
large extent by appealing 20 the bugl-
meas sense OF the Southern question In
matters In which they were mutually
interested with the people OF the
North.
Asked what he thought about the
uuggpatlon that the representation Of
The Southern Republicans might be
cut down at the next national conven-
Hon he replied that he had heard the
matter talked OF among the national
committeeman but was not very wen
Informed Us TO the status of the quos-
Ton, lie said, however. that while he
should regret 10 soc the representa-
lion VI the South cut down IN any way
Dc waa nevertheless cf the opinion thut
''l ''''-N NN'' " ''i'N' w
me representation " a Grunge was
lpund TO pc necessary would be 10
mike inc representation OF the South
furicspond exactly with the strength of
The Republican vote IN the South AZ he
eonHidereu that the only proper hnaip
Tor approximation ot any political
party,
lie IN inclined to think from what
ne ms heard among Republicans OF
late that they are going to Guck to
their candidates ana bring out their
parry vote In this ntnte at the coming
hcotl7n
Vat what good win that DOR was
'hk,d.
= 1T would eivc thu party standing
In the flnte and make Il an lmportant
factor IN the politics Of the state Tor.
fNnr afterwards, and believe thcrc urc
grounds To homo for uha ultimnt, cons
version Of the intelliNen, people OF
TuSns &C. the Republican party he re-
Il
lie IL convinced that tho Republieatta
nre going TO stick 10 ihoir county tielt.
~ here. lie nnvs they can pnfolv count
on n thousand RrpuhlIcCn Vote,. In 1he
city aud several hundred IN tho conn
try outside llc saws about ali the
membcrs Of the Republican Lcngie
clubs huih white and colored have
registered
Aplp1 which VnV he thotts.nt u ,nuhit-