San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-04
THE PARTY IN TEXAS.

chairman of Texas, while holding
the position OF member for Texas
OF the National Republican COM
mittee, is timely. 1t will be the
beginning OF better things, unless
his fight Is taken up and carried
out under some other candidacy.
The time is opportune for a new
deal. Truely so and not merely
In name. There are half a dozen
men who have been loafing around
the door of the state committee
ship for years, and have not been
able to enter. They have come to
be known as chronic candidates
for the office, and it would be wise
for them not to be taken up by the
convention at its next session.
There are men In the state whose
Republicanism is above question,
who have ability and means to
carry forward the work of the
party, men who command in
themselves and in their associa.
tions, business and social, the
strength and influence that should
be brought into the management
OF party affairs at this present.
Matters are ripe for a movement
of all those opposed to the late st.
Louis and the Chicago pronuncia-
mentos, in unison. That move
ment will require greater abilities
than are likely to be shown by
some OF the chronic Office seekers
of the state. A wisdom, patience,
a personal influence with men, a
wide knowledge OF just how best
to approach the leaders OF the
other factions, backing that will
give weight to personal efforts,
freedom from any ENHANCEMENT
with the old qusrrels in the party,
these are the qualities that the
convention at Fort Worth should
look out for in the man selected
for the state chairman. Fusion Is
not a nice word in the mouth of
politicians, but at times 1t is neces-
sary to fight fire with fire, and
that time is pretty near come to
this state. The Populists of Texas
are core over an attempt to
slaughter them on the altar of the
Democracy, seducing them from
their party allegiance by false
promises that have not been
met in the performance. The
state government is what they are
anxious to control. There is so lit.
tie difference between Populism
and the present brand of state de-
mocracy that the Republicans OF
the state may we'll support the
Populist candidates for state off,
ces, confident that II they do not
the Culberson Democracy will
rule, and their rule is not to be
accepted preferably to that Of the
Populists. If then the Republic
cans can secure the aid of the
Populists for their electoral ticket,
they can we'll afford to give in re-
turn their vote to the Populist
state ticket. BY this arrangement
the Populists would pay their
debts to the st. Louis sell-out, and
stand splendid chance of securing
control of the state government.
The Republicans would lose moth
ing and would gain an electoral
vote that would count much in
the salvation of the country. The
sound money Democrats have only
one object to attain, and that would
be more surely gained by coming
into an alliance with the Republi.
cans than in any other way. These
considerations and others indicate
| the need of unusual sagacity or
the part Of the Republicans Of thu
state at present. This is, in effect
+ to say that the state chairman tt
I be elected in September should b.
J q man every way capable Of eugin
. eering such an agreement to 1t
{ successful Issue.