San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-29
RATIFICATION MEETING,
Held in Honor of the Nomination of DR..


G. ]. Starnes
The meeting at the Benevolent
hall was called to order by the
Chairman S. s. Irwin, at S:45 p
m. who stated the object OF the
meeting. H. O'Neal in a few brief
remarks presented the candidate
who spoke as follows:
Mr.. President and fellow citizens:
at affords me great pleasure to
meet this Intelligent body Of men
aud witness this unbounded en-
thusissm. 1 assure you that | ap-
preciate the honor you have con-
ferred; and shall strive to live de-
serving of the confidence thus be-
slowed. AS a part of the popula.
ton that make this great nation
l am sure you should have repre-
sentativCs in the legislative bodies
not only of this state but OF every
state; where our population is suf-
ficiently large enough to justify it.
The loyalty Of the race, warrants a
representation in every state in the
south. know 1t is the feeling CT
the honest people of the south and
most especially the state of Texas
and BeXar county to give the ne
gro as much representation as his
ability will permit. In q great
many instances we have been our
own greatest enemies, and it be.
comes us now to show ourselves
more worthy: that we might get
| greater representation.
81 am not in this campaign to
stir up party strife. (Listen at
| the hurrah and disorder on the
| outside; for one-half hour needless
mobs have gallopped up and down
that street with the vain and viii
famous purpose of breaking up and
disturbing a peaceful meeting. 1t
is just such rot as that that closes
the avenues against the race every
where; and the news takes wings
that the negro is not capable of
self-government.) | repeat, l am
not for stirring up strife. AS Re-
publican, looking for the interest
of the party, with desire to see
party triumph, l am willing to let
the past be buried. Party rancour
and party strife Is not getting
votes for Mckinley and Hobart;
neither is 1t adding to the majority
Of our nominee for congress. A
few have shouted Lilly White,' but
1 want to tell you that IL it is Lilly
White that has made one step to
bridge the chasm | am willing, as
Simon pure kepu blican, to as
cept the offer Of overtures. If
those you call my enemies are
willing to lay their shoulders to
the wheel Of the Republican band
wagon to increase her representa-.
ton in the state, am a poor poll
tician and much poorer Republi-
can il l haven't the sense to make
use Of it. II they are Republicans
enough in principle to nominate
our stalwart representative for
congress they are good enough to
nominate another. Read this
ticket presenting tickets with
names nominatedl; see if 1t looks
much Of Lilly White Look at
your nominee for the legislature.
"No, gentlemen, examining the
ticket, you can see at q
glance that we are prepared to
fuse as we were directed by the
convention held in Fort Worth,
and laboring to get every vote pos
sible for that ticket, as 1 under
stand it at the close of the polls on
November 3, in rolling up our ma
jorities we will not stop to count
whether "Lily Whites" BLACK
and Tan," Populists or Democrats,
and we want every vote possible.
We are for Mckinley and Hobart !;
we are for sound money and pro-
| lection; we are for Noonan and
the Republican party, and the
men that continue to yell LILLY
White" or "Black and Tan" are
for the stuff, ring rule and ruin.
Let us in this campaign rise far
above the party strife that saps
away our strength. / think the
boomerang furnished the party by
the Democrats in the name Of
ally White" and "Biack and Tan"
for the purpose Of keeping us
apart should be buried and rising
to that atmosphere that actuated
the immortal Lincoln, the irwin
chile Grant, Garfield, Sumner,
Garrison and a galaxy Of Others
let US unfurl the flag and push on
to victory. In my next speech
shall call your attention more brief.
. ly to the issue of the confronting
, namely silver and gold and pro-
lection"