San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-26
A REPUBLICAN CHANCE.


plished There will be two Demo
cratic tickets in the field this APP
preaching election. There is no union
among the Populists on any one sub
iect, save that of the free coinage of
silver. Many of the party will vote
with the silver wing of the Democ-
racy, and others will go with the Pro-
hibitionists, who are out and out free
silver advocates. The protection SEN
timent of the country, and the dire
straits into which the tariff work of
the Democratic party has driven the
industries of the county, have COM
PEELED the free Democracy of Texas
at last to pronounce in favor of the
protection of raw material. This may
have been done in a spirit of self pre-,
servation, for nothing any more raw
than Democratic legislation in this
state and nation has ever been wit
messed. But, the very fact that the
state Democratic convention at Aus
tin was forced to step beyond its old
time declaration of tariff for revenue
and declare in favor of protection to
raw material shows that the force of
Republicanism is penetrating even the
dark corners of the land. This prOtec-
ton sentiment has gained wonderful
ly in this state within the past three
years. 1t has converted thousands of
voters to the belief that it is the only
salvation of the agricultural and
stock interests of the country. Not
only so, there are many men in both
the Democratic and Populist parties
who are not free silver men, but who
are not in favor of a single gold STAN
dard. These men want bimetallism
upon a rational basis, so arranged
with agreement with other countries
as to insure the silver money that
will be issued equal TO gold. These
men, looking for sound silver cur
rency and protective policy on the
part of the government, naturally
turn their eyes to the Republican par
ty. They know that under Republi-
can rule the country has prospered
beyond any previous precedent, that
under Democratic rule it has become
financially depressed and industrially
discouraged. They have seen these
results so uniformly following the gov
eminent of the country by Republi-
can or Democratic policies that they
naturally associate these conditions
with the party measures. Under the
stress of these observed facts the peo-
pie are turning to the Republican par
ty again for their industrial salvation.
Texas is not without her share in this
general movement. She only needs
direction. A Republican party upon
whom the mantle of wisdom in meth
cd has fallen is all that is needed to
turn the attention of tens of thOus
ands of Texas voters this fall TO the
OhlN thdI lhtlC 10 III Doulitdi
measures. If the Republicans of Tex
as were honest, united, patriotic, more
attached to the principles of the party
and less anxious for pie or position,
there would be possibility of po-
litical revolution in the state this fall.
1t is within the power of the party
this coming convention to so line up
all of it's forces as to put itself in
position to direct the steps of the
voters of this state who are looking
for relief, but are satisfied that it
cannot be found in either the Demo
cratic or Populist party. Rebuke of
past methods may be allowed to pass,
if only present measures looking to
the reorganization of the party be
adopted and the dead and damned
past allowed to bury its dead.