San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-29
REPUBLICAN, UNITY.
Agitation and Intelligent
Discussion Can Accomp-
lish Much.
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that my brief and hastily written screed
| should have secured publicity through
the columns of the Light and merited
notice and reply from such a staunch
and jealous and representative Repub
lican as Col. James p. Newcomb. While
his utterances cannot be accepted as
ex cathedra and stand only as his in
dividual expressions and views, they
are, nevertheless, noteworthy and merit
respectful consideration.
Col. Newcomb objects to my sigma
ture, H which, he says, may mean
hobo or hello" but that is trivial.
If the suggestion advanced be sound,
practicable and serve the purpose of
bringing about the desired result-Re
publican harmony and unity-what diff
ference from whence it came? Col.
Newcomb himself, though one of the
most intelligent and original thinkers
among the public men of the state, has
only too often found himself in a hope
less minority in his own party to stop
and cavil over such an insignificant
point as the authorship of a worthy
suggestion or a meritorious policy.
Col Newcomb says: "Dr. Grant re-
presents the Mckinley sentiment IN
the state and Col. Green represents the
opposition" l do not concede the
truth of this assertion. While it is a
fact that previous to Mr.. McKinley's
nomination by the st. Louis convention,
there were here in Texas, as in every
state of the Union, Republicans who
advocated the cause of other distin-
guished gentlemen, / am Of the belief
that when the national convention
named Mr.. Mckinley as the Republican
standard bearer all opposition to him
by Republicans ceased, and that he was
as loyalty, as earnestly and as enthus-
iastically supported by the friends of
Reed and Allison as by those who or
iginally pinned their faith to his nomin-
alton. And, further, l believe that in
Texas, as in other states, Mr.. Mckinley
has no warmer, truer or more steadfast
supporters than are to be found among
those Republicans who in the campaign
for the nomination advocated the cause
of one or the other of his distinguished
rivals. They are, as rule, Republi-
cans-not factional DemocI ats-and
however disappointing the result, never
fail to submit to the will of the majori-
ty and loyalty fall into line.
Col. Newcomb admits, that while the
services Of neither Col. Green nor DR..
Grant have been of such character as
to warrant extraordinary honors, they
represent new elements in the political
strife" and voices the universal de-
mand for a thorough organization of
the party. "All we need" says he, lis
honest Organization" True. But
how 81 this honest organization"
to be effected or brought
about? VIII Col. Green gracefully step
down and out and turn over his desert
ed followers to the decapitatlng axe of
DR.. Grant? Or will Dr. Grant unset
fishly consent to sacrifice his interests
at the pie counter and modestly relin-
quish command and leadership to Col.
Green? Col. Newcomb knows, better
perhaps than most men, that there is
not the remotest possibility of either
contingency arising.
, contend that there can be no hon
est organization" of the party until
there has been a fair and honest re
organization of the state executive
committee. AS Col. Newcomb some
what forcefully puts it. 1.-The present
state organization (the state executive
committee) represents a mob, not an
organized party" How is this mob"
to be subdued? How is it's rule to be
supplanted by a power governed by
fair, impartial and established party
usage, which shall command and volun-
tarily receive the solid and enthusiastic
support of united Republicanism in
Texas? ..... ..... ~ i
Surely at least for the immediate
present, not under the leadership of
either DR.. Grant or Col. Green. The
| prejudices and hatreds engendered
among their respective followers are of
too recent birth, and are too bitter and
personally intense, to be placated or
buried by the surrender of either to the
other There is but one remedy for
the aggravating evil, but one solution
for the vexed and unfortunate differ
ences which disturb and fatally retard
the progress of Republicanism in Tex
| as, and that Is the mutual relnquish-
ment by the respective heads OF the
| dual state executive committees. In
that way, an honest organization" of
the party could speedily be brought
about and united Republicanism once
more be lined up in solid phalanx to
! give battle to the disgruntIed elements
Of fractional Democracy.
My suggestion, that the state execu-
tive committee be reorganized and
man like Hon. Dennis M. O'Connor
placed at the head, was by no means
intended as an arbitrary preference for
Mr.. o'Connor; for there are other gem
tlemen who would perhaps be as &C.
ceptable as Mr.. O'Connor. But 1 Sc
lected him for his known honor and
probity, for his conceded conservatism,
! his high standing as a man and as a