The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-18

brought forth from the Love faction let
ter chat Judge Fawcett had written to the
Galveston News, VIII oh they claimed was
deprecating the domination Of the negro
influence at republican conventions Del
egate Green Of the Love faction was try
ing to read this letter and probably sue
ceedei, but very few were able TO hear
him,
In the meantime the committee ap-
pointed by Loclsett retired to select del
egates and prepare a set of resolutions
and the convention took recess to ALLOW
them to make report.
This gave sufficient quiet for Delegate
Green to read again Judge Fawcer's let
ter. which had caused such an explosion
in the Love camp
This letter was as follows, headed
The Negro in Politics."
To the News.
Houston Texas, August 23.--Those who do
not I've in the south nave little conception al
that condition Of auars where the negro
gathers himself together IN battalions aad u.es
away TO the caucus and the convention. rue
less he is qualified the more ignorant and
impoverished he IS, the more numerousiy does
be talk and plan concerning these things, as
General Hancock SAID Of the tarlu, politics
with the negro is local Issue, and wherever
( the carcass is, there is he gathered together.
\ ,
and cares nothing for any other, His ooh
cation he discharges other things be.uB
equal, onco every four years by voting the
National republican Ticket and for the rest
he is pirate, buecnneer an lshmaelite,
with his hand pguiuBi everybody and every
body Hgninst him, and everybody trying with
equal success, by fair means or foul to ge
his vote.
lie generally masqaeradcs as Republicans,
mud refers TO HIS record on the National
ticket TO prove II, aid 50, unfortunately Tor
m mi 10 rfffat ~ q
republican hotel and then eals all over own,
and votes For him who makes it IN object 70
do So
1t comes to pass that the blacks and whites
are footed pretty nearly "al the time
Nor Is II easily seen how "a change for the
better eau be made until one Of three things
be IN some way brought to pass First, that
, the negro cease TO- se a political factor; Sec
ond that he divide hs allegiance fairly be-
tY cen existing political parties; third that
the present political parties adopt Uniform
yslem aud practice as TO tho hgure the
nnirs.
Meantime, men are preparing to go again
q eonyentons and tho polls to appoint the,
gents who shall govern IN their name A
een'aL spiritual mud physical needs have no
DIOR line drawn on them. (, Is but logcal tOr
ho negro 10 assume, backed as he rs by the
avs OF tho land, that none should be drawn
against him In the exercise of HIS right al
Iahehlse, and 10 MS going to and fro III 'hc
land with money IN his purse he demands
20 Know why he shall not take any seat In a
ppbho conytyance or hotel, or theater, OF
'nllege' or convention that he pays for just
as other men do, and maryels at the prejudice
or the pettlness that calls that right In ques-
tCn, with reason, law and logic on ms
s;de' does he not rightfully say that It q toc
olhtr fellow that "disturbs" the meptinn
Ulant Il: bu. II Is this other fellow that has
the advantage OF numbers. qualification
W,5H,ttih' pTesliga, resource, aoh!eNement, pre-,
that moves men, What this other fellow
should do is one thing; what be does is an.
9theLi and i is with a condition, not
dict is on; piuful, unwise and unnecessary II
| may he, but It Is still a contest,
. Tho white ugn IN this country always has
ana now refuses TO share with the nog:n
, IN the party menagemeut Of bis politics
III those States where the negroes are lev
and thor qualifications high a fow OF theu
ave suuerra 20 run wild the machine" hui
IN those states where The negro is the rea
: ihng Il IS only ~ force that he laws nj,
hand on the place Of power In tho Soutf
, now the negro is prIcltlng up his ears. AMI
Ike war horse Smells tho republican con.
verton In the distance and longs "a b,
; there lio would be charmuu This. com
mitteemau that and officer the other. jus
l a5 II the ridiculous farce had not been son,
! tnroegh with every year now for a gersr
, ton. wholly without result, eXteat few
small, pereonal ends, Thera has been Ittli
Of manltness in II, there has besn no polite
In Il worthy the name. and nc resllts w0rtl
mentioning. There has heen much OF injur,
' IN Il 20 the people In gtneral, and to tn
shall this contest and strife 70 on? /, j
J lRey 70 II PASSION rules the day VIVA
. ought 10 be dono by this side and by that
> u is not for us 10 say Argument can b
made In abundance on either side and ZOO
reason Eiyen why tho other should Yield
V We call attention to tho fact that III
@ war has been on evCr since Lto surren6Aee
. end that tho only change wrought since III
A start Is that public opinion irrespective q
marty, seems to he contering on the provost
tion that the MANAGEMENT and control o
= political parties must for an icdahnita ne
p riod be in the hands OF the whites; and tia
o II this ie peacefully conceded by the hark,
: tho ArcptIr,Jcnn party nt last viii naEn rcc
IGNITION Of the negro hy way OF anncintinens
! sad other petmiisites a. to il seems ptac
tcRhlc
The experience Of the nast teaches that III
Y weaker side has Jared better BY recuesta
{, than rs demanding and that so.called right
\, N the abstract arr not 80 important as hene
fts received L. s Fawcett.
- After the recess Chairman Lockett Gale
tho convention to order and said that IA
= committee On resolutions was ready to r.
port. but that as the other convention ws
70 disposed 70 operate on It's own side an
le would not become part OF the repuE
y lican convention, he suggested that tn
y convention over which be presided NOV
4 over to the left side OF the hall agali
which MAS done and quiet was for II
ID time restored. while Postmaster s. r