The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-26
PRIDGEN PLAIN SPOKEN.
Says He viii Not Support John {.
Scott for Congress-
DOES NOT BELIEVE. HIM TO BE LOYAL.
Republicans Would Prefer a Candidate
They Know to Be pyed-In-the-Wool,
SCOTS Bad Breaks Numerous.

San Antonio Texas, october 25--colonel
George NJ Pridgen. q prominent republican
from De Witt county. is spending d few
days In the city looking after the interests
OF Colonel George w. Burkltt, republican
nominee for governor lu speaking Of his
candidates race. Colonel Pridgen said that
while the republicans had but little chance
OF eleeting a governor in Texas, yet he be-
lieved Colonel Burkitt would poll larger
vote than has ever before been cast for
republican state candidate. and that his
race would result IN much good to the re.
publican Organization Of the State.
When asked his opinion regarding repub-
lican success In the Fifteenth congressional
district, Colonel Pndgen took out his pencil
and wrote down the following, which he
handed to the reporter: Had the repub-
leans In the Fifteenth district nominated
a straight out republican instead Of man
who has been twice democrat and twice
u republican within the past few years,
thereby RELOCATING such loyal and true re-
publicans as Hon. Charles c. Pierce, who
Is the embodiment OF honest republielnism,
and others Of mis- kind, they would have
stood a good snow Of electlng their man
TO congress. When they failed, however,
to put up bona ode republican and Sc.
lected man whose chief recommendation
to consideration was that his influence
would be used IN the interest of a small
clique OF Federal onice hclders. they made
a mistake that viii prove fatal to tue re.
puDncan parry IN the Fifteenth district
1 regret TINS, Ior l wanted TO see n stauncn
republican sent 70 congress nom Texas
TINS year.
The selection OF John II Scott will not
enthuse loyal republicans as tney should ne
epthused VI course few boodlers wlu
gro" enthusiastic, but the republican
masses VIII not take the Interest tucJ
Woui1 orulnarilv take II a true-blue repun-
iicau had been put up tor u standard uear.
er MI Scutt'S former depuuciation Of
the negro ANA Mexican voters, especially
MS refusal TO attend tuntll ne conceived tle
ldea OF going TO congre5al epurtc9n CON
VeniOus because, as ne GlusCif expressed
it, He would have to nut himself on
social equality with tue negro and negro
Women ON election day. no matter wndt
his promises may now be- was bad The
negro element Is a very potent fuCtor I'm
politics ana without IL tue republican party
can never hope Tor success IN this state.
No people have ever been truer to rcpub-
mean principles than the negroes, but they
would nave Tar more to nope for from o
democrat than from a so-cailed republican
speak kind word FOR them until he be-
came a supplicaut for their votes.
MI Scott is the embodiment Of lily
Whlteism, and TO give lin power would
only be TO help movement that seeks the
overthrow Of th0 negro as a factor In re-
publican politics To the elimination OF
me negroes | am opposed They have ever
been faithful to the republican party and
not a very great while ago, at a time
when Mr.. Scott was a rantiug democrat
and praying for their Acknowledgement,
they were voting republican ballots aud
marching unswervingiy under the repuh.
lcun banner. ! believe I'm rewarding the
faithful and have hut little faith IN sud.
den conversions re Mr Scott Is really
republican, let him prove his loyalty 10
his party before he asks the republicans Ia
elect him 90 an important Federal posi-
tlon that will give HON power to promote
the interests OF certain political boosters
whose only desire Is TO prevent the negroes
ana MeXicans from participating IN the
councils OF the republican party in the
State Of Texas.
The treatment Of the negro delegates at
the last republican State convention shows
what the lily wbite movement IN Texas
means. Mr. Scott is pledged heart aud
promises to the negroes may now be- they
have nothing TO hope for aud everything
10 fear from him.
from his campaign manager, Judge Luby,
who has ever been opposed to the negro
participating 10 republican conventions and
who loves them only for the votes they
may cast for his candidate on election day.
Il am ready and willing az any time to
take on my coat for the republican nomi-
uees, / am not willing. however. 20 give
my support to a man Ike Mr.. Scott who,
Until he became candidate for congress,
refused 70 attend republican conventions
because TO do so would have been TO place
himself on an equality With an element
that has ever given the republican pay
IN Texas It's strength; nor do believe the
election Of suen man would be benehcial
10 the party.
'These are the reasons why, as re9ub.
ilcan, / can not support Mr.. Scott aud |