The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-26

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On the morning Of July 8, the Dem
ocratic newspaper printed the follow
ing. We print heading and all. 1t
says:
statement Says Democrats in Large
Numbers FlOcking TO Republic
can Party.
Fort Worth, Texas, July ga cali
for a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Texas republican coun-
ell was issued today for next Satur-
day in this city by c. G. Littleton,
chairman. The meeting viii be for
the purpose Of planning a systematic
canvass Of the state for membership
in the council, according to Mr.. Lit
tIeton, and to arrange for thorough
organization of the party throughout
the state.
Reports received at headquarters
Of the council indicate a general and
pronounced desire for two parties in
Texas" Mr.. Littleton stated today.
IAN investigation by the council
reveals that democrats in large num-
bers are flocking into the republican
party. The council is going to be a
reception committee to welcome
democrats and prodigal republicans
into the republican party and we are
going to put up fight in 1920 that
will put Texas into the republican
column"
Members of the committee are G..
C. Littleton, chairman, Fort Worth;
t. p. Lee, Houston; Eugene Hottie,
Seguin; L. s. Mckee, Fort Worth,
and Paul Gage, Dallas.
The Texas Republican Council is
a new side attraction to the State Re-
publican main show, we take it. Like
Mechizedek is of unknown origin,
but a sa late conner, advice, will turn
out to be one of the things it can use
to advantage. And here it is: Beware
of any story intended to make you be-
lieve that "Texas Democrats in large
numbers, are flocking to the Republi-
can party"
SO far as the Dallas Express can
find out the Council" is Lilly
White; built on the theory that
white Democrats will be attracted to
the Republican party by p-ing it Of
the negro, at least so far as concerns
its management. The theory had. its
birth away back in 1892, when jim
Newcomb, H. F. MacGregor, N. B.
Moore, w. H. Atwell and other Repub-
licans made a separate organization
(all white in management and
stormed the National Republican con-
vention which met that year in Min
neapolis, and renominated General
Harrison for president. At that Nat
ional Convention, no less parsonage
than John Sherman OF Ohio was chair
man of the Committee on Credentials
and told the Texas Lilies that the Re
publican party was a party Of princi-
pies, not races.
From that day until this good hour,
the Republican party has refused to
grow whenever its local or state lead
ers have countenanced any race APP
peals for or against any element Of
our population.
II is history, that in the campaign
where the question of who sat in par
ty councils was decided by merit and
not by race, where the fullest inves-
tigation of party irregularity was
counted to the end that correct set
Element would be the outcome, and
where all men who professed the faith
of the party could be heard, regard
less of race, in those campaigns have
we seen the largest vote polled and
the greatest harmony maintained.
Vain attempts have been made from
time to time in Texas the past twenty
years to surround the disgruntled
Democrats and lead them into the
Republican fold, and ell to no avail.
The record shows thai the more eff
forts are made to get the Democrats
into the Republican party, the small
er the vote polled by the Republicans
at the polls.
The cause is known. There are
perhaps today 100000 qualified col
ored votes in Texas and $4,000 white
men, whose Repuolicansim, revoits at
the metropolitan methods now in
vogue in this state. This leaves some
thing like $4,000 or 10000 Republi-
cans for Revenue only and Iudrennial
who vote the National
ticket in order to be in hue
at the pie counter.
The true white Republicans and the
negro Republicans will never vote the
ticket and obey the party mandates
until the machinery of the party is
lifted above the low level Of race con-
Safe Chairman Phil E. Baer and
National Committeeman H. I. Mac
Gregor, should call off the Texas Re
publican Council. 1t is an unnecessary
side SHOW. What it holds itself on
to do cannot be done except by the
Stat Executive Commit
tee. If that commlttee was re-orgafl-
lied and its members were known.
virlle, red-hlooded working Republic
cans, whatever is ne sded to make the
party grow ii Texas they would have
it.
An effort under the direction of the
State Executive Committee should le
made to arouse the Republican masses.
Propaganda looking to the organize
ton OF the party in precinct, county,
district ana state, should go forth.
70 the end that the certain flame OF
enthusiasm might bring
out the dross and moth which today is
eating away the vitals of the party.
Nobody knows better than the State
Chairman and National Committee
man, how to do this, and If they will
but bend and unbelt, the good work
viii begin, and when it ends at The
polls in November, 1920, the party will
have polled 100000 votes in Texas. 1t
can be donel