New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-21
POLITICAL
The Texas Republican State Cohvention- =
Platform Adopted - Governor Davis
Unanimously RenominateA-A Full
State Ticket Presented,

Platform Adopted - Governor Davis
Unanimeusly HenominateA-A FulI
State Tickes Presented. ..... F-...
GALVESTON, August 20-The following
special to the Nees gives tho subjoined
platform adopted by the Republican con-
yention at Dallas to-day:
We, the Republicans of Texas, in con-
vention assembled, at Dallas, on the twen-
tieth Of Auguat, make the following decla-
ration Of principles:
l. That we reatfirm our devotion to the
principles enanciated by the national Re-
publican platform and to the wise and just
administration OF President Grant.
2. We are earnestly in favor of the estab-
lishment and maintenance of the system Of
free schools, such AS is impartially required
bv article nine Of our State constitution,
with such improvements as experience has
shown to be desirable, and we strongly
condemn the practical abolition by the thir-
teenth Legislature Of the system that was
in operation.
3. We are in favor of the enactment of
such laws by the Legislature as will give
full and ample protection to every citizen
of the State in the enjoyment OF all his
rights as a citizen.
4. We are opposed to special legislation,
believing that general laws may be framed
which can Obviate the necessity of pecial,
and which would be more Just and less apt
to be enacted from corrupt motives.
5. We are in favor of judiclOus State aid
to immigration, such as is contemplated by
article eleven of our constitution.
6. We desire to be taxed for public pur-
poses; only that taxation should be imposed
at equal and uniform rates upon property,
very little. if any, to be put upon Occupa-
tions. While we desire to have our State
government administered with real econ
omy avoiding alike parsimony and extrava-
gance, we wish our public debt paid accord
ing to its terms. We are opposed to the
creation of any new public debts, and we
are infiexibly opposed to repudiatiOn IN any
ecorm.
:. The speedy,development Of the varied
resources of our State We regard with favor,
and to this end we pledge ourselves to ex-
tend every reasonable facility and aid to-
ward the establishment of an equalized
and judlcious railway system for the State;
that the success OF railway building in
Texas materially depends upon carrying
out in perfect good faith our obligations
heretofore made, whereby capitalists have
been and may be induced to come in our
midst.
8. We declare ourselves opposed to the
enactment of any public laws that may
operate unequally upon citizens on account
of their race, nativity or belief, and that we
are in favor of the largest amount of per-
sopaI liberty consistent with the security of
| our people in the enjoyment Of life and
property.
ernment to dismOunt, disarm and put upon
securely guarded reservations, the savage
tribes that continually yavish our very
large frontier.
~. Again, we ask our general government
to relieve such of our citizens as are under
political disabilities, and to improve the
harbors on our coast, as the national inter
ests require doing so. We trust that the
present Congress of the United States will
not permit itself to be prejudiced against
our people 80 as to treat them with injustice
or illiberality because the members from
Texas in the last Congress dishonorably
voted themselves, and took back pay,
which they should be made to disgorge.
II. We are in favor of short sessions of
the Legislature. We desire to have our
public printing law repealed, and the pub
lie printing let out on contract to the lowest
bidder, who can do it as required.
l2. We express our strong disapprobation
of the bad acts and worse omissions of the
thirteenth Legislature. We condemn its
| useless expenditures of the public money
chiefly upon itself-its indiscriminate
squandering of the public domain to
| large extent upon purely specula.
| tive and worthless corporations and
| unjust end discriminating legislation in
| favor of the rich and against the poor
white. We can not take the time and space
! to enumerate its misdeeds. We can not
forbear to denOunce its unscrupulous efforts
| to make homesteads subject to sale under
! execution. At the same time we cOngratu.
late ourselves al d the people OF the State
| that its oppressive Landlord and tenant bill
was effectually vetoed by the Governor.
13. We trust that from this time for.
ward the people will take steps to relieve
themselves from the risk Of vicious legisla,
ton by electing senators and representa-
tives as well as all other State officers, or
account OF their qualifications and charac
| ter.
| IA. We heartily commend to the consid
GRAFTON of the people the resolution adopted
by the German Convention of this State
held at Austin on the seventh and eighth o
August, 1873.
After permanent organization was et
fected and the president, s. G.. Newton
took tho chair. Mr.. Patton of Galveston
moved the instant nomination of E.
Davis % q candidate for reelection to tn
Office Of Governor. It was moved that thi
be carried by acclamation.
4r. julius Schultz and others proteste