San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-21
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted By the Republicans in Conven-
ton Held at Waco, Texas,
August 26th, 1886.

The republican party of Texas, in conven-
ton assembled, does reatirm its allegiance to
the national republican party, reasserting its
approval of the platform adopted by the ma
tional republican party at Chicago in 1884, and
desiring to go before the people of Texas
upon state issues with no uncertain sound, re-
solves as follows:
The people in a republic being the source
of power, we believe IL to be the duty of the
legislature TO submit to the people for their
ratification or rejection, such amendments
TO our organic law, on any subject that they
may ask such submission upon, when petit
toned by a sufficient number in accordance
with the bill of rights.
That we are opposed to the leasing by the
state of large bodies of land, thereby shutting
it out from immediate and actual settlement
That we are opposed to the present law re-
quiring the citizens to work upon the public
roads of the state, but believe the roads ought
to be worked at public expense through an ad
valorem tax Oh property.
That we are opposed TO occupation taxes on
trades and professions.
That the republican party, having ever been
in favor of the education of the masses TO the
fullest extent within the means of the govern
ment end the ability of the people. favors the
largest appropriations practicable by the
state for that purpose, and that we do further
endorse and approve of that educational meas
ure known as the Blair BILL passed by the
United States senate. Weare also in favor of
county superintendents of public schools.
Thatwe affirm, first, our confidence in and ac-
ceptance OF the principles set forth by Abra-
ham Lincoln in his message to congress in
December, 1861, in which he defined the rela-
tons of the republican party to American la
Dor, and affirmed its superiority TO the mere
capital itself had created.
secondhand we stand TO and abide by the
principles set forth by the marty red presi-
dent quarter of century since. in which he
affirmed the dignity of labor and the right of
the labOreT to legislative protection, and that
we will do all in our power to make these prin.
ciples effective In our state and national gov
ernments.
Third-That we recognize the right of labor
TO share in the profits of the wealth itself has
created, and that we will do all i'm our power to
harmonic the interest of capital and labor
and make the legislation of this state and ma
ton as equally protective of the one as of the
other.
Fourth-that we are opposed to the en-
ployment of convict labor upon the public
works of this state.
Fifth-We are opposed to the leasing of con-
wet labor In any form, and that we favor the
passage OF such laws as will cOnfine the con-
yicts within the walls of the penitentiary of
the state.
sixth-That we denounce that system of
employing convict labor which conpels the
free labor of American citizens to come into
competition with IL in the public market.
SeYenth-That we favor the passage of such
laws for the arbitration of all differences aris-
ing between corporations and those employed
ny them as will most efIectually prevent
strikes aud secure industrial harmony,
Eighth-We approve the existing laws max
ing the importation of contract labor crime
and demand their enforcement.
Ninth-We favor such legislation as will
most eifectually prevent the oppression of
the mercantile and industrial interests by
monopoly.