San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-10-21
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The republican party of Texas, in con-
yention assembled, does reaflirm its allegi-
ance to the national republican party, reas-
serting its approval of the platform adopted
by the national republican party at Chicago
in 1884, and, desiring to go before the peo-
pie of Texas upon state issue with no uncer-
tain sound. resolves rs follows:
The people in n republic being the source
of power, we believe it to be the duty of
the legislature to submit to the people for
their ratification or rejection, such amend
ments to our organic law, on any subject
that they may ask such submission upon,
when petitioned by q 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 shut
ting it out from immediate and actual set
Element.
That we are opposed to the present law
requiring the citizens to work upon the
public roads of the state, but believe the
roads ought to be worked at public expense
through ad valorem tax on property.
! That we are opposed TO occupation taxes
on trades aud professions.
That the republican party, having ever
been in favor of tho education of the mas
ses to the fullest extent within the means
of the government and 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 measure known as the
Blair bill, passed by the United State SEN
ate. We are also in favor of county super
intendents of public schools.
That we affirm, first, our confidence in
and acceptance of the principles set forth
by Abraham Lincoln in his message to con-
gress in December, 1861, in which he de-
fined the relations of the republican party
to American labor, aud affirmed its superb
ority to the mere capital itself had created,
Second-1hat we stand to and abide by
the principles set forth by the martyred
president quarter of century since, in
the right of the laborer to Legislative pro-
lection, and we will do all in our power to
make these principles effective in our state
and national governments,
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 in our
power to harmonize the interest of capital
and labor and make the legislation of this
state and nation 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 sta te.
Fifth-We are opposed to the leasing of
convict labor in any form, and that we IA
vor the passage of such laws as will confine
the conyicts within the walls of the peni-
tentiary of the state.
Sixth-That we denounce that system OF
employing convict labor which compels the
free labor of American citizens to come into
competition with it in the public market.
Seventh--That we favor the passage OF
such laws for the arbitration of all differ
ences arising between corporations and
those employed by them as will most effec.
tually prevent strikes and secure industrial
harmony.
Eighth-We approve the existing laws,
making the importation of contract lsbor q
crime, and demand their enforcement
Ninth--We favor such legislation as will
most effectually prevent the oppression Of
the mercantile and industrial interests by
monopoly.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For Gt 5rnor-A. NJ COCHRAN.
Lieut. -Governor-LOCK MCDANIEL.
Associate Justice-W. II. BURKHART.
Attorney -General-C. W. JOHNSON.
Land Commissioner-A. ZADECK.