San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-06
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted By the Republicans in Conven-
ton Held at Waco. Texas,
August Goth, 1886.

Adopted By the Republicans in Conven-
| ton Held at Waco, Texas,
| August Goth, 1896.
| The republican party of Texas in cOnven-
ton assembled, does reafiirm its allegiance to
| the national republican party, rcasscrting 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 republic being the source
of power, we bel eve 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 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
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
| valOT m 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
mcnt 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 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 &C
| ceptance of the principles set forth by Abra-
| ham Lincoln in his message to congress in
December, 1861, in which he defined the rela-
| lions of the republican party to American la
Dor, and affirmed its superiority to the mere
| capital itself had created.
| SecOnd-That we stand to and abide by the
principles set forth by the marty red presi-
dent quarter of a century since, in which he
| affirmed the dignity of labor and the right of
| the labOrer 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 in our power to
| harmonize 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 cOntine the con-
| victs within the walls of the penitentiary of
| the state.
| employing convict labor which cOmpcls the
| free labor of American citizens TO come into
competition with il in the public market
| Seventh-That we favor the passage of such
laws for the arbitration of all differences arts
| ing between corporations and those employed
| by them as will most effectually prevent
| strikes and secure industrial harmony.
| Eghth-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 effectually prevent the oppression of
| monopoly.