San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-08
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the convention held at Dallas'
april 18th, 1892.
ITO the Republicans of the state: We pre-
sent, for your serious consideration and de-
Iibiratiye Judgment the following statements
incat,on, ecJ urse we have marked
Que ana the new departure we nave tahen III
a convention called together us repre-
sentative body OF the Wnlte repuDhcans ol
! or rsyns and we appeal TO you 10 give us your
aid m an attempt 10 rescue the republican
ma, nv in our state from It's present degraded
and nOpeIess cOnultlou' -. -, Lo
Assptnbled rs we are, free from I'll nope
of n0i,tIcal reward with only patriotic de-
cree. 10 further the advancement Oh our state
ma the success OF republican principles, we
h-l eve that IN order ~ secure the dressings VI
tree ana honest government, the contention
nt well balanced political parties Is necessary,
ana that this may be attained III our sIate Wy
placing the republican party Oh an equal
fonIinS with its national opponent, the demo
cTatic party. Alter years of TRIAL ana ueleal
uf numilallon ana despair III attempting 70
keen the republican party organized Dy the
methods lett US as egacy VI 49,, a,radnaIIv
tImes we have witnessed the party graoualiy
hnt surely failing under the management anu
control OF a lew men whose only opJect eeenis
TO he 10 advance their own ampition anu
gain in the securemeDt OF tSderal ohces anu
Inc dIstrlputlon of federal patronage, untll
the party conventions amount 10 hothlIg uut
the assembling OF federal ofhclals anu tueIr
npr6ODAI tOllOWGTS, anu dlLtl SoSh obSA w.
yention the party oIssolvlng into an unor-
Uanized and unrellable mass, who nave nelther
mead nor loot, ann nor opJect 10 Juellly ns
fnrther existence, commanding neither
re root OF this statement we have only to
MONT TO the scenes enacted at the late con-
ventlon at the city OF AUSTIN, Wnere every
sembiance OF shame was t nromn nsiu nf an ,he
he boasted civil service regulations Oh Tue
| Government were Irampled under lool III INC
unseemly scramble OF 1ederal apPolnteee W
secure their own prominence anu represent
sIIyes OF the party at the natlonal con'eh-
| ton. - l., .,,.,,,,. .hot tho "a
nubIicsn marty OF Texas has no ORGANIZATION,
such us is recognized as reqS us degenerafed
| into an unorganlzed mob, where Dl-anhuai
Val berings have wrought dlsgrace anu oes-
uair 10 our patriotic people VINO hoia 10 Tue
| fenets of the republican party. therefore,
| rho necessity has arisen for the ORGANIZATION
| of the republican party OF 1eHds, ihuePehuen'
| of IT'S past history and upon the 1urtner re-
cognitlon Of the TACT tnat Oily up p;ta a4eri
can citizens can any party IN thls country
hope tor growth and success. ,,, of tho
| Ne call upon the white repuDncAns Vi tne
1 state and those in sympathy Win the primer
| MES and peucies OF the republican party 10
| come TO oar aid and give us their ASSISTANCE
| IN buiIding up repubilcanlsm III Texas. eal
alter year for the psst twehIJ eta9o;ng st,iI
| or gradually falling OIL in strelgth, anu tnIe
IN &C of tS a tact of the great growth OF our
| state in popuiatlon from republican STATES,
and Notwithstanding the further 1act that
| the material and business interests OF our
| great state demands the aid or the repupuCan
| marty in their development. This conulllon
~ things can only be attributed TO one cause:
The reSubncan party has fallen below par us
| a nolitical organization in Texas, commanding
| neither 1 he res pect nor the confidence OF the
inteIlipent masses of the people: III Is 10
| rescue our party from this conultlon anu W
| mild il up ON a basis OF intelngence anu
| respectabiity that this new departure 10
taken. We call upon the hlterepuuhcanso VI
the state to organize ana come to lne SUPP POI
| M our standard bearer in the coming state
election. - ,,o,oroo IN
| Resolved, That we declare our adherence 10
| the nrinciDles of the republican party anu
| commend the national administrator III
| carrying out with success that great Amerl-
can principle of protection to American la'oG
and American products, the Fostering Oh
home industries and the provision py ialr IN
ternatonel reciprocity OF market lor our
farm products we believe 10 DC tue uue
American doctrine. .-,.,
Resolved, That we condemn tnG leu f,tS
election bill as an unnecessary and lmpontc
measure and express the hope that thc ma
tional repu Dlican party willmake no lurther
insistance upon its adoption. ,u,
Resolved, That in the future organlha'
ton of the republican party IN 5ex sas
and till another state convention is neld, tne
state executive committee shal nave
charge of all matters touching Representa-
tion in conventions. [Signedl Henry Cine
chairman; James Z. NewcomD, a. d; NorCon'
g. w Gillespie, A. MetZler, A. j. Houston,
A. L. Dornatl, 4. G. White, H. T. Shields, r.
M Martin, John A. Harris, John Is. Schultz
Thomas Brien, H. F. McGregor'