San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

| TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the convention held at Dallas,
| april 18th, 1892.
10 the Republicans of the state: We pre-
| sent for your serious consideration and de-
| libjrattye judgment the following statements
| in 1t lficat.On of The course we nave marked
| Que ana the new departure we have tax, in
| a convention called together as a repre-
| sentative body of the white republicans of
| of Texas, and we appeal to you 10 give us your
aid In an attempt to rescue the republican
| party in our state from It's present degraded
| and hopeless condition.
| Assembled as we are, free from all hope
of political reward with only patriotic de-
| cree TO further the advancement of our state
| and The success Of republican principles, we
| believe that IN order 10 secure the blessings OF
| free and honest government, the contention
| of well balanced political parties is necessary,
and that this may be attained in our state by
| placing the republican party on an equal
| footing with its national opponent, the demo
! cratic party. After years of trial and defeat
| of humiliation and despair in attempting to
! keep the republican party organized by the
methods left US MS legacy OF reconstruction
| times, we have witnessed the party gradually
| but surely falling under the management and
| control of a lew men whose only object seems
to he 10 advance their own ambition and
gain in The securement of federal offices and
| the distribution of federal atroDage, until
| the party conventions amount 10 nothing but
the assembling of federal officials and their
personal followers, and after each such con-
veution tbs party dIssOvinP into HI unUr-
| ganiZed and uuI eIiable mass, who have neither
| head nor 10 It. am mr. object TO justify lis
| further existence, commanding neither
strength nor respect.
| in proof of this statement we have only to
| point to the scenes enacted at the late con
vention at the city OF Austin, where every
| semblance of shame was thrown aside and
| the boosted civil service regulations of the
government were trRmpled under foot in the
unseemly scramble of federal app0intees 10
secure their own prominence and repreeenC-
| atives OF the party at the national con7en-
ton.
Nv H., ,I,o. IL,
publican party of Texas has no organization,
such as is recognized as requisite to consti-
tute political arty; that IL has degenerated
into an unorganized mob, where bi-annual
gatherings have wrought disgrace and des-
pair to our patriotic people who hold to the
tenets of the republican party. Therefore
the necessity has arisen for the organization
of the republican party of Texas, independent
of its past history and upon the further re-
cOgnition of the fact that only upon the in
telligence and manhood of the white Ameri.
can citizens can any party in this country
hope for growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans of the
st 'te and those in sympathy with the princi
pies and policies of the republican party to
come TO Olr aid and give us their assistance
in bulldog up republicanism in Texas. Year
after car for the psst twenty years we have
witness d the republican party standing still
or gradually falling eff in strength, and this
in face OF tie feet of the great growth OF our
state in population from republican states
and Notwithstanding the further fact that
great state demands the aid OF the republican
party in their develop ment. Tcis condition
of things can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The repub lean party has fallen below par as
a political organization in Texas commanding
Mt ither he respect nor he confidence of the
intelligent masses of the people. 1t is to
rescue our party from this condition and to
build ii up ON basis of intelligence and
respectabity tpat this new departure is
taken. We call upon the white republicans of
! he state } org auiZe and come to the support
o our standard bearer in the coming state
election.
Resolved, That we declare our adherence to
he principles of the republican party and
commend the national administration in
carrying GU: with success that great Ameri
can principle of protection to American la cor
and American pro iucts, the fostering OF
home industries and the provision by fair In
ternatIonal reciprocity of market for our
farm products we believe to be the true
American doctrine.
Resolves, That we condemn the federal
election bill as an unne cessary and impOlitic
measure and express the hope that T." ma
tiOua republics party will make no further
insistance upon its adoption.
Resolved That in the future Organza-
ton of the republican party in Texas
and Til ar Other state convention is held, the
state executive committee shall have
charge of ali matters touching representa-
lion IN conventions LSignedl Henry Cline,
cha 'rmRn; James j. Newconb, A. b Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. MetZler A. j. Houston.
A. L Dornall. G. White. H. 7. Shields E.
Martin. JOhr A Harris, John b. schultz,
Tt Omas Drien, II. +. McGregOr.