San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-06
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the convention held at Dallas,
april 18th, 1892.
TO the Republicans of the state: We pre-
sent for your serious consideration and de-
Lucrative judgment the following statements
incat.ou, ecp urse wehave marked
Que ana the new departure we have taken in
u convention called together as repre-
sentative body OF the wnlte republicans or
OF Texas, and we appeal to you 10 give us your
aid IN an attempt 10 rescue the republican
pal ty in our STATE from Its present degraded
and hopeless condltlou.
Assembled as we are, free from I'll nope
of political reward with only patriotic oe-
cree. 10 further the advancement OF our state
and the success OF republican principles, we
bel eve that IN order 10 secure the blessings Oh
tree and honest government, the contention
OF well balanced pohtlcal parties ID necessary,
ana that this may be attained III our stag py
plac:ng the republican, party on an equai
footing with its national opponent, the demo-
cratic party. Alter years OF trial and defeat
Of humiliation ana despair III attemptIne W
keep the republican party organized by the
melhods left US as legacy OF reconstruction
tlmes we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely railing under the management ana
control OF a few men whose only object seems
TO ne 10 advance their own ambitlon aud
gain in the securement of federal offices and
the distribution OF federal patronage, until
the party conventions amount 10 nothlng put
the assembling OF federal officials and their
personal followers, and after each such con-
yention the party oIssolving into an unor-
ganiZed and unreliable mass, VINO nave neltner
head nor loot, aim nor object TO Justify hs
further existence, commanding hellher
strength nor respect
In proof of this statement we nave only 10
point TO the scenes enacted at the late con-
yentlon at the city OF Austin, wnere every
semblance OF shame was thrown aside and
the boosted civil service regulations OF the
government were tramped under 1oot IN tne
unseemly scramble OF federal appolntees 10
secure their own prominence ana represent
atiyes OF the party at the national conVen-
ton. - 49,. H.
publican party OF Texas has no organiZauon'
such as is recognized as requisite to constr
tute political arty; that IL has degenerated
into an unorganized mob, where Di-annual
gatherings have wrought DISGRACE ana ues-
ualr 70 our patriotic people who hold TO the
tenets of the republican party. Therefore
the necessity has arisen Tor the organization
of the republican party OF Iexas, independent
of its past history and upon the TURNER re-
cognition OF the TACT that only upon the ln-
teiIgence and manhood of the white Ameri'
can citizens can any party In this country
hope tor growth and success.
We call upon the white repuDlcAus vi tne
state and those in sympathy with the primer
pies and p0ncies OF the republican party 10
come to our aId and give us their assistance
in building up republlcan1sm IN Ie&as. year
alter year for the psst twenty years we nave .',
witnessed the republican party STANDING sun
or gradually falling of i'll strength, ana tn>s
i'm lace OF TIE fact of the great growth or our
state in population from republican states
and Notwithstanding the further TACT that
the material and business interests OF our
great state demands the aid or the republican
party in their development. rms conaltlon
of things can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The republican party has fallen below par as
a political organization in Texas, commanding
neither the respect nor the confidence or the
intelligent masses of the people, IL Is 10
rescue our party from this condition and 10
build it up On a basis of intelligence and
respectability that this new departure IL
taken. We call upon the white republicans OF
the state to organize and come to the support
or our standard bearer in the coming state
election.
Resolved, That we declare our adherence to
the principles of the republican party ana
commend the national administration IN
carrying out with success that great Amerl-
can principle of protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering OF
home industries and the provision Dy talr IN
ternatlonsl reciprocity OF a market Tor our
farm products we believe. to be the true
American doctrine. .,.,
Resolved, That we condemn the 1ederal
election bill as an unnecessary and lmpoLltc
measure and express the hope that the ma
tionA republican party will make no 1urther
insstance upon its adoption.
Resolved, That in the future organiza-
ton of the republican party in Texas
and till another state convention Is held, the
state executive committee shall have
charge of all matters touching representa-
ton in conventions. tSig ned Henry Cnne,
chairman; James L. Newcomb, A. Is. Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. J. Houston,
A. L. Dornall, q. G. White, H. T. Shields, 4.
NJ Martin, John A. Harris, John b. schultz,
Thomas Brien, H. F. McGregor.