San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-03
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-
libiratiye Judgment the following statements
in course we have marked
Que and the new departure we have taken In
a convention called together as a repre-
sentative body VI the wnlte repupncahs OF
ot Texas and we appeal TO you TO give us your
aid IA All altempJ 10 rescue the republican
Marty in our stale from lJs present degraded
and hopeless condluOn.
Asspiubled as we are, free from all nope
of noIIticaI reward with only u patriotic ue-
Greg 10 1urIher the advancement OF our state
and The success or republican principles, we
b.L eve that IN order 10 secure the blessings Oh
tree ano bUneSt government, the contention
ar well balanced political parties ls necessary,
auo that this may be attained Ill our state py
placing the republican party on an equai
footing VITA its national opponent, tne ueho-
cratic party. Alter years Oh trlal ana ueIeat
of numillallon ana despair in attempting 10
keep the republican party organized by the
metnous left US as legacy OF reconstruction
tunes, we have Witnessed the party grauuany
hui surely railing under the management ana
control of few men whose only OBJECT seems
TO be 10 advance their own ampltion ana
gain in the securement OF federal oinces ana
Inc distribution OF federal patronage, until
the marry conventions amount 10 nothing out
the assembling OF federal officials and their
personal followers, and alter each such con-
yention the party dlssolylnR INTO an unor
0anized and Unreliable mass. who have neither
mead nor loot, aim nor object TO JUSTIFY IT'S
further existence, commanding neuher
strength nor respect. -, -
i'm nroof of this statement we have only TO
noinf 70 the scenes enacted at the late con-
Sentiop at the city OF Austin, where every
semblance OF shame was thrown ASIDE ana
the boosted civil service regulations OF the
Government were trampled under loot IN the
1nseemIy scramble OF federal appolntees 10
secure their own prominence ana represent
atiyes or the party AT the natonal cohVen-
ton. .- .,o. .ho 20
nuhIican marty sf Texas has no organization,
such as is recognized as requlslte 10 consul,
tute political party; that 1t mas degenerated
into an unorganized MOB, where Dl-annuai
rat herings have wrought disgrace and des- |
pair 10 our patriotic people who hold 10 the
tenets OF the republican party. therefore
the necessity has arisen Tor the organization
of the republican party OF Texas, independent
of it's past history and upon the further re- |
cognitlon of the fact that only upon the ln- |
teinVence ana manhood of the white Ameri' |
can citizens can any party III In's eoun'ry
hope for growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans OF the
state and those in sympathy with the princi- /
pies and policies OF the republican party 10 /
come TO our AID and give US the1r ASSISTANCE
IN building up republicanism III Iexas. year
alter year for the psst twenty years we nave
the republican party STANDING sui
or gradually falling OIL in strength, ana thls
i'm lace of TIE ract of the great growth OF our /
state in population from repupucan states,
and Notwithstanding the further fact that
the material and business interests OF our
great state demands the aid or the republican
party in their development. This condition |
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 OF the
intelligent masses of the people. 1t is to
rescue our party from this condition and TO
build il up OH u basis of intelligence and /
that this new departure 10
taken. We call upon the white republicans OF
the state to org aniZe 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 and
commend the national administration IN
carrying out with success that great Ameri-
can principle OF protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering OF
home industries and the provision by talr IN
reciprocity OF market Tor cur
farm products we believe to be the true
doctrine.
Resolved, That we condemn the FEDERAL |
election bill as an unnecessary and lmpolltlc |
measure and express the hope that the ma
tional republican party will make no further
nsistance upon its adoption. ,u
ion of the republican party in Texas
and till another state convention g 49," yp-
.taia executive committee shall have |
1hares of all matters touching representa-.
ion in conventions. [Signedl Henry Cline,
chairman; James Z. Newcomb, A. b. Norton,
g. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. j. Houston,
A. l.. Dornail, u. G. White, H. p. Shields, K.
NJ Martin, John A. Harris, John b. Schultz,
Thomas Brien, H. f. McGregor'