San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-13
TEXAs REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.


Adopted at the convention held at Dallas,
april 18th, 1892.
40 the Republicans of the state: We pre-
sent for your serious consideration and de-
libjrative judgment the following statements
inst ificat. on of the course we nave marked
Que ana the new departure we have takt in
a convention called together as repre-
sentative body of the white repuhhcans OF
of Texas and we appeal TO you 10 give us your
aid ia an attempt TO rescue the republican
marty in our stale from It's present degraded
ard 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
bel eve that ~ order ~ secure the blessings OF
free anu honest government, the contention
of well balanced political parties is necessary,
ana that this may be attained in our state by
placing the republican party on an equal
footing with its national oppon. nj, Inc demo
cratic party. Alter years OF trial ana defeat
uf humiliation anu despair III attempting TO
keep the republican party organized by the
methods left us rs d legacy OF reconstruction
times, we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely failing under the management and
control of a few men whose only object seems
TO he 10 advance their own amoltlon aud
gain in the securement OF f~derai oihces ana
the distribution of federal pat oDage, until
the party conventions amount 10 nothing but
the assembling of federal officials and their
personal follower and after each such con-
veDtiOn this party dlssOlving into an unor-
ganiZed and unreliable mass, who have neither
head nor loot, aim nor object to justify It's
further existence, commanding neither
strength nor respect.
In proof OF this statement we have only to
pojut 10 the scenes enacted at the late con-
vention at the city OF Austin, where every
semblauve of shame was thrown aside and
the boosted civil service regulations or the
government were trampled under loot IN the
uuseemly scramble of federal appOlntees 10
secure their own prominence ana represent
atives of the party at the national conven-
tiOn. ,
We feel justified in assuming that the re-
publican party OF Texas has no organization,
such as is recognize as requisite to coDsti-
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, indie pendent
of its past history and upon the further re
cOgniton 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
AZ ,te and those in sympathy with the primer
Dles and poHcies OF the republican party TO
come to oar aid and give us their assistance
n buildiI up republicanism in Texas. Year
after year for the psst tweDt years we have
witness d the republican party standing still
or gradually falling OF in strenPth, and this
in face of TIE ract of the great growth of our
state in population from republican states
and pOtwi .hstanding the further fact that
the material and business interests of our
great state demands the aid or the republican
party in their development TITS condition
of things can only be- attributed 10 one CAUSE:
The repub lean party has fallen below par as
a pOlitica organization in Texas commanding
neither he respect nor the contidebce of the
Intelligent masses of the people. IL is to
rescue our party from this condition and TO
0uild it up On basis of intelligence and
respectabiity tDat this new departure II
taken We call up9n the white republicans of
he state to org aniZe 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 out with success that great Ameri-
can principle of protection to American la 7Or
and American products, the fostering o.
home industries and the provision by fair in
ternatIonal reciprocity of a market for our
farm products we believe to be the true
American doctrine.
Resolved, That we condemn the federal
election bill as an unnt cessary and impolitic
measure and express the hope that the ma
tional republican party will make no further
lnsistance 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 tSiRnedI Henry Cline,
chairman; James Z. Newconb, A. Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. MetZler, A. j. Houston,
A. l. Dornall. q G. White. H. 2. Shields (.
v Martin. John A. Harris, John b. schultz,
Thomas Brien, Fl. T. McGregOr.