San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-24
TEXAS REPUnLICAN PLATFORM.

TEXAS REPU DLICAN 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-
i6jrative judgment the following statements
indieat onS Of the course we have marked out
QUE ana the new departure we nave taken IN
a convention called together as repre-
sentative body of the white republicans OF
of Texas, and we appeal to you 10 give us your
aid il all attempt 10 rescue the republican
party in our state from It's present degraded
and hopeless condition.
Assembled as we are. free from all hope
of poljtical reward with only d patriotic de-
cree 10 luther the advancement Oh our Stale
aud the success % republican principles, we
believe that III OlGer ~ secure the blessings Oh
Tree ana honest government, the contention
of well balanced pClltICal parties is necessary,
ana that this uaS be attained III our state ny
placing the republican party on an 60 IP4
footing WITH its naIlOual opponent, the demo-
cratic party. Alter years of trial and defeat
Of numillallOn ana despair III attempting 10
keep the republican party organized Dy the
melhOuS letL us GS u legacy or RECONSTRUCTION
tunes, we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely failing unuer the management anu
control OF a lew men whose only oDJect seems
to lie 10 advance their own amDltioh ana
Vain in the securemenJ OF fCderal Omces ana
the distribution OF federal paJi onage, until
the party conventions amount 10 nothing but
The assembling OF fCderaLOlnclalS ana their
personal followers, and after eacn such con-
Vanllou The party ulssolvIng INTO an unor-
ganlZed and UNI enable mass, wLohaVe neither
mead nor loot, aim nor object 10 Jus1l1y It's
further existence, commanding HeItheT
strength nor respect.
In I,rnOf of this statement we have only to
point 10 lne scenes enacted at the late con-
ventlOn al the city OF austlh, Wbete every
semblance OF shame was thrown aside ana
the boosted civil service regulations or the
government we're tranlpleu under 1901 IN the
unseemly ycIamDle OF federal appolHtees 10
secure their own prominence ana represent
atiyes of the party at the national conVen-
ton.
We feel justified in assuming that the re-
publican party oil Texas has no organization,
such as is recognized as requisite 10 consti,
tute d political arty; that il mas degenerated
into an unOrganiZed mob, where Dl-annudl
gatherings have wrought DISGRACE and des-
pair 10 our patriotic people who hold TO the
Ienets OF the republican party. therefore
the necessity has arisen tor the organization
of the republican party OF Texas, Independent
of its past history and upon the furthef re-
cOgniLIOn OF the TACT that only upon the IN
telllgeuce and manhood OF Inc whlte Amefl'
can citizens can any party III TINS country
hope tor growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans OF the
state and those IN sympathy WIN the prlncl'
pies and policies OF the republican party TO
come to Jar ala and give us their assistance
IN building up repuOncanism i'll Texas. ear
alter ear for the Fsst twenty years we nave
witnessed the republican party stanGlng stIil
or gradually falling oil Ill strength, ana TINS
in face oil tie TACT of the great CROWN OF our
state in population from republican states,
and nOtwi .bstanding the further fact THAT
the material and business interests OF our
great state demands the aid or the republican
party in their development. Tnls condition
| OF things can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The repub Ic6n party has fallen below par as
political organization Texas, commanding
neither ne respect nor the c0nnoeLce OF Iue
intelligent masses of the people. 1t Is TO
rescue our party from this condition and TO
build il up ON basis of intelligence and
respectabiIty that this new departure is
taken. We call upon the white repuDllcans OF
the state to organize and come to the support
OF our standard bearer in the coming state
election,
Resolved That we declare our adherence to
| The principles of the republican party and
commend tho national administration IN
| carrying out with success that great Amerl-
can principle of protection to American laoOr
and American prOuucts, the fostering or
| nome Industries and the provision by fair in
ternatonsl reciprocity vi market Tor our
| farm products we believe to be the true
American doctrine.
Resolved, That we condemn the lederal
election bill as an unnt ceSsary ana lmpoltlc
measure and express the hope that the ma
tiOnal republican party Will make no 1urther
| assistance 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 snail have
charge of all matters touching representa-
lion IN conventions. tSignedI Henry cline,
chairman; James L. Newcomo, A. Is Norton,
g. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. j. Houston
A. l.. Dornall, Y. G. White, II. Z. Shields, l..
NJ. Martin, JOhB A. Harris, John b. schultz,
Thomas Brien, II. T. MCGregOr.