San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-29
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
In The course we nave marked
Que ana the new departure we have taken In
n convention called together as repre-
sentative body OF the wpIte republicans or
of Ieyas, aud we appeal TO you 10 give us your
ard IN AL attempt TO rescue the republican
ma, ~ in our stale from IIs present degraded
and uOpe. eSs condition.
"a assrInbled' as we are, free from all hope
nj poItIcuI reward. with ony patriotic de-
cree, no ulIther the advancement UI our slate
AND me SUCCESS OF repubiIcaH principles. we
b,.Leye tpaI al order 10 secure lie dressings Oh
Tree anu nuneSt government, Lpe contehtIoh
~ Vel, haiYuu,u political parties Is necessary,
ana 1 h AL IDJs may be attained Ill our state ny
placing tue republican party ON al equal
IOoliug Wltu It's National opponent the Demo
cratic parry. Alter years ol uial anu ueleat
at huuiIlialluD ana despair IN attempting 10
keep the republican party organlLeu py the
metnous letL us as n legacy OF iecOnsructloh
times, we nave Witnessed the party efauually
BUT surely IaIllng uuuer the pahaRehehl anu
cnutrOI ui a lew men whose only OBJECT seems
10 ue 10 advance their own amDltion anu
gain in The securemeDT OF tSderal omces anu
Inc distribution VI lederal patlon un Luz
tue parry conventions amount 10 nothing pHt
m. assembling OIL federal officials ana Their
personal followers, and alter eacn such con-
veuuon the party olssolVing INTO AL uhor-
ganIZed and unTenable mass, VINO nave neltper
mead nor louI AIM nor object 10 Jusll1y It's
further existence, commanding hsItper
strength nor respect.
IN I,rnof of this statement we have only 10
poiut 10 Inc scenes enacted at the late con-
VentIon AT the Gay OF Austin, where every
semblance OF shame was thrown aside anu
the boosted civil service regulations Oh the
government were LrHnpleu under loot III Inc
secure their own prominence anu represent
aIlves OF the party al the natlonal con'eh-
ton. 49,. A. -
nubIican party y1 Texas mas no organization,
such rs is recOgnlZed as requisite 10 constl
tute u political artyj that IL mas uegenerateu
into al uDorganlZed mon, Where Oh -aInuai
gatherings have wrought dlserace anu uee
palr 70 our patriotic people VINO hOld 10 the
Ienets or the republican party therefore
the necessity has arisen Tor the organization
OF the republican partJ OF IeAas, inuepenoent
of lis past history and upon the turther re-
cognitlon OF the 1act that only upon the H.
teiIlgence and manhood vi the wnlte Amerl
can citizens can any party ID tuls eouhtry
hope Tor growth and success.
Ne call UPON the white republicans OF the
ST ate aud those in sympathy with the prlncl'
pies and p0ncies oil the republican party 10
come to oar aId and give us thelr assistance
IN puildiL up repubncanism III Iexas. ear
alter ear Tor the psst twenty years we nave
witnessed the republican party STANDING sun
or gradually falling OIL in strength, and TINS
in lace OF u TACT of the great growth OF our
state in population from republican states,
and notwi. hstanding the further TACT that
the material ana business interests OF our
great state demands the aid or the repuDncah
party in their development. Tnls condltlon
OF things can only be attributed TO one cause:
The repub. lcan party has fallen below par as
n pOlltical organization i'll Texas, commanding
neither 1 ne aspect nor the conhQeuce OF tne
Intelligent masses OF the people. IL is 10
rescue our party from this condition and 10
build il up OIL basis OF intelligence ana
respectability that this new departure ls
taken, We Call upon the white repuOncahs OF
the state to org game and come to the support
or our standard bearer i'll 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 iaoor
and american prOuucIs, the fostering or
home industries aud the provision Dy lalr III
ternauonal reciprocity Ot market Tor our
farm products we believe TO be the true
American doctrine. ~
Resolved, That we condemn the federal
election bill as an unnt cessary ana lmpONtlc
tional Tepu Dlican party Will make no 1urthef
assistance upon its adoption. ,
Resolved, That in the future organlZa-
ton of the republican party IN texas
and TIL another state convention is held, the
state executive committee snail nave
charge Of all matters touching representa-
ton in conventions. tSignedl Henry CINE,
@. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. }. Houston,
A. l.. Dornall, Y. G. White, h: +. Shlelos, b.
NJ Martin JOhn A. Harris, John Is. schultz,
Thomas Brien, Fl. T. McGregor.