San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-18
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

TEAAS DLlSaN GLAlEOEeEh'
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-
Lucrative judgment the following statements
In catonotI SO urse we have marked
one ana the new departure we have taktn in
a convention called together as repre-
sentative body OF the white repuDncans or
OF Texas, and we appealto you 10 give US your
aid III an attempt to rescue the republican
paIty in our state from It's present uegraueu
and hopeless cOndluOn.
AsseInbled as we are, free from all hope
of political reward. with only patrlouc oe-
cree 10 further the advancement Oh our stale
and the success Of republican principles, we
heL eve that IN order 10 secure the blessings Oh
tree ana honest government, the contention
of well balanced political parties Is necessary,
ana that this may De attained III our staae oy
placing the republican party on an equal
footing with its national opponent, the Demo
cratic party. After years OF TRIAL ana ueledt
of humiliation ana despair Ill attempting 10
keep the republican party organized Dy tne
methods left us as legacy OF reconstruction
times, we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely failing under the management ana
control OF lew men whose only opJecl seel is
to he 10 advance their own ambition ana
gain in the securement of federal Ofhces ana
the distribution OF federal patronage, until
the party conventions amount 10 notnlng out
the assembling OF federal offclals ana their
personal followers, and after each such con-
venlion the party uIssolvluR INTO an unor-
ganiZed and unreliable mass, who nave neltner
mead nor loot, aim nor object TO JUSTIFY lis
further existence, commanding helther
strength nor respect.
In proof of this statement we nave only 10
point TO the scenes enacted at the late COLI
Ventlon al the CITY OF Austln, where every
semblance OF shame was thrown ASIDE anu
the boosted civil service regulations OF the
government were trampleo under loot In the
unseemly scramble OF federal appolntees 10
,sW,..T n
atives or the party at the national conVen-
ton.
publican party eli Texas has no ORGANIZATION
such as is recognized as requisite to constr
tute u political larty; that IL has degenerated
into an unorganized mob, where bi-annuai
gatherings have wrought disgrace ana ues-
pair 10 our patriotic people VINO hSrS " one
the necessity has arisen tor the organization
of the republican party OF Texas, independent
of its past history and upon the furtner re-
cognition of the TACT that only upon the ln-
teillgence and manhood of The white Amerl-
can citizens can any party IN this country
hone for growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans OF the
ST ste and those in sympathy with the prlncl-
pies and poncies OF the republican party 10
come 10 oar alo and give us their assistance
IN building up republicanism in Texas. ear
alter year for the psst twent1 years we nave ave
witnessed the republican party standing sun
or gradually falling of in strength, ana tnls
in face OF u e ract of the great growth OF our
state in population from republican slates.
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 inTeXas, commanding
neither the res ect nor I he conhoehce OF the
intelligent masses of the people. IL is 10
rescue our party from this condition ana 10
build il up ON q basis of intelligence ana
responsibility that this new departure ls
taken. We call upon the white repubncans 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 10
the principles of the republican party and
commend the national administration IN
carving out with success that great Amerl-
can principle of protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering or
home industries and the provision by talr In
ternauonal reciprocity Of market for our
farm products we believe TO be the true
American doctrine.
Resolved, That we condemn the federal
election bill as an unnecessary and impolitic
measure and express the hope that tine ma
tional republican party will make no further
insistance upon its adoption.
Resolved, That in the future organtza-
ton of the republican party in Texas
and till another state convention is held, the
state executive committee shall have
ton in conventions. [Signed Henry Cline,
chairman; James Z. Newcomb, A. Is. Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. MetZler, A. j. Houston,
A. L. Dornall, u. G. White, II. 2. Shields, K.
NJ. Martin, John A. Harris, John b. schultz,
Thomas Brien, H. F. McGregor.