San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-05
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
incat on e., urse we have marked
oue ann the new departure we have taken in
a convention called together as repre-
sentative body OF the wnIte repuDhcans OF
OF Texas, and we appeal TO you 10 give US your
aid Ia an attempt 10 rescue the republican
ATTY in our state IRON IIs present uegrdueu
and hope.ess condltlon.
Assembled as we are, free from all nope
of politiCal reward, with only patrlOtlc de-
cree TO further the advancement Oh our state
and the success OF republican principles, we
hrI eve that IN order ~ secure the blessings Oh
free ana honest government, the contention
OF weIl balanced political parties IS necessary,
ano tn al this may be attained IN our state Dy
nIac!ng the republican party on an equal
footing with its national opponent, the demo-
cratic party. Alter years oI Trial anu ueledt
of numihaIiOn and despair IN attempting 10
keep the republican party organized Dy the
metnods left US as legacy OF reconstruction
tunes we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely railing under the management ana
control OF few men whose only oDJect seems
10 be 10 advance their own ambltlon ana
gain in The securement of federal othces ana
The Distribution OF federal patronage, until
the party conventions amount 10 nothing Out
The assembling Ol ltutTdl OLlSlulo anu ihSii
personal followers, and after each such con-
yention the party oIssolving into an unor-
Qanized and unreliable mass, who have neither
mead nor loot, aim nor object 10 Justliy It's
further existence, commanding hellneF
strength nor respect.
In proof OF this statement we nave only W
point to the scenes enacted at the Iale Gull
yenulon AT the city OF AUSTIN, wnere every
semblance OF shame was thrown aside and
the boasted civil service regulations or the
government were trampleo under 1oot IN the
unseemy scramble OF federal appolntees 10
secure their own prominence anu represent
atlyes or the party at the national conVen-
ton. A.. A. -
publican party ef Texas has no organization,
such as ts recognized us requisite 10 con nsas
into an unorgsnized mob, where Di-annual
gatherings have wrought disgrace ana des-
palr 70 our patriotic people who hold 10 the
tenets of the republican party. therefore
the necessity has arisen for the organization
of the repub lican party OF Texas, independent
of its past history and upon the TURNER re-
cognition OF the TACT that onl upon the H.
teilgence and manhood OF the wnlte Amerl'
can citizens can any party in this country
hope TOR growth and success.
Ne call uDon the white republicans of the
state and those in sympathy Win the primer
pies and policies OF the republican party TO
come to oar ala and give us their assistance
in building up repuDlicanism in Texas. ear
liter ear for the psst twenty years we nave
witnessed the repuUUcdu parry obohoihS otIii
or gradually falling of in strength, ana TINS
in lace OF tire Iact of the great CROWN OF our
state in population from republican states.
and Notwithstanding the further fact tnat
the material ana business interests OF our
great state demands the aid OF the republican
party in their development. Thls condltlon
of things can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The republican party has fallen DeloW par as
a political organization in Texas, commanding
neither he res pect nor the confioehce or the
Intelligent masses of the people: III is 10
rescue our party from this condition and 10
build IL up ON basis of intelligence ana
responsibility that this new departure is
taken. We call upon the white repuoncahs 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 anu
commend the national administration IN
carrying out with success that great Amerl-
can principle of protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering OF
home Industries and the provision by talr In
ternauOnRl reciprocity OF market Ior our
farm products we believe to be the true
American doctrine.
Resolved, That we condemn the 1ederal
election bill as an unne cessary and lmpontlc
measure and express the hope that tho ma
tional republican party Will make no 1urthef
insistance upon its adoption. ,
Resolved, That in the future organlza-
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. [SignedI Henry Cline,
chairman; James L. Newcomb, A. b. Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. MetZler, A. j. Houston,
A. L. DornalI, u. G.. White, H. z. Shields, Is.
NJ Martin, John A. Harris, John b. Schultz,
Thomas Brien, II. +. McGregor.