San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-05
HARRIsoN's ADMINISTRATION.
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-
hbjrative judgment the following statements
inst lticat.on of the course weFhave marked
Que and the new departure we have TAX n in
a convention called together as a repre-
sentative body OF the white republicans of
of Texas, and we, appeal to you 10 give us your
aid ia an attempt to rescue the republican
! PATTY in our state from It's present degraded
and hopeless conditlon.
Assembled as W. are. free from all hope
of political reward with only q patriotic de-
cree 10 further the advancement of our state
and the success OF repubhcaA principles, we
bel eve that 10 order 10 secure the blessings OF
free and honest the contention
of well balanced political parties is necessary,
ana III II this maybe attained i'll our state by
placing the republican party on Al equal
footing with its national opponent, the demo-
cratic party. Alter years OF trial and defeat
of humiliation and despair in attempting to
keep the republican party organized by The
methods left us BIS a 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 lie 10 advance their own ambition and
gain in the securement of federal Offices and
The distribution of federal pat o3age, until
the Parry conventions amount 10 nothing but
the assembling OF federal officials and their
| personal followers, and after each such con-
vention tbs party ,oIssolving into an unor-
gdniZed and unIGliable mass, who have neither
head nor tot. aim nor object TO justify its
further existence. commanding neither
strength nor respect.
In proof of this statement we have only to
point to the scenes enacted at the late con.
vention at the city OF Austin, where every
semblance of shame was thrown aside and
the boosted civil service regulations of the
government were trampled uLd,r foot in the
unSeemly eramble of federal appointees TO
secure their own prominence ana represent
atives of the party at the national conven-
ten.
We feel justified in assumIn that the re-
publican party If Texas has no organization,
such as is recognized as r, quisite to consti-
tute a political arty that IL has degenerated
into an unorganized mob. where bi-annual
gatherings have wrought disgrace and des-
pair 10 our patriot C people who hold to the
tenets of the republican party. Therefore
the necessity has arisen for the organization
of the republican party of Texas, Independent
of its past history and upon the further re.
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
state and those in sympathy with the princi-
pies and policies of the republican party to
come to oar aid and give us their assistance
in buiidir & up republlcanism IN Texas. Year
after year for the psst tweot' years we have
Witnessed the republican party standing still
or gradually falling off in strength, aud this
in face of tie fact of the great growth OF our
state in population from republican states.
and Notwithstanding the further fact that
the material and business interests of our
great state demands the aid OF the republican
party in their development. THIS condition
of things can only be attributed TO one cause:
The repub. lean party has fallen below par as
a political organization inTexas~ commanding
neither he respect nor the confidence of the
intelligent masses of the people. 1t Is to
rescue our party from this condition and to
build ii up ON a basis of intelligence and
responsibility that this new departure is
taken. We call upon the white republicans 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 and
commend the national administration in
carrying but with success that great Ameri-
can principle of protection to American la or
and American products, the fostering OF
nome industries and the provision by fair in
ternatlonal reciprocity of a market for our
farm products W. believe to be the true
American doctrine.
Resolved, That we condemn the federal
election bill as an unne cessary and impolitic
measure and express the hope that the ma
tional republican party will make no further
insistance 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 shall have
charge of all matters touching representa-
ton in conventions LSignedI Henry Cline,
chaIrmaD; James z. Newcomb, A. B. Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. MetZler, A. j. Houston,
A. L Dornall, @ G.. White, H. p. Shields. E.
NJ. Martin. John A. Harris, John b. Schultz,
TIL Omas RripO II Il MaGrapOr