San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-24
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.


Adopted at the convention held at Dallas,
april 18th, 1872.
TO The Republicans of the state: We pre-
sent for your serious consideration ano de-
Lucrative Judgment the following statements
ms III cat.o of the course we nave marked
Que ana the new departure we nave taken In
u convention called together as q repre-
sentative body of the white republicans OF
of Texas, and we appeal to you 10 give us your
aid IL an attempt TO rescue the republican
patty in our stale from It's present degraded
and hopeless conultlOn.
Of poIitiCal reward with only patriotic de-
cree 10 further the advancement or our state
and the success OF republican principles, we
believe that IN order 10 secure The blessings on
free ana honest government, the contention
OF well balanced political parties is necessary,
ana that this may be attained IN our state by
plsc!ng the republican party on an equal
fooling with it's national opponent, the demo-
cratic parlx. Alter years OF trial and defeat
of humiliatfon ana despair in attempting to
keep the IepuDncan party organized Dr the
meIhOus left us as legacy or RECONSTRUCTION
tlmes, we have witnessed the party gradually
bur surely failing under the management and
control OF few men whose only Object seems
10 he 10 advance their own amDltlon and
gain in the securement OF federal othces ana
The distribution of federal patronage, until
the marty conventions amount to nothing out
the assembling OF federal officials and their
personal followers, ana AFTER each such con
Vention the party oissolvlng into an unOr-
ganized and unreliable mass, who have neither
head nor loot, aim nor object to justify its
further existence. commanding neither
strength nor respect.
In nroof of this statement we have only to
poinf to the scenes enacted at the late con-
vention at the city OF Austin, where every
semblance OF shame was thrown ASIDE ana
the boosted civil service regulations or the
government were trampled under loot In the
unseemly icramDle of federal appolntees 10
secure their own prominence and represent
atives OF the party at the national conVen-
ton:
We feel justified in assuming that the re-
publican party OF Texas has no organization,
such as Is recognized as requisite TO constl.
tute u political arty; that IL mas degenerated
into an unorganiZed mob, where Di-annual
gat herings have wrought disgrace and des-
pair TO our patriotic people VINO hold 10 the
tenets 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 further re. |
cognitlon OF the TACT that only upon the in- |
telngence and manhood OF the white Amerl' |
can citizens can any party in this country |
hope for growth and success.
We call upon the white republlcans or the
ST ate and those in sympathy with the prlncl- |
pies and poncies OF the republican party TO |
come TO oar AID and give us their assistance
in building up republicanism i'll Texas. Year |
al ter year for the psst twentJ years we have
witnessed the repuol party standing still |
or gradually falling of in strength, and this |
in lace of tie fact of the great growth OF our !
state in population from republican states. !
and Notwithstanding the further fact that
the material ana business interests OF our
great state demands the aid OF the republican |
party in their development. Tbls CONDITION
of things can only be attributed TO one cause: |
The republican party has fallen below par as |
a political organization in Texas, commanding
neither ne rec pect nor the confidence of the
intelligent masses of the people: 1t is to
rescue our party from this cOnditiCn and to |
build it up ON a basis of intelligence and
that this new departure Is
taken. We call upon the white republicans 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 |
the national administration in
out with success that great Ameri- /
can principle of protection to American IaoOr
and American products, the fostering or |
home industries and the provision by fair in |
reciprocity OF market Tor our |
farm products we believe to be the true |
American doctrine. i
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 committee shall have
charge of all matters touching representa- |
ton in conventions. tSigned Henry Cline, |
chairman; James L. Newcomb, A. b. Norton, |
6. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. j. Houston,
A. L. Dornall, U. G. White, H. z. Shields, 4. |
NJ. Martin. John A. Harris, John Il. Schultz, |
Thomas Brien, II. F. McGregor.