San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-07
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-
libiratiye Judgment the following statements
incat .onJ e;J urse we nave marked
Que ana the new departure we have TAXI N IN
a convention called together as repre-
sentative body OF the Wnlle republicans OF
OF Iexas, and we appeal 10 you 10 give US ySur
aid ia al aIIeInpC 10 rescue the republican
mai ty in our sIaIe from It's present degraded
and nOpe.ess conultlOn.
Assembled rs We are, free from al nope
of political reward with only patriotic de-
cree, 10 further the advancement or our state
and the success or republican, principles, we
beI eve that lu order 10 secure the blessings Oh
free ana honest government, the contention
or well balanced pOlltIcal parties is necessary,
ano that this may be attained IN our state py
placing the republican party on an equai
tOoling with its national opponent, lne oelho-
cratic party. After years OF trial anu ueleat
al numihallon and despair in attempting TO
keep the republican party organized py tue
meInous lett us as legacy OF feconslructlUn
times we have witnessed the party grauuauy
but surely failing under the managenent anu
control OF a few men whose only object seems
to lie 10 advance their own ambition ana
gain in the securement OF 1.ueral omces anu
the distribution OF 1ederal patronage, unlii
the parry conventions amount TO nothing out
the assembling OF federal OfhclalS ana their
persOnal followers, and after each sucn con-
yeution the party ulssolving into an unor-
gained and unrellaole mass, VINO nave
mead nor foot aim nor object 10 1ustly us
further existence, commanding nelther
strength nor respect
In proof of this statementwe have only 10
pOint TO the scenes enacted at the late con-
yentIon at the city OF Austin, where every
semblance OF shame was thrown ASIDE anu
the boosted civil service regulations oI Tue
government were trampled under 1oot IN tbe
l 0rfnh
| secure their own prominence ana represent
atives OF the party at the national conVen-
ton. - ..o. .Lo m
nubIican party eli Texas has no organization,
snch as is recognized as requisite TO consul.
tute political arty; that IL mas degenerateu
into an unorganiZed mob, where pl-anhual
gatherings have wrought DISGRACE ana oee-
pair 10 our patriotic people who hold 10 the
Ienets OF the republican party. IhereIore
the necessity has arisen Tor the organization
of the republican party OF Texas, ihdepehoent
of its past history and upon the TURNER re-
cognitlon OF the fact that only upon the ln-
teilIgence and manhood OF the white Amerl'
can citizens can any party IN thls country
hope Tor growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans OF the
state and those in sympathy Win the primer
pies and policies OF the repuDhcah party 10
come to Our AID and give us their assistance
IN buildipg up repubrcaniSm IN Texas. ear
al ter " ear for the psst twenty years we nave
witnessed the republican party stanolng sun
or gradually falling oil in strength, ana tnls
i'm tace of TIE ract of the great CROWN OF our
state in population from republican states,
| and Notwithstanding the further fact that
| the material and business interests OF our
treat state demands the aid OF the republican
6arty i'm their development. Tnls condition
of things can only be attributed TO one cause:
The republican party has fallen DeloW par as
a noliticaI organization in Texas, commanding
neither the respect nor the connoeLce OF Ihe
Intelligent masses of the people: III Is 10
rescue our party from this condltlon ana 10
build it up ON basis Oh lnteLleenco anu
resnectability that this new departure Ii
taken. we call upon the white republicans OF
the state to organize and come TO the support
of onr standard bearer in the coming state
election. ,Io.o,oo 20
Resolved, That we declare our adherence 70
the principles of the republican party anu
commend the national administration III
carrying out with success that great ai ~ sri
can principle of protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering or
home Industries and the provision py lalr IN
ternatonal reciprocity OF q market LOT our
farm products we believe TO be the true
American doctrine. 49,. sosouoI
Resolved That we condemn the 1ederal
election bill as an unnt cessary ana !mPoItlc
measure and express the nope lna' I'M tnS h ma
tional republican party VIII make no iurIneI
insistance upon its adoption. ,.o
Resolved, That in the future organlza-
lion of the republican party IN 1eAas
and till another state convention is held, the
state executive committee snall haNe
charge of all matters touching representa-
tion in conventions. tSignedl Henry Cnne'
G. W. Gillespie, A. MsIzler, A. }. Houston,
A. L. Dornall, u. G. White, h.. L. Shleids, D.
| NJ Martin John A. Harris, John Il. Schultz,
Thomas Brien, h. +. McGregor.