San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-12
HARRIsON's ApMINIsTRATIUN.
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-
Lucrative Judgment the following statements
incat,onoft go urse we have marked
Que ana the new departure we have tax, n in
n convention called together as u repre-
sentative body OF the white republicans or
OF Texas and we appeal to you 10 give us your
atd ia All attempt TO rescue the republican
paI ty in our STATE from It's present degraded
and hope.ess condluon.
eInbled rs we are, free from all hope
Of political reward with only patriotic de-
cree 10 further the advancement OF our state
and the success OF republican, principles, We
be-. eve that IN order 10 secure the blessings OF
free ana honest government, the contention
or well balanced political parties Is necessary,
ana that this may be attained i'll our state 10y
placing the republican party on an equal
footing WITH its national opponent tne uel n.
cratic party. Alter years OF trial and defeat
uf humiliation and despair IN attempting 10
keep the republican party organized by the
methods left Us MS legacy OF Reconstruction
umes we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely failing unuer the management aid
control of a few men whose only object seems
to lie 10 advance their own amDltlOn aLd
gain in the securement of federal offices and
the distribution OF federal patronage, until
the party conventions amount 10 nothing but
the assembling OF federal ohcals ana their
personal followers, and after each such con-
yentiOn the party ulssolylng into an unof-
panized and unrelable mass, who have neither
mead nor loot, aim nor object TO justify It's
further existence, commanding neither
strength nor respect.
In proof of this statement we nave only 10
poiut to the scenes enacted at the late con-
yention at the city OF Austin, where every
semblance OF shame was thrown aside and
the boosted civil service regulations OF the
government were trampIed under foot in the
unseemly scramble OF federal appointees 10
secure their own prominence anu represent
atIves or 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 consul
tute political artyj that II has degenerated
into an unOrganlZed mob, where Di-annual
gatherings have wrought disgrace and de5-
pair 20 our patriotic people who hold TO 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-
cOgnition of the TACT that only upon the in-
teillgence and manhood of the white Ameri'
can citizens can any party IN thlS country
hope for growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans OF the
state and those in sympathy with the princl.
pies and pencies OF the republican party 10
come to oar ala and give us their assistance
IN buildiug up Tepublicanism In Texas. ear
tier ear for the psst twenty years we nave
witnessed the republican party standing sun
in lace of II g Iact 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 10 one cause:
The republican party has fallen below par as
political organization in Texas, commanding
neither the respect nor the con1oeLce or the
intelligent masses OF the people. IL Is 10
rescue our party from this condltlOn ana 10
build il up ON basis OF intelligence ana
responsibility that this new departure ls
taken. We call upon the white republicans 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 TO
the principles of the republican party and
carrying out with success that great Ameri-
can principle of protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering or
home industries and the provision by fair in
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 unnt cessary and impoiitc
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-
and till another state convention is held, the
state executive committee shall have
charge of all matters touching representa-
tion in conventions. [Signed Henry Cline,
chairman; James Z. Newcomb, A. b: Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. j. Houston,
A. l.. Dornall, U. G. White, II. Z. Shields, X.
NJ. Martin, John A. Harris, John b. schultz,
Thomas Brien, H. F. McGregor.
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