San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-22
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-
Lucrative judgment the following statements
indicat ons of the course we have marked out
Que ana the new departure we nave taken III
convention called together us repre-
sentative body of the white republicans of
of Texas. and we appeal to you TO give us your
aid IN an attempt to rescue the republican
party in our state from It's present degraded
and hopeless cOpdiuOn.
Assembled as we are. free from all hope
of political reward with only patriotic de-
cree 10 further the advancement Of our state
nnu the success OF republican principles, we
bel eve that IN OTder 10 secure the blessings Oh
Tree ana honest government, the contention
of well balanced pUnIICal parties Is necessary,
ana that this luaS be attained Ill our state 10y
placing tue republican party on an eqLrI
footing WITH its national opponent, the ueno-
cratic party. Alter years OF trial and defeat
at numihallOn anu despair in attempting to
keep the republican party ORGANIZED by the
methods lett us hS h legacy or recOnstructlOn
tunes, we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely failing under the management anu
control or a few men whose only OBJECT seems
TO Ue 10 advance their own amDltlon ana
gain in the securemenT of federal Ofhces ana
the party conventions amount 10 nothing but
the assembling OF federal officials and their
personal followers, and after eacn Such con-
vention the party oIssOlvIng INTO all unor-
gdniZed and uni enable mass, wi nave neither
mead nor loot, aim nor object 10 justify lis
further existence, commanding neither
strength nor respect.
In proof OF this statement we nave only 10
pOiut 10 The scenes enacted at the late con-
ventlOu AT the Guy OF Austin, where every
sembiance OF shame was thrown aside and
the boosted civil service regulations OF the
government were trampled under loot in the
unseemly scramble of federal appulntees 10
secure their own prominence ana represent
atlves OF the party at the national conVen-
ton.
We feel justified in assuming that the re-
publican party OF Texas has no ORGANIZATIONS
SUCH as is recognized as requisite TO constr
tute political Larty; That II mas degeherateu
into an unOrganized mob, where Di-annual
gatherings have wrought disgrace ana des-
pair 10 our patriotic people VINO bOid 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-
cognitIon OF the tact that Oh ly upon the ill.,
telngence and manhood OF the white Amerl'
can citiZens can any party in TINS country
hope tor growth ana success.
We call upon the white republican, Of the
state and those in sympathy Win the prlhcl-
pies and pOncies OF the republican party to
come to oar aIo and give us their assistance
IN building up rcpublcanism In Texas. ! ear
after ear for the psst tWentJ years we nave
witnessed he republican party standlng still
or gradually falling off in strength, and TINS
in lace OF u TACT of the great growth or our
state in population from republican states,
and nOtwl hstanding the further fact that
the material ana 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 he res pect nor the confidence OF the
Intelligent masses Of the people. IT is to
rescue our party from this condition and TO
build il up on a basis of intelligence and
responsibility that this new departure le
taken. We cal upon tue 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
carrying out with success that great Ameri-
can principle of protection to American la 1Or
and American products, the fostering OF
home industries and the provision by fair in-
ternauOnsl reciprocity of a 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 impOlitic
measure and express the hope that the ma
tionaI repu Dlcan party will make no further
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. tSignedl Henry Cline,
G. W. Gillespie, A. MelZler, A. J. Houston,
A. l.. DornalI, U. G. White, H. z. Shields, K.
NJ. Martin, John A. Harris, John Ii. schultz,
Thomas Brien, H.-F. McGregor.