San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-27
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
| Adopted at the convention held at naIlas
april 18th, 1892.
To the Republicans of the state: We pre-
sent for your serious consideration and de
Lucrative Judgment the following statements
i'm cat on of the course we nave marked
Que anc the new departure we nave TAX III
a convention called together as repre-
sentative BODY OF the "nIte Iepuphcahe Oh
al Texns aud we appeal TO you 10 give Us your
md m an attempt 10 rescue the repupucaa
maj ty in our sIale from IJs present degraded
aud nOpe.eSs conulllou. -. -, ,-
Assembled as we are, rree IRON I'll nope
nj noIitical reward, with only paLrloIc DE-
cree. 10 tul Their the advancement VI our state
Ind me SUCCESS OF republican, principles, we
hrI eve that ~ order ~ secure tue blessings Oh
1ree anu honest government, The contention
of well balanced political parties Is necessary,
ana that this may he attained III our sIale ny
placing the republican party on an equal
iOutiuy with It's national oppOuent, the demo-
crntlc party. Alter years OF trial am de1eat
Of numlllaLIUn anu despair IN attempting 10
keen The republican party organized Uy lhe
metnoas lett us as ii legacy OF recUnstructlon
umes we have witnessed the party gradually
hur surely raining uuuer the management ana
control of a lew men whose only ouJecl seeihs
10 lie 10 advance their own amDltlon dhu
gain IN The securelneDt Oh 1.ueral ouces anu
Inc distribution OF federal patronage. until
me larry conventions amount 10 hotn1ng nut
the assembling OIL teoeral OFFICIALS anu theIr
personal followers, and after each sucn con
veullon the party ulssolylnR into al unor-
paplzed and uurenable mass, who have nelther
mead nor loot, ain nor object 10 Justlly lts
further existence, commanding neuner
in I,roof oi rms statement we have only to
point 10 the scenes enacted at the late con-
VentIon at the cly OF Austlh, whete every
semblance OF shame was tnroWn dsIoe anu
Inc boasled CIVIL service regulations VI the
government were tramped under 1oot III tbe
unseemIy scramble OF federal appolhtees 10
secure their own prominence anu represent
atlves or the party at the national conVen-
ton. .l .... 49, 80
We feel justified in assuming that the re-
publican party ell Texas mas no organization,
sucn as is recognized us requisite TO consul,
tute political Aarty that IL mas uegsueraueo
into an unorganlzed mob, where Di-annual
gatherings have wrought dlsRrace ana uee-
pair 70 our patriotic people VINO hoid 10 tne
Ienets OF Inc republican party. 1nereLore
the necessity has arisen Tor the DISQUALIFICATION
OF the republican party OF Texas, independent
of Its past history and upon the turther re-
cOgIiJIon OF the TACT that only upon the ln-
teiuyence ana manhood OF the whlte Amerl
can citizens can any party III Inis oouh'iJ
hope Tor growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans OF the
state and those in sympathy Win the primer
pies and p0ucies OF the republican party 10
come 10 O IT aIu and give us their assistance
IN building up repuDncanlsm III lexis. eur
alter ear for the psst tseutS years we nave
witnessed The republican, party stanolhg sum
i'm iace OF ire TACT of the great growth OF our
state in population from republican states.
and notwl .hstanding the further tact tnat
the material ana business interests OF our
great state demands The aid oil the repuDncan
party in their development. Inls cOnultion
of things can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The republican party has fallen below par as
a political organization III Texas, commanding
neither The respect nor the confidence or the
Intelligent masses OF the people. III Is 10
rescue our party from this cOndltlon ana 10
build il up ON q basis Of intelligence and
respectabilty That this new departure 10
taken We call upon the white repuoncahs OF
The state to orr aniZe and come to the support
OF our standard bearer in the coming state
election.
the principles of the republican party and
commend the national administration IN
carrying out with success that great Amefi-
can principle OF protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering OK
home industries and the provision py 1alr IN
ternatonal reciprocity of market Tor our
farm products we believe TO be the true
American doctrine. .
Resolved, That we condemn the leueraI
election bill as an unnG cessary and lmpOluc
measure and express the hope that the ma
tional republican party Will make no lurtner
insstance upon its adoption. .--
Resolved, That in the future organlZa-
ton of the republican party IN ie&as
and till another state convention is held, the
state executive committee snail nave
charge of all matters touching representa-
ton IN conventions. tSignedl Henry CINE,
G. W. Gillespie, A. Melzler, A. j. Houston,
A, L. Dornail, Z. G. White, H. 7. Shields, L.
NJ Martin JOhn A. Harris, John Ii. schultz,
Thomas Brien, H. +. McGregor.