San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-26
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

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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 anu the new departure we have taken In
a convention called together as repre-
sentative body of the white republicans of
of Texas. and we appeal TO you to give us your
aid in an attempt 10 rescue the republican
party in our state from It's present degraded
and hopeless condition.
Assembled as we are. free from all hope
of political reward, with only patriotic de-
cree to further the advancement or our state
and the success OF repu bllcal principles, we
bel eve that IN order ~ secure the blessings Oh
free ana honest government, tue contention
of well hala need political parties is necessary,
ana th ut this may be attained III our state Dy
placing the republican, party on an AVA
tooLing with its national opponent, ne oemo-
cratic party. Alter years Oh trldl anu ueleat
of humiliation and despair in attempting to
keen the republican party organized Dy tne
mel mods left US rs legacy OF Reconstruction
times we have witnessed the party gradually
bur surely failing under the management ana
control or q few men whose only ODJecI seems
TO Ue 10 advance their own amDltloh ana
gain in the securement OF federal onces ana
the party conventions amount TO nothing but
the assembling OF federal officials .and their
personal followers, and alter eacn sucn cOn-
! VentiOn the party olssolVlnR INTO I'LL unof-
/ Uanized and Unreliable mass, who nave neither
| mead nor foot, aim nor object 10 JUSTIFY It's
| further existence, commanding uellher
strength nor respect
| In T7root of this statement we have only to
point to the scenes enacted at the late con-
Vention al the city of Austin, wnere every
| semblance OF shame was thrown dslue anu
|
| government were trampled under loot III the
| unseemly ;cramDle OF federal appolntees 10
secure their own prominence ana represent
atives OF the party at the natonal conVen-
| We feel justified in assuming that the re-
publican party oil Texas has no ORGANIZATION.
such as is recognized as REQUISITE 10 constl,
tute political Larty; that IL has degenerated
| into an unorganiZed mob, where bl-annual
| gatherings have wrought dlsgrace ana oes-
| pair TO our patriotic people who hOld 10 tne
| 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 ln-
teinRence and manhood of the white Ameri
can citizens can any party IN thls country
hope tor growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans OF tne
| state and those in sympathy with the prlncl-
| niles and policies OF the republican party TO
come to oar ala and give us their assistance
| IN building up repubIlcanlSm III texas. L ear
|
| witnessed the republican party standing still
| or gradually falling oil in strength and TINS
| in face OF TIE fact of the great growth OF our
state in population from republican states,
and nOtwi .hstanding the further tact that
the material ana business interests OF our
great state demands the aid or the republican
party in their development. Ihls condltloh
OF things can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The republican party has fallen below par as
a political organization in TeXaS, commanding
nett her the respect nor the conhoeLce OF the
intelligent masses of the people. 1t Is to
| rescue our party from this condition and to
build il up OH basis of intelligence and
respectability 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
commend the national administration IN
carrying out with success that great Amerl
can principle of protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering OF
home industries and the provision by talr IN
ternatlonsl reciprocity OF market Tor our
farm products Eve believe to be the true
American doctrine.
| Resolved, That we condemn the federal
election bill as an unne cessary and lmpOhuc
measure and express the hope that the ma
tional repu Dlican 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. tSignedI Henry Cline,
chairman; James L. Newcomb, A. b. Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. NGtZler, A. J. Houston,
A. L. Dornail, U. G. White, H. =. Shields, K.
NJ. Martin, John A. Harris, John b. schultZ,
Thomas Brien, Fl. F. McGregor.