San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-14
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the convention held at Dallas
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Adopted at the convention held at Dallas,
april 18th, 1892.
80 the Republicans of the state: We pre-
sent for your serious consideration and de-
lihjrative Judgment the following statements
inst feat ON of the course we nave marked
Que ana the new departure we have TAXI in
a convention called together as Il repre-
sentative body of the white republicans of
OF Texas, and we appeal to you 10 give us your
aid IN an attempt TO rescue the republican
palty 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 of our state
and the success OF republican principles, we
bel eve that IN order 10 secure the blessings OF
free and honest government, the contention
of well balanced political parties Is necessary
ano that this may be attained in our state by
placing the republican party on IN equal
footing with its national oppont mt, The demo-
cratic party. Alter years OF trial and defeat
of humiliation and despair IN attempting 10
keen the republican party organized by the
methods left US as legacy of reconstruction
times, we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely failing under the management ana
control of a few men whose only object seems
to he 10 advance their own ambition aud
gain in the securement OF federal OihceS and
the distribution of federal pat oDage, until
the party conventions amount TO nothing but
the assembling of federal officials and their
personal followers, and after each such con-
vention the party dlssolvlng into an unor-
ganiZed and unreliable mass, who have neither
head nor loot. aim nor object to justify its
further existence. commanding neither
strength nor respect.
In proof of this statement we have only TO
point to the scenes enacted at the late con-
vention at the city of Austin, where every
semblance of shame was thrown aside and
the boosted civil service regulations Of the
government were trampled under foot IN the
uuseemly scramble of federal appointees TO
secure their own prominence and represent
atives of the party at the national conVen-
tiun.
We feel justified in assuming that the re-
publican party of Texas has no organization,
such as is recognized as requisite to constl-
tute political arty; that il has degenerated
into an unorganiZed mob, where bi-annual
gatherings have wrought disgrace and des-
pair TO our patriotic people who hold TO the
tenets of the republican party. Therefore
the necessity has arisen for the organization
of the repu blican party of Texas. independent
of its past history and upon the further re.
cogniton of the fact that only upon the in
telligence and manhood of the white Ameri
can citizens can any party IN TINS country
hope for growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans of the
ST ate and those in sympathy with the princl'
pies and policies OF the republican party 10
come TO IT AID and give us their assistance
N buildiI up republicanism in Texas. fear
alter year for the psst twent years we have
witnessed the republican party standing stlll
or gradually falling of in strength. and this
in face of tie ract of the great growth OF our
state in population from republican states.
and notwithstanding the further fact that
great state demands the aid OF the repu blican
party in their development. Tets condition
Of things can only he attributed 10 one cause:
The repub lean party has fallen below par as
political organization in Texas commanding
neither the respect nor the confd Ell &c of the
Intelligent masses of the people. 1t is to
rescue our party from this condition and to
build it up ON q basis of intelligence and
respectability tDat this new departure IL
taken. We call upon the white repub licans 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 Ameri-
can principle of protection to American la : or
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 unne cessary and impolitic
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-
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 tSiRned Henry Cline,
chairman; James =. Newconb, A. 3 Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. MetZler, A. j. Houston,
| A. L Dornall, q G. White. II. =. Shields. E.
| VI Martin. john A. HarriS, John b. schultz,
| Thomas Brien, II F. NcGregOr.