San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-28
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. D.
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
Iibjra1lye Judgment the following statements
caIuu of the course we nave marked
Que ana the new departure we have taken III
convention called together ~ repre-
sentative body OF the wDIte republicans or
OF Iexas and we appeal TO you 10 give US your
and ia all a.1eInpG 10 rescue the republican
I'M, ~ in our STATE from It's present degraded
aud uOpe.eSs COndlLlOn.
"a ass,.,'rbIed a. we are, free from all hope
of poutlCaI reward with only apaU1Ot1c de-
cree. 10 IN Iher The advancement OF orr STATE
aud the success VI repuDiIcas principles, we
bell eve TINT Al order ~ secure Inc blessings Oh
Tree anu nOneSt government, me coDUnllon
or well balanced political parties ID necessary,
ana III al This may be attained Ill our STATE ny
ulac!lig Tue republican party on AZ tquai
iouuug VIII It's national oppouepI, the Demo
cratic party. Alter years Ol trlal anu ueIeu
If nuInIllalIon anu despair IN attempting 10
keep Inc Iepubncan party organized by Ine
me, nous lett us as d legacy or recunstfucuon
Dmes we have Witnessed the party gradually
but surely failing unuer the mahaHehent am
control oI a lew men whose only oDJect seems
10 ne 10 advance their own amDltlOn ala
gain in the securemeut OF fSderal oInces anu
Inc Distribution OF federal patronage until
tue parry conventions amount 10 nothing but
personal followers, ana after eacn such con-
veullun the party oIssolyIng into an unor-
panlzed and uurenable mass, who have neither
mead nor loot. aim nor object to Justify us
further existence, cOmmauulhe hebpei
strength nor respect.
In proof OF this statement we nave only 10
pOinI 10 the scenes enacted al tBe lhDe COL
yentlon at the city OF Austin. where every
seubauce OF shame WAS thrown aside and
l he boosted civil service regulations VI Inc
government were trampleo under 1oot III Inc
unseemiy IcramUle OF federal appolntees "
secure their own prominence anu represent
auyes or the party NJ Tue hationai eoh'oa
ton. 49,. A. -
We feel justified in assuming that the re-
publican party ell Texas mas no organization,
sucn as is recognized as requisite 10 constl,
1ute political .arty; that il has degenerated
In1o an unorgamzed mob, where Di-annuai
gatherings have wrought disgrace ana oes-
ualr 10 our patriotic people VINO hOld 10 the
Ienets or 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 turther re-
cOgnlLIon OF the 1act that only upon the ln-
teIuyence ana manhood OF tne Wnlte Amerl
can CitiZsps can any party in TINS country
hope Tor growth ana success.
Ne cali upon the white republicans or the
st ate aud those in sympathy villa Inc primer
pies and peucies OIL the republican party 10
come 10 O IT ald and give us their assistance
IN DuiIdiLg up repubncanisln IN TEXAS. ear
alter ear Tor the psst twenty years we nave
witnessed the republican party stanolng SUI
or gradually falling of in strength, ana tnIs
i'm lace OF ire Iact of the great growth or our
state In population from republican states,
and understanding the further TACT that
tine material ana business interests OF our
great state demands the aid or the republican
party in their development. THIS condltion
of thugs can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The republican party has fallen DeloW par rs
n political organization in Texas commanding
neither the res ect nor the contoehce OF the
Intelligent masses of the people. 1t is 10
rescue our party from this condltlon ana 10
build il UP Oh a basis OF Intelligence ana
that this new departure ID
taken. We call upon the white repuolcahs 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 ana
the national administration IN
carving out with success that great Amerl-
can principle OF protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering or
home Industries and the provision by fair in
ternatIonal 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 unnE cessary and lmpOhnc
measure and express the hope that the ma
tional republican party Will make no further
insistance upon its adoption.
Resolved, That in the future organlza-
ton of the republican party IN Texas
and t Il another state convention Is held, the
state executive committee snail nave
charge of all matters touching representa-
ton in conventions [Signedl Henry Cline,
chairman; James L. Newcomb, A d; Norton'
G. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. j. Houston,
A. L. Dornail =. G. White, H. z. Shields, /.
M. Martin, Jonn A. Harris, John b. schultz,
Thorn Brlen, H. +. McGregor.