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

TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
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-
Lucrative judgment the following statements
Iincat,ouofI h ecJ urse we have marked
Que ana the new departure we nave taken Ill
n convention calico together as repre-
sentative body OF The white republicans or
oil Texas, and we appeal TO you TO give us your
aid Ia All attempt 10 rescue the republican
pal ty in our STATE from Its present degraded
and hOpe.eSs cOndltlOn.
Asseinb ied as we are, free from all nope
of political reward with only patriotic de-
cree 10 further the advancement OF our state
and The success or republican principles, we
believe that AL order " secure tue dressings Oh
free ana honest government, the coDtentlou
of well balanced political parties is necessary,
ana lb IL this may be attained III our state by
placing the republican party on an equal
footing with its national opponent, the demo-
cratic party. Alter years of trial ana defeat
of humiliation ana despair i'll attempting 10
keep the republican party organized by the
methods left US as Il legacy or reconstruction
times we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely failing unoer the management and
control OF a lew men whose only object seems
TO ue 10 advance their own amblrlon and
gain in the securement OF f.deral oihces ana
the distribution OF federal patronage, until
the party conventions amount TO nothing but
the assembling OF federal ofnc!als ana their
personal followers, and alter eacn sucn con-
YenIion the party olssolvlng INTO an unor-
paniZed and unrenable mass, who have neither
mead nor loot, aim nor object TO justify It's
further existence, commanding neither
strength nor respect.
Ia proof OF this statement we have only to
point to the scenes enacted at the late con-
yeutlon at the city OF Austin, where every
semblance OF shame was thrown aside ana
the boosted civil service regulations OF the
government were trampleo under loot in the
Ipramhlp Of federal aDDUllteeS 10
secure their own prominence anu represenl
atives OF the party AT the national conSen.
ton.
pubIican party OF Texas has no ORGANIZATION,
such as is recognized as requisite to constr
tute political larty; that II has degenerated
into an unorganiZed mop, where pl-annuai
gatherings have wrought DISGRACE ana oes-
pair TO our patriotic people who hold TO the
tenets or the republican party. therefore
the necessity has arisen Tor the organization
of the republican party OF IeXas, independent
of its past history and upon the furtner re-
cognitlon of the TACT that only upon the H.
teihgence and manhood of the white Ameri-
can citizens can any party IN this country
hope for growth and success.
We call upon the white republicans OF the
state and those in sympathy with the primer
pies and policies OF the republican party 10
come to oar aid and give us their assistance
in building up repubucanism Ill Texas, Year
after year for the psst twentJ years we have
witnessed the republican party STANDING stlll
or gradually falling Oft in strength and this
in face of tie fact of the great growth OF our
state in population from republican states,
and Notwithstanding the further fact that
the material and business interests of our
great state demands the aid OF the republican
party in their development. This condition
of things can only be attributed TO one cause:
The republican party has fallen below par as
a political organization in Texas, commanding
neither the respect nor the confidence OF the
Intelligent masses of the people. 1t is to
rescue our party from this condition and to
build it up ON basis of intelligence and
responsibility that this new departure IL
taken. We call upon the white republicans of
The state to org aniZe 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
commend the national administration in
carrying out with success that great Ameri-
can principle of protection to American la Cor
and American products, the. fostering OF
home industries and the provision by fair ln-
ternatlonsl reciprocity of q market for our
farm products we believe to be the true
American doctrine.
Resolved, That we condemn the federal
election bill as an unnG ceSsary and impOl1ttc
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 till another state convention is held, the
state executive committee shall have
charge of all matters touching representa-
ton in conventions. [Signedl Henry Cline,
chairman; James T.. Newcomb, A. Is. Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. j. Houston,
N. Martin, John A. Harris, John Il. schultz,
Thomas Rripn "A F. MCIreQOr.