San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-11
HARRIsoN's ADMINISTRATION.
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
incat.onofU so urse we nave marked
Que ana the new departure we have TAXI IN
u convention called together as repre-
sentative body OF the white republicans or
OF Texas, and we appeal to you 10 give us your
aid III AL attempt 10 rescue the republican,
paI ty in our state from It's present degraded
aud nope.ess CONDITION..
Assem-. bled as we are, free from all hope
of political reward. with only patriotic ue-
cree TO further the advancement OF our state
and the success OF republican principles, we
bel eve that ~ order ~ secure the blessings oi
tree ana honest government, the contention
OF well balanced political parties Is necessary,
anC that this may be attained IN our state by
placing the republican party on al equai
fOoling with its national opponent, the demo-
cratic party. After years OF trial and defeat
of numihaIlon and despair in attempting TO
keep the republican party organized by Inc
methods left US as u legacy OF reconstruction
tunes, we have witnessed the party gradually
but surely failing unuer the management ana
control of a lew men whose only object seems
to Ue 10 advance their own ambition aud
gain in the securement of federal offices ana
the distribution OF federal patronage, until
the party conventions amount TO nothing but
the assembling OF federal ofhclas ana their
personal followers, and alter each sucn con-
venIion the party dlssolvlnK into an unor-
ganlZed and unrenable mass, who have neither
mead nor loot, aim nor object TO justify It's
further existence, commanding neither
strength nor respect.
in proof OF this statement we have only to
point to the scenes enacted at tie late con-
yentlon 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 loot in the
;prAmDle of federal apDO1ltGeS 10
secure their own prominence anu represent
atIves OF the party at the national convex
ton.
publican party vt Texas has no organization,
such as is recognized as requisite TO consul
tute a political arty; that IL has degenerated
into all unorganlZed MOP, Where Dl-anhual
gatherings have wrought disgrace and des-
pair TO our patriotic people who hold 10 the
tenets OF the republican party. Therefore
the necessity has arisen for the organization
OF the republican party of Texas independent
of its past history and upon the further re.
cognillon OF the TACT that only upon the ln-
teiIIgence 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
stste and those in sympathy with the princl-
pies and p0ncies OF the republican party 10
come to oar ala and give us their assistance
in building up repubIicansm in Texas. Year
alter ear for the psst INVENT, years we nave
witnessed the republican party standing still
or gradually falling on In strength, ana tnls
in lace of tt TACT 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 condltlon
of things can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The republican party has fallen below par as
a political organization i'll Texas, commanding
neither the respect nor the conhdeLce or the
intelligent masses OF the people. 1t is to
rescue our party from this condition and TO
build it up ON a 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
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 DR. ncjple of protection to American laoor
and American products, the fostering OF
home industries and the provision by talr IN
ternatlona 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 unn6 cessary and imponuc
measure and express the hope that the ma
tional repub lican party will make no further
insstance 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. [Signedl Henry Cline,
chairman; James L. Newcomb, A. b. Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. j. Houston,
NJ. Martin, John A. Harris, John b. schultz,
Tn Omas Rrian a F. McGreQOr.