San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-16
TEXAS REPURLICAN PLATFORM.

| TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the convention held at Dallas,
| april 18th, 1892.
10 the Republicans of the state: We pre-
sent for your serious consideration and de-
| libjrative judgment the following statements
in stit1cat on of the course we have marked
Que and the new departure we have tax in
| convention called together as 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
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 Arrangement of our state
and the success OF republican principles, we
leve that IN order TO secure the blessings OF
free and honest government, the contention
of well balanced political parties is necessary,
and that this may be attained in our state by
placing the republican party on an equal
footing with its national opponen Mt, The demo-
cratic party. Alter years of trial and defeat
of humiliation and despair in attempting TO
keep 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 and
control of Il lew men whose only object seems
to be 10 advance their own ambition and
gain in the securement of federal offices and
the distribution OF federal patronage, until
the party conventions amount to nothing but
the assembling of fedora officials and their
personal followers, and after each such con-
vention tbs party dissOlving into an unor-
ganiZed and unreliable mass, who have neither
head nor foot. 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
unseemly :cramble of federal appOintees 10
secure their own prominence and represent
atiyes of the party at the national conven-
ton.
We feel justified in assuming that the re-
publican party of Texas has no organization,
such as is recognized as requisite TO consti-
tute political arty; that 1t 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 republican party OF Texas, independent
of its past history and upon the further re
cOgnition of the fact that only upon The in
telligence 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
site and those in sympathy with the princi.
pies and policies OF the republican party TO
come TO OR aid and give us their assistance
IN buildit up repubicanism in Texas. Year
after ear for the psst tweot' years we have
witness d the republican party standing still
or gradually falling off in strength and this
in fsce of tie fact of the great growth Of our
state in population from republican states
anu HOtWI inc IuEtutE IdCl lInt
tho 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 10 one cause:
The Tepub lean party has fallen below par as
political organization nTeXas commanding
neither he respect nor the contide@c &c of the
intelligent masses of the people. 1t Is to
rescue our party from this condition and TO
build il 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
o, our standard bearer in the coming state
election.
Resolved, That we declare our adherence 10
he principles of the republican party and
commend the national administration in
carrying out with success that great Ameri-
can principle of protection TO American Ia or
and American products, the fostering o
home industries and the provision by fair in
ternatIoDal reciprocity of a market for our
farm products we believe to be the true
American doctrine
Resolved, That we condemn the federal
measure and express the hope that the ma
tiOnal repu blican party will make no further
insistance upon its adoption.
Resolved. That in the future Organiza-
ton OF the republican party IN Texas
and til A. other state convention is held, the
state executive committee shall have
charge OF all matters touching representa-
ton in conventions Signed Henry Cline,
cha rUan; James =. NewcODb, A. NJ rton,
6. W. Gillespie, A. Metzler, A. j. Houston.
A. l. bnrnall, q G. White, H 7. Shields E.
Martin JOhr A. Harris, John B. schultz.
Tb omns Bricn, H. T. McGregOr.