San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-30
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the convention held Fat Dallas
Aprl 18th, 1892
40 the Republicans of the state: We pre-
sent for your serious consideration and de-
libjraIlNe Judgment the following statements
In he course we nave marked
Que and the new departure we have taken III
d CONVENTION called together AS u repre-
SENTATIVE body OF The MnIve republicans or
OF Texas AND we appeal 10 you 10 give us your
aud IA AL aLIeInpL 10 rescue the republican
ma ~ IN our STATE from lie present uegraued
auu nOpe.eSs conultlou.
of poutIcaI reward with ohIy apaIrlOtlc ue-
cree 10 IuI Their the advancement OF our STATE
anu me sucuess OF repu prIuclpIes, we
believe tnaL al order ~ secure uie DRESSINGS Oh
,re,. ana honest government, the contention
OF well haIaucea poliJlcai par Ties 10 necessary,
aua lh ID LhIs mhy pe attained IN our stale ny
uac:ng Tue republican parry Oh all equal
Iouuug Will It's natlOnal oppoueRl, the ueillo-
,Iatlc party. AILer years VI trial ana defeat
OF nuniLllatIun ana despair III attempting 10
keep Lne IepupIIcan party organized Dy the
me.noos Lett ue as legacy OF recOhstructloh
Ilmes we nave Witnessed the party gradually
put surrey railing unuer the manaReIuent aud
youtrDl vi Il lew men whose only ouJect seems
TO ue 10 advance their own amDItIOn aud
paIn In The securemeUt OF tcderaI Olhces ana
me Distribution VI federal pat. onage, until
me larry conventions amount 10 hoinlng out
lb, assembling VI federal OHlclals ana tnelr
personal followers, ana alter eacn sucn con-
yeulIon tho party oIssolylnR INTO an unor-
panized and u III enable mass, who have nelLher
mead nor loot, ann nor OBJECT 10 Jusuls lts
turtner existence, COMMANDING neither
strength nor RESPECT -
poIIi 10 Inc scenes enacted at the late con-
ventlon al the olly OF Austin, wnere every
seublauce OF shame was thrown aside ana
ln,. boasled civil service regulations VI the
nf ar
unseeIuly ycramUle OIL federal hppolllLees W
secure tneIr ow n prominence anu represent
atlyes or the party at the natlonal cohVen-
ton. a.
We feel justified in assuming that the re-
nh bncan party eT IeAas mas no orgAnlzatOn,
sucn rs is recognized as requisite 10 cohstl,
lutte h political larty tnat IL mas oegeneIatea
into an unUTganlZed mop, wnere pFanhusl
palbcrlngs have wrought disgrace ana Dec
pair 10 our patriotic people who bold 10 the
ienets or Inc republican party. therefore
the necessity has arisen ior tue UrSanZa n,'i
or the republican party OF Texas, lnne pendeht
of lis past history and upon the TURNER re-
cognillon OF the TACT that only upon the IN
teIugence ana manhood OF The wnlte Amerl-
can citizens can any party IN thls Country
hope Tor growth ana SUCCESS.
Ne call UPON the white republicans or Inc
state ana those in sympathy WIN the primer
pies and poncies Oh the republican party 10
come 10 O lr aIu and give US their assistance
IN puiluiLg up repuDncanism III Texas. i ear
al ter year Tor the pssJ twenty years we nave
witnessed The repuD hcan party stanolng sun
or gradually falling of in strength, ana inns
in lace OF U G TACT of the great growth OF our
state in population from repuDncan states,
and notwl thstandibg the further 1act tnat
tn. material ana business interests OF our
great state demands the aid OIL the republican
party in their development. TINS conultloh
OF things can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The republican party has fallen below par as
a politlcai orga IMITATION i'll Texas, commanding
neither ne rec pecJ nor the cOnhoeLce or the
Intelligent masses of the people. IL Is TO
rescue our party from this condition ana 10
bulld il UP OH q basis Of intelligence ana
respecIability tnat tins new departure Is
taken, We call upon the white repuoncans or
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 and
commend the national administration IN
carving out with success that great Ameri-
can principle of protection to American laoor
and American products, the FOSTERING OF
home industries and the provision by talr IN
ternauonal reciprocity Of market Tor our
farm products We believe to be the true
American doctrine.
Resolved, That we condemn the federal
election bill as an unne cessary ana lmpontlc
measure and express the hope that the ma
tiOnal repu Dlican party Will make no lurther
insistance upon its adoption.
Resolved, That in the future organlZa-
ton of the republican party IN Texas
and til another state convention is neld, the
state executive committee snail nave
charge of all matters touching representa-
ton in conventions. [Signedl Henry Cline,
g. W. Gillespie, A. MetZler, A. j. Houston,
A. l.. DornalI, Z. G. White, H. T. Shields, e.
NJ. Martin, John A. Harris, John Il. schultz,
Thomas Brien, H. F. McGregor.