San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-24
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM,
ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION
hELO AT FORT WORTH.

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I'VE. the republicans of the state of Texas
| in convention assembled, pointing with jus
| pride to the record of our party, declare ou
allegiance to its principles as expressed il
the national platform adopted at Minneap
oils.
We heartily approve the action of the ma
tional convention in the denomination o.
President Harrison, whose pure, able anC
patriotic administration of affairs has defeG
arraignment even at the hands of democracy
| and we plecge him and his colleague on the
national ticket, Whitelaw Reid, the solid vote
of the party in Texas.
We arraign the present administ ration OF
| Texas because:
First 1t has arrayed labor against capital
ITO the great injury of both, ana has intensified
class prejudice.
| Second-It has in effect confiscated prop err.
ty and practically denied to the owners there.
! OF the right o be heard in the courts.
| Thirdl 1t has by intolerance, prescription
and incorporate expression driven much cap
| ital out of Texas and prevented the coming of
! much more and thereby raised the rate of in
terest and increased the burdens of all except
| the money lenders.
Fourth-lt has unsettled land titles and de-
preciated taxable values.
Fifth-It has robbed the laboring men of
| Texas by driving out capital; our industrial
enterprses have BEEN paralyzed and the
Sixth-lt has attacked the decision of
courts and tried to bring into contempt IL e
very citadel of liberty, our judiciary.
Seventh-it has discouraged immigration
thereby retarding agricultural develOpme mt
and thus robbiDg the farmer by decreasing
values and the state by restraining produc-
ton.
Eighth-It has prevented the organization
and upbuilding of new industries that would
have employed large capital, gwen profitable
employment TO many laborers and increased
the value of farm products.
Ninth-lt has favored Depotism and pros
tituted q sacred trust, the appointive power,
for personal ends,
Tenth-It has selfishIy and corruptly used
the power entrusted by the people as means
to perpetuate its existence in office.
Eievrnth-Its ignorance of the constitution.
as evidenced by the approval and attempted
enforcement of the alien land law, the usury
law, the railway commission law and other
laws has been Just cause of complaint, and
imposed vexatiOns and burdens alike on the
Twelfth 1t has for selfish purposes de-
prlved the public treasury of large moneys
that should have been placed there to the
credit of the state by refusing to accept the
bounty on sugar due Texas from the federal
government.
Thirfeenth-For a selfish if not corrupt
purpose il has invaded and begun to destroy
the common heritage of the children of Texas
the sacred school fund, bequeathed in trust
TO them by their fore fathers.
Fourteenth-By unwise legislation, by
regard of sacred rights, it has paraIyzed,
capital, Frustrated Industries, deprecated
farm values and by false promises impossl-
he of fuIfiIIment, has caustd strife and dis
satisfaction among the masses
Fifteenth-Its future policy, as outlined i'll
the Houston platform gives no promise or
hone of anv relief fro n the evils complained
OF. bur rather confirms the belief that they
will be Increased and intensified if it receives
endorsement i'm NOyember and we therefore
nrUe un.n the neon q of Texas the imneratiye
necessity of nIacing the seal of their inter
contamination nnon tine present administra.
tion,
The Renuhlican marty demands:
First-Pertpct equality before the law
eGnaI rights TO ali and speciaI privileges 70
none
Sacopd-Wa are opposad m all sumntuarv
laws and beIieye In The large indiyiduaI
liberty consistent with good government.
TbiTdNWe rsvor the REGULATION of railway
COMBINATIONS under such restrictlons as viii
I IIa itio ~ The siinas as veil aS
tbo neoGia 'uS'iS0 ~ WV -''i' ~ w. " 80
'I EEnpySrtbSwa oordarrp oil forms of oom
nnntsn and state sociaIism. and view with
i anu H1at1 a ~ ,bis sac NV
alaI ~ tn0 SN'''ilS wa III WIS o'' NPO
pr ngPSeL INV s,n,o,,bios orc mast oordiol ~
o,i,nnd.6 70 ~ Ieboring neonIe In ,heir az