San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-04
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

TEXAS REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the convention held at Dallas,
april 18th, 1892.
ITO the Republicans of the state: We pre-
sent for your serious consideration and de-
Lucrative judgment the following statements
i'm The course we have marked
one and the new departure we nave taken In
"A convention called together as d repre-
sentative body OF the Wnlle repuphcans OF
OF Texas, and we appeal TO you 10 give us your
aid Ia an attempt 10 rescue the republican
nv in our state from It's present degraded
and hopeless CONDITION.
Assembled as we are, free from all hope
of political reward. with only patrlotlc de-
cree 10 further the advancement VI our state
and the success OF republican principles, we
bel eve that IN order ~ secure tue dressings OF
tree ana honest government, the contention
OF well balanced poltieai parues ID necessary,
ana that this may be attained IN our state ny
pIac;pg the republican party on an equal
footing with it's national opponent, the demo-
cratic party. After years Oh trial ana ueIeat
of numillallOn ana despair III attempting 10
keep the republican party organized by the
methods left us as legacy OF Reconstruction
times we have witnessed the party gradually
hut surely failing under the management anu
control OF few men whose only object seems
to ne 10 advance their own ambition and
gain in the securement OF f.deral Oihces ana
Inc distribution OF federal patronage, until
the party conventions amount 10 hotnl5g put
the assembling OF federal officials and their
n-rsonai followers, and after each such con-
Yention the party olssOlving into an unor-
panized and unreliable mass, VINO nave neither
mead nor loot, aim nor object to justify It's
further existence, coihnanulhS hoi'hei
strength nor respect.
point TO the scenes enacted at the late con-
ventIon AT the city OF Austin, Wnere every
sembIance OF shame was thrown aside and
the boasted civil service regulations or the
government were trampled under 1901 IN the
unseemIy scramble OF federal appolntees 10
secure their own prominence anu represent
atiyes or the party at the national conVen-
ton. A.. A..
publican party OF Texas mas no orsaniLatlon'
such as is recognized as requisite TO constr
tute political arty; that IL mas degenerated
into an unorganized mop, Where DFanhuaI
gatherings have wrought disgrace and oes-
nair 10 our patriotic people who hold TO the
tenets of the republican party. Therefore
the necessity has arisen Tor the organization
of the republican party OF Texas, independent
of its past history and upon the TURNER re-
copnition OF the TACT that only upon the In
teiIigepce and manhood of the white Ameri-
can citizens can any party In TINS country
hope tor growth and success.
We call upon the white repupiea ms Oh n one
state and those in sympathy with the primer
niles and policies OF the republican party 10
come to our AID and give us their assistance
in building up republicanism in Texas. ear
al ter year for the psst twenty years we nave
witnessed the republican party standing still
or gradually falling OFT in strength, ana tn>s
i'm lace of tie 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 or the republican
party in their development. Inls conultion
of things can only be attributed 10 one cause:
The republican party has fallen below par as
a political organization nTeXas, commanding
neither the respect nor the conhdence OF the
Intelligent masses of the people. 1t Is TO
rescue our party from this condition and 10
build il up ON basis of intelligence and
respectability that this new departure ls
taken. We call upon the white repuo1cans OF
the state to organize and come to the support
or our standard bearer in the coming state
election. A.,
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 principle of protection to American laoor
and American products, the 1ostering OF
home Industries and the provision oy falr IN
ternauonsl 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 unne cessary ana lmponuc
measure and express the hope that tho ma
tional repub lican party Will make no 1urther
insistance upon its adoption.
Resolved, That in the future organlza-
tion of the republican party IN texas
and till another state convention is held, the
state executive committee snail nave
charge of all matters touching representa-
ton in conventions. [Signedl Henry Cline,
chairman; James L. Newcomb, A. b: Norton,
G. W. Gillespie, A. Msizler, A. J: Houston,
Nj. Martin, John A. Harris, John Il. schultz,
nnas Rripu n +. McGreROr,