San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-30
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the Convention Aug. q
(Va2nSr 6 Cha bOt.l

Adopted at the Convention Aug. 90.
We, the Republicans of Texas, in con
VenliOn Sembled, renew our unqualified
devotion to the principles Of the Repub
lican party as set forth in the National
Republican platform adopted at Mime
apOIis in 1892.
We reaftirm the American doctrine of
protection, and we favor that form of
protection TO manufacturers and pro-
ducerS in every branch Of of industry
which shall equalize the difference be.
tween the compensation paid 10 Amer
lean labor and the earnings OF labor
abroad.
We deuounCe the attitude Of the Demo-
cratic Congress in legiSIating against the
industrial interests of the country. We
denounce their hagrant Discrimination
against agricultural and pastoral growth
everywhere, while fostering the cOmbiDa
tons and trusts OF aggregated capital,
creating and maintaining monOpOles
aud u the injury of the entire cOun-
try. We pO3nt with pride to the
success of the Republican policy of
reciprocity under which our inter-
change Of trade had grown enormously,
leading to free intercourse and freer COM
merce with every American nation, and
we denOUnce the action of the Democratic
Congress which has abrogated these trade
relations TO the injury of every interest
and every port in the country.
We are in favor or sound money, gold,
silver and currency. its volume as large
as practicable, so coined aud issued that
every dollar shall! be equal in value the
one to the Other.
We favor the endOrsem of the Mica
ragua canal proie:t by IL" national gov
ernmenr
We condemn the letter of President
Cleveland 10 Congressman CatchingS, as
prOlOnging a condition of uncertainty
which has paralyZad the industries of the
country for the past two years, and we
approve his actions in interpOSng the
national authority to suppress the late
riots in Chicago and elsewhere.
We favor equal school aCcOmmOdH-
lions for all races and condemn that pol.
icy Of the Texas Democracy which has
reduced the per capita appropriation OF
the state school fund from S. two year,
ago 10 $3.50 or less al present; also thar
the state should as early as practicable
take the necessary steps towards inSti-
tuting the cOlOTed branch Of the unVer-
Sity, thus putting into etteC. the eX-
pressed will of the people. We deuounce
in unmeaSured terms the acts of the
Democratic administration in invading
and depicting the permanent scho0
fund as an assault upon the nODleSt heri-
tage left by the fathers to the children
of Texas,
We denounce the Democratic methoC
of finance, the depletion OF the Stat
treasury and their utter incapacity n
providing state revenues and caring TO
the states credit.
The condition OF our sheep and cattl
industry demands a radical revision OF tn
state laws governing the lease and sale 0
state lands. We favor the leasing o
grazing lands for long terms, with 85so
lutte possession for such term of year
with minimum selling price, confden
that such policies will result In increasin
revenues in the state.
We deplOre the cOmmunistic tendencie
of Governor IOgg and his antagonism t
that spirit of national unity whic
should pervade every state of this grea
nation.