The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-10
THE PLATFORM.

think the Democratic party and the state of
Texas needs, and we commend il to the con-
vention that meets to-day.
The Democracy Of the state Of Texas in
convention assembled declare:
Flrst-We renew our pledges to the fun
dsmentsl doctrines, principles and traditions
OF the Democratic party that have inspired
it in its counsels, in all its acts, and in iti
battles in behalf ofa constitutional govern
ment, the maintenance of civil liberty and
the freedom of the people, and as illustrated
by the teachings and example of long line
of Democratic statesmen and patriots, and en-
bodied in the platform of the national con-
vention recently enunciated at Cincinnati.
Second--0pposition to GENERALIZATION and
that dangerous pirit of encroachment which
tends to consolidate the powers of all the de-
partemnts into one, and thus to create, what
ever may be the form Of government, real
despotism, no matter whatever it may be,
manifest in the affairs and management
of the union, or in the
affairs and management Of a
single state thereof No sumptuary
laws; no laws that in their nature encroach
upon the rights and convictions of any class
Of citizens 10 degree that is onercus or that
panders to the exactions Of one class of citi-
zens to the detriment of another and that the
will of the people render nugatory, that be-
cause of their character become dead letters
on the statute books.
Third-Home-rule, that is IN cleo.
ton of all officials by the people, honest
money, consisting of gold and silver and
paper convertible into coin on demand;
strict maintenance of public faith, state and
national.
Observation-Disclosures of the military to
the civil power; strict and rigid enforce
ment of the laws; the severest obedience to
the judgments of the courts; antipathy to
nepotism.
Fifth-It is the imperative duty of the
state to provide, establish and maintain an
efficient system Of free schools. This is u
constitutional mandate, and it is an obliga-
ton the state rests under to the children
of the land, and we declare
it undemocratic in any way to
hinder the turfherance of this end, and tae
Democratic party pledges itself to the sup
port Of free schools TO the full constitutional
limit and stakes its right to continuance in
power in Texas upon this pledge now SO sol.
emily made.
SiXth-The advancement, prosperity and
development of the material resources of
Texas to large degree depend upon the
securing Of immigration, and that these most
desirable ends may be attained the Demo-
cratic party pledges itself to an honest en-
deavor to people Texas with self.sustsining
Industrious class of immigration.
Seventh-Deep water On our coast that
Texas may have sliving chance for the COM
merce Of the world and outlet for her pro-
ducts.
Eighth-We denounce any and all inter-
ference with the labor Of Toxgs and exercrato
that political unscrupuluousness which
lnvigles from our midst on false prstences
and maevolent misreputstiops the negroes,
whose interests are here and whose happiness
and welfare is best promoted here.
Ninth We demand that the public lands
OF the state be preserved for actual settlers,
and demand a repeal Of that law now in force,
which puts them into the hands Of specula-
tors and capitalists only.
Tenth-The Democratic party is the friend
Of the laborer, and the laboring man, and
will defend him, it solemnly pledges itself,
alike against cormorants and the commune.
Eleventh7,The party delegates itself most
sscredly to reduction of taxes, and
declares that any rate of taxation
that causes 4ny accumulation of money in
the state treasury in excess Of that amount
necessary to meet the current expenses of
the state government, to pay the interest on
the bonded debt as it accrues, and to create
a sinking fund for the payment of that
bonded debt, is an extortion upon the
people.
Twelfth-We declare it is in contraventiou
of the genius of our government to exact
any burthen, for the support of the govern
ment, of one class Of citizens not exacted Of
all classes.
Thirtecnth-The protection Of the live:
and the property of the hardy men Of the
frontier, who claim the wilderness and who
are the pioneers of civilization, is a sacred
duty incumbent upon the state, and we, the
Democratic party, will always see to it that
that duty is performed.
We have not written the above platform
with the expectation that it will be adopted
as it is, by the convention, but submit it a,
rough draught embodying the materia
issues and the salient points upon which
the party should define ieself and the align.
ment upon each one that it should take. Gen
tlemen of the committee on resolutions, it il
respectfully submitted.
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Parker County RESOLUTIONS.
The following were the resolutions adopt &c
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