The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-11

but also That best homage Of rrrr.
| ih'n' The pledge OF our devotion
~ tFT PGmcHGN ana The cause nsepar9blc in
and the name of Samuel J. Tilden.
WIN this statement OF the EopCS. Driuci
pes ana purposes Of the Democratic marty
! VIZ great issue or reform and change in
| administration, is submitted to TIE people i'm
me calm confidence that the
popular voice will pronounce i'm
! ENur OF new men and new and nora
tr,, conditions for the growth OF indus
Try, The extension of trade, the emplovlneut
ana que reward of labor and of capital, and
me general welfare ofthe whole country.
me reading ofthc platform was concluded
Nv ~ O'CLOCK IL was listended to attcntively
! anu win very few Interruptions. In fact,
none OF Its paragraphs, except that referring
10 MI Iilden, elected any marked indicn-
ions of approval. There was, however,
SIght manifestation of applause
W men the reading was closed, Mr. Morri-
son SAID he would yield now to Gen. Butler to
present Il minority report. He would then
allow Gen, Butler thirty minutes to discuss
ms o reports, niteen minutes to Mr.. Converse
OF ONO, and tVe minutes to Mr.. Wattorson
ana then he would move the previouS ounsI
ton and ask for Il vote.
Gen Butler said that most things in the
PLATFORM ne agreed TO; some things ought to
be added to it, and one thing specially ought
70 De changed; that he would submit TO The
better judgment of the convention. He ask
cd the clerk TO read his report. The clerk
distinctly the words
GENERAL BUFFERS PLATFORM"
which caused Il general laugh
me planks of certain portions of platform
oltvteu ny Benjamin f. Butler of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, rejected. Other
portions, such as the subject of the
disposition of internal revenue taxes
70 pension fund, the American foreign pol-
| ICY ana the appointment of Federal officers
IN Icrritorl' from the citizens thereof were
auppted by the committee.
heSolyed, That no taxes, direct or indirect,
can p9 rlghtlulIy imposed upon the people,
except 10 meet the expenses of an ecOnunl-
icaiIy administered Government: to bring
taxation To this point is true administrative
revenue reform.
Resolved, That the people will tolerate
| direct taxation for the ordinary EXPENSES of
or war. '''"
Resolved, therefore, that the revenue nee
esSaIy for such expenses should be raised Nv
nor Of our fathers
RESOLVED, That in lcvying such duties two
principles should be carefully observed:
FlrSt-Ihat all material used in the arts and
! manufactures and npcCSSarles of life. not
produced in this country should come in
lree, and that all articles of luXuries should
DC taxed as high ms possible up to the collec-
! ton point
| SecOnd-That In imposing custom duties.
me law must be carefully adjusted TO
| promote American enterprise and industries,
not to create monopolcs, and to cherish
anu foster American labor. Faithful
INDUSTRY Is the basis on which rests the whole
fabric Of civilization. Under our system,
loilclS and producers of the mass of thJ
people, are the governing power. Being the
true democracy, they demand the fullest
education, their advancement and their pro.
| lection. Labor and capital are allies.
not enemies. No contention can arise he
| lWcen thrm, If each has done its duty 10 the
] n rteNa
| NltiohHl, all such controversies can only be
sttlleu by brute force, capital starving
| labor and labor dispoliing capitnI
me contention ending in the
| Gripping or running of both. Iiut
capital Is strong and labor Is weak; there
| fore, labor has q right to demand
OF the Government to establish tribu.
nails in which these great controversies
dicially and justly determined, with tn,
| fullest power to enforce their DEGREES; to
provide by law thai laborlng mon MAY
combine and organic" for their own protec.
uoni as capital may be Incorporated ant
conblned Tor lis projections and al
ism or otherwise to obstruct nnt
st aside this right in aboring men
are oppressive ana In derOgation O
TIE rights Of AZ American frccmcn
ana should he made penal Icy law. Al tht
SrTt W. W9IS Hp2n 2H country have come bC
cial,ng our Institutions with energy enough
10 brilS themselves here MI,
such we welcome; bu, our country ought
never to he u !0Zar house Tor the dcportntIor
OF the pDupcr labor of other conn.
trics, through Governmental aid, ol
the importation OF the same kin,
OF labor as an instrument with whlcl
capital can dclfaud the American
proud ppai!i0n they row cccun,
by competing with thom by imported or con
VIZ iah2r, Willie ut the same time capita
asks and receives protection of lis interegt
Il. the hands of the Government under ia,
ynlsc OF providing for American labor. TIL,
"'i'' IKE others That flhd birth /,
me cupidty and sclfshncss Of men, labo
4 demands should b. rtdrcSSCd by law
/ tNnTE-N this hour, 500 Il. M, W. are con:
nellcd togo u press without having received
u" end 81 the Butler roEolutions.-Ep.
On call Of States the following were an
nonneed as members Of the National ucm
Mite:
Henry c. Semplc.
ArkansHS-h. =. ". Foriyce
I0liiorniU--M. T.. Tarpcy.
ColOrudD-N. :. Waller.
tbnncctcui--W, II. Burnum.
Floridn-.iamGcl Pusco.
GeOrgiu-pHtrick Walsh
!IinoiS-S. Corning Judd.
| lndinna--AuStn II. Brown
lOwit-M. ", Han.
| kanSns-C. W. Blaiv
kentuclSy-llenry Y. McHcury.
lOUisianu--B. y. Jonas.
| Mninc-Gdmund Wilson.
NUryiInd-A. y. German.
Michgan-licu VI. Dickinson
Mnncsutu--F. II. Kelley.
! MisSOuri-Iuhu G.. PrNthev.
MlsslSsippi-C. 4. Johnson.
NcbraSku-Jumcs L.. Boyd.
NCyada-DcuiS H.. Mccarthy
New llumpShirc-A. W, Sulinwav.
North CurolinV-M. W. Ransom.
uhio--W. W. Armstrong.
, Rhode lslAnd--I. Il. BhrnRhy.
South CarOlina-Fmncis ". Dawson.
/ VcnncsSec--RObgrt :, LoUucy.
TrVas-O. T. Holt.
, Ncmont-Iion. b. Z. Smalcy
, Hginia-IUhu a. Barber
West NIrgiuiu-lbus Baker
, NIScuusin-Williau L. Villas,
iri2nna-W. n. Meade.
District of Culumbiu-W Dickson.
ldJhu-JOhn Haley.
. DHkOtU--M. II. Day.
lWh--I. Is, Ruscburouch.
/ 'lOntrnU-W, T., Mccormick.
q Washington rerritory--J. A. Kahn.
r New NoNiCO-Not announced.
/, MyOmiug-M, f.. Post.
Gen. Butler thuu proceeded 10 address a.
convention He said hc appeared Win great
d,illdpncc. Most of the Things IN the plu,
FORM he agreed to, Those which had jas
been read were submitted and nor agreed &
There was ono thing on which there was Ia
4 most radical difference between the two plat
I forms; Both agreed that ther
p was no SohStltutlon'l power
: raise revenue beyond On" ncce,
/ sary wants of the Government; that
+ should b. raised according Ia the doctrine q
! the fathers, and that no tax should be laid NJ
\ the ncccSSurcS of life not produced in thi
: country. He came hero NS no mCndicant, n
, beggnr. llc came hero n ruprt Sontntiv
A OF more thnn ,GW,OjO luhuring men. Ho In
( brought their condition before the commit
tee, and had demanded not TINT Il shout
4 give them anything, but that when tHsin
4 tho people tho tax should br take
; whore IL would hurt them tue least, Wu
4 not this reasonable dcmand2 Did the
/ think they could got Along without shat? II
\ thought not, He objected 10 the tUrfplnn
4 In the platform of the convention b,cnuse
I took the committee ~ hnurstO frame II, and
/ ! Il took these able grutlcmcn ~ long ~ FRAN
+ 10 ari at II In form, there must hc som
= t'l,sun far TINT. IL thcy cnnld nc
mud ,u; Ia liirty-Sly hours what they wunte
4 how were his laburing men to lind uu' whu
, | a. MniInI Ii nnnhI,rL nhnr,, ANna Il md In.