Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-12
NIGHT SESSION.


Shortly after nine o'clock, Chair
man Sayers called the body to order
and the committee on platform and
resolutions submitted the following re-
port;
We, the Democracy OF Texas In convention
assembled. renew our Allegiance and DtteSt |
our devotion TO the great principles oi Tue |
party founded by Thomas Jefferson, which, |
SO long rs they prevailed In the g9Nernnent
of the United States, maipiaintd urity IN |
the administration of public affairs, com,
manded the respect Of foreign nations ana
secured peace. happiness and prosperity 10
The people OF all The states of the Union.
We demand "A return TO the pracuces. hetn-
DDS and Republican simplicity OF the fathers
Resnlyed. i. That no government has the
| right 10 iu pose taxes direct or Indirect ~
| their nature Tor any ether than strictly
public government purpose.
No e.'vernmcnt has the right TO roster
| monopoies or 10 encourage any Industry Al
| the expense OF others.
| IL is the duty OF every branch OF the gov.
| eminent 10 enforce and practice the most
! rigid economy in the conduct oil our pubic
| atlaiis, and no more revenue ought 10 DC
| raised than IL necessary 10 delfay the neces-
| sary q xpenses OF the government and for the
gradual hut certain extinction oil the pupHe
| dent - , ,
! norris except TO raise revenue necessary 70
Inc maintennpcs OF an economical anu e,Il'
Client government ana the phynent ~ Wy
| nublic de b. And no Discrimination shouiu
| bc nude In the Imposition OF duties Tor tne
purpose OF protecting any industry. IariI,
for protection j. UNCONSTITUTIONAL uhJus.
and 10 conflict Win the gehi"s "ho HP"" W
free government. . ,..,r nc
3, We denounce the present tarin rs =
scheme for the protection OF nohop0res, aa
| n has destroyed American commerce, anu
has diminished the profits and returns oi
AmSf;can aErie1 nnaer the false pretenss OF
IA nruiection. ii has enriched rev AZ the
, EXPENSE OF the mass oi the people, under .he
| false pl elense OF the development OF tne
country and the promotion OF 'he P"p"c
svaoVW I've earnestly indorse the action OF the
Demo ratio representsuves ~ he Morrison
u" While we favor the education OF ,ne
masses by e cry legitimate means, YET We
rrgard the tducat onal bill pendlnk III con
ar,ss which proposes 10 appTopriate inomes
from the federal treasury % eauc,, I'm
noses within the states rs an uncohsntu
pnnat md daneerous encroachment upon
Inc Nights of the states ana Az apotneI s,ea
step 10 wards the contamination o s' p1w
in The federal government anu Ihc uos , w ".
lion OF the republic, and we heartily inao ~.
The action OK our senators In opposing tn'
The following resolutions were pre-
sented: ,,,. ,sno,, the fol
Ilssolsed. that Messrs. Tiiden and Hen
drlcxs are the choice OF ny ,,Ina 4 cor
yention. .o,r
The undersig Cd memD os,s, ., me neg leave /
r.onrt that we do not approve Inc ienoi ..n,
inorsing Tilden and MISUNDERSTANDING IA ~ pofie
~ Inc rep9,r! o. the s c9Mms'' ~"
III nesniysd. that our delegates 70 the ChicAg
caayentioI, 20 untrammeled ~ ahoo'e
ment ofor INSTRUCTIONS OF ~ EM,rug.
M. T. DuryEE.
SETH SHErAiB.
l.. ]. Srohr.
H. d. LIss.
The msjority report on platform
and r. s)lutions was adopted win 'e'
few dissenting voices. r,s ~,
The resolution indorsihs tiiaen -.
Hendricks then came up. n a.,
Houston Of Bexar county g9' tno ~
aud in humorous tones anu .ansJJ al I
told how he had been ini1r uana,
Hon. John Hancock ana Tenap
p,ack burn. who had recently Visit
NJ ridden at Creamery Park, ID
~ latter was physical wreck Al
.ns iv1ad Cries OF "Sit down" al
RRa,,rrah for Tilden.v For fully n
,,inmtss tumult Of cheering NJ
ianchter preyailed and the chairInl
Piled his gayel to no eiiec,. 400, a,
begged that the gentleman ifo'n n az,
have fair hearing. A periec. ~,
Of laughter and cries o. yrn. ~
out % ''Hurrah for Tilden'" etc.
lowed. .s,o..xn was vol
down. The Tildel and nenor 8.
resolution was then brought up aga