The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-24

That it is essential to the growth and '
success of the Republican party that il =
should have full State ticket COM I
posed of men who support the princi-
pies and candidates of the national Re-
publican party. ,
Resolved, That we heartily endorse i
the National Repub lean platform, and {
recommend its protection and labor
planks to the deliberate judgment of
the people of this State, and ask them to |
aid us to give the electoral vote to |
! Blaine and Logan.
| Resolved, That we favor taritlHfor
revenue to defray the necessary ex-
/ pense of the Government, and discrimi-
mating with special reference to the pro-
lection of domestic labor, home indus
tries and home production.
Resolved, That we believe the educa-
tional bill now before Congress, COM
monty known as the "Blair BILL" is
constitutional in all of its provisions,
and we believe ii to be to the interest
OF the people OF this State that the mem
bers of Congress from Texas should
heartily support the same, and in this
connection we condemn the action of
Senators Coke and Maxey In voting
against the bill while before the Senate.
Resolved, That we declare ourselves
opposed to all sumptuary laws, and all
laws infringing upon the personal liber-
ties and rights of the people.
Resolved, That we believe that home
steads to the value of at least ST. 600, and
all farm implements and mechanics
tools, now exempt from levy or sale
under execution from debt, should be
exempt from taxation, and to this end we
favor n constitutional amendment Civ
ing the Legislature power to make such
exemption.
Resolved, That the idea that the State
cannot sell or lease its public lands is
absurd and ridiculous; that we believe |
that the school lands, or lands set apart |
for public education, should be so dis |
posed of as to give the present genera
ton the largest amount of benefit.
Resolved, That we favor the early
completion of the University of Texas
and its colored branch, and favor liberal
appropriations by the State for the cree
tton, maintenance and equipment of
these institutions.
3 Resolved. That we favor a wise, lib
cral and efficient road law that will give
to every county in the State good and
; substantial roads.
Resolved, That we favor the repeal of
+! the obnoxious occupation tax, and we
= do not believe that legitimate labor
7 should be taxed.
Resolved, That we favor such legisla-
I ton as will prevent corporations or
y monopolies of any kind purchasing and
7, owning immense tracts of lands, and
y believe that the amount of land owned
u by any corporation should be limited by
.aW.
u Resolved, That the Republican party
deuounccsl the squandering of public
lands of the state by the Democratic
L party since IL came into power, especi
- ally in giving TO the International N
II Great Northern Railway company
~ 100000 acres of land not in alternate
" sections, rs to other companies, but
It IN. in solid solid 9iodiesl an and elXeimptinS lti
the real and personal property of that
l99 corporation from taxes for twenty-five
W. years.
y Resolved, That we believe this ex.
ls emption from taxes of the property ol
W tho International II Great Northern
es Railway company, by which the tax
no payers of the State have been robbed o
l9 many million dollars, to be in violation
W. of the Constitution, therefore illegal,anI
3is the legality OF this exemption should b.
ils tested by the courts of the State.
iu \ motion was made TO strike out sec
cs ton q, but was lost, and after some dis
y, cussion, the report was adopted.
a Mr.. w. y. Leader addressed the meet
',,i nu ing at length on the history of the Re
IN publican party in Texas and its progress
iio aud prospects chat awaited ii on prope
'1o organization. ierapped Detiress ant
III Nowcomb whom he charged with hay
", ing used the party for merccnary pur
'es poses. DeGress and his band of nogr,
roughs had attempted to read him Ou
nv of the party, but they could not do il
WI The Republican party were tired of Re
-, publican cliqucs. They must nominal
w w Il ticket and make a warm canvass. ii
u" moved the appointment of state Cen
trail committee TO be composed of on
Wy from each Congressional district.
hu Frod Cullen moved that u committe
~ of seven be appointed to select the com
,I mittoe.
en' DR.. Cochran raised a point of order OF
W. the grounds that the conference calle
'oS simply for the purpose of comforting, an
no did not carry with II the authority {
~ ~ organize q State Central committee unit
Wv, the conference was converted into a cor
~ vCntiOn.
Wis The chair sustained the point OF orde
hes RESOLVED INTO CONVENTION.
Mr.. |, &. Byrne of Terrell moved tina
LUZ the conference resolve itself into stat
nv Republican convention, which motto
.et, was unanimously carried.
on motion of Mr. Leader 1t was vote
that the present organization pr
IVY side over tho convention.
o'o Letters were read from Judge G.,
.l Binckley of Sherman, who decline
~ to become "A candidate Il
buVernOr, anu recommended II,
Clcayos, of Gainesville, for ComptrOlle
oi Judge Binckley's lettor was write
We 20 the Houston convention. Mr.. Lead,
10 stated that the letter was suppressed
,uN the Houston convention, ana was rca
Vu, now for the first time.
yu' A. j. Evans wrote rs follows, declil
~ ing To become a candidate for the Go
: " " crnorship. lie SAYS of Wash Jones;
'yn, ain his drunken way Wash say
lIlN ] t1N ., Hluinns . L.. far him, n
,Wy Cleveland; wont vote for him neithC
sn' and d-u Butler; ho amt worth tall,ii
l'a' abuut.''
gers \ number Of letters from Republican
Nv in different parts of the state who q
,uu .,.u in sympathy with the move were rea
wv when the meeting adjourned TO me
anu this morning at o o'clock.
rlIE SPEAKING,
M 2 The speaking at night was attend
lont by some sevonty.tiye persons, most
nrt, ColOred. The whites were mado up
IA. Republicans and Groenbackers. The
was n pronounced absence of tho lri
nub. element. W. y, Leader, editor of {
Austin Despatch, was the first speak
ami lle rohearsed the so-called glories n
end virtues OF the Republican party a
2, as made the regulation campaign speeI
W. lie said Gov. Dick Hubbard, who was
u OF the East making speeches traduci
F; for Blaine and the party, ought to bo in
llas state penitentiary. lIo called Clel
/, of land libertino and referred to Blai
'ully as virtuous man, q statesman a
saint. lie devoted most of his time
IN. abusing DeGress and Newoomb, I
neuncing them IA knaves.
!. Judge A. b Norton, who has been
IN. tho North, where he
been making bloody sh
nam speeches, was loudly called I
lie said he practiced law for eley
mont years in PENNSYLVANIA and knew
,ln "A | uhnut tho mnrFiaua contract of III