The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-10
The Platform Committee.
rvLI ATTENDANCE SECURED


CHICAGO, July N.-rhc Platform committee
met ut hull-pnSt ~ o'clock, and for tie drt
timc secured q rull attendance Heretofore
Gen. Butler and two others have uh>cutod
themselves. The revenue rrfurmrr, vNurr,s
more confidence this mOrRlug ol their ahil-
ity Ia secure plank IN Myur Oi reform. rhcy
claim that division will show ~ iur 10 aud
Is against.
The Committee on Platform, after sitting
I'LL 2ucluck this morning resumed session at
M, nnd heard u number uf delegations asking
of the insertion q. plNnks Tor special inter-
tSiS, \ttcr hearing thcSu chlms iur rrrnsul-
itnn, the committee proceeded to the choice
oil subcommittee tu dnit the pHtlurm,uud
ne following ggntlcmrn wrrr solicited:
hbrnm ;. Hewitt, NJ New York;
Rcnlnmln T. Batter, ul Massachusetts;
j, sterling Morton, of Nebraska; II, e.
Davis, OF West Virginia; Major burke. M
Henry WuticrNnn, ut Kentucky, md urorgr
L. converse, ut bhiu, The com.
miiice then adjourned TN : o'clock
this evening, aud the subcommittee
b'gnn It's work, Because ui the wilde diver
gancc In view between the members ut the
subcommittee On turiii question, nlm, n
every shudc ofopiniun trum free trade to PRO.
icclinn hclnv represented, the work of Tor
INITIATING u platform viii probably be- u long
one, and the opinion II cNprcss,u that Two.
possibly three, platforms will he presented tu
the tull committee, should ths hp the result
the session ut me main committee viii ulSu
pressed by members thut the rrpnrt will h.
ready Tor presentation tu the convention s..
Iorc lNtc tomorrow, possibly not then.
At midnight the Committee, on plntfprnt
had not completed IT, work. hnvlng hrcn In
session thirty-slN hour, ON the subject ~ the
tnrin. y great variety OF PROPOSITIONS
were made. late this afternoon Mussrs
Hcwctt WattcrSun und Burke constructed
tariff plank This WAS .mSrn ~
the bnsis NJ discussion aud
IL wns finally shaped 81 ~ to meet the APP
provnl OF MI members uf the suh-cu mmlttcc
except Butler The plank ~ rcpurted
IA tile general committee aud adopted by
II, declares IN substance ~ follows;
Tint the NEED Ut ehnngc in our
the excessive revenue: that since the fbundn.
tlon OF the Government rustom.h uusc duties
have furnished Its main source ~
revenue. This system must continue.
Under II many Industries have sprung Into
existence, which depend fnr their continuous
prosperity upon the faith ami lnviulHhllty at
HE government; that the change nom
bad system To- u good system should not hc
made prccipltlcly ar IN my hummer likely
to inlure these great Interests, hut rather tu
promote their healthy growth. Enough rCv-
enuc can I've collected from Hn excise uuty un
liquors and customs duties upon
fewer articles To supper, the
Government. my pensions and discharge
the Interest and principal uf the public drNt;
hut, lurtunhlclN tue reduction ul ilNalNN
cnn he had without hurt Ia the wages
~ labor. This plank In tho platform rln.rS
by declaring that Hll taxation
can be exclusively for pubc pur;Wars
aud that M more taxes slmil d. collected
IMAM urr required To- ippurt thc ,,oNrlnm'ut
economically administered. THIS II the nuly
plank In the platform Vet adopted Morrison
was chosen permanent Chairman, with IN
tiructluus to r'pOr the platform 10 tlir rnh-
Nrn'ioh when chulplcUd.
IATEN.--1hc on'umittrr ON Resolutions
stayed IN session until 1850 this M irnlny
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