The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-29
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uir,,os, Hn nsy ~ The tonysnllon
sssen Med II negn ADD sieqsd Y. v, Lot.
son iesnp6fsfy ehsifmsn, Recess uss tsten
an 100 b M, when The tfmpofsfy pffiosfs
esfe nisds perm snehl. A ions dslsY %.
CURED 90 account oi The csmmhiess not
bting ah'e 10 fef0ft.
The folle ,lnE Platform v" adopted
ne.oIy'd, fha. We believe . esrsiully
devised system Of tariff duties 10 be The
most expedlent and ohsspsf method OF
collecting such revenue ~ addition 70 ~,
olbe taxes or liquors aud tobacco, ~ snail
b0 found necessary 10 de'rny The ordifary
charges Of the government, includipF
m99aisrate annual reduction OF tho pubic
Resolved, In ths language Of The ma.
tionnl democratic platform Of 1879 that
reform 10 necessary ~ tho sum and modes
Of Federal taxation 10 ths end that capital
may he set free ffou distress and
labor lightly huIdenoh - We denounee
he, present tariff levied upon
neatly 1900 articles as q masterpieces
o. Injustice, inequality and false
InFetsnes wn,ea ylslns d",nsahes ana , 10.
pove.ished many industries 10 epbsitiEe q
lew. Itproniblis Imports that might pur-
chase the products OF American iaoor. IL
esdemoraligsd Amtfiean commerce. from
the first 10 an ihfs .or rank upon the high
kssb, II has Gus down the yafaes OF Amer
icsp, m spu'attv,ss at hoHie std abroad. lI
cultural Industry, followed by our
pSop,e. 1t cats tho people five times
more that, Il produces 10 the trcssury,
obsttuc,s the process ct production aud
wastes The fruits OF labor. IL promotes
fraud, fosters smuggllpg and ehfinF "a dis
honest oflclsls hnd bsnsfup.s nones,
metchahts. We demand that al ensIon'
house taxation shall bio only for revenue.
Resolved, That Tie continued resistance
OF the tariff monopql!s's, who control the
feptblicsS p lrty 10 this drtnhnd OF justice
by The people. has raised the is.
sue TO n pos.'ion of first importance
| IN the Coming campaign, and that
Eve renew ssd rtiternte the purpcss o. tho
democratic party 70 urge, REFORM OF the
system OF custom. house taxation ~ mod
e tiosea s.o sSss0I until 4.'is resiored TO
its constitutional basis as means
10 raise revenue for the support Of the gov
erLment only, and 70 no longer pfoslilulsd
1, the unjust end of fostering the
wealth OF q favored clses ut the
expense OF the producers OF the country,
whereby there has hitherto been annually
lextorted from their .earhings more than
SlO0, 900 900 ia excess of the n5lic service,
and hundreds of millions besides to sub
sidize and enrich favored iow.i 30 '-'
Resolved, That we cordially approve and
commend tho course, Of the democratic
| Representatives In congress from this STATE
as well :. rs thet lsTee majority, o.
democrats in the present honso o,
bring about reduction OF tariff taxation
to the actual necessities OF the government
and the restoring OF the. constitutional
principals OF taxation.
Resolved, That the evidence Of secret
cor, upton, prohigscy and fraud In the Fed
ersl government, have continued to multi.
ply. with every successive administrator o.
The republican psrt ,om. saG in;o,i Se
OF its predecessor, and that no couree re-
mainsio insure honesty, fidelity and iru
eality in national afsirs bot to take tho
power from the party which has ions
Resolved, rhs. we recognise our soldiers
aud sailors, who fought In the late war FOL
the preservation OF the Union as the wa is
OF the nation. that it ia the duty OF ths
government, \. acknowledge a!! their Jus
s DaIess a at-iarCe 10 the Chicago conven-
ton were then eiected:J Villas, james g
frict y, delegates: First Faittrlct4,Jl:: / r
Doolittle .,s.. Aaron ~. RogersI;n . .sscon !
RossaF rf Fsr,h SfcyyOsa fs
I r. Freeman: Fifth distfistIN L. Gray
Carl 2eier; Sixth. distfictAG.' w Pratt
4 George Krnss; Seventh diutr;6fE Lpsk
III. L. r, McOnlIop; Eighth dissfict3W; a.
Ismith. G. Y. Freeman; Ninth dtstyict--
Alex, Rtssap, Msf eh "A fur y LIST =. 9
ELECTORS, were al g ShYseria a.s,es,. Iii -,
sst " chit f n III antiohsd. ~.