The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-04
FROM WACO.
THE oateNsAoN PLATFORM
De,oIop,nrnts ~ ~" Double Nsfnsalna-
tlon-A iioaus Trlc-t iiu'd t"ndi.
tion ~ County Ilnnnr's-Ld.
itor iiartoN Returned,

WACO, Aug, -, spocial The
G~rsenback platform, adopted by the
convention held hero yesterday, II ~
long tulmostl ~ Ben Buffers letter of
acceptance, IL tackles tho National
finance question aud endorses the In
annapolis platform. Thc only portions
of interest 10 the people al Texas, ~ re-
Irs L. State matters, are comprised III
tho following sentences;
ave deem IL scarcely necessary In de-
clare that The observance ~ the grand
prlnciplps we advocate with regard To
INK, ,tinul dI%striU"tiun nj All the aver
Ijgn properties of the peopln condemns
1ie pnliry otleasing III" publ e or school
lands of Texas ia larger bodies than go
arres for long periods of time,
thu. constituting ntompprnry monopoly
only IN reach of wealthy men, contrary
L. p bile policy aud The true principles
Oi Icpnhlirnni an, and we favor the pII-
icy o selling the school lnndS in small
bodies not e~SrrcdinI lij acres, o. n low
rate Of interest on long periods of tiinr,
spN twenty wears, witu ouc-tcntn nhru-
ally, at 3 pr cent. interest, IA actual
occupants aluno, and not transferable
until the tiilu il perfected; but we Cuu
discover Ho vu,id uhlrciirn in nriurinlr
or pUplir policy why III" nd icemt unorcu-
picL lanus s,iuuld not he ic,>cu 10 >tlcii 3Ic-
iunl occupants Ia limited amounts for
short periods OF time, subject TO actual
settlements aud so nth T0d ~ M imrOrt-
nut nduruc, ~ the rprii" srh0u, fiud,
We are most uuHiturHu!y opposed to
the Democratic state ip.,sidt,uu uuOu
the stock Law, that allows tao innd mold
ing cnlor a man Ia Nut', aud denies tuc
san O right to n native bonn White man.
not u land holder, thus establishing II
nrnpnrtN lime with the rich t.llnvan man
and the rich whit q man ia class, aud
the negro and The poor white man in
another.
We also denonnce the school law H.
creating the same condition OF things.
We also denounua the jury law for tn,
same reason that il creates property
classes.
For the same reason we drnnunce the
unconstitutional execution laws and til,
road laws.
We also dcuoIucc the Democratic
platform rs being everything Ia every
body and nothing to anybody, ~ IL has
promised to correct the legislation OF the
Republican party and has utterly failed
to do III.
We also dcnounce the Legislature OF
the State of Texas for inil,ug aud rcfus-
ing TO regulate railroad freights.
Whereas, His EXcellency Gov. Ireland
has issued n proclamation declaring thai
tIlt DtttSNltN " ~ nv NiN-Siloot-
err no longer exists, therefore wedemand
the disbandlng of the ranger force. We
are uneqivocally opposed to a herd
law"
The few members of tho convention
who remained I'VE until. to-day have
now departed.
The double assassination mt the
Grove, G"ryeil county, last SATURDAY,
is confirmed 10y parties from that county
who are in this city to-day. The vir-
tins were II Mr.. Sucll, Il respectable
farmer, and Mr. WIN. Graham, head of
the mere tntile tirnI of Collins, Graham
e. Co. The irovr-linth men we're call
Ell to thor doors ;SatGrity night
and shot down by unknown men.
1t is surmispd shat the .%nurd"rt'S were
connected with a gang OF hOrSp-thirveS
whom Grairam II Smell had helped to
drive out of coryeil county. Mr.. Ora
ham was well known in this city,
where he had traded for years, and
merchants and bankers say he stood a
No. | in acoinuiercial and personal way.
! John Towne, passing himself off as
"Father Towue,"a Catholic priest, was
fined SIS and costs in the police court
this morning. The charge was drunk
\ enness and annoying women. Father
in charge of the Catholic con
Eregati0n here, publishes Il card warn
ing Catholics to beware of FEATHER
Towne," who il declared a fraud.
The County treasurer to-day received
a check from the Stute school board
at Austin for $4,000, McLennan
county's apportionmcnt for the current
scholastic year. This j. exclusive of
$3.50 which the State apportions to the
city of Waco. The city LEWIS Il special
school tai which will raise $4,000 more,
thus making a total of $4,000 for public
school purposes in the city this year. or
this sum $2O,0OO will be used for The cree
ton of new school buildings.
Fresh, tender roasting ears, plucked in
a corntielh Oh which not II drop of rain
has fallen in nine weeks, are on sale in
the market here, the second crop of
this year. The circumstance shows
how well our soil will stand a drouth.
Fifty firemien from Temple will arrive
here tomorrow tn participate i'm Il
parade and "blow-out' with the Waco
iiremen.
The ladies of st. Paul's church (Epis-
copal) gave q largely attended tete
champetre on the beautiful lawn of the
church grounds to night.
Col. Barlow, late editor of the Austin
Statesman. is in the city. 1t is current
ruinor and probably tue that hn will
take charge " the Examiner again.
New cotton oomcs in slowly-a half
dozen to u dozen bales a day.
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