The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19
ASSEMBLING AND PROCEEDINGS
OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
A Tariff for Revenue only Plat
form Presented and High
Protection Denounced.
Vote by Counties on the Ma
jOrity Rule and it's
Result.
Enthusiasm at Tilden'S Name
Knocked Cold by News of
His DeclinatiOn.

| OhI w OhId, y u10 11s-1u0 COL
Vention was called to order at moo
by Gen. John M. Claiborne, chairman
of the democratic executive com
mittee. In his address, at the men
ton of Tilden's name, wild shout O
applause greeted it. Thomas II. Muir
ray of Mckinney, was elected tempo
rary chairman, and B. f. Fly of SaI
Antonio, temporary secretary.
The tenth congressional district del
egates met and organized this morn
ing with J. D. Sayers as president
and Will Lambert as secretary.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the vote of John Hancock and othei
Texas democrats in congress, on the
Morrison bill, and their position OF
the Blair educational bill.
Major Breckenridge is chairman Of
the Travis county delegation, and
Will Lambert, secretary. w. p
Gaines is on the committee of plat.
form and resolutions.
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
FIT. WORTH, june 1.-THE follow.
lowing is the vote of the con vention
by counties Upon the motion of
Tarlton, of Hill, to substitute the mi
nority for the majority report of the
committee on credentials, being in IA
vor OF majority rule:
Ayes-Anderson 6, Austin 2, Ban
dera 1, Bell 8, Bexar 9, Bosque 2, Bow
lie 3, BraZos 3, Brown 2, Caldwell 2,
Calhoun 1, Callahan 1, Cameron s,
Camp 2, Cass 8, Clay 3, Collin IL, Cook
~, Coryell 4, Dallas X, Denton
8, Dewitt 2, Dimmit 1, Ellis
IL, Fannin 8, Fayettee 5, Fish
er 1, Franklin 2, Freestone 3,
Galveston, IL; Goliad. 3; Gonzales, 4;
Grayson, 10; Grimes, 3; Guadalupe, 4;
Hamilton, 2; Henderson, 8; Hill, 8;
Hood, 2; Houston, 6: Howard, 1;
johnson, s; Kaufman, 6; Kinney, 1;
Lamar, Z; Lampasas. 2; Leon, 4; Ma
rion, 2; Mason, 1; Maverick. L; Mi
lam, 21s; Montague. 8; Morris, 8;
Navarro, 6; Nolan, 1; Palo Pinto, 2;
rant, 81; Titus, 8; Tom Green, 1;
Walker. 2; Waller, 1; Washington, 1;
Webb, 8; Wilbarger, L; Williamson,
6; Wichita, s; Wise, 6; Wood, 4; Frio,
1. Total. 303.
Nays-Bosque, 2; Brown, 8; Bur
elson, 2; Caldwell, 1; Cherokee, 5;
Coleman, 2; Colorado, 3; Comal. 2:
Comanche, 2; Concho, l; Cook,
f. 6Sra, Dallas Fs+,o7 II; o. Delta Delta. 2;
Erath, 5; Fort Bend, 1; Gregg, 2; Har-
ris, Z; Harrison, Z; Hays, 3; Hopkins,
8; Hunt, 10; johnson, 1; Lavaca 8;
Limestone, 1 McLennan.. 5; Medina,
|; Milan, 211a; Mitchell, 1; Montague,
2; Nueces, 3; Orange, 1; Palo Pinto, l;
Pamela, 4; Red River, 3; Robertson, 8;
Rockwell, 3; Rusk, 6; San JacintO, l;
Shackelford, l; Smith, 1; Starr, l;
Stephens. q; Tarrant, ~; Taylor, l;
Travis, L; Washington, 4; Wilson, 3;
Falls, 4; Victoria, 3; Montgomery, 3.
Total, los.
THE PLATFORM.
The night session began at 8 o'clock,
when the committee on platform re-
ported as follows:
We, the democracy of Texas, in con-
vention assembled, renew our allegi-
ance and our devotion to the principles
of the party founded by Thos. Jeffer-
son, which, so long as they prevailed
in the government of the United
States, maintained purity in the adj
ministration of public affairs, COM
manded the respect OF foreign nations,
and secured peace, happiness and
prosperity to the people of all the
states in the union. We demand a
return to the practices, methods and
republican simplicity of the fathers of
the constitution.
Resolved-1st. No government has
the right to impose taxes, direct
or indirect in their nature, for
any other than strictly public gov
ernmental purposes. No government
has the right to foster monopolies or
to encourage any industry, at the ex-
pense of others. 1t is the duty of ev-
cry branch of the government to en-
force and practice the most rigid econ
omy in the conduct of our public af-
fairs, and no more revenue ought to
be raised than is required to defray
the necessary expenses of the govern
ment, and for the gradual but certain
extinction of the public debt.
End. No duty should be imposed
necessary to the maintenance Of an
economical government and the pay,
ment of the public debt; and
no discrimination should be
made in the imposition of
duties for the purpose of protecting
any industry. A tariff for protection,
is unconstitutional, unjust, and in con-
fiict with the genius and spirit of free
government. We denounce the pres
ent tariff as a scheme for the protec-
ton of monopolies, and a master
piece of injustice and false pretence
1t has destroyed American COM
merce, and has demolished the
prospects and returns of American
agriculture. 1t has enslaved Ameri-
can labor, under the false pretense of
its protection. 1t has enriched few
at the expense of the mass of the PEG
pie, under the false pretense of thu
development of the country's good.
Third = We earnestly endors'
the action of the democratic
representatives of Texas in congress:
on their vote in favor Of the Morrison
bill. While We favor the education
of the masses by every legitimat
means, yet we regard the educationa
bill pending in congress, which pro
poses to appropriate money from tn
Federal treasury for educational puI
poses within the states, as an uncon
ditional and dangerous encroachmen
upon the rights of the states, and il
another great step toward the cen
tralization of all power in the FED
eral government, and the destruction
of the republic; and we heartily Ell
dorse the action of the senators i
opposing the passage of the bill.
I'D. SAVERS, Chairman,
]. E. MCCOMB, Secretary.
This was adopted with cheers an
great enthusiasm. A majority of til
committee voted as follows:
Resolved, That ,Messrs. Tilden an
Hendricks are the choice of the den
ocracy of Texas for the nominees {
the national convention.
The following minority report W;
read:
We, the undersigned members {
the committee on platform ar
resolution. beg leave to repo
that we don't approve of Il
resolution endorsing Tilden s. He
bricks as it appears in the report of Il
: committee, and we offer the followiI
:, as substitute:
!, Therefore, Resolved, that the del
: gates to the Chicago convention {
untrammeled by endorsement of,
instruction for any person.
Seth Seppard,
L. j. Story,
+ K. d. Linn,
d D.Port Smith,
e W. r. Duron.
}: On a vote to substitute the mino
ty report for the majority vote (n
RI instruct for Tildell. was as Il