Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-06
A BROAD PLATFORM.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
ToYAu, Ten, Aug. 3.-Following
are the resolutions unanimously
adopted by the county convention OF
Pecos and Reeves counties, held at
Toyah ON August |, 1884:
We, as representatives OF the Democracy of
Pecos and Reeves counties, Ia mas, meeting
assembled, approving tue platform of the
national Democratic party lately promulgat-
ed at Chicago. aud rec wnizing in u the an.
nuneisilon Of those princi sies That demand
port ''our lives, our fortunes ana our sacred
honor"
h lie regretting the retirement 10 private
lifo Of that grand old party chieftain, sam.
uol J. 1iiden, we set rejoice In the - litlcal
pur ty aud unimpeachablc intcgritv OF our
chosen leaders, and nrrnly believe that their
wise nomination for-sbsdows for our glorious
Democracy n November victory.
We hereby dcprecate, In our national rnm.
paigu, the waving of the "bloody SHIRT and
while cneii-hing deep and tender love for
the memory of the dear "lost cause" yet
recognizing in the reunion of states our ad-
vnncement TO the leadership In the "march
of empires" we proclaim our national feitlty
and demo nee ~ traitor him VINO, for per-
sonal aggrs Indictment and political prefer.
ment, seeks to sectlonalize II united country
by bnsc appeals To blind prejudice and mad
passion.
on questions of state policy we announce
ourselves as a'dent advocates Of
''freo grass and as unalterably opposed To
the lat, actions OF the land board aud 10 the
present iniquitOus lease law that presses
like AN Incubus upon us
the gross impolicy OF prohibiting tho sale
OF watered sections even 10 actual settlers, to-
gpthrr with the unjust, Cypress We aud In
iqultion' law above referred 10. has checked
tic How OF capital into OUR bo ders, pata-
lyzed every depatme OF entcrprse and in-
dusiry and has injurinusly affected our in
tercsts by virtually decreeing the nUnsettle-
ment aud noDdeyelopment of our frontier
counties.
We therefore demand that this law, so
inimical TO public good, be repealed
and that an invitation lbs ten.
dored Immigration by placing thu wa cred
school land upon Ihe market I ressona ~
low figures to actual settlers only, and IN
II Dited quantities
Resolved iurih,r, that inasmuch as the
wo0l-growers of Texas, "A large and resprctt
Bile element of our popu alton. heretofore
loyal to the Democratic party, now express
dissatisfaction on the sihject of protection
for their Industry, we would call the atten-
ton of all wo il-grOwors To an earn 81 iuves-
tlgation Of the pledges OF incidenlal proteo-
uun in the national Democratic platform, ns
compared with the low, palpHDle bid for the
| sheopmen's votes, IN the mention Of that In
dustfy to the exclusion of all Others in the Re
public can platform, and that too, after every
| reduction affecting the wool interest had
been made by Republican congress.
We further deinnud the abolishment Of
J the land board ns Ru impeachment to tho
heretofore advancing civilization Of our
reat Northwest, the passage OF II law abro-
eating the cOmpen i've sale OF school lant,
aud that ali future 40. licatlOns Tor the pur-
| chase of said lands be made directly To the
| commissioned the general land once: nnd,
| for the purpose OF securing these necessary
| reforms, we urg upon the Democracy OF the
| state the selection OF a competent commits
| sioner Of the general land office, who VIII
have no desire 10 hide behind an exemption
from writ of mandRnus in refusing sales 10
actual settlers who comply with the law pro
| yidirg Tor the sale ot said lands. Aud we
would mrh urge upon our delegates to the
state convention the use OF their votes and
inn 'enca In accordance with the views here.
IN expressed, believing them grounded in
right season aud common justice.
| W II. RoBINSON,
committee. RonERr u. uAGE,
| y, L. HAnRELL,