The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-10
The Platform Committee,


CuICNGu, July p.-Thy Plat form committee
met At hnlipaI IL O'Clock, and fer ihc ART
time secured u nun attendance, Heretofore
,;vn, lnilrr uud tive others huNr nhsrnird
themselves The r''N"uu" rri"rmrr> rNpIrS,
mur,' confidence this nurRlng ~ their AMI
iiy In secure Il plank In ulNuru; u'inttu, Fh'N
clnhn that diN,,inH viii 'h"" tor u anu
i against, ,,
nm . n'clurR this mnruing resumed 's.lun ~
~, and heart u number al delegations asking
lnr the Insertion at planRs TOR sp"rml az ''
rsts, AIlpr hearing these claims l"r tt'u Ir
Hon thc committee pupr'Ri"d tn the rh''''H'
ura subcommittee - drli IN" pI ii"rlii.'nl
IN" following gcmicmrn w"r. S"l,rmh:
nhl',m = r Levitt +" vnS.,,cbus"Its:
!. SirrlIng Morton. ui Nrhrskn; II. q,
naNis, of West Nir.inir; Major hurk" "i
Louisiana; ". Il. Morrison. "I illl"u.,,
!Irnry Wa;irr,nn, al Kentucky. aud Ecorg"
f. Converse, NJ ohio, The rnnl-
mliicc then adjourned Ill orlock
This evening, and the Suh'Commiti"
began IL, work. Because of the wide diver
gcnrU In view between the mcmhcr> 81 Inc
subcommittee on inrih question, nlul,S
every shade ofopiniun rom ircr trad" Ia pre-
lection being represented, The work ni i"'.
muniing platform VIII probably hv l"N-
one. and the opinion l. "NprrSscd lh"' lW''
possibly three, platforms WIZ ~ n'.s',hl'N 49,
the session ui the main committee VIII hiS''
probably he II long one, and lit'lr hope y cN-
pressed 10y members that the report WIN ~
.
fore late Tomorrow, possibly moi thun.
At midnight the committee an IlatIorli
had not completed it, work, having m'h ~
session thirty-SiN hours ON the subject ni th'
tariff \ great variety III propositions
were made Late this AFTERNOON M"s>r>.
IIcwctt. Waitcrs"n and Hnrkr rn,,Iru'''n
tnrin plank. This VA. ,.'l"" ,a a;
the basis ri discussion anu
( il was finally shaped :" aS 10 meet ne nl'-
provaI OF ali members uf the >ub-co mmittcC
except Butler. The plank. H. reported
10 the general committee aud adopted by
IL, declares in ~nh>tnnc" aN follows:
tnrih system l. madr mnniics, by
ihr excessive rcv"nur; that since thu i"unia-
ton OF tn" government cu>inm-h"usr duties
have furnished It's main >"urcr W
Under II many industries have sprung INT"
existence. which depend for their continuous
! prosperity upon the rIiih anu lnNlnlahlitN q,
The government; that the chnhEr rom
/ "A bad system Ia n good system should not he
made prrcipiiul"lN ar IN amy manner ilN"N
/ io iniurr these, great Interests, hut rather .
nrom0tr their healthy growth. Enough rev
rmuc can h" collected ir"l iih rT'l"' "''I' ,lm
b distilled spirits IN" '"'i'
liquors AMI customs "u', "i",'
,;nyrrunrn,, ruv pensions and ds''prgn
the interest aud principal of ia" pnhiir dGhl :
but. fortunately the reduction Of taxation
can Ia" had Without hurt 10 the Wa: &C.
OF labor. ThiS plank IN In" platform r,n,''
by declaring TINT all laN't"I
. can br r&cluSiNrlN Tor puttl' I'lii'p' r.
and lhut no more liN"S snail i' CORRECTED
Than ARE required 90 lpp"rt the ''"N"rninru'
rcuuomic1liy administered This j, ~" onl}
plank IN the platform yet adopted. N,tr."'
4 wp. chosen permanent iauirnnn. with Hl-
strurtipu to report the plItinrh 10 Inc con-
NcuIion when "oEiplrird
= I\rEH.--Thr committee uu Resolutions
STAYED in session uhtil l2:'n ,ui> morning.
All RESOLUTIONS an p tni> Suhm. tt II ~ ~"
subcommittee were referred mack i"
thai committee with the understanding ihnl
=, ~ i,,t ma. q b tod In
genera, committee ut /" "rh""t i"-h"rr"N
morning.
The Daily News reports 'li" ,u'lowlng ~
cen. RugIrrS turin p.uHh; I;">' ~ N;
Tim, customs tiu;ic~ should
bn levied for ;hr purpose 90
raising revenue for TIA" necessary expenses
OF the Government. and I" protect aiit losl"'
American Inbor; that raw mHi"ra,
come in free. as should also the nrcrSsarr>
which will he used on the poor mans Table.
such rs ten, coffee. etc. and thai the tnrln on
iuNurir> should bc placed AT the highest Iin'.
LOgan'S Letter.
lri READY.
y Ro>rrN. July "a Washington special
SAYS: Logan tclcgrlphrd to-day I" Blaine
that his Neutrality-suspicious. was r"ndy,ahd de-
sired To know when Blaine proposed +" issue
his So that he might make his puhllc AZ me
same time. i.Ognn's letter III nduilluh 10 INC
formal acccpnnr" OF the nomination, VIII
treat upon the results accomplished by the
war and urge The necessity OF maintninln"
the same in accordance with the prluripl's
=, involved i'm that struggle.