The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-08
GROWING FOR CARLISLE.
Tho Sturdy Democrats Of Kentucky In
Convention Assembled.
They Strongly Urge Mr.. Carlisle for
The Presidency.
A Ringing and Strong Platform

FRASKroRr, Kr,, May The democrat
10 state convention TO select delegntes "a
Chicago met here to-day. Hon. Boyd Win
chester, ~ Louisville. WAS chosen perma
nent chairman. The following resolution
WAS adopted: The democracy ~ kentucky
IN convention assembled declare:
First-Ws pledge ourselves anew To the
consti utional doctrines aud traditions OF
iha democratic party az Illustrated by W.
teachiuRs and example OF long line oil
democratic steteemen and patriots, us EN-.
bodied In the platforms OF the national
democratic convention OF 1876 and 1850.
Second-We do no. especially renew our
declarations OF hostility to cen.
tralization, a. that dangerous
spirit OF oncroachment which tends
20 consolidate tho powers OF government
aud thus TO crea'e. whatever tbe form, q
real despotism, with all subsidies TO o1rpor.
atoms and grants without confederation OF
the public property, and Te again express
our conviction OF the urgent necessity oi
tho general and thorough reform OF tie
civil service; and
Thrd-We do especially deny the right
on the government 10 an render itY teXlng
power 10 corporations or individuals. which
IL the result OF both the theory and practice
Of the republican party, and va denounoe
the present tariff, which burtbens the peo-
peace, as q MASTERPIECES Of injustice. IN
equality and false pretences. We
arrsign tho republican party NJ
the creator and defender OF
u System which has impoverished many
industries to subsidlze u few, which has
prohibited imports that might purohahe
the products Of American labor. and de-
Graded American commerce from the
first to an inferior rank on the high saas
which has cut down the sales OF American
manufactures at home and abroad
and depleted the returns OF
the American sgriculturist an indus.
try followed By bali our people.
II costs the tex payers five times more than
IL yields tho treasury; IL promotes
fraud fosters smuggling, carrupis
forcing bounii.s from the many, and
iavors dishonest To bankrupt honest mer-
chants. We stsert the doctrine OF the con
slituiion that all taxation should be cxclu-
sivelv for revenue and demand that no more
revenue shall b. collected than Is required
IN ueet the eSnepses and obligat Gus OF
the government, economically nominis-
tered.
Resolved. That believing that no geo
graphical hrr should exist In this county
as u Test vi ,lig,oil to any office In
tho gift OF the whole people,
but that the standard Of honesty. compe
tenoy, fidelity and constitutional citizen.
shin alone should prevail, Ken
lucky recommends 70 the democracy
of The union for tho presidency
Of the Uniled States him whose elevation
90 the third office in the nation wac the
irst step TO the obliterstion Of tho aeam
left by the late civil wsr
who was first 20 lead his own party
back to ils own Detional pln',
form Of steady approach toward
tho removal OF obstruotiops 10
trade. the foremost exponent OF all the liv.
Jog democratic principles of to-day, Hon
J ohm G. Carlisle. Tho resolutions were
adopted arsid great applause.