The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-19
FORT wORrE TiCrs
xisecilaucou, Nl,rr,ilr' aud MI'hlp''

who read rhH csl., in'I"wti
Gentemeu o The Cluvrpuu. u,-,
You are RsfrUIUI.u isusN LHttf tatt 1T
the sta'e tN''d i've committee, a. '''tu"H
To tLv Democracy % IrNHt 81, ..,
Ia bCcaFd VIZ. ln- actions OF tie tAre GU
tive commit tee ~ lae democracy a. l'A5s'
hsd on the - h 10y OF MhIoh, A, ~
1881, In the CITY ~ Waco, tho d'hoe
Iscy OF each county VIII IN 'An ,itp
day oi May or ~ rp1A Thereafter - piec'
ticnble, assembled together lnu"er the
rul,. herewith HANGED 90 YOU 10 select
delegates 70 the convention OF the demo-
cratic party 10 be- holden IN the cl'y OF
Fori Worn, ~ the llth day 81 June
A. D. lisa tor iHt purpose o. s"ltcNpf iour
delegst,s inr me slate NJ large aud Tour
alternate: u sn the selection II two dele
cates M TWO Hlterurte' irtm 'ech OF 'he
eleven 60. grtssiOr Al districts 10 h't's u the
national convent on OF the Democratic
party, 20 br no den IN the Citv ~ NhlcaGoi
on the = h dsy OF July, 4 ID 1851, 70 nom
mate cEndida'es 'rr toe presidency ana
yice.l r. sitsrcy 90 these Jh1ttu sIHte7 iu'
tb. demo c'allC psf'N,
Under the appor.lNument made by 'he
committee tstA uf-sH'zsl county wa oe
entliled 10 one ii ..s'r ana one Nole LOT
every 800 vote. cbrf tor Juhr Irtlthu u. lHt
last election, and one delegate ara one vo!e
for every fraction OF 500 over loo, ptoVlusn
rns, ev.ry orgHulg'd C'uup shMl 90 ehtl'
tied TO one vote, and one vote for eytry unor'
gan ed county hsyiuga democratic pony
cal IrsAa 2A..Qp OF 10 ~ more v"ie.' 40
county 81 al hove more saets on ne moor "i
the convention than she has votes, ana no
proxy can vote unless the convention OF tue
county for which said proxy proposes 70
act, shall have authorized saiu proAs !"
wiring. ,.u-
He u. n delivered an address ne follows :
GgHTLtMsN:-lhe lspucl can party oilhe
Upited states have pu' iniwaiu 10 the
country thoir I'EtiCinl eid Inc names o'
their candidates for the presidency ana
yice.presidptcy. l. their platform one Of
principle or q cuppiugly devised TISSUE u!
eli,terirg genersrue.? Is II not more Vui-
uerable than are the mt II selected es stai Z
ard-bearsr,? Viii that platform ana the
other devices succeed in hnoowlnklns tne
thinking men 81 tIeir psr'y| WIZ u cs,cH
the men 1t lhr pillow, ne luCmi in the nine
or a. the anvil? " ii " rseoh the ml!!io:s
enesged in our iucustTies?
On the 8 h day OF jay nfxt, the men se'
lee ed here at his convention, are 10 D.
factor ~ the formation OF platform oi
principle, Tor the ""mocrstic party OF tils
confe6era.i. u. nhis platform must DC tLe
beacon light n the parry; let II DE IN lah'
gusre uuuis'akable suo not a lie on is
face; the vital question IS tGrn. Ine re-
pubI,csn usrJy rs ru.l1~p the gauntlet,
and dsres nee peop'a 10 say they are
free, therefore, tain for revenue only 's
the slogan Of democracy. We have strong
men In Texas; eolect them TO maze lh's
platform; the selection Of men TO stano on
The r,a.icFm is matter o! no great mo-
ment. We have rsat mfn end can make
a strorg combination, and car, with
rouare issue, msdA WIZ out fear, faWn or
demagoguery win the liant.
We aave Tnurmsu, ylevelnht, Baysrh
and Mcdonald, Tilden and HenorcKs,
who will stand squnreiy upon the ie.us OF
fr.l
M the cry OF principe, al d cary victory
to the polls in NovemSer
Do not s,ultfy your delegates by instruc-
lions 10 TO men, but select men woo are LOT
principle; as to men, this IL ptoDlem ihat
may BE- demonstrated as tho idcts pIeseht
themselves. With a tariff torrsvenue only,
there Is no such thing ss incidental pfo!ec,
tiop, With the hope that yonr actions VIII
be cbataC erized by wisdom aud harmony,
YOU will proceed to The s!tcnon o! tenn
porary chaN man.
Rev. Dr. George, OF the Presbyterian
church, delivered short prayer, when
Captain Tfgl Murray was elected tempe
rary ch 1irman and u. e. Fly, OF h'nhey'
temp Ysry secretary.
On uoiicr ota delegate from Webb the
senatorial dele atoms nat aud seiecteo
mar :. uGt on tEe committee OF credentials,
OF, Ip.iun9a.t organisation, on PLATFORM
CIT r,s.tu IUs
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'',>"' ,r,.svoov SESSION.
o r., essou. ,uug ac O'Clock the COM
II, .. r.rt b. iug ready 10 report, cover
.. Hob ia was iou'elv csled Tor, and
wien II, rescued the stsgo was received
with Unanimous applause. The speaker
was - 80 IN ,.v of q tariff for
p,,'' ~ link The great fraud OF
Zee LIZ r 80 scsthing Indictment of
no .o ,sG,c'ls vas snolep, the reasons why
~. ny 80 ,;rEs,n shoUid h. nominated,
, uno oivau and nIt5re,her the sneech was
no vs,tnl one.
d po Se''u' no ,,,-,- rreorrv
MI ,i,.b, e.,si-,, hsg,p AT o o'clock,
II. ~, o,mn,!t,,a m ,Isttntm reported
WEI toI,o ~" W. he democracy OF Texas In
n 90 ae,smnlpJ. rene ~ our allesi.
.Oce sd a,tes. onr devotion to the
,reot nrinci1iss Of The party founded by
ETh M, 7. F,rsop which. go long as they
Inu.li1o ,n ne Government OF the United
:" .:nto;Tad uuritv in
Esa'es, d,i,i-'ratinn Of uubic efTairs,
W. a,GsJ ~ q rssnoct of foreign nations
I'll aoo,,rad ne,ce hnnoiness and prosper
hnS seI w. ,anr,Ia Of ~, the states If the
t;cos ma,hoos and republican simplicity of
tbe "a hers OF the constitution.
III $500 'a frsI No cover msrt has the
right 10 mposs tezes, direct or indirect in
Their nature, for any other than asTictly
public governmen tai putpo.S'' NO govern
ment has the rlGht 10 'os'
ter monopolias or TO encourage
anv INDUSTRY 1t the expense OF Others. L
is the duty OF eV-I5 0Iaach OF We govern
ment 70 eatorce aud prscUcs the most
rigid economy i'll the Conduct OF
our public sifirs,. and to more
revenue ought to be raised than is required
to deirfy tine necessary expenses OF inc
r,vernmpnr. and for the gradual but Ger