The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-28

form reported The following
pLATFO IN.
The democracy OF Taylor county in
convention assembled recognize ana
pledge themselves To stand by the fun
dnmeutat principles OF the party which
from time to tlme baye pneu prescribed
as arule OF action. While we pledge
ourselves to unqualified support Of Done
ocrdlc principles uSaEes and clslum.,
we appreciate the Fact ihat new outer
prl~gs and new ISSUES call for additional.
duaimnIiona Df princp, We der!Mc
ourselves In full accord with tbe tarf
plank ion the platform rt the National
Democratic party recently adopted at
.hc Chicago Convention, and heartily
endorse the indictment therein pre-
i.crrj against the Republican parity
With sorrow We acknowledge our
selves disappointed iH lhC present State
administration. UnJor tho mca =
ures advocated by lie pres
cut executive and formulated
md made statutory IN The Legislature
ar interests have suffered, and the tide
90 emigration has aro' turned in another
direction. A. chance OF men and 70
change Of policy is sore. 2 needed. Tine
chiel -purcc of complain. with Us ia the
present niqaj,oIs law authorizing and
permitting the lease OF State, school and
lstiIW land. Texas, under ireo-grass
laws i)r nearly oue-hNt OF a century,
has grown to be the empire state OF the
south, and by cOrtiuu0iiDnu of tn" same
policy, We may i'm short lime become
tne empire state OF tbe American Union.
We believe the present lease law deui-
Wautal o. the Interests Of Jhe people OF
Western Texas. We believe il rcJuGs.
hindc,5 and delays tAe sgt,,eMcut oi
the country. We consider ID
an unjust discrimination against
us, in that il requires MS
to pay tribute for the US" of lands he
longing TO the people OF Texas, and all
mos, the entire amount OF proceeds are
appropriated to the education OF the
children of Eastern and Central Texas,
We consider il a law calculated TO tus-
ter protect and encourage wealthy cor
pomuou6 and foreign syndicates.
We, therefore, demand an uncondi-
touol repeal Of all laws aud parts of law,
authorizing. aud permitting lease Of
the state school aud asylum lands, We
demand the repeal of laws tending 20 dis.
.crimuate between the sheep aud cattle
interests, and She enactment of n law
cattle. sheep, horse, goat and hog inter
We demand the enactment ~ the laws
Of our ioroiaLLers. That all uniucioset
lands, either public or private, sinai pC
Heei"r we rs2 VI aA stock nCisrrim,
n3'ei,i "l Nh tower 'hNa'ter or kind.
we i"''f 'he protection OF ieurns
whenever ana Wherever lawfully
erected
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School Uuu u.ynim lands of lilo ..t..a Ia,
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county IN convention assembled, tlaJ
,'l .NO.''',g ii,' 'll I" o'"2N!let PUP
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| gilmore thm one tenth OF tna people %.