The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-25

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That IL IL essential t0 the growth aud
success of the Republican party that II
should have full State ticket com.
posed ~ men who support the prinri'
pl,a aud candidates Of the national Re-
publican party,
: Resolvcd, That we heartily endorse
the National Ropub lean platform, and
recommend Its protection aud labor
pianks to the deliberate judgment of
the people of this State, aud ask them Ia
aid MS 10 give the electoral vote 10
Blaine and logan.
Resolved, That we favor q tariff for
revenue "a defray the necessary eN-
pense of the Government, aud disurini.
mating with special reference Ia the pro-
lection of domestic labor, home indus
tries and home production.
Resolved, That we believe tho oduca
tional hill now before Congress, COM
monty known as tho "Blair Bill," is
cor EStitullonsl In all of is provisions.
and we believe IL "a be- Ia the interest
uf the people OF this STATE thar the mem
bers OF Congress from Texas should
heartily support the same, and IN this
con nection We condemn the action of
Senators Coke and MaNey In voting
against the bill while before the Senate.
Resolved, That we declare ourselves
opposed Ia all sumptuary laws, and all
ties and rights of the people.
Resolved, That We believe that home
steadS To the value OF at least $1,000, aud
al farm Implements aud mechanics
tools, now exempt from levy or sale
under execution from debt, should be
exempt from taxation, and to this end we
favor a constitutional amendment Civ
ing the Legislature power 10 make such
exemption.
Resolved, That tho idea that the State
cannot sell or lease its public lands Is
absurd and ridiculous; that we believe
that the school lands, or lands set apart
Tor public education, should be so dis
posed of as to give the present genera
tion the largest amount Oi benefit.
Resolved, That we favor the early
completion of the University of Texas
and its colOrod branch, and favor liberal
appru priations by the state for the cree
ton, maintenance and equipment OF
these institutions.
Resolved, Thai we favor a wise, lib
eral and efficient road law that will give
| to every county in the state good and
substantial roads.
Resolved, That We favor the repeal of
the obnoxious occupation tax, and we
do not believe that legitimate labor
should he taxed.
Resolved, That we favor such legisla-
ton as will prevent corporations or
monopolios of any kind purchasing ana
owning immense tracts OF lands, and
believe that the amount Of land owned
10y any corporation should he limited by
| law.
Resolved, That the Republican party
| deuOunces the Sluanderiug of public
lands ot The State by the democratic
party since it came into puwer, especi.
ally in giving to the International "
Great Northern Railway company
7,OoO,COO acres OF land not N alternate
seciions, rs to other companies, but
rot only this land but ali
The real and personal property of that
corporation from taxes for twenty-five
years.
Resolved, That we belei this cx-
emption from taxes of the 'iTnperty of
the Information, al II Grra Northern
Railway company, by VIII ii The taX-
PAYERS Of the State have hct robbed Of
many million dollars, To he III violation
of the Constitution, thereto i!lcgal,a
the legality Of this exemption ould be
tested by the courts OF the SKATE.
| A motion was made 10 strike ont sec
ton q, but was lost, and aitr some dis
cusSion, the report was adopted.
Mr.. w. y. Leader addrrss,Nf .hr meet
| ing at length on the history h the Re-
publican party in Texas and its progress
and prospects that awaited it on proper
organization. Herapped b.t'ress and
Newcomb whom he charge. !, ith hav'
ing used the party for mrrrcnary pur-
poses. DeGress and his band Of negro
rouehs had ATTEMPTED to read him out
of the party, but they could not do il.
The Republican party were Tired of Re-
publican cliques. They must nominate
IL ticket and mako warm canvass lie
moved the appointment of State Cen
| trai committee to he composed of one
| r,.,t a sxin ll "A ItS.r is.f
Fred Cullen moved that committee
of seven be appointed to select the com
| mttee.
Dr. Cochran raised point Of order on
the grounds that the conference called
simply Tor thepurp0seo Of conitrring, ana
did not carry with it the authority to
organize Il State Central cou!liittee until
| the cOnte 'elIce was converted INTO Il con-
yeDtiou.
The chair sustained the poiat of order.
RL~oL WE'D INTO CoNVE rIGN.
Mr.. |. G. Byrne Of Terrell Iloved that
the conference resolve itself iltO Il State
Republican convention, which motion
was unanimously carried.
On motion of Mr. Leader it was voted
| that the present organization pre-
SIDE over the convention.
Letters were read from Judge c. &:
| Binckicy Of sherman, who declined
to become a candidate for
| Governor, and recommends +. l..
| CleuVcS, of Gainesville, for Comptroller.
| Judge Binckley'S letter was written
| TO he Houston convention. Ir. Leader
stated Chat the letter WAS suppressed at
| the houston conventions, dlIu was read
! now for the first time.
a. j. Evans wrote as follows, dcclin
ing to become candidate for tn" Gov
ernorship. lie says of Wash Iones:
"ln his drunken way Wash says,
| l.I II a. f.N,. K. ,..,
| CleVcland; | wont vote for him neither,
and d---n Butler; he amt worth talking
| about"
A number of letters from Republicans
| in different parts of the State who are
in sympathy with the move were read,
when the meeting adjourned TO meet
this mo rning at 8 o'clock.
TuE SPEAKING.
The speaking at night was attended
by some seventy five persons, mostly
colored. The whites were made up OF
Republicans and GreenDacktrs. There
was pronounced absence Of the IRISH
element. w. Y. Leader, editor of the
Austin Despatch, WAS the first speaker
He rehearsed the so-called glories and
virtues of the Republican PARTY and
made the regulation "ampaisn speech.
the East making speeches iraducing
Blaine and the party, ought t. he in tho
State penitentiary. He calisd Cleve
land a lioertine and referred To Blame
| as ~ VirtuOuS man, statesman ana
saint. He devoted most of his time to
abusing Detiress and Newcomb, de-
| nOunciny them as knaves.
Judge A. B Norton, who has been in
the North, where he has
been making bloody shirt
speeches., was loudly called for,
lie said he practiced law for eleven
years in Pennsylvania and Snew all
about the marriage contract of that
State. Two witnesses was all that was