The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-21

B. We commend the administration
of Governor lloodlcy aud the work
OF the sixty-sixth general assembly. a,
wise, honest and economical.
q. We especially commend the H.
deity of the democratic members OF
the sixty-sixth general assembly to
the pledge of the party In favor OF
licensing the traffic in intoxicating
liquors and we denounce the fraud
aud hypocracy OF the republicans, IN
defeating this wise meas
ure OF reform. Every dem.
ocraiic momberin bothbrancbes OF the
general assembly voted to submit
for popular adoption,a constitutional
amendment providing for licenses;
enough republicans protesting TO be
in its favor were present in the house
OF representatives 10 have given il the
three iiiths vote necessary Tor its sue
cess, but they rcsused to vote for il
upon the avowcd and only reason
that 1T was proposed by democrats.
Upon the republican party, whose
caucus dictated this course, lies the
rcproach of the posiponcmont and
temporary defeat OF this most wise
and statutory plan Tor the regulation
of the liquor traffic.
Z. The democratic party Is, as IL al
| ways has been, opposed 10 sumptuar,
legislation and unequal taxation IN
any form, and il is in favor of the
largest liberty ofprivatc conduct con
sistent with the public welfare aud
the rights ofthe others and of regu-
latinP the liquor traffic and providing
against the evils resulting thercirom.
by full and properly graded IL
cense system. Under the present
constitution of Ohio, such u system Is
forbidden aud taxation is confined to
property, and is to be measured by
money value. We therefore are in
favor of constitutional amendments.
which shall permit such a system, and
we promise its submission for adop-
ton by the people, If the necessary
three .iiiths OF every branch of the
next general AS, emily be composed of
democrats.
s. The democratic party has always
been the party of the people and of
the agricultural and wool-growers in-
tcrests, the enemy of monopoly, the
friend OF labor, and the party in whose
hands the interests of working men
are and always will be safe, aud it
favOrs arbitration as the best means
of settling differences between labor
aud lis employers.
9. We commend the steps already
taken in the cause of prison reform.
10. We iavor the preservation of
the canals, ~ the cheapest transporta-
ton Tor producers and consumers and
recommend that they he put in ELI
cicnt condition for public service,
II. We favor the establishment OF
an intermediate penitcntiary for the
reform of prisoners not belonging to
the criminal classes.
II. We are in favor OF the adoption
of the pending constitutional amend
ncnt changing the date of the annual
state, county aud congressional cleo.
ton to November
10. We mourn the death of General
Grant, and the citizens of his native
state, without distinction of party,
sorrow nj this loss aud cherish
the memory OF his modest and heroic
character and his great deeds, rs
among their proudest public posses
sions. We sympaihizc with his be-
rcayed widow and children, and we
trust and hope that his last words,
urging harmony and good will he
tween the sections may be so taken
to heart by his countrymcn that sec.
tional alienation and hatred shall ybe
thing of the past"
II. Resolved That In the death of
Judge John w. O'key, the state has
lost pure ind able iurist and we
! do la IA t. 81.
parable loss"
The principal fight of the convcn-
| ton was IN the selection of candi-
date for the vacancy on the supreme
bench, vice O'Kcy deceased, aud
Geo. ID. O'key, son of the late Incuin-
bent, was presented, with Virgil L.
Kline, of Cuyahoga, and Gibson Ath-
erlon, of Licking, a. the other leading
candidates. On the fist ballot such
great confusion prevailed in an effort
to change from the other candidate to
O'key and Anterior, that another
ballot had to be ordered. On the
third ballot Atherton WAS nominated
and the nomination was made unan-
imous.
The ticket was completed by the
nomination OF Peter Brady, for treas.
urcr; Jas. Lawrence for attorney.
general, and Henry Weibcl for mcm.
her of the Board OF Public Works
All were nominated by reclamation
The platform WAS read AT 2:3O p. m
by Hon. w. W. Arm trong, chairman
of the committee on resolutions, all,
several sections We're received viii
) applause and unanimously adopted
The convention then adjourned.