The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-08
STATE CONVENTION

na'ssehusetts Dahvb, Cros sr
Democratic stsE Z nt& NJ
called to order gii.-- lis ~ ni
by p. A. ColllpG&nd tho us n
mitIees appoin&d. Tho comm {ol
permanent or6hizaiiop repo b,
namo of John VI Fitzgerald fst II
dent. ~ AX
Mr.. FitzgSSaad, upon takin q
chsir, sddryssod tho convsntiS
somo lens& Ho congratulated !,
convontiqSfn tho election ofa ID
cratic prevalent and said: "whe,
cur lessN OF power shall contiiHr
longershan four years depends upor
how ysil wo have pronted by the les
sonfpf the past, and how seriously
lNH honestly We strive to carry out
ssspromiacs msde the psesss~sn~on,
State and national pIxFms," IN
strongly endorsed thSshdmfoistratiod
of President seefovOlAad, ani
commended kh f9e his n
parsnt detetahinatioE TO cs&
out the rcior,hs propMed in the hl-
csgs platforia. TlsG speaker a.,
niatsd tho dassNy on the UNIV stsk.
able signs Of lhe doS,h Of sssSS s ailsm,
aud aaij: "Eossilirm oafSX, be ii
Democratic or Rcpublif1G and ths
lnatquotsclrg oetere tnefeople Ia the
snsnusulnou cOIulng OF tns uead ana
oHIisI lssusa; ~ Sehalor doar and
SnsIihAh aro uolng, ls rs ridiculous III
their slght-Wero ~ not unpatriotic
anu Wlcksd-ss couia De the appear
Ance On oIr eIreoss oi recent century
inuViIu1i, sho aa9pteu IN our day, rs
aIs styIe OF ursS', tuaSo OF the period OF
tne, ,pnstes.
Nr' avery, irQm the committee On
r5sold'ions, preSnted the followinES
PnNFoRM: ~
we, the DnmocnAs OF MassiS1RYSstts
IN Convention asssn4SsSlstssf8rw our
aoserenco 10 Tue prlncTfEsaW Democ-
reoY as declared by tho last national
convention 81 Cnieago' we ceusFnta-
late the people or the whole country on
tho election .od inauguration Ola DEM
oertoc nreslasnt and ,Yice-presidant.
we havs tnii l"itn IN" conhasnce 10
tna president, IN ms wise caution,
apd ans f'd rmness sSe1ag 'fsns s nr G2,fsSe
~
20 scnluiSter tho government in TOO
interest OF the whole people, and his
devotion TO the fundamental princi-
siel OK netionM Dsmocracy. We eX.
pect thSt unher MS adminiasrstton
every reiofn required TO make the
govsrnment pure ana honest will be
made; THAI the ilpirty and rights OF
every oilizou in every sec-
ton OF our country, and on
the aoil OF every foreign
couhgry, WIZ DO zesiousIy guarded
and carofully preserved; that sectional
prejudice azd Jealousy will disappear,
ana that pervadlng spirit OF Nationality
bs revived which makes eYory citizen
glory IN tho prosperity ana honor OF a
common country; that the civil SER
vics will be established en r broad
basis OF juatice and eqHallty, Ieeuriag
10 tho n1ainlstris .t9+ -nLy91. ~ o.
pasby /" TN lIa policy, not creating 1i
official class whioh shall 90 above and
beyond tho people, but giving to esch
aua every citi2en VINO ls cspab!s and
honest zoe E;ght to be selected for pub
lie employment; that it will recsgnize
!, . f.inoipie th%t every Cficer OF the
Re lb!ic is public servant,
strictly respouelblo 10 the peo
Pc, anu bslding his cfiico sub
Jecf TO the Will OF tho
Recple; that the public lads viii be
rescued from the hands Of rqua art9rs,
specni&tora and la9ded monopolies,
and preserved for bhe use OF tHo p5cpIe
to whom they jusgly oalouE; vAe6 the
principal departments of the govern
ment Will 70 as economically Sad hon
e9tly aaminlsteged as 20 impoee the
lowest pcst!bie b1rden Of taxation on
Inc people, ana tAt5 conhdenco IN tha
people, in their love OF liberty, their
iidNhty 10 me constltl
tion, ana their devotion
70 the Union VIII D5 restored. We,
tnerelnte, pledge to Grover CleYelano,
president of the United States, our uR-
faiteIins support. We earnestly re-
quest that no candidate be uomiGatad
ioc either branch OF tho Lsgisle are
WHO is rot pledged t. the support of
tie following ineasures: S
We ara opposed TO thepaympnt Of a
poil-tsx as condition on which ore
Shouts have ths right 10 vots; Ne
neneYe III all free, honest
ballot, thaG right to vote should
attach TO ths citizen, and net to tho
dollar; We are opposed to competition
OF convicts with the Labor OF honest
people, and demand such legislation
6s wili .,sor9nt 1t; we believe in fre-
Quej pay mont of wages to enable the
en- l'3fad TO live more economically,
as assures TO them greater iade-
pDnaence; we deem u unjust to re-
Tain wages earned to enlarge capl'
tai or swell the profits OF
employer; VIC are, therefore, in favor
of tho passage OF a law requiring cor
poI atoms to mako weekly payments
to their eHployes; wo are IN favor OF
the immediate enactment OF such laws
as will provide fofs3tha settlement Of
ell differences between efaploye and
employer by system OF arbitration.
We bsiievo commercial entsr-
course between tae several
States IL materially impedsd
aud ciroumsc1ibed by existing laws,
relating to dsbtor ana creditor, which
ere detrimental TO the prosperity OF the
tntire country. and therefore we de-
maud tae simmedlate enactrf1ant;
OF d bankrupt law, and that the protec \.
ton OF American fisheries as nuraery
for our nhvei pot wsr and the protection
Nf am t.nastA and lacnnr.u IN, TINA nf