San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-08-19
Democratic Platform.

declare the following platform OF Prihoi-
Piles;
1. We, tho democrats OF Texas, express
our hearty satisfaction with the administra-
ton of our distinguished president, Hon.
Grover Cleveland. and testify our confidence
in his ability, purity and integrity.
9. We pledge ourselves that the current
public expenditures shall DO confined with
IN the current revenue.
3. We recommend the submission to pop
ular vote of an appropriate amendment TO
the judiciary article of our constitution so
as to secure the efficient and prompt admin
istration law.
4. We favor the best system of education
for the white ond colored children in sepa-
rate common schools, which may be pro-
yidei by liberal aud without excessive tax
alton. We believe that education of child
rem is a matter of state right and duty, and
that the congress of the United States has
no right to appropriate money to its aid
We congratulate the people of Texas upon
the successful establishment Of state uni
verify, and we recommend the enactment
of legislation to remove the same as far as
possible from all political influ renee, and
that its properties aud revenue shall be
strictly guarded. increased and fostered, 80
for as it can BIO done without taxation upon
the people.
s, We believe that the true policy OF the
state with respect to her public lands, Is TO
provide for their sale in tracts of reasonable
size, with reference to their quality and
use, at fair prices and upon long credit, to
bonatde settlers for homestead purposes
We favor such n classification of school,
university and sylum lands Us may permit
the unconditional leasing. for short TERMS
of the lands only tit for grazing, and that
| the remainder may be leased Temporarily
and entirely. subject to the right of the
state to sell to actual and bonatide settlers.
and to these ends we favor the enactment
of laws to compel the removal OF trespass-
ers aud free grassers from the public lands
and to force the payment of rent for their
use, and to fix absolute rental prices of the
| lands to be leased. There should be such
legislation rs will make it practicable to en-
force all laws intended to prevent the illegal
use OF the school or other public lands of
the state.
G We pledge ourselves to encourage and
foster all works of internal improvement
aud tho development of the manufacturing
interests Of the state.
T. We'denounce unlawful interference or
injury to corporate property, and corporate
rights rs equally intolerable ms is snch inter
terence, or with injury to the rights of cltl-
zens, and while we recognize the high ooli-
CATION of the democratic party to control
and subordinate all public corporations to
the general good, we pledge ourselves to
enact and enforce all laws that may be nee
essary to protect their property from every
danger, from whatever source the same
may come
8 The democratic party looks with APP
prehension upon the fact that foreign rail
way corpora ions have acquired control OF
the railways of rexas, in violation of the
provisions of the constitution, and protest
against the methods by which they are be-
ing operated. We pledge ourselves to pass
laws to correct abuses and prevent uni ust
determinations; to compel all railways do
ing business in the stnte to maintain an of
flee in the state, in compliance with section
3, article 10 of the constitution; and We
pledge ourselves to secure by law the right
of the state to inspect all books belonging OF
, appertainng to the organization. operation
and business of the railways of Texas. We
protest against the consolidation of parallel
and competing lines i'll the state, ond pledge
ourselves that the laws shall be passed and
enforced to correct this evil. We pledge
, ourselves to pass general laws forfeiting tc
: the state all lands heretofore granted tC
, railway corporations, where such corpora.
tions, where such corporations have failed
to comply with the terms of their charters
or have failed in good faith to ALLEVIATE theii
lands within the period fixed by law.
8. We believe that stockholders in private
corporations should be held liable to pay
the debts of the corporation 10 amount due
on their stock ard an additional amount
equal to the stock owned by them, and tha
the Legislature shall regulate and fix the
terms upon which private corporations may
do business in this state, and that laws
shall be passed prohibiting corporations moi
chartered by the laws of this state from
buying or leasing the public lands of this
stste or any of the school, university or as
YUM lands
10. We believe that the existing law Of
our state for the protection of mechanics
G and laborers by lien should DO comprehen
sive and efficient, to the end that the req
laborer may be thoroughly protected
IL. We declare that all state convictI
should be confined within the walls of tho
penitentiary, aud that it is the duty of the
legislature to provide penitentiaries suffici
ent for this purpose. We are also In favol
of reform school or house of correction
for minors and females convicted of of
fensps. to the end that they may lie sepa
rated from adult convicts Of the state.
+ IL. We do not believe that the views o.
any citizen upon the questi IN OF local op
ton should interfere with his standing il
the democratic party, and we declare tn
question to he one on which every demo m
NAV indulga his own views without affect
ing his democracy.
IL. The democrats Of Texas declare tia
Il is the duty Of the general government Il
protect and defend the humblest American
citizen against the unlawful acts of any anS
r all natiouf. and that decisive action in de
manding indemnity for the past and exist
; irg grievances aud security in the fu'ur
viii NEE; with the unqualified support O
the dsmosrieY Of TeEts.
Gov. Ireland has issued the fol
lowing proclamation for tue relief o
the drouth sufferers
= e. Whereas Il has been made know
TO me that on account Of the unpre
eedented drouih. which has prevaiie,
/, IN the counties Of Brown. Coleman
: 4 Calahan. Esstlsnd. Palo Pinto. Ste
Z pheus sod others contiguous. nan.
families are sufsr'r- f0r bread DOS
Therefore. / John irelana. governor
ooufdeutiv cali o. ihs people of oh
p er sections 10 contTbate &C. tie re-ll
81 their DISTRESSED fe-ior-cit1eus -
ffarFarding without fsy fn1ds 2
: tbe countyI1iges or ra.-ei c1ll-Iitie-
o. the several oosna8 alti1g ail