Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-07

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for congress from the Fifth dlstric, a..
dressed the people last night Ia the court.
mouse ON the political Issues az the dav.
me Metnodists have a revival moetinr.
which ~ largely attended, and the attends
ance was not so large as Il otherwise
would have been A fair audience greet.
ed him IN the district court room Ha
was Introduced by Maj. Cobb. He re-
viewed the leading issues Of thh dav ana
was frequently applauded.
cRANpvIRw PRIMARIES.
GRANDNlkw, Tx, July o The bien-
NAL meeting OF the Democratic party for
Precinct No 3, in Johnson county, Tex.
was called by the chairman, r. n,
Baillio, to met IN Grandylew In accord
ance With the usages OF the party ON
the I'd day Of July, $50. Whereupon i
Ramsey was elected chairman, s. r. Mo
Gowen and J. *. McCullougli secretaries.
The following named gen,lemeu wero an
poiutedas committeeman on pla form and
resolutions, to.wit A. j Williamson. s.
G. Fowler, l.. NJ, Slddons, A j Seal and
II. l.. Webb Said committee drew M
aud reported the following platform and
resolutions, which were adopted by the
meeting, Wis
whcr az, great evils now exist. growing out
OF elass legislatlop, which has foNo,ed aud en-,
courageu inonopolirs and corporations to the
injury OF the producing and laboring oiassos,
hnd ~ these evils can only be corrected Nv
PROBE Oscillation We pledge onrrcless 10 sup
port only such candidates Tor the state and ma.
measures
The rtpoal OF all laws that do not hear
equally upon capital and labor.
2, Tha enaetmcutot laws 20 prpyeat anaeu
iatlan and Eambl gin produce, known as deal.
ins. ~ int9ree, with heavy penalties for tho
That The public lands be ie,trycd for
actual settlers, not another acre tor railroads
or spee ulaiore, aud that all lands now held for
purposes of speculation be taxed Is their fil
value, that the s,ates' school landa ho made
asailable, 40 that Tho present generation may
derive the bcnc1ie lhcrcfr0m.
a. The ena tmont OF laws compelling cor.
poraiions TO pay their employees ana giving
mechanles and laoorers Ilrst liens on prod
O. The enactment oflaws providiag for arhi-
tration between employer ans en,i iOyo, and
enforce the decision OF the atbiua'ion,
laws prohibiting the hiring ont OF convict
| labor, aud providing for the puniHhment OF
mi aor offences by imi risonmbnt In No comfy
jul, with regulations providing Cor the nso OF
1 county oonylGte In working the public roads
! Laws for the protection aud encourage.
ment OF eo.oporaiivJ Institutions among the
| lab ring claaeOs,
), That the Importation OF forri4n labDr mn
der contract be prohibited
| .. The On ctment OF laws 70 govern iailroad
i lfAHos iftlEuh anu nNfhonNpN fNtHF. ~ tho a. a
| tabllshmene OF arallroad comnliss on or oihor.
| such laws
10 That We are oppuscd 20 fbS nntional
! banking syetom, believing IL TO De Is great legal
| rohhety; that we nr0 IN favor OF unlimited
Eod ana silver coinage, and Of mo lsaue OF
| one aad two dollar Oilei THAI WH are do
| cldouly In iavQ1 o. Tho old jackson theory OF
| the Issue OF Unit states legal Gender treas
nry notes anlil our money circulation reach at
| II Theree1gnitlon by incorporation OF suck
| farmer ana labor associations IA may be organ
| i1nd ly them Tor III Improvement OF their
| coalition ana The protection OF tntif rights
| ". Tie enactment of lava 90 Nrotect tho
| farmer IN tie sale Of hig produce from loHs by
| itlse Melghts, snalagc ami ptlowpAqpH.
/ ~. Iuat In MI cAsos stoCkhuldpfg Ia any In.
| cofpora ton rhAl he held individually liable In
| double the amount Of their individual stOok
/ IA. Tint we demand that all COR GRATED com
I paniest such us faiInud, 20 egrniih. lglOphope,
! manufacturing. or Other cuipat II, hodieS, with
'hcir ilNiuros be taxed according 90 their actual
'Gpo 10 ,.,.,,.oa,,, o,,a..,,..
| end that The labor and thr pr0p erty OF tho
county be pl1ced on an equal footing we dc.
mad aach amendments t. tho present road
| law Of tho stfic of TeNaa rs will abolish ali
! NNmp,i0n from road service anu WI loyy an
hdvRl, rem ny for roed AMI bridge purposes
! 10, We favor ouch amendment "a thc present
school law ~ VIII permit resident OF any
| school community or district 10 efnd HIS chill.
| dren 10 any public free school IN The community
or dlstiict Ot his residence without lhO formal
! itY Of a trRnHfer, ana without regard % tho
length of tins he may have resldcd In said
community or distriCt
II, Thatno allen be lowed to own or buy
land In Texas
Is. I'll the sense OF his primary convention
that the county convention make no n0mlna-
ton for county Offices,
The following named gentlemen were
selected as delegates TO represent Grand
view Precinct No IN the Democratic
county convention TO be held az Cleburne
on the ION day Of July, 1856, namely;
Thomas Smith, J. = Noah, w. Il. Ed
monson, j. +. Dupree, S. M. iloma, A. j.
Seal, Il l.. Webb, Jack Ingle, R. A, Hall,
Joe Ramsey. Alternates j. A, LandeTs,
A. j, Williamson, l., NJ. Sldous, G, p.
Upton, S. G. Fowler, ], n, Harris, Ben
Jackson, Il. M. Davis, r. J. Alfred.
The delegates TO the county convention
were instructed 10 vote for Marion Mar
tin for governor, 0glesby for comptroller,
Clint for attorney-general, Collier for
state superintendent OF education, Doug
lass for senator, Thomas Smith for rep
resentatiye. JOSEPH RAMSEY,
s. II. McGowEN Chairman.
j. A. MCCULLOUGH,
Secretaries.
cLEBURNE DOTS.
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