Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24
ANOTHER CONVENTION.
A Democratic ~ State Convention
Called TO Meet October Z to
Nominate More Candidates.
Tho Very Latest Production in This Year so
Fruitful Of Political Hobbies and
Crankr.


Whereas, the monopolists and theiI
tools, the whisky ring, and It's agents, the
politicians who are Democrats for office
only, and the corporations OF the state Of
Texas all combined and captured the
Democratic convention, so-called, held Al
Galveston August 10, 1886, and believing
they, the aforesaid monopolsts, whisky
ring, politicians and corporations, In.
stead OF representing the true and best
interests OF the people, are ulrecuy
organized against them; therefore we,
the undersigned, lifelong Democrats
hereby call upon the Democrats OF Texas
ana all others who are Interested in a
pure and representative government, OPP
posed to all class iavoritIsm, TO select
delegates and meet In convention at the
city OF Dallas at 2 p IN, October z, 1886,
TO then nominate a state ticket and
adopt such platform as they see ht. We
take the liberty of suggesting, however,
that the following preamble and resolu.
lions fairly meet the desires of the people
Whereas, there lis a feeling Of unrest
and discomfort among the labOring and
producing masses OF the country, which
Indicate that there are wrongs In our
economic and Industrial system, and
which indicate that there are evils In the
administration OF the government, both
state and national, which need and de-
mand their remediesj and,I
Whereas we believe these wrongs and
these evils are 10 be found In class legls-
lation which has placed the monetary and
industrial interests of the country In the
hands OF concentrated money power,
and In the almost entire and exclusive
central OF monopolies; and,
Whereas, the principles Of the Amerl-
can government are opposed to monopo-
lies and perpetuitles, and to all class leg
islation; and,
Whereas, we believe the power TO rem
edy these evils and to right these wrongs
lies in the masses OF the people, and that
the power should be exercised at the bal
lot-box in the selection OF men TO office,
who will work TO remedy these evils and
right these wrongs;
man who Is not pledged TO work for
measures Of relief TO the people.
2. That, In our opinion, relief TO the
Taxpayers Of the country Is to be found,
l. In the regulation Of railroad corpo-
ratlons by the state and national govern
ments - as to prevent pooling discrlmi-
nations, watering OF stock, the wrecking
of railways, and all sorts OF combinations,
and to control the rates of freight 80 as
to give the railways only reasonable in
come on the actual value Of the money In
vested, and the application OF the same
principles TO all other corporations as far
as the same may be applicable.
2, No further land monopolieS should
be fostered or permitted by either our
state or national government and that
those In existence should be dissolved as
soon as possible by legislation TO that
end.
3. That no new national banks should
be chartered, and that with the expiration
OF the charters OF existing banks the
whole system should end, and that the
circulating medium OF the country should
consist of gold and silver under
a system OF free coinage by the
government, supplemented by all the le-
gal tender greenbacks necessary to Sc
cure the most ample per capita circua-
tlon OF money demanded by the interests
OF the masses of the people.
4. The tariff should be abolished ex.
cept upon actual luxuries, and II any fur
Their revenue is necessary to an economi-
cal administration of the government II
should be raised by graduated income
fortunes of the country.
8, No more pensions should be given to
the wives or children OF retired or de-
ceased officials OF the government.
9. In state Affairs economy and re-
trenchment is demanded, and the depart
ments should be reduced TO the least
necessary clerical force, and the clerks
therein should be required to labor nine
hours per day.
Z. All public lands such as the school
lands, etc should be held for actual set.
tiers only.
s. The school ages should be extended
from seven TO twcnty-one.
0. We think ex-ofilcio allowances In the
counties are unnecessary to make our
county offices selisustaining.
10. We believe third term In any office
undemocratlc and unsafe, aud that II Is
in the line OF perpetuities, and that good
government demands that it should be
condemned ana abandoned by the voters
at the ballot-box.
IL. Reduction Of taxes Is demanded by
the general and state governments, and
also by our commissioners courts.
~ And we demand that legis-
lation In the future should guard
and protect the interests of the
A"NOAAhH WV HlhNuOluR CiuHhtb equally
with all other interests Of the country;
believing that the prosperity OF the coun
try depends upon the prosperity Of these
classes.
49, That arbitration Is the best mode Of
settling the troubles between capital and
labor, until time and experience indicates
a better mode.
H. Relieving that nlne-tenths of the
crime committed, and nearly all the poy-
erty and destltution now prevailing In our
state except that occasloned by the I'M
usual drought Of the West) can be d.
rectly traced to the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors, we demand that the state legisla-
ture submit constitutional amendment
TO the people for their action, prohibiting
the sale and use of such liquors except
for medicinal purposes.
10. We demand OF congress the enact
ment OF a law TO the effect that whenever
any state shall adopt law prohibiting
the sale, etc, OF Intoxicating LIQUOR
therein, or whenever any county shall,
under what Is known as the locaI.option
act, adopt such prohibition, no internal
revenue license shall be issued TO any
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