Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

The following is the platform unani-
mously adopted by the convention;
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. -, 1886 ITO
Hon. r. NJ. Wynne, President OF the
Democratic Convention of Texas: The
Democratic party of Texas hereby de-
clare the following platform of principles'
/. We, the Democrats Of Texas, ex-
press our hearty satisfaction with the adj
ministratlon of our distinguished presi-
dent, Hon. Grover Cleveland, and testify
our confidence in his ability, purity aud
integrity
3 We pledge ourselves that the cur
rent public expenditures shall be confined
within the current revenue.
3. We recommend the submission to
the popular vote OK an appropriate
amendment to The judiciary article of our
constitution so as TO secure more efficient
and prompt administration of law.
4. We favor the best system of educa-
ton for white and colored children in
separate common schools, which may be
provided by liberal, without excessive,
taxation. We believe that the education
of children is 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 their successful establish
meut Of our state university, and we
recommend the enactment of legislation
to remove the same as far as possible
from all political influence and that its
properties and revenues shall be strictly
guarded, increased and fostered so far as
It can be done without taxation upon the
people.
3. We believe that the true policy of
the state with respect to her public lands
i. to provide Tor their sale, In tracts OF
reasonable size with reference to their
quality and uses, at fair prices and upon
long credit, to bonaflde settlers for no ne
stead purposes. We favor such classiti-
cation of school, university and asylum
lands as may permit the unconditional
| leasing, for sho terms, of lands only fit
| for grazing, and that the remainder may
be leased temporarily AIt1 entirely sub
| ect to the right of the state to sell TO ac-
tual and bonatide settlers, and to these ends
we favor the enactment of laws to compel
the removal OF trespassers and free
grassers from public lands, and TO force
| the payment OF rent for their use, and to
! fix absolutely the rental price of lands to
be leased. There should be such legisla-
| lion as will make 1t practicable TO en-
force all laws intended TO prevent the
| illegal use of school or other public lands
Of the state.
G. We pledge ourselves TO encourage
and foster all works OF internal improve
ment and the development OF the manu-
featuring interests OF the state.
7. We denounce unlawful interference
wi h or injury to corporate property aud
corporate rights as equally intolerable
as Is such interference with or injury TO
the rights Of citizens; and wbile we
recognize the high obligation OF the Dem
ocratic party to control and SUBORDINATE
all public corporations to the general
good, we pledge ourselves to enact ana
enforce ali laws that may DC necessary TO
protect their properly from every
danger, from whatever source the same
may come.
s The Democratic party looks with
apprehension upon the fact that foreign
railway corporations have acquired con-
troll of the rail ways Of Texas ia violation
of the provision of the constitution and
protests against the method by which
they are being operated. we
hedge ourselves 10 pass laws 10 correct
the abuses and prevent unjust discrimi-
: ma ions, 70 compel all railways doing
, business in this state to maintain Offices IN
+ the state In compliance with section
: three. article 1872, Of the constitution, and
we pledge ourselves TO secure by laH the
right Of the state 10 Inspect all
hooks belonging or appertaiDing 70
me organization, operation and business
! III the railways OF Texas, We protest
AGAINST the consolidation Of parallel and
/ mpeting lines In the state and pledgt
, opr.slyes that laws shall be passed AMI
! enforced 10 correct this evil. We pledge
I ourselves 10 pass general laws iorfsillnp
10 the state all lands heretofore granted
"a railway corporations, where sncn cor.
. Dorations have failed 70 comply with me
ierms q their charters, or have failed 10