Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-31

WI Aohhdh' may nave hnple umc attcr
closing his labors In congress to take
such steps as he may think necessary to
present his claims for reelection before
the people, and that, TOO, before the
meeting OF the county conventions that
select the delegates to the congressional |
convention. We know of no Democrat |
aspiring TO oil Mr.. Lanham's seat. He Is |
held In high honor In his district, snd the |
officers OF the organized Democracy are |
showing fair play for him, II some am
bilious friend or ugly foe should step into |
the arena.
rALo PINTO COUNTY PLATFORM.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
PALo PINTO, TEN, July 29.--The fo.
lowing resolutions were adopted at the
county convention held here Saturday.
10 the Chairman and Delegates Of the
County Convention OF Palo Pinto County
We, the Democracy of Palo Pinto county
IN convention assembled, hereby make
and indorse the following preamble and
resolutionsl
Whereas, we realize the fact that the
perpetutty Of all political parties dc.
ponds Gin addition to the purity of their
principles aud motiyes) upon thorough
organization OF such parties and a dis
semlnation among the masses OF the prin-
ciples aud methods OF such political par.
ties, therefore be II
Resolved, /. That we recognize but two
great political parties In this country,
Democracy on the one side aud it's oppo.
sition on the other, under the name OF
Republication, Greenbacbism aud the
various offshoots OF said IDEAS by what.
ever name known.
g That we reafllrm our faith IN the
time-honored principles OF Democracy, as
enunciated by Jefferson and Jackson, and
as interpreted by state and national con.
venhons OF later days
o, That we realize the necessity OF
united opposition to any encroaohments
upon the honored principles OF the time
tried Democratic party, and we pledge
ourselves Individually and collectively 10
do anything honorable within our power
to perpetuate its Institutions and To dis
seminate It's doctrine.
4. We hereby pledge ourselves TO sup
port the nominees OF the Democratic
party in national, state, district and
county elections.
3. That the Democratic party by its ex.
perienco Of a hundred or more years has
mastered the science Of government and
proved itself the great and only friend OF
the people, without regard To classes,
localities or factions, the champion Of the
rights and liberties, as well OF the beggar
in his log hut as the millionaire la his
palace, and as such Is worthy oil the sup.
port of every true man.
g. To the end that the Democracy OF
Palo Pinto county may preserve It's per-
petuity, we approve OF the organization
Of Democratic clubs where such nave or
ganized, and we recommend that like
clubs be organized In every voting pre-.
cinct, and that they hold meetings al
least twice in each month and educate the
masses Of the people ON the doctrine Of
, the party, and recommend 10 the proper
authority whatever changes are needed 10
the administration of affairs, state and
national.
z. We demand an economical admin.
istratlon OF the government OF the state
and nation.
s, We demand Of the Twentieth legls.
lature the passage OF law, with severe
penalties attached for It's violation, to
prevent the pooling OF railroad interests
in passenger and freight traffic, and the
, creation OF railroad commission.
o, We believe the delegation OF our
state In the United States congress be
kept intact and to that end we respect
fully request our senator and representa-
tive In the Twentieth legislature to sup
port Hon. s. b MaXey as his own
successor IN the United States senate.
10. We heartily indorse the course OF
Hon. S. W.T.. Lanham In the United States
house OF representatives and we hereby
recommend him as his own successor.
H. We approve the administration OF
Grover Cleveland as president OF the
United States and especially his acts in
yetoing private pension bills.
l2. We favor an adherence to the two
thirds rule In ali conventions OF the party
from county TO National.
ID. We deplore all violation OF law and
all outbreaks OF mobocracy, anarchy and
communism, such as fence-cutting, boy
cottlng, organized strikes where force
and intimidation are used, and In fact all
organized opposition to law and order.
Respectfully submitted,
Precinct No. ], j. X. p. SHIRLEY,
Precinct No. 2, l.. NJ. RAY,
Precinct No. 3, w. G. MoApAMs,
Precinct No. 4, J G. BUMP,
Precinct No. 3, j II, STRAIN,
Precinct No. 6, W. G. HRT,
Committee
When the nomination and election OF
the different delegates to the different
conventions closed the following resolu-
tion was adopted by the conventions
Resolved, that II is the sense of this
convention that there IL no necessity for
the nomination OF a county ticket at the
/ present time, provided that this conyen-
ton elect two Democrats from each yot-
ing precinct In the county 10 constitute
an executive committee OF Palo Pinto
county, whose duty II shall be 10 meet
and nominate q full Democratic ticket for
allthe county Offices II, IN the discretion
4 OF majority Of said committee, neces-
sity may in the future exist therefor
PROHIBITION IN MISSISSIPPI,
NEW ORLEANS, La, July 30.--The most
extraordinary statement yet made in the
local option campaign now going on In
Mississippi is that by committee OF
prohibitionists Of Sandures county. The
negro, 1t seems, has been disturbing
element iu all Mississippi liquor cleo
tions. In most Of the counties there has
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