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

Brownins's IA,
JIM BROWNING MAKES
SPEECH FOR THE sIrSop,''
Special to the Gazette,
GALVESTON, Tx, 4,
Browning of Wheeler, add
to the motion Of substi,n,I,. 4
ty report for the maiorI,v Y.
"In moving to sasl
minority report FOR
of the platform, ss
the majority OF the Conn. K
so for no other purpo.s \,
monte the Democratic ns,,'
plank offered by the msior,, h
out by the next lepislstn,' u
ruin and desolation unas
Northwest Texas, besidesIt
the Democracy Of The ssi..
that will be, in n,
rejected by al ~
Democratic voters Of tbst ",
IL is a well-known fact bv n
In this convention that ,bsm,.
TWO DISTINCT FacassF
IN the Democratic party oI III
as the free-grass party andl1 /
party. Now, sir, the minofh5i
mittee hold that our polIllc,lri
be liberal enough to Dupa,I
ration Of principles ma
subscribed to and heartily ~
every Democrat in Texas. M
that all will recognize & ned
utmost harmony in our rsnb
pect to carry the state with AL
the usual Democratic nsiolM
lieve this leasing Of schoa ,
public lands to be seriouslydepl
the best interests Of n
trust bonds, and II n
enacted in compliance with al
plank an emoargo will Il
tue further settlement oI n
Gentlemen, | ask you Il the bid
by the minority is not broad a
any Democrat in Texas to stiN|
this land question, II there ID
ton fully cfystalized In the sht!
those lands shall only be
SOLD TO ACTUAL sETTill
so, that far, we all agree, bat Z
agree upon the lease policy pn'
the majority, hence we a /
kept out of the platform, iafh;
of harmony. The minority N
declares that the settlement All
ment of the country BY inisllE
law-ablding citizens to- pe 4
to all other questions I
policy. Is there q man IL ils
ZION who will gainsay The trvH
declaration? lifts the first ~
duty Of every country 70 settle
by good citizens, and where ihI
peace, prosperity and happlnsN
low as a natural result. IAsle
party never ENGRAVED this lsss'
upon its
PLATFORM or PnsQlflh
until 1884, at Houston, aud Jd2
l.: now stands upon the bOoEsv'I
by a Democratic Legislature ilIh
a year before. Does Il neAl|
the platform for the legislipp
out the lease policy lh'ni
than 100000 Democrats
Texas who deny the right u y
become q landlord, % y
the lands and thereg
the settlement and W
of the country. The law esA.
provides for a lease suolea
settler, but the majority Of W \
tee seeming to think thst y
meet their demand to stoplail.
ment, now seeks to cnangeN
conditional lease, and py y
over these lands to the
CAPITALISTS AND FOREIGN ccn
We can never agree 70 suu
ing surrender OF our unslieli
occupy the couniTyRs oni " i.
you disregard the mint ~
down our Threats this lnlaYs,
cidal doctrine2 We conn ~
representatives OF as llook
Democrats as breathe the pp.
and ask a fair show. We
you only for the privilege L Y
our own beloved part o. ", ls y,
have developed yours. w y
us this pitiful request ns
mand it, lest as hsHs;l|
consider us naughty
ruly, and refuse Ky ~
for no other purpose
will have the power to a9 .,s.,
repeal the present law WV 4
pledge Of this convention,
REIEeArE THE egi'
to the people, and "
their Representatives ~
with their own view. !, "A
is to-day under fence, aau \.
for an unconditional leass
this country TO those NY +
and give them the power ~. y !.
settler out of that csss
not believe that ~
who believe IN Va .ss Is
of the actual settler oyel . ~
you will permit II. Ias, ,'..s & !
10 adopt the minority Iet n X 4,
may ali go hand in hano y
the next election.
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