Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-24
FROM l DISTANCE.
Expressions From Leading Democrats
at Washington Regarding the Re-
publican Platform Laid Down.
EagSr Q MILF, CnaiIman Of ihe Cem-
m!ltee on WGys and xcsnF, Is
Highly Pissstd With IT.
IN bs Received by President Cleveland,
4he WORK of the House-rexRs Pen
si1ps W ashingEon News.
REPUBLICAN rLArFoRH DISCUSSED.


.pecisl TO sAe Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jupe 23.-Gossip on the
D,sti0rm adopted st Cnicsgo is still cur
rent here. The mem ers Of the ways and
nesIs committee have studied il with
crest care, and express themselves upon
!, with entire freedom.
Casirman Mills said today in further
conversation en- the su1j2ct: at is 6
ver7 hold declaration OF the policy OF the
Republicans They have put their party
- fCr free whisky T2ther than for re-
d1CtiJn in tie price q tue accessories Of
lite Il IS The triumph of Mr.. Kally ard Ile
PennaylYa is Idea over the republicans
Of IN Wsst ana north Eeet. TIE RcYub-
lC8u party is now committed 10 free
whisky ard free trSde in whisky,
sid sga!nst any popular reduc-
ton in tne1 customs duties for
9e beEed. Of the people l an glad they
have done this. The country COW knows
exactly where the Republicans stand.
There Csn be nc mistsEing the issue Ci
lie CEmpaigG. We VII 90 before the
country and beet the Republicans cut OF
their boots mex. November On the very
t.,tl6 ground trey have chosen. >Ayou!
Tie attack on the administration, the Re-
pu5lCans have simply pursued the uausl
course Of parties Uut Of power" Retd-
iLg the declaration thst the Republican
party is and always Eas been in invOf Of
civil service reform,
IdR. MILLS LAUGHED
sld said: "W nat nonsense. When they
5li the reius OF government they made
!silt IN tie direction CT reform in the
civil service vita much Ostenteti0n and
loud appeals 20 tae country TO witness
the manifestation Of their virtue. Thy
nSde no eerI0us attempt TO Ell
force the Law, refused sppropria-
tons 20 carry it cat, and
starved the reform babe to death. Ia
ri5w Of this record il won't do fer the
Republican party to Trsre about civil
gtrviCe reform."
Mr. BreCbensiiEe Of K atuCky said:
Looking 81 the platform from Demo
cate standpoint l ike II, because l thiLk
We Csl best Boy candidate JtaHdiCg upon
It. In eff c. IL SAYS that the Republican
party viii do s1yll ug rather than rein
3uish ore i0tG Of their project
i've principles. tbs meGa5 that
they will raise Instead OF It.
duCe taxation in The Interest Ct moTCp-
Giles. Their references TO repeal OF inter
rs. taxes wss . dodge to each votes, bu.
i Will not succeed"
Mr.. Mcmillan Of Tennessee remarked
that the tErif part OF The platform adopted
yesterday Was an entire population OF
the tariff plank Of 1884. The one is for
protection PURE and simple, while the
other pledged The Il publican psrty to
tSrf revision. The platform is nothing
uOrs than : net Of words to catch votes.
POSTMASTER APPOINTED.
Special 20 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, JHss CIV. o. Mur-
ply WAS to-day appointed postmaste-s ct
Garden Valley, Smith county, Tex.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to ths Gazstte.
WASHINGTON, jams 23.-The following
Texas pensions were issGed to-day:
Original invslit-CEsIies Il. Little, Luz
lipg; Thomas Anderson, Trinity Mile.
Original widows, etc.-O,pdS o, widow
OF Henry L. BingAsa, & Paeo. Mexicsn,
survlVOrs-John Gray, s.. Mays; John
BSrrus, Fulbright. Mexican widows
WilhelmiDe, widow CT August Schmidt,
fredericksburg.
TO BE RECEIVED BY CLEVELAND.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-Arrsngements
we're completed to-day in pursuance OF
which the special notification committee,
headed by General Patrick 4. Collins Of
Massachusetts,, and also the Democratic
national committee, will be received Oy
President Cleveland - 2 D. N. next Tle'
Day.