The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
LA GRANGE,
The Democratic Party of Fayette
County in Convention
Assembled.
Coke and Mills Endorsed and the
Tariff Bill Now Before
Congress.
Special Telegram to the Statesman

Special Telegram to the Statesman
LA GRANGE, May S.-The democratic
party of Fayette county assembled to-day
in mass meeting, in accordance with the
call of the chairman, w. S. Robson. Major
E. @. Phelps was chosen unanimously as
chairman of the convention, and Mr..
Saunders, of Warrenton, was selected Sec
rotary.
Messfs. W. H. Ledbetter, A. L. Brad
shaw, George Mauer, Max Metzen, and O..
L. Neese were. appointed com mittee to
select twenty delegates to the Fort Worth
convention.
The TO lowing gentlemen were elected
as delegates: K. Z. Phelps, W. s. Robson,
W. S. Ledbetter, Geo. A. Hall, John Lane,
F. S. Pocek, t. Wade, @. j. H. Weyer, joel
W. Robson, A. C. Levert, W. II. Saunders,
y. Roenseh, A. E. Folks, j. L. Hou Q,
Charles Melcher, 7. A. Hess, Charles Well
hauser, Joe Peter, @. A. Kessler, L. WOt-
ish, John Matula, and Hon. A. Haiduika.
Mr.. W. S. Robson offered the following
resolutions, which WIRE unanimously
adopted: Be it
Resolved, by the democrats of Fayette
county in convention assembled
First-That we hereby express our re-
newed confidence in the democratic party
and pledge anew our feslty thereto.
Second-That we specially commend to
the democrats of the whole country our
honest and patriotic psesident, Grover
Cleveland, who, in his late message to
congress, which we cordially approve,
defines the great issue between the demo
cratic and republican parties in no I'M
certain terms.
Third-That we denounce the present
tariff system as a fraud and a threat
sought to be perpetuated by party who
IN der the false idea of protecting labor,
have uniformly removed the taxes from
wealth and left the burden of the same
upon the poor.
Fourth-We demand speedy revision
and reduct on of the present tariff and
fully endorse the Mills bill now pending
in congress.
Fifth-That we are opposed to the prin
ciple of taxing people in order
to make them rich, believing that
the many are sold to the benefit of a
favored few, wherefore we demand that
all custom house taxation shall be fol
revenue only.
Sixth-That we are unalterably opposed
to all secret or executive political organ
izations, whereby one class of our people
array themselves against another class
and we denounce the present so-calleC
labor party as a device of oul
old enemy, the republican party
fostered and welcomed by them
for the purpose of carrying the doubtful
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Seventh-We declare that the demo
cratic party is the true friend of all thu
people, without regard to class or condi
ton and the uncomp omising foe of thu
monopolist and the anarc hist Seeking
to ostracise no one nor casting
blame for past differences o
opinion, we declare that tn
prohibition question is plain one, de
handing honest treatment at the hand
of the state and national conventions, an
we are opposed to prohibition, both stat
and national.
Ninth-That we believe in letting til
people alone, confident that that govern
ment is the best which governs least, an
we are opposed to government OWNERSHIP
of railroads or tslegraphs.
Tenth-That we are opposed to taxing
the people in order to dis
tribute among them the surplu
revenue thus collected, believing
that the people can best manage thei
own finances, and in this connection W,
denounce the Blair bill, and fully endors
the actions of our senators aud repre-
sentatives upon this obnoxious measure
We are in favor of the renominG
ton of Grover Cleveland for presi
dent of the United States, believing
that he has given the people such al
administration as merits the hearty ap
proval of the honest and patriotic seuti
ment of the whole country.
Cap. R. p. Phelps offered the follow
ing resolutions which were unanimousl
adopted:
Resolved, That, we, The democracy o
Fayette county, in mass meeting
assembled here, endorse the acts Q
Richard Coke in the United State
senate, and render him our thenk
for his speeches and vote on the Blai
bill and tariff measure
Resolved, That we hereby endorse an
approve the acts of Hon. r. Q. Mills an
Hon. l.. w. Moore in the congress of tn
United States, and believe that in thel
the state of Texas has honest, abb
knightly aud true representatives.