Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-16
State and NATIONAL.
Platform Adopted by the Farmsrs',
laborers' and Stockraisers' State
Convention at Waco.
Twenty-Eight States Represented at
the National Union Labor Con-
vention at Cincinnati.
The Utmost Harmony prevails at this New
YORK State Democratic Convention.
A Strong Platform.
The Waco mixed Convention.

The Waco Mixed Convention.
! Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEx MsY 1.-THE state con-
vention composed Of delegates represent
Ing the different labor unions assembled
here to-day, II is made up Of sll creeds
and professions and all kinds OF poll. icisns-
except Democrats. Hon. q. S. Broiles
Of Fort Worth was made Chairman and
Steve G. Harris OF Dsllss secretary.
Two sessions we're held, but nothing was
accomplished and nothing assumed def
mite shape. Rev. Stump Ashby msde the
! leading speech in the convention, but
never said whom he favored for Governor
or for any other office, but alluded to
Marion Martin as being good msu and
| one calculated to carry the labor element
to victory. The me ton OF Martins
| name caused an applause. The commit
tee on credentials reported over 300 del
egates, representing aoouE seventy coun-
ties.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee On platform offered the
! following watch IVES adopted:
! We, the farmers, laborers apd stock
rAiseIs Of Texas in convention assembled
TO agree on plan CT action il conse
quence OF tie spacisl privileges
granted to favored classes
and after repeated failures of
| :.he existing political organizations to
remedy the same in violation OF the
pledges given 10 their construct, auo
being profoundly impressed with the fact
thsL Il! laws Should emsuate from the
majority of the governed, sad believing
thai all class legislation tends to destroy
ell democratic and republican govern
ments and to build up
monied sristocrscy contrary
to the spirit OF cur ns,ilutlons and des-
tructiye Of liberty;
| Therefore, W. the farmers, lsOorers
ald st0ck-ralser5 representing eighty per
cent OF The Peep Of G1e ate hereby de-
clare cur Independence of ell political
parties, rings, BOSSES and clicks, and in
the following platform express our de-
msnds.
l. The national banks should be abol-
| iaheQ and tne3r bark notes retired from
circulation, aid in lieu thereof we Sdyo-
cate $. legal tender money sni a direct
i0su of the same TO tne people ct low
rate OF interest on real estate security.
2. The means of communication and
transportation should be owned
or controlled by the people
as is the United States postoffice, and
equitable rates everywhere established.
No aliens should De permitted to
hold or own real estate in the Uaited
States and no further grants Of public
lints be made 10 corporations.
4. We demand tnat an
amendment be submitted by the
United States Congress to the several
state Legislatures masking the President,
vice President and UQited Ststes Soma
tors elected oy direct vote of the people.
5. We favor the enactment Of anational
usury law.
6. We demand free ballot, fair
count and that tsmpering with
the ballot box shall constitute one OF the
greatest OF crimes.
In presenting the foregoing to the people
of Texas we earnestly invite the aid and
CO operation Of the llberty-loving people
in the re establishment Of these. the prin-
ciples of the patriots of 1776. Respect
fully, A. L Klssler, j F. Metcalf, E. Davis,
C. A. McMeans, j. D. Moorehead, J. 81.
Strunberg, Robert Prather, W. B. Crsw-
ford, W. E Farmer, j. V. Knight, J. B.
Cobb, James McFadden.
Hen 81. S Broiles was elected chair
man of the executive committee, which is
to be composed of one COM
mitteemsn from each state sena-
torlal district in the state, and
whose duty it will be to call state con-
vention to nominate state ticket II it be
deemed proper or necessary.
A resolution indorslng the work done
by Senator j. Fl. r sagsn was adopted.
Resolutions indorsing the state labor
papers were also adopted, and the con-
vention adjourned.