The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-05-25


by made the leading speech in the
convention. but never said whom
be favored for Governor or for any
other office, but alluded to Marion
Martin as being a good man and
one calculated to carry the labor
element to victory. The mention
Of Martins name caused an APP
Dlause. The committee of creden-
tials reported ovsr 300 delegates,
representing about seventy coun-
ties.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee or platform Of
fered the following which was
adopted:
/ We, the farmers, laborers and
stock raisers of Texas in conven-
ton assembled to agree on a plan
Of action in consequence of the
special privileges granted to fay-
ored classes and after repeated
failures Of the existing political
organizations to remedy the same
IN violation of the pledges given to
our constituents. and being pro-
foundly impressed with the fact
that all laws should emanate from
the majority Of the governed, and
believing that all class legislation
tends to destroy all democratic
and republican governments and
to build up a monied aristocracy
contrary to the spirit Of our insti-
t1tions and destructive of liberty;
Therefore, we the farmers, labo-
rers and stock-raisers representing
eighty per cent of the people of
the state hereby declare our indie
pendence of all political parties,
rings, bosses and clicks, and in the
following platform express our de-
mands.
/. The national banks should be /
abolished and their bank notes re-
tired from circulation, and in lieu
thereof we advocate legal tender
money and a direct loan of same
to the people at a low rate of in
terest on real estate security.
. The means of communication
and transportation should be own
ed or controlled by the people as
is the United States postofiice, and
equitable rates everywhere estab-
lished.
3. No aliens should be permit
ted to hold or own real estate in
the United States and no further
grants of lands be made to corpo-
raticns.
l. We demand that an amend
ment be submitted by the United
States Congress to the several state
Legislatures making the President,
yice-president and United States
Senators elected by a direct vote of
the people.
). We favor the enactment of a
national usury law.
6. We demand free ballot, a fair
count and that tampering 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 corporation of
the liberty-loving people in the
establishment Of these, the prin-
eiples Of the patriots Of 1776.
Respectfully, \. L. Kissler, J. F.
Metealf, L. Davis, c. 4. MeMeans,
J. d. Moorehead, J. H. Strunberg,
Robert Prafbar W II. Crawford Il
W. L. Farmer, J. V. Knight, J. B.
Cobb, James McFadden.
Hon. II. S. Broiles was elected
chairman of the executive commit
mittee, which is to be composed of
one committeeman from each state
senatorial district in the state, and
whose duty it viii be to call state
convention tc nominate a state tick
ct if it be deemed proper or neces-
sary.
4 resolution indorsing the work
done by senator J. H. Reagan was
adopted,
Resolutions indorsing the state
labor papers were also adopted,
and the convention adjourned.
IN the savings banks of Rhode