Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-17
Tyler County Convention.

WooDvILLE, TEX, MaY 1.-THE De.
mocrscJ of Tyler county convened al
Woodville On the II inst. Captain J.
C Hu.cheson from Houston addressed
the convention and submitted himself IS
q candidate for Congress from this dis
trict. Much enthusiasm revsiled and s
pugilistic combat constituted part
of the programme. Delegates were
elected to represent this county in the
Fort Worth convention, and also at the
state convention to be holden ct Dial as.
Resolutions were passed indoreing the
administration of Governor Ross, and
recommending Hon. S. B. Cooper, e1-
Senator and ex-internal revenue collector
from this district as Tyler county's choice
for district Judge of the First judicia!
district. The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the Democrats of Tyler
county in convention Assem- oled:
l. That we hereby express our con-
tinued confidence in the Democratic
party, and pledge ourselves anew to up
hold and support it's principles, policies
and candidates.
2 We commend to the American peo-
pie our wise and patriotic President,
Grover Cleveland, and heartily approve
MS late message to Congress as 6 correct
exposition OF Democratic views upon the
tariff question. We as Democrats point
with pride to his administration of the
Affairs of the federal government as hon
est, clean, wise and patriotic.
8 We are opposed to the hYpocriticsl
principles Of tne R spuolican party of tax
TN ba n EyQ
we denounce the present rate OF tariff
taxation as burdening American labor al
most to destitutiop, predatory in its eff
fects, piulderiDg the masses OF the peo-
pie for the benefit OF few government
favorites, and we demand that the Con-
gresham VINO receives the vote OF this
county in convention shall pledge himself
to the enactment OF laws that will restrict
the public revenues to the needs OF the
government economically administered.
We demand legislation for the pre-
vention of mo opolies, and for the strict
enforc ement of Individual rights against
corporate abuses.
5. We believe that labor should be fos-
tered and cherished; that it is the first
duty of the legislative powers OF this
country to strike off the letters that bind
American working men and women, and
we demsnd legislation that Will tend to
elevate the laborers and enlighten the
people as to the relations OF capital and
labor.
6 We are opposed to the ownership Of
lands by corporations for purposes Of
speculation.
Z. We pledge ourselves to support no
man for Congress in convention who is
not an avowed friend to the port Of S.
bine Pass. Deep water at
Sabine Pass will be the
beginning of an era Of prosperity in
Texas and especially in this Congressional
district, never before approached in the
history Of the country. Deep water there
is no longer speculative, nor the efforts
st improvement experimental nor tents
tive, but We have the testimony OF the
most skillful OF government engineers
that the harbor there is the most susceps-
ible Of improvement upon the Texas
COST, and deep water is q matter of
dollars and cents. We demand that our
Congressman shall use his best endeavors
to secure all the money needed for the
completion Of the work commenced
there.
Other resolutions of local character
were introduced. On motion, the con-
vention adj burned.