Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-29

V0rS the dDan0Onmenr OF Inc system VI
fees and perquisites in the payment OF
state and county officers.
Governor Gray on taking the chair
spoke for over an hour, dealing princi-
pally with state issues. His reference to
ex-President Cleveland was received
with tremendous applause.
A resolution was adopted TO make the
state central committee q permanent
son Day, January 8.
Claude Matthews was nominated for
secretary of state, the vote being made
extensive farmer in the state and his
nomination is something OF q tribute TO
the Farmers Alliance.
10. Henderson editor OF the koko Dis
patch was nominated for state auditor.
THE PLATFORM.
INDIANAPOLIS, md, Aug. 2S.-The
Democratic platform goes on as follows:
We are in favor, as we always have
been, of a just and liberal pension sys-
tenn. We denounce the Repub-
lican party for making pledges
to the veterans in 1888
which have not been redeemed, and
even not intended to be redeemed; and
we warn them against further attempts
at deception from the same quarter.
We are rejoiced at the evidence of the
awakening of farmers of the country to
the necessity OF organized efforts
to better their own condition and
protect themselves against I'M
just legislation and oppressive
administration. We invite attention to
the fact that farmers are demanding In
substance the same measures of relief
which the Democratic party
has been advocating for years,
but has not mad the power to enact; and
that the surest and speediest way of OBJ
tanning this relief Is to restore the De-
mocracy TO power in every department
of the government.
We demand legislation prohibiting
aliens from acquiring land in America
and for the forfeiture of titles to the 30
742 ZOO acres of our public land now held
by them.
We favor the election of United States
senators by the people.
We applaud the eight-hour law, the
law to prevent lacklisting, the law
prohibiting "pluck me' stores, the
laws for the protection of coal miners,
the law preventing the importation of
Pinkerton detectives and the repeal
of the Republican intimidation law
of 1881. AS manifestation of the
steadfast friendship of the Democratic
party to the workingmen, We point to
these laws as evidence that our friendship
to American labor is not confined to
words alone.
We denounce the employment of the
Pinkertons by a railroad corporation in
New York in the pending contest with its
employees and hvld it TO be the duty of
state and local officials everywhere TO
prevent such usurpation by capital of the
police pow ers of the state.
We are in favor OF arbitration as the
only just and fair method of settling
labor controversies, and we demand of
tbs next legislature the passage of law
creating a permanent tribunal OF arbi-
tration Tor that purpose.
We insist that labor has as good
right to organize into self-protectiou as
capital and that labor organizations
should be placed on perfect equality be-
fore the law with organizations of cap
ital known as corporations.
We favor the just and equitable ap-
portlonment of the school revenues of
the state.
We favor the total abandonment of
the system of fees and perquisites in the
payment of state and county officers and
we demand the enactment OF a law by
the next legislature fixing fair salaries
for all public officials. the same to 60
into effect as soon as practicable.
On the second ballot, CLAUDE Mat
thews, a farmer of Vermilion county,
was nominated for secretary of state.
Jas. Mitchell vas chosen by aoclama-
eL1x.
supreme court.
J. o. Henderson of the Kokomo Dis
patch, auditor of state; AL
bert Gale of Indianapolis, treas
Vernon, attorney general; A. NJ.
Sweeney of Dubois. clerk of the supreme
court; H. D. Voorhees, of Johnson couu-
ty, superintendent of public instruction;
S. S. Gsrley, state geologIst, and w. A.
Peele, Jr., stat1stican. The latter two
are denominations.
SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICANS.
MITCHELL, s. D., Aug. 2S.-The Re-
publican state convention reassembled
this morning. The committee on reso-
lutlons reported and there was small
row over the prohibition plank, but it
was finally adopted. The platform
further Endorsed Harrison's administra-
ton, and pledges the party to all
measures that will develope the agricul-
tural resources, and demands the expan-
sion of currency to meet the needs OF the
increasing population.
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS,
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Aug. 2S.-The Re-
publican state convention met in the
capitol building at Jefferson City at
1920 O'Clock this morning. Every
county in the state was represented and
the convention was one of the largest
ever held in the state. 1t was called to
order by Hon. Chaunoey 1. Filley,
chairman Of the state committee, who
made an address asking everybody to
stand up for Missouri. An attack was
made on the present administration, re-
ferring at some length to the late defal-
cation OF State Treasurer holland.
Senator James G. Maginnis of st. Louis
was made temporary chairman. The
usual business committees were then
appointed and the convention took
recess till p. m.
NEBRASKA PRoHIBrTIoNIsTs.
LINCOLN, NEB., Aug. 28.-At the
state Prohibition convention this morn
ing DR.. B. L. Payne of Lincoln was nom
mated tor governor; George w. Wood
ley (colored) for acknowledgements;
Charles Waters, secretary of state; A.
W. Fitch, Jr. auditor; W. H. Hardy,
state treasurer; Judge T. P. wIgton,
q OIaaa0 nam