Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-21

and pledge the enactment of a law creating a
necessary to prevent abuses and discrimi-
nations. and to make. establish and maintain
reasonable rates of charges for the transporta-
ton of passengers and freight having origin and
destination within the limits of this state.
Z. We demand that the constitutional pro-
vision that prohibits mouopolles, contrary to
T Tes eeuS and obeyed in ali PARTICULARS,
and especially by the enactment of a law that
will prohibit he further operation of land cor
porations and requiring those now holding pos
session title of lands to dispose OF the same
within such reasonable time will not impair
invested rights, and that the policy OF selling
the public lands 10 actual settlers may be strictly
enforced.
s. We demand that, as a general diffusion
OF knowledge is essential to the pro-
motion of the liberties and the rights of the
people. the constitutional provision requiring
the public free schools to be maintained and
supported for period of not less than six
months of each year shall be fully
and faithfully carried out. and that
the university, its branches and the other pub
lie educational institutions be properly endowed
and maintained.
9. We demand that suitable provision be made
by the state for home for the disabled Con-
federate soldiers where their reasonable wants
may be supplied and their miseries alleviated
charity,
10. We favor separate coaches for white and
black passengers the railways of this state
and demand that our legislature pass a law
which shall compel railways to furnish the
same.
MINORITY REPORT.
The following minority report was presented
by DR.. Yandell of Ell Paso:
To the Hon. j. G. Hutcheson, Chairman of the
Democratic conventions:
l concur in the report of the committee on
platform and resolutions except in the follow
ing particulars: offer for section of the COM
mittee's report the following substitute:
Sec 6. We believe that it is the right and
duty of the state to regulate and control the
public highways within her limits but that the
proposed amendment to section 10, article 2, of
the constitution is in no sense party question,
and that the vote for against said amendment
Is not test Of party fealty.
Section IL. That we may have an honest ballot
uncontrolled by bribery, favor the Austria
lian system OF voting confined in its operations
at present in Texas to cities of 10 QUO inhabitants
and upwards.
Signed YANDEIL of Ell Paso.
When the minority report was read to the con-
vepton it was greeted by cries of 'No!'
especially the part relating to the Australian
ballot system. A motion made to adopt
the majority and motion to adopt the minority
report: Both received seconds;
Yandell then said Let them be put on
record. move that the vote be taken by coun-
ties.''
The secretary was called on to read the minor
ity report and did so, and also section of the
majority report A motion was then put to
table the minority report and the convention
proceeded to vote by counties amid great con-
fusion. The vote on the motion to table the
minority report stood 701 votes aye. 159 votes
nay, and the motion to table was declared car
ried.
The band put in its appearance during the
call of the counties and assisted in delaying the
ballot to a considerable extent. The previous
motion on the majority report was then called
for and the majority report was then adopted
by an overwhelming majority.
motion to give John Hogg of Wise
county seat the platform was
put and lost amidst great confusion,
and the sergeants- alarms were called