Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-06

THE PLATFORM.
The following platform was adopted:
!. Resolved, that we, the Republicans
of Texas in convention assembled ,reaffirm
our adherence to the principles of the Re-
publican party as expressed through Its
platform as adopted in national conven-
ton and through its policy in the admin
istration of our government.
.. We endorse and renew our assur-
ances of entire confidence in the admin
istration OF President Harrison.
3. We commend the Republican party
for its adherence to the policy OF pro-
lection and heartily favor in that con-
nection the foreign commerce of our
country by reciprocating treaties with
the American states. TO this end we
favor the encouragement by subsidies or
otherwise of lines of ocean transporta-
ton with said American states.
4. We indorse the financial policy of
the government as administered by the
Republican power in its maintenance of
the national banks, in its management
of the currency and the increased issue
Of silver money, and express our con-
fidence in its meeting every exigency of
public requirement in maintaining a
volume of currency that will in every
way comply with the wants of the coun-
try.
). That in a government of the people
where the rights of the minority are as
sacred as the rights of the majority, that
as Republicans VIC emphasize our ap-
prevail of the present relations of the
different departments of government and
adhere TO the principles and policy born
with the government itself of keeping
separate our Federal judiciary as far
from the immediate influence of elective
methods as practicable. and maintaining
the constitutional provision of making
the tenure of office for life; and the re-
cent assaults made by the Democratic
party on this, the chief bulwark and
security of justice to the whole people,
endangers our liberties and the entire
theory of the government.
6. The maintenance of free institu-
tons depends upon free and fair cleo
tions and honest returns thereof. No
lover OF his liberty should oppose the en-
Hctment of any law tending to protect
the safety of the ballot box. We, there
fore, unhesitatIngly favor the Austral-
liam ballot system and all other proper
means that will render our elections
free and honest expression of the will of
The people of our entire country.
Z. The Republican party is unalterably
opposed to every species of class legisla-
ton. 1t knows no class. 1t believes in
manhood, suffrage and the enjoyment by
the people of every right guaranteed by
our national and state constitutions.
8. We recognize the right of the state
to control corporations and regulate
transportation companies within this
state, and we favor the enactment of
such laws by the legislature and their en-
forcement through the courts as will pre-
vent unjust discrimination or ex-
tortion on the part of
public carriers as against the interest
of the people of the state of Texas. We
are opposed, as being contrary to the
theory and genius of our government, to
clothe with legislative and judicial pow
ers railway commission, and oppose
any amendment TO article 10, section Z,
of the constitution.
9. We favor the reservation of the
public domain for actual settlers only
and q broad comprehensive legislative
policy that will invite immigration TO the
state under an assurance of absolute peace
and security.
10. We demand the maintenance of
free public schools for the full limit
guaranteed by the state constitution,
and We denouncs as palpnble hypocrisy
the promises of the Democratic party IN
regard to free schools. We demand
therefore an adequate appropriation by
the legislature for free school term of
six months or more annually. We fur
Their demand uniform system of text
books to be printed under the direction
of the state printing board and furnished