Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-14

and pledge the enactment OF d Ia" Creaeins -
commission clothed With any - power
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.
7. We demand that the constitutional pro
the genius of free government be
respected and obeyed in all particulars,
and especially by the enactment OF Jaw snaI
will prohibit the further operation of land cor
norations and requiring those now holding pos
session or title of lands to dispose OF the same
within such reasonable time as will not impair
invested rights and that the policy of selling
the public lands to actual settlers may be strictly
enforced. ,...:
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 anH
supported for a period of not less than SIX
months of each year shall be fully
and faithfully carried on5- tho ntber NIB.
lie educational institutions be properly endowed
and maintained. ,,
BY the state for a home for the disabled Con
federate soldiers where their reasonable wants
NAV be supplied and their miserles alleVlated
without humiliation to them as oDlects OI
charity,
black passengers on the railways OF TINS sIate
and demand that our legislature pass law
which shall compel railways to futnlsh the
same.
The following minority report was presented
by DR.. Yandell OF FL Paso:
To the Hon. J. C. Hutcheson, Chairman OF the
Democratic convention:
l concur in the report OF the commltse9 on
platform and resolutions except in the follow
ing particulars: offer for section OF the coni-
Inittee's report the following substitute:
Sec G. 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 TO- article z, OF
the constitution is in no sense party questlon,
and that the vote for or against said amendment
Is not a test of party fealty.
Section IL. That we may have an honest ballot
| uncontrolled by bribery, we favor the austria
liam system OF voting confined in its operations
at present in Texas to cities OF 10000 lnha6tants
| and upwards. Do
| When the minority report was read to the con.
| yention it was greeted by cries of MOI!
| especially the part relating to the Australian
| ballot system. A motion was maze 70 au3pv
| the majority and motion to adopt the minority
| report. Both received seconds;
| Yandell then said: Let them De put on
| record move that the vote be taken by coun-
| ties.''
| ityreport 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 amlo gTeSI coh-
| fusion The vote on the motion 10 table the
| minority report stood 701 votes aye, l59 votes
| nav, and the motion to table was declared car
| ried. -, 49,
The band put in its appearance during me
| call of the counties and assisted in delaying the
| ballot to a considerable extent. The previous
| motion on the majority report was then calle q
| for and the majority report was then aoopteo
| by an overwhelming majority nv.
county seat on the platform was
nut and lost amidst great confusion
and the sergeants- alarms were calico