Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-20
THE rH1En PARITY rLArroRM.
The Third Partyites in CONVEX

The Third Partyites in conven-
ton assembled at Dallas Monday,
preambled and resoluted at great
length against Democracy, accusing
them of stealing the guise of Heaven
in which to serve the purposes and
aims of hades and says they have al
most squandered the public domain,
the inheritance of the people, have
placed unequal burdens of taxation
on the people, and enumerates a
long list of immagined grievances
closing by adopting the following
ten plank platform:
1. All the public lands of Texas
remaining and all that can be recov-
cred should be reserved as home
steads for actual settlers. All lands
heretofore granted to individuals OF
corporations in which the grantees
have not complied with the condi-
tons of the grant should be forfeit
ed to the State for homestead pur-
poses; that no alien ownership of
lands should be allowed in Texas;
that the present alien land law
should not be repealed; that domes-
tic corporations should not be al
lowed to own more land than they
actually use in the prosecution of
their business.
2. We demand and pledge our
selves to support a law requiring
that wild or uncultivated lands be-
longing to private individuals or
corporations, in large or small
bodies, be rendered for taxation at
the same valuation per acre as i'm
proved lands of the same quality in
the same county and district.
3. We favor an effective system of
public free schools for six months
in each year, IN which the nature
and effects of alcohol on the human
system shall be taught.
4. We demand the adoption of a
uniform series of text books for the
public schools of this State, and
that they be published at the ex-
pense of the State, the use of which
shall be furnished to the children of
the schools free.
5. We favor an amendment to our
State constitution authorizing the
loaning of our permanent school
fund not otherwise invested upon
lands of the people of this State at
low rate of interest, with proper
limitations upon the quantity of
land and the amount of money.
6. That we favor eight hours as
working day upon State and munich
pal work, and demand of the legisla-
tive powers of State the passage of a
law so declaring; that we pledge
ourselves to do all in our power to
establish and perpetuate the eight
hour system.
Z. We are in favor of more
equitable and Just lien law to pro-
tect laborers, mechanics and material
men.
s. We demand a reformation in
the punishment of convicts; that
convict labor be taken out of compe-
tition with citizen labor; that con-
victs be given intellectual and moral
Instructions, and that the earnings
of the convict above the expenses of
his keeping shall go to his family.
9. Believing in the rule of the
majority, we are in favor of a strict
enforcement of the local option law
in all counties where the same is or
may be legally adopted.
TO- We demand that the railroads
be compelled to pay their employees
monthly in the lawful money of the
country, and in case of discharge
that they be paid at the next station
immediately upon their discharge.
II. We demand fair elections and
an honest count of the votes, under
either the Australian or some similar
system of voting.