Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01
THE JOHNSON CONVENT
RINGING RESOLUTIONS on "a
LITIcAL SITUATION.


Chairman Houehin. After the u,
routine OF organization the follos,
resolutions, which Were submitt.d
the committee on platform and ~
lions. were unanimously and su,l.
artlcally passed:
To the Honorable w. +. Rama.
Chairman OF the Democratic or,
Convention OF Johnson County, No.
Your committee on resolutions NJ ,
most respectfully beg to make :hs n
lowing report: ia
/, We reafiirm our allegiance 10 !.
our faith in The time honorcd yf3r
pals OF democracy, and declare, "A
believe. that the Democratic parry
the party OF the people. and s,ar
pledged to these cardinal princIu4
that 1t IL opposed to special priyijss
to any class and favors equal right, <
all of the people; that 1t 10 ne 5.
exponent OF free speech, and the .ig,'
OF the Individual citizen. that Il s,s,
opposed at once to 'he corfnorant 4
to the commune; that II represent :
stands pledged to economy n puN
expenditures. national. state and Inv,
cipal. and that In Its supremacy
sists the safety Of our free INSTITUTE
9. That we favor and approve
repeal OF the federal election law, q
the principles upon whiea the VII.
bill Is founded. and believe that IN a
tariff reform measure. ME d Jctrinsl
raising revenue should be the cAl
consideration and the chief test.
8. That we declare ourselves IA
terably opposed TO gold nonomttal6i
or silver monometallsm, and demaI
that both gold and silver shal !
coined without discrimination at ~
ratio as WIN maintain the two rnet,|
In circulation. and we therefore u
ma1d the bimctallic coinage Of n
gold and silver and the restoration
the bimetallic standard as II eSl,I
under the laws OF this country n
more than eighty years prior to \
decentralization OF the standard I'm
dollar In 1873, and should It beoo,'
necessary In order to maintain The II
metals In circulation to rc-adjust n
ratio. II should be determined whe,i1
gold has risen or silver las fallen n
whether there should be change o, n
gold dollar, or OF the silver dOlaf
both, TO the end that whatever rata
adOptce the rights Of both creditor Al
debtor shall be preserved alike. haYlI
In view the demands OF the people n
an adequate circulating medium. NJ
insist upon the Democratic doctrin.
jackson and Benton, that all moal
Issued by authority OF congress- shl|
be Issued and Its value maintained
the government. That we are opptsl
to farming out TO national banks N
right TO issue notes. That we are 4
posed TO any debt OF the governma'
4. We are In favor Of the election
United States senator's By aha
vote Of the people
0. That. recognizing the eminent
ness and high moral character OF
Horace Chiffon. and commenting
candid and able canvass he has n
and is making Of the state. we he,
instruct the representative this
nominated by us to vote for him Z
United States senator. and that
also Instruct our delegates to the j
torial convention, and to the senai 2
convention 10 Introduce In said re-
I'VE conventions and vote for q
luton instructing the represen .
and senator chosen by them, re 4
lively, TO vote for the election of NJ
ace Chiffon for the United Stats +
ate.
Q. That the delegates this day gtjl
to the state convention are hereL
structed to vote for NJ. NJ. Cram
Encouragement as unit as Ion
his name Is before the oonventiol
said office. and to use all hond
means to secure his nominated
said convention and that said
gates on all other questions OF I
kind whatsoever coming before
state convention are Instructed TO Va
as unit. unless otherwise decided
a majority OF the delegates to "a
state convention present and parti
patlng.
Z That the delegates this day elect
by this convention TO the congresslof
convention to be held at Corslcana
August ] are hereby Instructed to "
for the nomination or VIM. Polndex
FOR congress as unit. as long as
name is before the convention for 4
office, and to use all honorable mel
to secure his nomination In said .
vention.
s. That our delegates TO the Sc
torial convention are hereby instruq
to vote for the nomination OF Al
Beall of Ellis county for senator II
this senatorial district.
.. That our delegates to the flotol
convention are hereby instructed
vote for j. N. English for represer
tive from the fiotorial district !,
posed of Ellis and johnson ooui i
That our delegates to the . :
convention for the Fifth suprern !
clal district are hereby instrut 'Hi
vote for II. w. Llghtfoot for oh i
tlce OF said district, and for +
Finley and Arson Ralney for 4
justices.
That We adopt and con- tuj
settlement made at what Ii aorN
the late harmony meetlng' b 0lNi
Tex. and We pledge ourselv, fsFal
up ana abide by In good fail ~ Il
Element 80 made.
That We recommend TO the evfttitI
committee that the date IL hAPi
the Democratic primary ele ons
county officers be changed A3n NJ
gust 20, 1894, to July 20, 1894 I'll
That we bind ourselves Is q If
the Democratic nominees ~ y ri
hces, from constable 10 govf '1t
That no delegate sent to a, j3t
conventions be allowed Il ltef 1
proxy In case OF his ii,HHy \
tend.
w X. Bounds OF Alva 3D. Haa
mated for representatis ~ VI
tion. During a recess aNul,'aF IN
port Of the committee "a NJ,
Hon. VIM. Poindexter ahd ~ VIZ
convention. thanking tirn tns5
honor. Speeches were lsl b1e ~
W. r. Bounds and II. b.. irn Z
II. Boyd was elected chulrml o trl
executive committee 70, tfa iz NJ
years by acclamRtlon TAtn feih
was very harmonious, and Ysf2f
seems pleased with the aaai
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