The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-08-17
CULBERSeN NOMINATED.
Texas Democrats Adopt a Platform
and Nominate Culber-
SON

son.
The Democracy of Texas, in con-
vention at Dallas, yesterday, adopt
ed a State platform, of which the
following is the preamble and first
four "planks" of same:
The Democrats of Texas, in the
State Convention assembled, renew
their pledge of devotion to the fun
damental principles of the party as
taught by their fathers and hereby
adopt the following platform of
principles
l. We reiterate our endorsement
of the National Democratic plat
form as adopted at Chicago in 1892
and stand as a unit in support of
our Democratic President and Con
gress in their efforts to redeem the
pledges of said platform. We also
endorse and reafirm the Dallas har-
mony agreement entered into on
March 10, 1894, and ratify said
agreement as the action of the
Democratic party of Texas.
2. The Federal Government is
government of limited powers, de-
irving all its authority from express
grants from the people, and all pow
ers not expressly delegated to it are
reserved to the States and the peo-
pie. Each Government, Federal
and State, is supreme within its res
pective sphere and each is entitled
to the loyal support of every citi-
zen. We depreciate all assaults
upon either government, while act
ing within the constitutional scope
of its authority, and hold it the du-
ty of every citizen to sustain both
Governments alike in the exercise
of all their constitutional functions,
executive, legislative and judicial,
without distinction or detraction
from either
3. Recognizing the fact that the
Federal Constitution expressly en-
powers Congress to provide for call
ing forth the military to execute
the laws of the Union and to sup
press instructions against the
Federal government and that Con
gress, in pursuance of such express
grants of authority, has enacted
laws carrying into effect these con-
stitutional powers, we commend
the President for his prompt and
vigorous action in suppressing the
recent lawless disturbances in Hi
nois and other States, for the exc
cutting the laws of the Union, and
believe that such action on his part
was expressly sanctioned by the
Constitution.
4. We hold to the use of both
gold and silver as the standard
money of the country, and the
equal coinage of both metals with
out discrimination against either or
charge for mintage, but the dollar
unit of coinage of both metals shall
be of equal intrinsic aud exchange
able value, or be adjusted through
international agreement, or by such
safeguards of legislation as shall in
sure the the maintenance of the
parity of the two metals, and the
equal power at all times of every
dollar in the markets and in pay
ment of debts, and we demand that
all paper currency shall be kept at
par with and redeemable in such
coin. We insist upon this policy as
especially necessary for the protec-
ton of the farmers and laboring
classes, the first and most defense
less victims of unstable money and
a huctuating currency.
The remaing planks of the plat
form, twelve in number, were devot-
ed to demands for tariff legislation,
endorsement of the National and
State administrations, of State rail
way regulation, recommendation
for passage of laws governing labor
agitations, and for suppression of
lawlessness.
The six remaining planks relate
to State matters. Majority and
minority reports were submitted.
The majority report was adopted
by 451 to 415. G, A. Culberson, Of
Dallas, was nominated for Governor
on the first ballot. George Z. Ges-