The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-25

| may require II should receive pension,
| hut II is insietNd that tue pension roll
should he made = foli 81 honor. ana that
| those who pCrlurmeI no ist'fNsrss for the
| government, or who are IN attinent cir
| eumsianccs, should not demand that the
| masses he taN,l 10 increase their wealth
aud "A stll greater burden should not be-
| imposed upon ihose wliu are 50 little alb.
| To bear II. The democratic patty views
| with alarm the growing tendency in pen
| sion LEGISLATION 10 discriminate between
| tn officers and tho soldiers OF the war.
and to Eivs to the WIDOWS, of decensoh
officers large pensions und TO widows
| of the common soldiers very mpcii smaller
amounts without reference 20 the needs
of tho one or tho wGai,h or the other.
| thereby creating what The spirit of our
government prohiblts-.s, privileged class
| akin to aud tashioncd after the class dis
tinftfons of European inonarchies.
hcrehN insiiNicts ats delegates to the Ma
TO use their utmost eudetvors TO secure
the adoption OF tho platform above out
lined in us cm'tciy, aud particularly that
lnrifnn which rolatrs ~ HE money uncs-
ton which we hsliovc to he The para.
msnnt Issue In MS eainpaisg.
Ia use thor utmost uui best InduavsTs
tn Secure the momiuariun y candidates
T. prcsi,l,lt AMI licc presia.nn' e. the
know 10 be ii. pt rfec' harmony with tha
n +. oney n,anh herein PROPOSED nnd Who ,l,
n Inv by The 1lfc'icial congress IN III. event
Of sheir election
i
az unit upon all questions that may be
VI. seIated Ia ghc convention. Vel AS
rron tho ones above specifically mem
Is. we h leye that any law which per-
mss the president of the United s'ates
unea ghcrefor 10y the legisilmre or ex-
crutive of The Stute when thcro Is NJ In
snrrection ogniiyst aha government of the
forcsinon, Of the National laws. not only
violates !. plain provision 81 the consii-
IN ,t,s, ltt q tn as
of INC people aud shoul1 he repealed
1icsolved. rhai we. the delegates COM
ourselves and as far. rs we huve he
power TO do 50. the Democracy ef this
whatever p1lcies may he adopted by the
d,nn e r. Nsitorni par,y to he put iortn
be lfld In The city Of Chicago.
W. iudo,.ss and confirm IN detail and IN
'yholc the action of the state executive
committee In the conduct Of the campaign
M TO the present dime. and coligratulate
the chairman, Hon. J, q. Dudley, upon
hs in i the onnrns S M,''' DEE ee
VOWED np1n him as chairman of said
! I3asolved. That we favor the election of
United s'ates senators by direct vote OF
the people.
upon the tendency CT some Of the people
10 adopt the wild vasarics advocalted by
Resoivci. That Y, believe tina, all diff
that NAV exist among democrats should
cSs within panty lines and deI,loro
tho disposition of any democrat to leave
his party becausc he may not agree with
the ma jorty upon economic questions,
md trust That MI ,iomOcrhEs viii abandon
such purpose and remain with Ms and help
to defeat all enemies OF our grand old
lnity
Resolved That we Wow with alarm tho
fact That the republican party ~ unable
10 profit by the light Of experience or OBJ
seryltion. ana that by hts recent platform
adopted at 81 Lngils IT has shown that 10
IL still In favor Of cairying ont oil Of tho
lrrnicious policies go long pra Iced by IT.
20 the f,rcat detrlment Of The people. and
that The people can no longer hope FOR
any relief by the supremacy Of that party.
MINORITY REPORT.
The following is the report Of a NIL
ncr.iy OF the comn1'tco MI platform and
resolutions. which WAS rejected by tho
convention last nieht with tie exception
10 Hon ". II. Ramsey. Chairman
We. minority of y,,.,r committee. re-
specifuly submit the following:
Ihc democracy in convention assembled
now proclnlms no the people It's entire
confidence IN the wisdom aud patriotism
of the democrats Of Tho United States
ana OF Texas TO give all the people a
Sc, pure, economical and good governs
ment: ana We declare
j. That we rcflcct with pride tpon the
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