The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-20
THE PLATFORy,

Fort Worth. Texas, August IN
lowing is the platform ei,pK
| mJusly and without dlscuxin I
| democratic State convention M Il
| The leaders OF the populsl R1
opened the campaign with ID
containing many Incorrect s.si,,s
spccting past and present Sat-
trations. dsnouncing an ALLEGED
government under ring rak; ~
commit. ted the management 81 Ia
to a committee OF thne Uf
| powers to trade and traffic "
| for their leaders, asserting lAl
minaFtr ration refuses 10 buy b9s
through IA vorlte brokers; they ~
found by proper investigator "
rectness Of such charge, chafgi2
the past wenty-three yeaN s1f-.
Increased from sl,e61ON TO ~
nually. the record shows that h
cNpnnSes OF the State goyernnss
fiscal year ending SeRsnH
amounted to t2.23l.'sl. and tuf
ending September !, l&l, VII
coed s., go, 900, instead Of AMHk
a.s charged and that, including y
issued by Governor Davis, eva
general purposes Were geil5
than now, insisting that INC "
has been reduced from sn y
three months, the truth y hs
IS now four and six-tenl's VI;
the next year VIII be I'VE az
monghs: declaring that me ~.
ton approaches coniisca'iM
known lhat the rate is me-
necessary to conduct an eSos-
ernment, is lower than any
/ nion except three, anu 'he.sa
promises the convention saoss y
sistency by It's failure 70 pfE,
ton either of iaxation o. NJ
leging a multiplication y en
point out none which sdoan
auI proposa The creation Of W.
official bureaus; protesting ~
shin for silver and Loyalty
above place. they conceal nv m
president aud wee pressNSse".- .,ssS
Observation-Disclosures by ne M
ers. which We do not hias"
CURED i'm or Endorsed by w
good government in thslr p
9ther n,r,y we invoke ne
Judgment Of the peop,e,, any, X A
follow ug as the declatspvsp M
IF the democratic parl! o.
present campaign' ..,,ss 1
l. W. indorse the princlpn,
nocracy as set forth ~ lE ssg 4
ne National cOnVenl,ph ~ B
IT Chicago july anu ysll d
/. Bryan and Arthur 80 49,
md curd'al support '0' y
ice president 49,, ,he ia
>. We ndorse in too NM Nj p
.ur National conyentioat - ' h, u 4
ommend and approve ,ls "a ii
n income tax. opposluooss sins u >,
,onds in time of peavs,a Id
I banks TO issue mope. ,,s IA
evenue that will opsss. q "
against a,Saipsss4 Y Y
nd far the free and ui. ..ig I Y
+ cold and silver at 'ne ,, I'M y u
nh fun legal tender 'g.,,s H ~ |,
at reference 10 Inc aU =,
rnments. ,.,o,,s., sai 20. \,
s. We approve. indolf IN lslse !, !,
administration Of Gossl"s,.'o sas', ~ ~
Is associates as De ns nm y
M nstr.otic. t'ndF issc p ~ ~
~. nn, has been adminlssssis, 4 WI
lri', ,a,,hfuliy. the fees Of s q. "A :.
,dnred Sss,Dp anhuass' usM n,
anses have decrease nd fa r..
nd freight CHARGE, ~, Al ~
sen lessened over Wv nperiH III
,ad commission hess.s; 40 ~ b .. y,
,. d off x5 6GiiS4' was a. caa'.a. e, "a
N We, " nnr,t,on OF TIE ~ ~ ~
,'i,.. "' a a co1structoa ar, ,.a !, N.
stitut ons, and reuuJs1rtsi Y Ne,
Naiion. and yet COL 90,
ant with a less al ~ yeiis > ssr
ruoscs than for ne ~ " ~
y 'G iH,inding bond !ssaTs I. .,
q; ln ,.anr sInee lsgl. N Ses 81 ~
en- 81. ,", ,be school fllld de
IN eNirlurdindFy ~ egsgs, Yen
site population ~" me isia.
nression. callsns n ard sta
a'te 10 continue 70 r "a ~ y
~, ',n ~ Lands. ana srsll IN,