The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-27

- ;rnrosgp their wealth, ana SUI"
o,,eatsr burden should not be imposed
unon .nose who are so little aOIo 10
hear II. The Democratic party views
u,i+h alarm the growing tendency III
poDs;0a LEGISLATION to discriminate ne
tween the officers and soldiers OF the
late war and TO give to the widows Oh
deceased officers large pensions, ana 10
the widow OF the common Soldler'
very much smaller amounS, WITHOUT
reference to the needs Of the one or me
wealth of the othar, thereby creating
what the spirit of our government pro-
h.hits-a privileged class akin TO ana
fashioned after the class distinctions OF
European monarcAieS.
-. The Democracy Of Texas turther
hereby instructs it's delegates to the
national convention to assemble at Chl~
cago to use their utmost endeavors to
secure the adoption of the platform
above outlined in is entirety. and par
ticularly that portion which relates to
the money question. which We believe
to be the paramount ISSUE in this cam
ra5gn.
13. They are further specially in
structed to use their utmost and best
endeavOrs to secure the nomination OF
candidates for President and Vice-Pres-
ident of the United States al said con-
vention who are known to be IN perfect
| harmony with the money plank herein
| proposed, and who will endeavOr to Sc
cure it's enaatmen, into a law by Che
Federal congress i'm the event of their
election.
"A. They are further instructed to
vote as a unit upon an questions that
may be presented to die convention. as
we'll as upon the ones above specltically
mentioned
Is. We believe thai any law which
permits the President of the un1ted
States to send troops into a State with
out a request therefor by the legislature
or executive of the STATE, when there
is no insurrention againS. the govern
ment of the United States NOR resist
ance no the enforcement of the national
laws, not only violates a plain proVis'
ion of the constitution, but 1t is dam
gerous to the liberties OF the people
and should be repealed.
16. We approve, indorse and recon-
mend our present State administration
as being patriotic. wise and econcmca
and pledge our continued support O
the same.
Resolved, that we. the delegates com
} posing this convention. do nere9!
; pledge ourselves, and, az far as we nav
the mower to do so, the Democracy O
this State, to sustain, uphold and adVo
cate whatever policies may be adopte'
bv the Democratic NATIONAL party to b
; MT forth by it at the national conven
\ tion soon to be held in the city OF Chl
= cago.
We indonse and confirm in detail an
S in whole the action of the State eXecu
= tive committee i'm the conduct on nm
e campaign up to the present time, an
CONGRATULATE the chairman Hon. j. I
a Dudley, upon the able and patriot
: manner i'm which he has discharged tSh
S onerous duties devo.ved lyon him
chairman of said committee.
e Resolved that we favor the electric
e Of United States senators by a dare
vote of the people.
: Resolved. that we look with horr'
: npon the tendency of some CT the pe'
: nile to adopt the wild vagaries ahVoc;
d ted by the Populist panty.
l. Resolved. that we believe that ali a.
it ferences of opinion upon poiltlcal y
!. Sues THAT maU exist among DemOcra
ID should exist within party lines, ana '
A. deplore the disposition Of any ne'm
N GRAFT to leave his party because ne nv
l6 not agree with the majority upon &c
OF nomic questions, and trust THAT
~ Democrats will abandon such purpo
b. and remain with us and help to dele
Nd all enemies of OUR grand old party.
Al Resolved, that we view with aal
n the fact that the Republican party
Sc unable to profit by the light OF expe
in ence or observation, and that by its
no cent platform adopted at st. Louis
of has shown that it is still IN favor
or carrying out all THE parmic.ous pollc
IA SO long practiced by ii, to the grf
49, detrSment CT the people, and that
49, people can NO longer hope for any rel
~. by the supremacy of that party.