Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-24
1EN0CRArY' BANNER
<. .form Upon Which the Party Will Stand.
,oDpEors poPULIsT ASSERTIONS

Tates Up State Mat'ers'
 ma following is the platform in full !. .dooted by the State Democratic con z,ation !, at Fort Worth
 nto leaders of the Populist party have ad the campaign with a platform ..;ning many incorrect statements |,s.Dscting past and present state admin Sons Denouncing all alleged per ..ns government under ring rule, they .re committed the management of |.hsir party to committee of three, '. .ith plenary powers to trade and traf- ,or offices for their leaders asserting ks :. tba administration refuses to buy Ssads 'sr except through fayorite bankers, |,ssv could have found by proper inves- ..on the ineorrectness of such a ,s,ras; charging that in the past 2S s.r. aypenses have increased from $1,- EmoOO to s4,0Oo, 900 annually, the rec !, .bows that the general expenses of otsta government for the fiscal year ,ldng Sept. l, 1896, amounted to s2,- Ess, rql RI and for the year ending Sept. , ,sq1 will not exceed $2,200,000 in- Itssi of s4 GOO, 900 annually as charged, .pd that including the bonds issued by eovernor Davis, expenses for general Harnesses were greater than now; insist Is that the school term has been re- Spcpd from six months to three months, l, truth is that the term is now four pd six.tenths months, and the next .s,r will be five and one-half months ; S.GarnQ the rate of taxation approaches EsnA.cation. it is well known that the knjs moderate and necessary to con- uct au economical government. is low than any state in the Union, except hoe, and though free with promises, s convention shows it's inconsistency it's failure to pledge a reduction Iher of taxation or expenses alleging Multiplication of offices, they point none which should be abolished, Id propose the creation of two ad- hOaal official bureaus protesting edd friendship for silver and loyalty principle above place they conceal Dir choice for president and vice presi- kt Upon these misrepresentatians the Populist leaders, which we do believe are coneurred in or indorsed ! ths friends of good government in lown or any other party, we in- Rs the oonsiderate judgment of the kis, and submit the following as the aaration of principles of the Demo- tie party of Texas in the present cam n:
 We demand the principles of the necrats as set forth in the platform n As national convention, which con- aat Chicago, July 2, and pledge to lam j. Bryan and Arthur Sewall aalted and cordial support for pres 'nd vice president.
 U Ne indorse in toto the platform of r tsuonsl convention, but we special $. lprove the declaration for an in-
 hr opposition to the issue of bR an the time of peace, against the a banks to issue money for a
 TOT elimination against classes or a'iaud for the free and unlimited
 ss oi gold aud silver at the ratio
 0l' with full legal tender quan- ~ ld without references to the &C.,
 aother governments.
 asapprove, indorse and commend
 sanlstration of Governor Culber-
 'a als associates as being economi-
 sse and patriotic. Under them
 aaent has been administered
 A9 and faithfully, the fees of
 a,'s been reduced s188, GOO annu-
 as general expenses have been
 VI SSs 900 per year, and freight
 ~@ s's 'ae people have been lessened
 r'N,oOo since the railroad. com
 ssgan operations. It has paid
 s'a''s ot s1SS,oOo in the general
 :, :, 'a'ca was caused by the pay.
 N ssmall portion of the public
 aoOessary construction and re-
 ss01c institutions, and a reduc-
 .'ae, as rate of taxation, and yet
 sa. ane government at less an.
 ", <. ,@ v general purposes than for
 a'.' 1873 and 1873, including
 ,!' v q 9s lssa and 1889 and each .AN x 1851. It has paid off a de- 'ss school fund of s547 ,ooo,
 lS.'l, M e1sraordinary increase in - sM. AZ population, and general
 Ss .aess'on, <. causing the inabil-
 ms'. ,,sss 70 continue to sell and
 k,,.,. '0 sonool lands aud to col r nn upon notes for lands al- , nnns " operated the schools Mms 'ae past year, and has
 as,s psf capita apportionment
 s,s. ,saf or s4, which will run
 r, n months. Notwithstand.