Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-08-18
FOR PRESIDENT in 1912
Policies of Colquitt Fully Endorsed in the
Platform and the Nominee Given
Assurance of Support by the
Convention Delegates.
Square psaI Po1Iley.


10. Realizing that the development
and prosperity of Texas require that
there shall be harmony between the
producers, the merchants, farmers,
manufacturers, laborers and capital
lists, and that no such harmony can ex-
list except under just and equal laws,
we pledge ourselves to the enactment
and enforcement of such laws.
For Confederate Women's Home.
IL. We favor the adoption of
constitutional amendment making pro
vision for the establishment of
home for the widows of confederate
soldiers.
lndorse Democratic Administrations
12 We congratulate ourselves that
the democratic party has controlled
the government of the state for near
ly forty years, and that during that
time no scandal has ever marked its
administration, and we expressly COM
mend the present state administration
for writing into the statutes of the
state the platform pledges Of the
party.
Appeal to People.
10. With renewed hope In the prin-
ciples of democracy and a firm and
abiding faith in the capacity of the
people for enlightenment we, again
appeal with confidence to the intelli-
gence and patriotism of the voters of
Texas. -
Resi- tIon..
We heartily se the work now
S s5sss ssasss y :, 6 ~ sss
of our entire statW
Resolved, by tie assembled repre-
sentatives of the democratic party of
Texas, That we profoundly regret lne
illness of our distinguished senior
United States senator, Hon. Charles
A. Culberson, and hope for him a
speedy recovery to his wonted health
and vigor and we unqualifiedly indorse
the faithful and able service of Sen
ators Culberson and Bailey in the
American congress.
| Resolved, That we disapprove OF
laws requiring citizen of Texas to
leave the county of his residence and
attend court at Austin to defend suits
involving the title to school lands and
recommend to the thirty-second legIs-
iature that all such suits in behalf
OF the state shall be tried in the com
ty where the lands is situated, as re-
quired in other land suits.
RESOLVED, That we indorse and
commend to the favorable considera-
ton of the people of Texas the great
industrial and educational movement
inaugurated and successfully led in
this state by Judge v. w. Grubbs of
Hunt County, who has unselfshIy de-
voted many years of his life and a
comfortable fortune to the cause of
better education in Texas.
Resolved, That the law providing
for criminal district court for Har.
rls and Galveston counties be SO
changed that such court shall remain
established in Harris County only. In
lieu thereof the district courts, or one
OF them, and the county court in Cal
weston County shall exercise such
criminal jurisdiction as is conferred
upon such court by the constitution
and laws, and the said criminal dis
trct court shall be abolished as to Gal
weston County"
Text of Minority Report.
Following is the text of the minor
ity report, which was rejected by the
convention:
The undersigned. minority OF your
committee on platform and resolu-
lions, beg leave to report as follows:
We recommend that the platform
and resolutions submitted by the ma
jority of the committee be amended
in the following particulars:
!. Amend section of the platform
by substituting therefor the follow.
ing:
THAT we hereby affirm our alegi.
ance to the Denver national demo-
cratic platform of 1908 on the tariff
question as sound and democratic and
20 the best interest of the people,
~ Amend the platfrom submitted
by the majority by striking out sec
l'tion 9ofsthe same.
~ Amend the platfrom submitted