The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-21


A meeting Of the Democracy Of Kerr
county was held at Kerrvilie August 9,
1873, pursuant 10 can by the chairman Of
the Democratic Executive Committee Of
said county, Judge J. n. Starkey In the
chair and Alonzo Rees secretary.
The meeting was called to order at 2
o'clock ?. n, when, on motion, the follow
/ ing named gentlemen were appointed
committee to draft resolutions expressive Of
the sense Of the meeting, VIZ Joseph A.
Tivy, Charles 6chreiner, John G. Welsh,
w. ]. Glenn and +. IL COlemani and, on
motion, the chairman was added to the
committee, whereupoD, after recess Of one
hour, the committee returned and presented
the following resolutions, which were
adopted without dissent:
RSDIusd, That the Democracy Of Kerr
county hold the integrity and honor Of the
State In far too high an estimation to con-
sent to its being baTtered for q paltrV consid-
Grafton Of dollars and cents, and hereby in
struct our delegates IN the Democratic Con-
vention 70 use theiFinfuence toprocure the
adoption Of principle in the Democratic
platform, pledging the party to the faithful
redemption Of all the legal responsibilities
Of the State. And, holding that the claims
Of the International Railroad Company for
bonds, is exclusively matter for adjudica-
ton by the courts, yet, the Thirteenth
Legislature made great mistake in refusing
TO adopt a compromise when one could have
been made upon terms so advantageous to
the State as to release her from the pay
ment of nearly three million dollars, and at
the same time secure TO the western portion
Of the State the speedy construction of rail-
road facilities
WHEREAS, The right of self-preservation
is universally admitted to be "he first Laao
Of nature" and its enforcement may be del
egated, but cannot be alienated; and
WHEREAS, The continued existence of
our frontier settlements require constant
exercise OF that right in defending our
lives and property from the marauding in
roads of hostile Indians and other lawless
characters; now, therefore,
ResolUed, by Mc Democracy Of Kerr
county, That the protection of the frontier
is matter of the first importance, and the
State should he liable for all individual
losses that may be sustained, by reason Of a
failure TO furnish adequate protection.
Res0lced, further, That the State, stand
ling between the individual and the federal
government, not only has the right, but it is
her most imperative duty, in case the fed
eral government fails to furnish adequate
protection, to promptly adopt such meas
ures as may be necessary to protect her
people from all loss either of loss or prop
erty.
The following named gentlemen were
delegated as representatives Of the Demo-
crazy of Kerr county, to the convention to
be held at Austin on the third Of September,
and the district Democratic convention to
be held in San Antonio on the fourth of
October next, viz. F. II. Coleman, D. A.
Rees, j. A. Tivy and A. Rosenthal.
Resolutions were then offered and unani-
mously adopted instructing our delegates
upon nominations of candidates for State
officers as the first choice of the Democracy
of Kerr county, as follows, to-wit: For
Governor, Colonel John S. Ford, of Came
ron county; for Lieutenant Governor, Hon.
II. G. King, of Kendall; for Superintendent
of Public Instruction, o. N. Hollingsworth,
of Hays; for Commissioner of General
Land Office, Hon. Jos. A. Tivy, of Kerr {;
for Representative, F. b. S. Cooke, ST., of
Bandera.
Capt Joseph A. Tivy was elected chair
man of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Kerrcounty for the ensuing year, and
fully empowered to appoint alternates or
proxies for such delegates as may not be able
to attend the convention at Austin and San
Antonio, and to fill by appointment all va
1 cancies occurring in said committee.
4 On motion the San Antonio Herald and
Austin STATESMAN were requested to pub
fish the proceedings of this meeting
! Whereupon the meeting adjourned sine
die. JAMES NJ. STARKEY,
Chairman