The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

III C1OoluS, G1o Spcdh6T UOSOuBnI
all members of the Democratic party
and those who desired the accomplish
ment of the best end O stick to the
Democratic party, through whose ex-
ertion it could only be accomplished.
Eleven persons were placed in nom-
lnatlon for auditor-genaral, and on
the third ballot there was a geaeral
rally for Robert Taggart, and he was
nominated by vote of 1853 to n, and
the nomination was made unanimous.
For state treasurer Joseph Pow II
was nominated on the second ballot,
receiving 275 votes.
The nominees were presented to
the convention and in short speeches
accepted the nominations.
Chairman Hensel then addressed
the committee on the platform, after
which the committee adjourned sine
die.
The following is the report of the
committee on resolutions
The Democracy of Pennsylvania,
true to the fundamental faith of their
party, reassert their belief in strict
construction and rigid enforcement
of the federal constitution. They up
hold the sanctity of personal liberty,
the security of private property and
the right of local self-goVernment.
They believe in that genuine and deep
reaching civil service reform which
consists in the election to of
flee of honest, intelligent, cap
able and courageous public
servants. who will faithfully
administer their trusts, and who will
be held to strict accountability for
such discharge OF it, and who will re-
deem and purge the departments of
the general government from that
corruption and fraud with which they
have been polluted under Republican
rule, and which that party has shown
itself unable and unwilling to eradi-
cate. They believe in such taxation
on the people as is requisite for the
necessities of government economi-
cally administered, and that i'm
port duties should be so adjusted
in their application as to
prevent unequal burdens, en-
courage productive Industries
at home. and afford just compensation
to labor, but not to create or foster
monopolies. They denounce the prop
osition of the Republican party, that
the people should be taxed to raise
surplus funds for the federal govern
ment to distribute among the states.
The people should be taxed only so
much as is absolutely Indispensable
for the frugal conduct of their affairs,
but not one cent for surplus, and no
unnecessary taxation. The existing
surplus in the treasury should be
faithfully applied to the payment of
the public debt. The money not
needed for expenses of the govern
ment should remain in the pockets of
the people, and to this end
we favor the entire abolition
of the present system of internal
taxation as measure of relief de-
manded by the people from unneces-
sary and unequal burdens They de-
mand that the government should re-
deem all express and implied obliga-
tions as to coinage; that it shall
maintain and defend the dignity of
American labor and the rights of
American citizens at home and
abroad. They insist on reserving
public lands for actual settlers, and
not another acre for corporations; and
they further declare:
1. That the administration of Gov.
Pattifon has Yindicated the pledges of
reform upon which it was elected,
and the upright, intelligent and cour-
ageous course of the executive power
deserves the unqualified appreciation
Of his party and the people of the
commonwealth.
2. The economies forced by the
Democratic house of representative
in the departments of the state gov
eminent which have passed under
Democratic control, and the abolition
of useless offices that were a burden
upon the people, give assurance an eX-
tension of that control to the other de-
partments of the state government
will be accompanied by other real
reforms upon extravaganza and irreg-
ularities which have prevailed under
Republican administration.
3. Public moneys are for public
uses, and all appropriations should be
subjects of rigid scrutiny, to the end
that these uses may be served without
personal or local favor, waste or spec
ulation.
4. The long continued abuses and
spoliation of the state treasury and
defiance of law by its management,
make essential radical reform, so
that large fund shall not be accum-
lated by taxation of the people and
distributed among favored deposito-
rieS and state officials, but that all
surplus in excesssof immediate neces-
stiles of the state government shall be
| invested in intereSt-bearing state or
federal securities until it may be ap-
piled to the eXtinguishment of the
state debt.
5. The demand of Democratic sena-
tors and representatives for an
honest, just and true apport1on-
ment is in accord wi;A the
letter and spirit of the constitution,
and with the rights and interests of
every section, and of all the people of
the state. The shameless determine
ton of the Republicans in the legis-
lature to maintain the present dis
honest, unjust and untrue, apportion-
ment of the state by the refusal to
accede to any fair proposition, is a
denial to the people of their right to
fair and equal representation. We
recommend the governor for conven-
ing an extra session to enforce obedi-
ence to this law, and we counsel Dem
ocratic members of the legislature to
continue to insist upon that obedi-
ence. The cost in money is not to be
weighed against the cost of a broken
constitution, violated duty, and denial
of the rights of the people.
6. The long continued immunity
from punishment for political and
other crimes which offenders enjoyed
under Republican control of the par
don board. has been terminated by
the selection to that body of Demo-
Gratis, who have regard for their oaths
and who exercise their responsible
ties.
Z. The sixteenth and seventeenth
articles of the state constitution, re-
garding private corporations, railroads
and canals, are supreme law of the
! commonwealth governing them, and
these provisions of law should be