The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-27

zation and governments: that ha.
opened the iioodgatc, to avaricc. crl-
pidity and ambition which ha,
swept over the land like a moral lcp-
rosy, till even the high orders in the
Christian church have been corrupt
ed, and even the ravcnons ghoul> OF
European monarchy, glutted with
the spoils of Europe and the isles of
the sea. have become bidders in this
market place for the rich spOils of our
people.
That the government established by
the fathers has been practically sub
verified that the cqulil rights and SOW
crcignty of the people have been lies
troycd that the great mass OF the
people. instead of being equal, and
sovcrcigns. have become slaves there
tax and tribute payers TO and for the
benefit of n comparatively few of
their own fellow citizens; that wealth
aud power to rule is being rapidly
centralized more and more in the con-
troll of these few, and that these cOndi-
tions result from the powers usurpcd
by Congress, of selling, giving and
distributing the common properties
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from cause to effect. from sill To cap
stone, and no arguncAi could demon
stratc il more clearly. therefore;
We declare that the public lands,
the public money and the public
highways of our country rightiully
belong TO all the people who consti-
tutr our government; that the owner
shin and control OF these sovereign
propcrtic, rmbody the very elements
and prcrogatiNcs of sovereignty. and
which are universally found in
the possession of the ruling power or
sovereign in every form of govern
mcnt; and hence We declare that IN "A
true Republican goycrnmc IT the
ownership of these sovereign proper
ties cannot be transferred or aliennt-
ed in unequal shares without destroy
ing the equal rights and sovereignty
of the people, and which, H. II matter
of fact, has been accomplished
through this autocraiic power u>urp-
ed by congress. and largely by the
state of Texas. by selling, giving and
distributing these sovereign proper
ties in large amounts or unequal por-
llons Ia individuals aid corporations
A. we have denounced the assume
ion of this power by Congress, II, a
uross us,lrpation we here present all
the grants of power To Congress,
over these subject I'm Art. /. See. :
of the constitution it is provided that
CONGRESS shall have power 10 "coin
money and regulate the value there
of" and in Art 1. See. 3. power is
delegated to Congress to dispose of
and make all nccdiul rules and rcgu-
Iations respecting the territory or
other property hrlonging I" ia"
nited States. But We insist that
the power To dispose of doe, not ne
crssarilN mean an Wunlinllrd
power to sell and alternate at discrc-
ton and when il Is considered that
the ownership of these properties are
inherent in and cnbody the very elc-
ments of power and sovereignty, and
which are universally found in posses,
lion al tho rulinu unNpr ar ~pNprpiUu