The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05

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against their actual necessities.
1t was wrongfully piled up and
its application now to the bust
ness of the country is wicked and
dangerous beyond measurement. Per-
haps with the single exception of its
proposed application to the schools,
no other suggestion has been made as
to the disposition of this vast sum,
which is not an incipient steal from
one end to the other. The Minnesota |
democracy would get rid of this enor-
nous and threatening pile of money
by doing away with or lessening the
taxes, applying the boarded billions
to the payment of the daily expenses
of government. In this way the peo-
pie are relieved in two ways, relieved
of the apprehension regarding this
vast corruption fund, and of the taxes
upon their necessities so long felt to
be burden almost too grievous to be
born.
Whatever may be the sentiments Of
the national democracy as they will
be expressed at Chicago, the brave
Minnesota democracy is sound on
many points, on all in fact. But in its
declaration in single brief sentence
to the effect that the present tariff
system prohibits imports that might
purchase the products of American
labor" it writes a whole treatise. A
stupenduous truth is breathed in a
few brief words. The conventions of
the southern states should take the
sentiment and build upon it the
platforms upon which they propose to
wage the next contest. The most
profitable and satisfactory commerce
of the world is found in exchange; the
exchange of one commodity for an
other, and not in buying and selling at
a fixed cash price. If Europe can sell
us acommodity which she can produce
cheaper than we, and buy from us
something that we can produce better
and cheaper than her own artizens
farmers and mechanics, 1t is hard
that in order to build up lew favor
ed and petted people this promising
commerce is prohibited by gov
, eminent run ostensibly In the lin
] terest and for the benefit of the
people. All this the brief sentence
!, written by the Minnesota democracy
means. 1t is by leyying this almos
prohibitory tax upon our necessitie:
l that the enormous national cash bal
! ance has been piled up. The, Minnesota
: democracy proposes to do away with
it and give the producers of America
its capital and It's laboring muscle, 8
:, living chance no matter If they d.
stand without the charmed circle II
! which is corralled the few thousand ia
: vorites of the government.
= We do not want national cash bal
ance. We do not need it. 1t is dan
gerous and it is ominous of futur
ills before the mere suggestion O
which patriots tremble. There Is al
ready and perhaps unavoidable
enough power in the hands of the ma
tional administration of government
. Let us pause ere we give it any more
Let US stand upon the conservativ
% ground which would indicate that TO
D. present advantage we would not
willing to barter the safet
- of the future. Do away with tn
- cash balance, and so reduce the ia,
on imports .(only luxuries), that tn
- revenue will be barelyisufficient to pa
- the actual expenses of a government
= economically administered. This
" the true policy-the only policy-an
9 Texas will clasp hands with Minnest
Il ia on it, warmly and heartily.
'e The party proprietorship of whic
i we were speaking some time sine
Re may be seen in the Dallas congre
ly sional district beautifully. 1t
r broadly and publicly given out thel
ic that Wellborn is to have one MOI
s. term in congress, and that is to be tt
I'd last. All this is done without
~ thought of asking the people, or eve
i'd saying by your leave. 1t would |
he right funny were they to rebel az
rs say Mr.. Wellborn can't have it,
I'd that they should say we want hi
s. for one. two or dozen terms NOR
ct This sort of consent to the parcelline
e. in this way is very demoralizing, an
s. it is not at all complimentary to IL
8, manhood and independence of tt
Il rank and file of the party.
- THR Cameron Herald may rest Q
:. the assumption that THE STATEsMA
= will do all that is necessary for i
= vindication, honor and business SUI
~ cess. If little Glowing" Is necesa1
~ it can do that even, because it hi
r. something to blow about. The fact
~ THE STATESMAN is so entirely bus
" with its large increase of business tn;
it has little time and less inclination
waste on the boycotters. 1t maxi
~ no complaint and it needs nothing
- can think of just now. 1t Is gratef1
~ for its liberal support, and is not
supliant at the feet of business.
~ gives "Quid pro quo" for all 1t get
! and there is satisfaction everywhere
or THE Minnesota democracy is SCUM
ID to the core. 1t has uttered sentiment
lie which will be accepted as the key not
n. of the coming campaign. The plume
l. knight of Maine will stand before til
ye exemplar of such system of part
ie faith, dumb and voiceless as to II
E. morals, and he can only fight it upo
3 the played-out theories of the blood
g. shirt. 1t would place him at a disad
d vantage from which he could not n
l. cover before the votes were in in N
D. vember. Tilden, upon such plat
n form as that of Minnesota coul
" never be beaten.
THE reason Bill Sterrett and Gel
Claiborne quit fighting was, bot
, were whipped. Like the old soHe
which reads:
', we fought half day and then agreed
For was badly whipped and so was Day