San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-20

states for purposes Of education. The
bill did not assume 10 control or dictate
the manner Of its application beyond the
one restriction that its appOrtiOnment
should be upon the basis OF illlterAcy.
This bill was measure intended to of
set in the south the large sums eXpend-
ed in the north for pensions. The im-
mensc cOlOred population o! the south
had so increased the ration Of illiteTates
in that section, for these persons were
not permitted to learn to read and write
prior to 1865, that this money, $4,000
900, would very largely come south for
distribution. Texas share would amount
in round numbers to aboHt S5,OOO,OOO.
This bill from which. II IL became law,
Texas would have derived so much ad-
vantage, was declared unconstitutional
by the congressional delegation from
this state. Cleveland said it was con-
stitutiOnal, his attorney general said 1t
was constitutional, The United States
senators of Louisiana, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, every southern state almost,
but the learned, the very learned dele
cation from Texas declared it unconsti-
tutiOnal. According to Reagan and
Mills and Sayers and the rest, 1T was Con-
stitutiOnal TO appropriate public money
for the education of the Comanches,
KikapOOs, kiOWas, Sioux, CherOkees,
ChOcktaws and the rest of the redskins.
but when il cane 10 apprOpriating
money to educate the white children OF
the nation, and the cOlored Childrer,it was
unconstitutional, and Great Scot these
men call themselves statesmen. This
bill which passed the senate was
strangled in the democratic committee
of the house, and that act was doing
more to straDgle the democracy in Ten
nessee than any other act OF the ses-
sion.
SURPLUS, COINAGE AND TARIFF.
The speaker SAID that he was not
inancier, but, explained his views on
the free coinage of silver and expressed
himself heartily in favor of the measure
as one IN his judgment adapted to the
general good of the greatest number.
He followed the course of the Morrison
surplus hill through its amendments I'M
til it's final veto by the president in obe-
dienCe to the demands of the gold bugs.
On the question of tariff, he was right
with the republican party as a protec-
zionist. and in a very lucid manner set
forth to the wool interests OF the state
the danger of electing democratic rep
resentative to misrepTesent their inter
ests.
He was emphatic in his denunciatiOn
of Chinese and convict labor, and refer
ing to the Misrepresentation OF the Aus
tin Statesman as to his position upon
the Chinese question, exclaimed:
Great God they must be getting scared
when they make such typographical
errors as that"
He challenged the democracy to en-
dOrse Cleveland In 1888 and promised
that the republicans would knock him
out in the first round.
The closing words of his address were
inspiriting and hopeful. They chsl-
lodged the independent action OF men
upon the principles to which they gave
the assent of their judgment, prospect
i've of party, and predicted that such
change would come in November as
would eleCtrify the nation If the men OF
Texas voted in accordance with their
true sentiments The way to victory
was clear in November, and he by no
means despaired of reducing the demo-
cratic 10000 below zero. Thanking
them for their unwearied attention dur
ing the two hours of his address. he sat
down amid thunders of applause and
cries of"GOOd for Cochran" from all
parts of the building.
IoY>FOr everything needed in the lum-
Der line. call on +. j, Bethel, a. Inter-