The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-25
Marion Martin and his Record

Marion Martin and His Record
Frc- tie Galveston News.
In hi, Sunset speech NJ. Marion Nal
TN deprecated the course Ot his opponent
Governor Ross, il exposing the legi-l4ii7
record Of these tEO candidates for gov
error. Mr. Martin would no: he ssssv=r
atsd with dignity, stoop TO persoBzlltie
/ Of the. sOr,. Governor Ross wanted I.
| know from the record which Of th= twt
/ vas most = be relied upon 70 protect III
state while in the highest state ONCE
| from the iLfasncs Of grssping Land al.
other corporations. NJ. Martin "a:
shown by the record 70 have voted for sn.
1 Governor Ross 70 have voted against II,
most extensive degrading schsn:
that had ever passed Texas legi=I l;iv=
ASSEMBLY,. Governor Ross l. run,
Mig as democrat occupying
a conservative position which vii
permit him 10 ignore densgogism and &C.
cord right and justice - the corporation:
as well as the people. Governor Ross eau
afford to 90 into the record. Mr.. Martin
occupies the position Of the blatant dems.
gogue which compe!s him 70 deny the
rights and common justice to the as
sigpees of the corporations, rights which
have accrued from his support of land
grabbing measures that Governor Ross
opposed. NJ. Martin turned over 5000
900 acres OF public land 70 coz poration
after that corporation had forfeited all
claim 70 the laGd, and wien non-s,tion
would have secured the land 70 the state,
and now Mr.. Martin Is thu cham pion Of ta-
people against the landed monopoly which
be created. Mr.. Martin Is right. The record
Is entirely TOO personal. So, then, he
spoke to the people IS q candidate for
governor exclusively about the 'iniq nit
O1s" national banks. IF either Of the two
candidates has any right to repudiate
democratic state policy with respect TO
land subsidies and to denoOnce democrats
who yielded TO the lobby and revived the
immense land grant of the Texas Pacific,
il Is Governor Ross, who, when it was
possible to defeat it, voted against the
grant, and not Mr.. Martin, who could
have defeated it at the beginning, but
is powerless now to protect the state
by reason Of his own fatal
act. Bat Mr.. Martins chief sup
port is from the old republican leaders,
who are responsible for the original land
grgnt-leaders of that element which in
the constitutional convention voted
sO!idly with Mr.. Martin on the land Or
dinaLce, and, holding the balance of
power between the democratic wings in
the convention, was able to carry the
ordinance triumphsntly through. 1t is
natural that Mr.. Martin should decline to
discuss this record. 1t not only involves
his own reputation, but it is disagrerable
to his republican friends of that day and
this. II is personal matter, and it is
more agreeable to denounce ma
tional banks. d. all means Gov
srnor Ross should pretermit disagree
able personalities. Il is desired that the
discussion be confined to national banks
institutions utterly foreign TO state juris.
di3.ion and state policy. Both candidates
il relation to this issue stand together
upon the democratic platform, upon
democratic precedent and long-estab-
lished democratic principles. As gov
eruor, Mr.. Martin would be as competent
as Mr.. Ross 70 thunder away at the ma
tiOnal banks. Then away with personali-
ties and give the two democrats fair
shoR. As to state affairs-lands, taxes
and schools-we' they are like trusts,
largely private matters. Certainly, though,
Mr.. Martins vote on the Texas and Pa
ciic ordinance was not given upon mere
private and personal views.