The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-13

This is done, he says, to facilitate
business. What kind of business? /
feel entirely safe in saying that the
Republican majority will undertake to
carry through with all possible dis
patch, because it wants to astonish
the country by adjourning congress in
June or July next, the following meas
ures:
l. The increase of the circulation of
the national banks to the par value of
their bonds.
9. To refund the national debt,
making it payable at future date,
not less than fifty years, and drawing
interest. This will insure the contin-
uance of the national banking system
and at the same time permit the use
of the public moneys for other pur-
poses than for the discharge OF the
public debt. These two laws may sat
isfy the national banks and induce
them to respond most literally in fu-
ture campaigns.
3. To adjust the Indebtedness of the
Pacific railroads, which will soon be
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$15O,OOO,OOO, by deferring its payment
for century longer and at a very low
rate of interest, without any further
or additional security than what is
now held by the government. If
this adjustment be accomplished,
aud the titles to the immense domain
which they are claiming and which
were not admitted under Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration, these corpora
tions will be in a condition, out of
their vast revenues, to supply their
friend and ally-the Republican party
with funds for an indefinite period
of time.
4. To allow to every Union soldier,
his widow and children a service pen
sion, and also the arrears which are
claimed. If this is done the Grand
Army of the Republic will probably
be satisfied, and will continue, as in
the past, to give its almost undivided
support to the Republican nominees.
1t is true that, under the present laws,
these people will receive, during this
fiscal year, about $102,O00,000. This
sum, if the legislation promised be
enacted, will be increased to not less
than 5000, 600, 600 annually.
5. To subsidize the merchant ma
rine so that it may be able to COM
pete with foreign ships. How much
this species Of favoritism will cost the
people no one knows, but enough to
make every honest man vince more
than once when the actual cost to the
treasury has been fully realized.
6. To begin the erection of costly
notifications around the cities upon
our North Atlantic and Pacific coasts
! This will involve the expenditure of
vast sums of money, but it will insure
the loyal and sturdy support of the
favored localities to the Republican
party.
7. The construction of immense
war ships at cost Of about 81, 100000
each.
8. The increase of duties upon i'm
ported merchandise, so as to benefit
particular industries at the expense
of the consumers OF the country. This
will secure the continued friendship
of the manufacturers, and they will
be ready, as in 1889, with deposits
with which to buy votes to aid Re-
publican candidates when hard
pressed.
8. The Blair educational bill, not
with the sincere desire to educate the
people. but to strengthen the Repub-
lican party in the person of every
teacher who may seek employment.
10. A Federal election law, so as to
enable the Republican party to per-
petuate its majority in the house of
representatives, and to make
more certain the election
of the Republican candidates
for the presidency and vice presidency.
These are some of the things which
the Republicans are under promise
and pledge to do, and can you WONDER
after considering them, that Mr.. Reed,
who has always been their loyal
riend and staunch supporter, has been
elected to the high Office of speaker
of the house of representatives, and
that he is seeking to make the way
clear and open by his arbitrary and
unprecedented rulings, for the speedy
and easy consummation of these vast
and unconscionable enterprises against
good government and economical adj
ministration?
And can you censure the Demo
cratic minority for manifesting in an
open and somewhat violent and I'M
parliamentary manner it's utter de-
testation of the speaker and his prac-
tees. JOSEPH d. SAVERS.
Supreme Court.