The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-12

laws to get much money for them
selves. Only last week | WAS ap
poached bya surveyor who was .
dele ;ate frOgu state surveyors con
ventiou at Lampasas. The wanted
new laws passed about hu Ing cOln
pa, SEES and other Things. When
ask d how many were there, he said
'kieycl surv, yOrS. but the weather
was bad" The right or citizens Il
petion tor a redress of grievances il
one that should never be questioned
but when favored classes of publ {
dfficers band themselves together il
convention to dictate legislation
which always means higher fees OF Of
flee, which the body Of the people
must pay, the representatives of the
iegis!ate under the implied threat Of
their displeasure. Everything now
moves in rings and the times are out
of joint. lem put my tioger on TWEEN
ty restrictions in the constitution that
were inspired by bitter experience
and human suffering here on Texas
soil. and no man knows which one oil
them would go down in new conven-
ton before the assaults OF q lobby
loaded with the emissaries of the tribe
OF special privileges.
Look TO your bill of rights and You
there find not that martial law shall
ouIy be proclaimed during war or i'll
sur, ecliOn, but that 1t shall never be
Proclaimed. This was the first time
that sentence was ever written i'll the
constItui ion of II free people. TIL
wisdom thar inspil ed it was purchased
with he blood Of martyrs In pro-
found peace the myruydons of the
b cody SHIRT, moving under the III lrtlal
law of Il. j. Davis, painted red the
hearth stone in the blood of our PEG
pie. Since then We have reared a new
generation whiCH hit, not received the
baptism OF experience. Let us not
tempt them to venture anon c'anS
which will reform all things at once.
but, moving slowly, let lis bald when
necessary by special amendments. a
silent IOicels moving, not from me
cop, but from the bottom Of the social
organism. 1t may and will blunder.
PERHAPS assume Lew form and new
uame. vet its mission is uuWal q TO I'LL
prove TO lfC up and regenerage. l.
will sooner or later he tempted by
ftlse prophets to excuses when the
days of its power shall luly come. Lev
the grand RESTRICTIONS Of the cOnSiitu
tlun stand there forever TO curb l.
also and TO Protect it against itse1.
1 huS the education of the people on
economic prnbemS will advance under
the 81 enJ influence OF their reverence
for restrictions in our constitution.
every one If which had for its objec
the pr lection # man. Let u n"nd
tuis n,str, M, t y peace, make and
patch, lnsteiL vi ueSUIuylng IL. luu'
every man who votes f,r cnange will
II I'VE his mind fixed and Instructed Oh
the very def cts complained of. Your
whole judiciary article Is dete tive
Let us begin with that and leave tile
great prohibitions on legislative power
to remain lolever III the constitution
for IrOt ectlou.
or all mrn, the shrewdest in thi.
aye ave those who trade end devo' e
themselves t. mOuey-mak 'ng 1t may
be That ihi> class would lIhe have u
constitutional convention jlst abou
lie time when your effort TO control
railways 10y u commission j. tir.t b in-
tried. 1t will take HE to pc fecI tht
work of tllnt commission. Much tim"
will be required to explore the myster
ties OF railroad buok-k eping and tt
,eparate the water from the gold be
lore we can reach tut reiirf. Publ
murmu ing aud disc rteut will be IL.
evIUable a. d pdtien e will nor have he
perfect way. | confess, Sir, 'hat
would dread just at su III Il time th'
terrible and nv steIi ,ls power Oi
accumiltt wealth in the lobby of >
cun-titu ion ii convention if il
should then be bn.k. d by the
mu murings Of an impatient people
The sober .econl thuu2ht Of the PEI
lrle new, d cad, but it was just ue-
cause our fathers did dread the capr c.
ct man that they formed d written
constitution TO I've him from himself
until his sober second thought could
come. The demand for a cOusti
tutloual invention is not abroad
among the people. 1t has its hegin'
mig and will have its end, among
thO-e who prosper on bonds all!
among those VIII u, @ alre ,dy Blessed
with money enough to bank on. /,
we who are not so favored can stand
thai rugged instrument, which We
have ali sworn TO support. surely this
cass can endure lS for q season.