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

changers they made provision ohly
Tor Tie amendment Of their wOik, and
none Tor its destruction THIS House
and the senate are checks on each
other and the Governors veto is q
CHECK upon both. while over nil the
constitution, which is the written
pr sion of the peoples Will. circum-
Scribes the power of us all. Under its
plain terms you cannot even propose
an amendment of one syllable of that
instrum, mt until two thirds of both
houses vote for it. and then. aud not
until then. will the people who made
and own this government, even con-
slider your wi.hts. Like the Tribunes
of the olden times, they will veto yonr
work, if they please, You say they
won't amend it? What of thatY 1t is
their business. not Yours. Whenevt I
they feel a necessity for change you
will hear from them, and until then
we should stand it if they can. All
his cry for a convention of coustitu-
ton makers has its root in the idea
that we are here as government max
ers instead of law makers. We are but
agents under the constitution, which
y,
regard Tor our uia ters should keep MS
fiom asking an enlargement of our
covers uuIil they first suggest their
wishes in their popular as euDlag"s.
We have had but such demand
from any class Of people, aud that was
from convention OF bankers. VIII }
net i'll GuveSton over u year ago.
| hey were troubled about The hOme-
stead prot cIi, II in the constitution,
md wante it repealed. Thus, when
we Hedrrh out the people who waut IA
new constitution 40 one presents him
If but the money changer. THY
poke in congeuial atmosphere.
among the whoes ,e merchants of the
'trand. Is there one If this creditOr
class who won not still further re-
trrt your homestead? ThIhk of it!
Texas, in her Wig Irous youth, WAS the
irst government on til $ continent TO
demaud homestead protection in the
co stitu'ion of her republic. That
,i' MAJ d has now made lie graud circle
the states, converting every
humble home into Il castle which
40 creditor can invadA. When
the strong arm that once
worked for wife aud chill Is molder-
u & lie du.t, he humane spirit Of your
go stitutiOn throws its broad Shi ld
'ver the heads OF tue help ess ones
and pro ects Nhem against the credit
> III lie ri .ht to scratch the breast of
the + mother cart h for hr, ad aud raj
Menr. You at least (Mr, Gresham)
re C MS steEt Your cons tIlurlcN
have spoken and their grievance
lgtir 81 The constitution Is ils home
ST. al protection.
There is yet another impatient cl lss
I'D hey ale the III II who form cor
,)uratiuus and issue bOud> Have we
orgottrn the county bonds vote dur
X republican rule t. build Railways
I'D how '(ev put fax Iuortg ,ge
Upon every home, t-ad in some of the
DeSI cOunteS in Texas 10 be 30 d by
he co leciOr? Sir. he curse Of thl>
'ge is It's greed for getting money
Bon Is aud mortgages will iIcrea Z the
:niI # the lew, but are Il curse tn the
multi ud-. DeDt is the pen atty which
20 IlIlatinns must suffer when pub
Ic imp OVEN n go ahead OF settl.
IL, hts. a conservative aud steady
growth can al ne make a happy PEG.
Die. STATE AID county bonds can ere
t. 10 ms which will Construct i'm
rOveueJts, tut the swt at of the pOni
IN MS face tn ougn wea"y years mu,l
,Iay + T. all this spleLdor. Have W,
rSp tn the school house tax If the
Z. J. Davis per.ol which pres ed Il
tie earth IL e"ple then poor AMI YET
n'orrdged theft and built no houses
Yet tn & ntleinnn thinks the schoO
uter, 81 demands IL new rn.titutiun
Right h re | wa It to LAY that tnrie l.
II re uu h aud l. IS a eSlnauship il
Cpe >cho demands of he hour Than
ID ut ary other prob ELI OF govern
cent I he candidate before the peo'
pie often uttprs the inconsistent Ce
uand FIR less taXNion AMI more
ctmls. Taxation for u ten'm"ntll
hoOl term Is dema ,ded. Well, il
nv c"uLtry scho ! district desires to
% SO it may take ST p%aS they do III
Il les, to vote II TAX TO meet this Ge
IA d wi hout changing your consti
tnIion. You have nearly 100. 900 ten
Mt farmers and tarIn labnrerS. Can
hey get sloug for ten months without
e ht Up il the fed OF her chiidreny
IAN the owner + a small form do 50?
Who will mtke bread and raimrnt for
the family il all tie work must be
lone 10y old men and wouleIi? Starva
don STANDS AT the door Of this educa-
o. al paradise, to viii h high tax
men encouraged by the school teach
rs, Invite MS. You ~ | am afrai,i ot
he ne ,ple. truS them aud it is be
use 90 trust hem that | want 10
, op his Loise about a new constitu,
;lOu.
90 not want them pesteted over an
lection on the I'll ject which nom of
hem demand; tor il you submit to
III III II pr"pos ton 10 Nuke II new
constitution, ,be, wi! bury il tnrt
lpwu, 30 deep that Your Convert OF
Of bankers will never RTE its resurrec
"a.
SIR, know the defectS of this con-
titutio :, u rough ASHER as It'll, it
.rtnii 1 slrict,Ous slal saw us from
routis All III by the taxing power
Dltweigh al! MS de'ectS, and these
icweis once y ucNrd from yonr organic
lLw would p n tn Hood gates VI ex-
rAva..a, CO ED ouiy il contisra'ion
o. revulu ion. Talk ahodt not trust
ing the people! Ii is because l d.
l. nSt heir ueleriuinaii ~ a. keep for