The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-22
CHILTON'S LOGIC.
TYLER's TALENTED YOUNG STATES
MN ON THE TOPICS OF THE DAY.
An Interesting Address Delivered at the
Travis County Court House Last
Night Before Large and APP
preciative Audience.

Nlgnt BEFORE a Lal &c ana APP
preciative Audience,
One of the largest, and at the same
time one of the most courteous and
attentive audiences which has ever
assembled in Austin gathered in the
county court house last night for the
purpose of listening to the Hon. Horace
Chiffon, Gov. Hogs appointee to
the United States Senate, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Chairman Reagan of the Texas Rail
road Commission.
Promptly at o'clock the speaker
was introduced by the Hon. N. \.
Dawson OF Travis county, and when
the acclamatiOns which greeted his
appearance had subsidized, the young
statesman acknowledged the honor
bestowed on him and expressed the
deep pleasure he felt as he looked
about him and realized the character
B
to hear his remarks.
Opening, he reviewed the history of
this country OF ours, showing the
causes which had led to the reyoiu-
ton and the struggle for indepen-
dence.
Advancing, he stated that the demo-
cratic idea oftaXatiOn is to put so many
dollars in the treasury for
A SPECIFIC PURPOSE,
which the Republicans put upon tax
alton, is the upbuilding of manufact-
urers. The result Of the protective
tariff system of the Republican party
is detrimental to the public veal. This
country is the richest in the world
yet how are those riches located? Is
this country to be congratulated on
fined to one section?
Texas and Massachusetts have
about the same population. The
wealth per capita in Texas is three
times as much as it is in Mississippi,
but the wealth of Massachusetts is
three times as much as Texas. The
last census shows that Texas, with
all her wonderful development
in the last ten years, has
added but S375, 100000 to her material
wealth, while Massachusetts with
no such developments has increased
her wealth more than 100000. New
York has, in the same time, increased
in wealth more than all the southern
states combined. This is the result
of the juctice which has reigned for
years, one result Of a loose condition
of our federal constitution. The
power of currency has been conducted
with equal looseness, to the detri-
ment Of the interests Of the people of
this country.
He touched up the silver question
with vigorous hand and brought
every nearer close under the influence
Of his reasoning.
He went on down the list Of
MTsDoINGs OF THE REPUBLICAN
GOVERNMENT.
The Worlds fair, Polar expeditions
and similar enterprises fOstered by
the government he opposed as con-
trary to the constitution. The pen
sions as they have grown up into
mountain Of oppression received his /
attention also. He showed how the .
growing incubus is bearing the peo-
Pile down. He referred to the fact .
that the Grand Army of Republic has
formulated a bill to pension every
Federal soldier in the last war. The
remedy for the evil, he suggested an
income tax levied for the purpose of
paying the pensions.
Turning his attention to the sub
treasury, he said there was but two
parties in Texas today, the Democrat
party and the Subtreasury party.
I Laughter. He defined the subtreas-
ury scheme bill providing that
in any county where $4,000 worth of
stuff is raised in two years, the peo-
Pile of the county on proof of an cleo
ton of warehouseman and the do
nation of a piece Of ground they
SHALL have built warehouse
in which they may deposit
these products. The warehouse is
first.
THE FARMER
brings his products, and the ware
nOuseman is required to advance the
armer 80 per cent Of the worth in
treasury notes at ] per cent interest.
The cotton must be held a year, i'll
which time it may be taken out by
he producer on the return Of the so
Der cent, the interest, the charges for
weighing, insurance,
&c. The farmer who puts his prop
,rty into the warehouse and pays in
crest on the 80 per cent advanced
him is paying interest on his own
Mr.. Chilton's exposition of the sub
reasury fallacy was lucid, concise
md interesting, and was listened to
receiving frequent tokens
If approval.
DR.. Macune was also taken up in
with the subtreasury
unacy, and was grid-ironed in most
5oothsome manner. He said if he had
4 cow which would give such milk as
.he doctor claims he could extract
from the subtreasury dug, he would
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