The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-26

marks he turned his attention.
to the stewardship which hau D.en
entrusted 10 him as a representative OF the
araot state of Texas in the councils OF the
nation. 49, ;,:o,,a 81 tho
raIionaI govern TnenL be said the approprl-
Att N for The coming fiscal year were seven
Zines larger than required lot a Year U
Buchauan's Administrations pelhS epi'e
ming over 1925 COO OOO five tunes AS much as
the expenditures OF all the sta'e govern
mpnts in the union.
The District of Columbia has seventy
.o'nre miles and population of 20 900,
and the appropriation tor that TERRITORY Is
five times more than the STATE alproPrla'
uons for the great state OF IeXaS; /.
The speaker had not 1alle1 10
c,iI the attention Of the United
states senate 10 the extravaganza ex
pe ditures of the Republican government.
He did not think it surprising that Lhue5
existing circumstances, the people shouiu
demand relrenchmenl, a large volume VI
| clrrul ting money. s,,o
Pensions amounting to more than $l",
! COuUOO for the present W a" were among tue
| greatest expenses. He favored pens.oA.
| ing honest soldiers disabled in the lne OF
| dnty, but he did not approve OF the whole
sale pensioniug of all who asked: lie OPP
| posed the erection Of a privileged class as
was being done by the pensioning the
widows of officers VINO dieo,
pensionipg them not because their nus
bands were pensioners, but because they
were distinguished men. He had raised
his voice agains this and when the bill 10
pension the widow of Gen. Newton, who
| died a rich'man, he denounced that TOO, and
in return had received full fifty lie ters from
northern women, thanking him, and call
ing at ention To their sutferings while the
nation continued to endow he wealthy.
de denounced the retaining on continued
pay Ulcers and judges as was being done ,hi:
Ii was the design of the founders OF TINS
government that there should be
no nobility, no aristocraCy here, yet the
government was steadily building up such
q class.
81 desire to call your attention " he con
tinued, "to Il series of questions which com
mend the approval and support OF the
Democratic party, the S,u2 Alliance wb Seu
Congress meets again he senate
will he Republican by majority OF six and
the house will oe more tnan two thlrus
Democratic. | trust that Texas will be well
represente in the coming congress to be
neld by the people in Denver, for the
value of conference between the people OF
the west and south can not be oVeresu
mated.
The recent victories of the people show
that they are beginhing 10 think and &C
for themselves 1t is dangerous to con
template the fact that there are dozen OF
fifteen men who could buy up u half dozer
states. Histur, has told i'll the story Of
Roman downfall Those who remember
the past of your own country and compare
il with the condition today, with the wealth
r all concentrating in the hands of tine few
while the mass of the people are growl 4
3 poorer, is it surprising that Oranges and Al
liances and Labor leagues should be iormeC
for self D. election to collect among them
= selves all necessary, all possible intorna
ton When capital and C operation or
! ganize to plum Ter the people, believe 1t i
4 right for the people to organize for self
protection. prolonged applause)
e Fifteen years ago in the house of repre-
II sentatives began the stlEgele TO sudordi
nate the railroads TO the people, and a
e last, thank God, we have law which give
the people the protection they needed, lh'
the work of the Democratic party.
"Another question i'll tariff legislation
d Republican policy sought to in
" crease duties ard therefore cost
to the people. They were sue
O. cessful. They have passed laws which
d makes your merchant TAX collector, tax
Il ing from you fifty dollars TAX every tint
Won buy hundred d liars worth of goods
II The people rebe led. l. the money col
d eCled TO support this government were col
10 lrGLed hy direct lax 1T cnIld no1-h.f Gab (ectf
il "a single pre- cincr in the unloi 49, -,
W against such taxation, such RepGSH,IMl
f. abuse of the pubic rights, that the peoplt
N are rebellng, it is against this that thu
Democratic party, the alliances and tn
n grarges of his country are protesting.
l. Another thing the people are demand
ID ing is the increase of circulating money.
do not mean spurious money, but money
D There are now about nine dollars per capt.
N in c;rcula ion. land ! believe there ought t.
be fifty dollars. AS a means to this end
r would ad ocate Tree coinage OF silver
h Their policies are inspired by the none
ID owners and the bond no ders. They in
m creased the value of money and bonds som
80 per cent. they decreased the value c
ID property everywhere.
FIR, m the time the Democrats got contrC