The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-09

and Jurisdiction of the Federal courts
or by national legislation looking to
interference with the exercise of the
election franchise is unwarranted by
the constitution and subversive of the
principles on which the government
is founded.
That to the state should be let the
regulation of the exercise of the privi-
lege of suffrage and that to the citi-
zens of the United States should be
entrusted the enactment of all legisla-
tion relating thereto, except such as
may be justly and constitutions
ally enacted by the nation
al congress and we de-
nounce what is commonly
known as the Force bill as measure
most iniquitOus, unnecessary, unjust
and oppressive to the people of the
several states, and especially to those
of the South, and measure of rank
partizanship inspired by reckless
disregard of the peace and prosperity
of the Southern states, and by an un.
holy purpose to perpetuate by unjust
legislation the power of the Republi-
can party, and its control of the gov
ernment.
Resolved, that no government has
the right to impose taxes direct or indi-
rect in their nature for any other than
strictly public purposes. No govern
ment has right to foster monopolies
or encourage any industry at the ex-
pense of others. 1t is the duty of
every branch of the government to
enforce and practice the most rigid
economy in the conduct of our public
affairs and no more revenue ought to
be raised than is required to defray
the necessary expense of the govern
ment and for the payment of the pub
lie debt. No duty should be imposed
upon imports except to raise revenue
for the maintainance of economic,
efficient government and the payment
of the public debt, and no discrimina-
tion should be made in imposing of
duties for the purpose of protecting
any industry. A tariff for protection
is unjust and in conflict with genius
and the spirit of free government.
We denounce the present tariff as
scheme for protection for monopolists,
and as masterpiece of injustice and
false pretense. 1t has destroyed COM
merce and has diminished the profits
and returns of American agriculture.
1t has oppressed the American
laborer under the false pretense
of it's protection, and has enriched the
few at the expense of the mass
of people under the false pretense of
the development of the country and
the promotion of public good.
That wa hQ1iQUa what 10 known q O
the subtreasury plan and other
money without a sound and reason
able basis, are undemocratic, unsound
in principle, unwise and impractical
BILE.
We believe that the true remedy
for the evils sought to be remedied by
such schemes is to remove the present
system of federal taxation and supply
it by one whose object is to collect only
such revenue as is sufficient to
support an economical administration
of the government, and to so adjust
the tariff and to enact such laws for
raising of public revenues that each
person and corporation shall con-
tribute to the support of the govern
ment according to his or it's ability
and the interest he or it has to be pro-
tected by the government.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both silver and gold on a
parity with each other, to the end
that the money of the people shall be
such in quantity and quality and was
contemplated by the con-
We believe that all money should
issued directly by the government
and we are opposed the present sys-
tenn of national banks, in so far as it
permits the issue ofrates and national
banks to circulate as money.
We demand retrenchment and re-
form in the expenditure of the nation
al revenue ard especially correction
of the present pension system which
rests like mamoth war tax on our
section of the Union.
We favor the enactment by con-
gress, so far as may be in its constitu-
tlonal power, of such legislation as
may prevent gambling in futures of
agricultural and merchandise pro-
ducts.
That we express our sense of graft.
opposed and voted. against the force
bill amendment to be passed by the
last congress.
The following resolution was adopt
sd by vote of Is to 13:
We earnestly and cordially endorse
the wise, able and patriotic admins
tration of Grover Cleveland, and rejoice
In the knowledge that the same war
fare on scandal and corruption and the
high trust in him committed was ad-
with sublime courage, un-
sullied integrity and lofty patriotism,
and the delegates from this convention
10 the national convention are in
structed to support his nomination for
president.
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