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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

that has followed the railroad COM
mission decision shows to what length
the unthinking will go in their criti-
cism OF high judicial acts. BY those
opposed to the decision whether pos
sessed of legal acumen greater than
judges or with no pretensions to
learning in the law Judge McCor-
mick, a federal judge, has been
branded with being Republican and
thus, because favoring a centralized
government, usurping rights and dar-
ing to intermeddle in state affairs.
Critics have even gone the length OF
insinuating, though none have dared
to charge, that the decision was COR
ruptly made because of railroad infiu-
ences. Does Judge McCormick's past
as judge give warrant for such criti-
cism? Do the dignity of such a high
court and the responsibility of such a
judge count for nothing with the peo-
pie? Does not such criticism form a
part of the inducement that is so
rapidly growing among the lawless,
to have no respect for the courts and
the laws? There was no other place
for those nonresident railroad owners
to go than into the federal courts. We
of Texas, however, big we may think
ourselves, are still living under the
constitution of the United States as
well as that of Texas. Federal courts
have certain jurisdiction in Texas as
they have in all other states of the
Union, and for any one to question
that jurisdiction is an act of rank dis.
loyalty. The people of Texas can not
afford to countenance the structures
lately made on Judge Mccormack. If
he has erred higher court will cor
rect his decision. Until it is so cor
rected it remains the absolute law and
is entitled to all the respect of legis-
lative enactment. Partisan zeal may
be privileged to use the decision as
best it may see fit, but as to the
merits of the decision and the honor
and integrity of the judge in making
it we are not privileged to speak. Its
merits rest with a higher court, his
integrity can only be attacked by i'm
parchment proceedings, it rests with
us to obey the decree.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

strong, men with weak and men with
no convictions at all; men who will do
anything for harmony's sake; MEL
who will act only as they think the
cat is going to jump; men for whom
the future is important only as it may
hold some political preferment for
them. So it is we have a world OF
many minds and many weak knees.
And to the weak .kneed fellows the
news of assertions is an exceedingly
sweet morsel. In them they think
they can read a signpost to guide to
dilatory and hesitating action. And
as the deserter is especially promi-
nent in matters political to that de-
gree is the joy of the ranks augmented
increased. But to men fighting for
a great principle, struggling to right
a wrong, what matters it that
such obstacles must Do met?
Are not their ranks made
stronger when consolidated by
the elimination of the timorous, OF
those liable to retreat at the critical
moment and cause confusion in the
files of the jealous and valiant? We
want picked men for this conflict.
Men who will stand by tomorrow and
next month what they say today
Serious affairs are on in Texas and the
opposing forces must march right up
to the precipitous brink of an I'M
known future. 1t is better now than
later that our captains find out their
men, In squads, in companies, and
in regiments must the battle be wag-
ed. While we are still in dress parade
let the roll be called and all not heart
and soul with us be asked to step out
of the ranks.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
RESPECT FOR THE LAW AN
COURTS.

A most fruitful theme with the
press and the people generally is re-
spect for and enforcement of the law.
The only excuse that is ever attempt
ed for mob law and the rule of Judge
Lynch is that the people fear the law
will not be enforced. Because Of its
technicalties, its long delays, its mis-
trials, its groundless acquittals, its
combinations and its full pardons the
people have grown distrustful of it,.
This is why in serious criminal affairs
the people so often form themselves
into MODS and take the law into their
own hands. In civil cases this is not
permissible. These cases are for the
most part of that personal nature that
excites no comment and they are not
known of men generally. But let
some noted, some important and far
reaching case come up for decision
and note the general talk and tumult.
And if the decision has any
political bearing the press
is unfortunately the leader in the
criticism or commentator. Now, is
not this all wrong in theory and most
hurtful in fact? Our Democratic form
of government is divided into three
coordinate and supplemental
branches, legislative, executive and
judicial. AS to the first two, politics
has controlling voice but as to the
last it should have nothing or the
very least.possible to do. The STATES
MAN believes in a judiciary above the
reproach, the fear and the menace OF
politics. A judiciary placed in power
by the voice of the people, but kept
there through long tenure office and
existing without the plane of political
procedure. This should be so because
of the paramount influence of politics
upon the legislative and executive
branches, and because in our theory
of government is firmly implanted the
principle of checks and balances.
While politics has such heated and
tremendous sway as it has with us,
the permanence of our institutions
demands a cold, dispassionate, i'm
partial and fearless judiciary to check
the other governmental branches.
The press and popular discussion
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
STAND no YOUR CONVICTIONS,

When the delegates sent to Hous-
ton to champion the cause of George
Clark for governor determined that
they were not receiving the considera-
ton due them from the Hogg men and
decided to ut out Democratic ticket
of their own, they acted as they
thought best and for such action they
are responsible alone to their constitu-
ents who sent them to Houston THE
STATESMAN has yet to hear ola single
county sending such delegates to
Houston that has disaPproved of their
course there. Travis county certainly
has no word of censure for her Clark
delegates. We may regret the reces-
sity requiring such action on their
part, but we believe with them it was
the inevitable and with them we are
squarely in the fight to a finish.
And this we believe will be the
course of all counties that instructed for
Judge Clark. A few recalcitrants
among individual voters may be ex-
pected here and there. There are all
kinds of men in the world; men with
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
0verstocked

Owing to past dull spring and sum-
mer, there was an enormous quantity
of secondhand furniture thrown on
the market at very low figures of
which have bought more than 1 can
possibly dispose Of at anything like a
fair price and in order to sell 1 will
sacrifice portion. Call early for
choice. Fine stock sets, chair, spring
stoves and heaters. X. G. MILLER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

IT is an exceedingly serious thing
for the chief of labor organization to
order strike. 1t has generally been
most serious, however, to the men
who have obeyed the order and given
up their jobs. The sound pummeling
given Chief Sweeney by Striker
Quinn may teach these easy going,
salary drawing, strike ordering
chieftains that ordering strikes in the
future may be turned into most seri'
GUS personal affairs to themselves
We think salutary object lesson in
strikes has been given.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
lies the path to true Democracy. The
ak must be laid to those roots, let the
chips fall where they may.
THE SANE UNDERLYING PRINCE.

PIES.
The fight against Governor Hogg
that eliminated in the split in De-
mocracy at Houston and that must be
fought to finish at the polls in No,
vember is not fight directed SO
much at him personally as against his
governmental policy. Nor is it a
fight that was begun this year or last,
or the year before that. The predi,
cate for it was laid early in his career
as attorney general. 1t is known
there was not then a united cabinet
upon his policy to bring sweeping
suits whose results would be to cloud
the titles to great bodies of Texas
lands. Governor Ross did not COM
mend such suits and the supreme
court later decided against their JUS
tice. Is is not an open secret that be-
tween Ross and Hogg on questions OF
governmental policy there was really
but little of mutual agreement? That
Ross name on the ticket was its tower
ofstrength, when his second term was
before the people, everybody knows
And that Ross was right in his differ
ences with Hogg the marked change
in the condition of affairs since Ross
term of office goes very far to prove.
AS Governor Hogg's strongest card
in his race for governor came the rail
road commission idea. On that tidal
wave he rode into power. But The
STATESMAN had not forgotten his
course as attorney general and though
the warmest kind of a friend to a
commission, yet fearing he would
couple with it the same kind of gen.
eral policy that had animated him as
attorney general, this paper could not
and did not support him for the NOM
nation. Subsequent events proved
our fears had been well grounded.
What was anticipated followed. Land
titles continued to be disturbed, fresh
occasion for unrest of capital was
given and even the commission the
people so longed for, could not give
relief from the strangulation of the
times, poor business, dull trade,
scarce money and general discomfort.
1t was this condition of affairs that
gave rise to the present revolt against
the Hogg policy. 1t was not fight
against the railroad commission as
his friends so valiantly charge. 1t
was fight for business and self pres
ervation. The people are as anxious
now as ever before for railroad COM
mission, but that is not everything
with them; they want change as to
other agencies than the railroads that
have oppressed them and kept them
down. 1t is a fight for individual
liberty, for security toproperty rights,
whether private or corporate, for re-
turn to the exercise of true Demo-
cratic principles and usages. Against
such fight the Houston convention
has put no embargo. We are not out
side the Democratic ranks, but strict
ly within them we mean to wage this
warfare to the end that we may re-
turn Texas and her people to the en-
joyment of such days of prosperity
and progress as blessed us under the
wise, conservative and Democratic
administration of Governor Sui. Ross.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

The BRENNAN Banner says: liar
rison says he can carry New York
alone and unaided and his committee
have decided to let him have the
chance and invited him to stump the
state" We glory in his spunk, but
CD his discretion. He will tackle
the biggest job of his life. His little
rumpus with Chile will be child's
play. Go in Ben and lose, we are
with YOU.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
Children Killed by Stray Bullets.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 27.-In a
free-for-all fight at Point Lick, ten
miles east of Lancaster, KY, this
morning Humphrey Best was shot
and killed by John X. Campbell, who
in turn was badly wounded. Two
little children were killed by stray
bullets. The murder was the outcome
Of an old feud.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

WHEN, oh when, will DIR. Barker,
superintendent of the Southern
lunatic asylum, condescend to lower
himself to the level of his fellow
Texans and inform them what kind OF
red tape is necessary to gain for a
patient entrance into that asylum,
and in fact just what kind Of an insti-
tuition he is running, anyhow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

A NEW Clark club was thought OF
in Austin couple ofdays ago and al
ready it is understood 700 names have
been enrolled of those willing and an
xious to form such club. There is
no doubt of which side the fence Travis
county stands on. She is for Clark
first, last and all the time. She will
help his winning majority very con-
81 aro h1U
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
Evolution of Army Transportation.

1S61-Tiresome tramp along dusty roads,
through brush and streams; hard tack and
the sky. 1S92-For the G. A. R. national en-.
campment, luxurious trains via Vandalia and
Pennsylvania lines from st. Louis; palatable
cuisine of Pullman vesdbule dining cars, invit-
ing sleeping cars, Side trip to historic Gettys.
burg if desired Reduced rates. Address
A. ]. EATON. T. p. A., Ell Paso Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
Republican Congressional Convention.

hepuDlCau C0ngresslonaI ConVentl0n,
Special to The Statesman.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Aug. 81
Chairman l.. r. Wren has issued a
call for the Republican congressional
convention for this, the Eleventh dis
trict, to meet at Beeville on Septem-
Der 16.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

For lame back, side or chest use
Shiloh's Porous Plasters. Price 25
cents. At Cornweil & Cbilas
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

Catarrh cured, health and sweet
breath secured by Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy. Price SO cents. Nasal in
jector free. ) Cornwell d Chiles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-18

company under the laws of the State of
New York, to be known as the American
Steamship Company, with capital of
at least S10,0OO,0OO. for the purpose
E1 ss. ana
steamers to run between the city of New
York OF some place on Long island and q
suitable port OF ports In Great Britain.
And 1T provides that all vessels owned by
such company of not less than fifteen thou
sand tons. and capable of o speed of not
less than nineteen knots an hour. which
may lie acquired by purchase or otherwise
after the passage of the act, shall be en-
titled to receive American registers in ac-
cordance with the conditions of the act of
May 10. 1892. provided that the company
shall show to the satisfaction of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury that it has built or con-
tracted to have built, In an American tship-
yard, q vessel of equal or greater tonnage
with such foreign-built ship. 1t Is also
provided that no register shall be issued to
q foreign built ship until the company
shall have acquired or applied for the reg
istry of at least two of such foreien-built
ships: with the specified capacity and
speed.
The naval APPROPRIATION bill was then
taken up-the pending question being the
provision for an increase OF the navy.
During the discussion MIR. Allison referred
TO the condition of the public treasury and
among other things said: Il Will say to
Senators who arc distressed about the
sinking fund that at this time the sinking
fund has S54, COG, 600 to Its credit and the
chances are that before the end of the fiscal
year every dollar that ought to be applied
to it for the year. or within few millions.
at least will be applied to it. And will
say another thing; when this fiscal year
ends we will have, instead of being In
bankruptcy, S25 OO0 of surplus. This is
the latest estimate. / have no doubt that
we Will keep within it and probably we
will have q surplus of S3O.000.000. | will
venture my statement on the S25, 600, 600. j
do not mean to say that all the money appro-
priated will then have been expended; we
know that 1t is never the case. But what
i mean to say 10 that every requirement of
the treasury will have been satisfied and
yet there will be S25. .OOO. 600 of q surplus on
the first of July next"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-18

"Republcanlsm in the South He said
that the negro In the South to-day had no
thought of voting. lie had long ago given
up all hopes OF using tb is priceless heritage
of American citizenship until assistance
came to him from without, and that being
the case the question 10. "Shall the American
ballot Ilvef Shall it die in New Orleans.
and if il dies in New Orleans shall 1t not
die in New York;" He closed with an ap-
peal for the protection of the rights OF the
cOlored man.
When Governor Mckinley rose TO speak
he was greeted with applause which lasted
for fully five minutes. The Governor
opened bis speech with accommodation OF
the work of the young men who had under
taken the organization. He then proceeded
to give history of the work of the Re-
publican party. The Democratic
party. ne declared, is q mighty force
in negation. 1t is weak in practical
legislation. 1t loses all of it's courage in
the presence of the great national contest.
They are the party of yesterday and day be-
fore; not of to-day nor tomorrow.
The speaker declared that protec-
tion to American industry and Amer
lean labor against all the world
ia as essential and fundamental in the code
of Republican principles as it ever was In
tion to all these constitute the armOf and
arsenal of the Democratic party.
Hon. j. M. Thurston, of Nebraska, spoke
on Tho Young Man in Polltlos." After
passing over the tariff at length
Mr.. Thurston touched upon the force
bill. He said that the Republican
party owed 1t to itself to see that the laws
in regard to the purity of the ballot are pre-
served in every hamlet in the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-18
THEY ARE NOT SINCERE.

The Few Republicans Who Arc Booming
Sherman Have Ulterior MotiveA
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Another effort
was made to-day to rally the discontented
individuals who are working to defeat the
denomination of President Harrison. The
name of Senator John Sherman was thrown
out again in several published interviews
and announcements. and everything was
done to reinvigorate the Sherman boom.
The distinguished Ohio statesman and his
true friends in Washington are giving 1t
no encouragement whatever. The fact
that the question of Mr.. Sherman's avail
ability is being agitated at this time by
men who have never before gone out of
their way to labor in his behalf. and who
were never really in the Sherman column,
has attracted the attention of Ohio Repub-
llcans here and caused them to inquire
what the sudden agitation means. There is
not one but that openly denounces it Is q
scheme intended only to compass the de-
feat of the Presidents renomlDation. They
do not hesitate to say that it would be as
unwise as 1t would be unjust for those
gentlemen to strive to com pass the defeat
of the President, and thereby to thwart
the wishes of almost the entire body of Re-
publican voters throughout the country, as
it els and has always been conceded
by the most determined opponent of the
the President that his denomination is tho
demand of the party as whole. COnsid-
ering the fact that the opposition to re-
nomination comes from a most inconsider-
ate minority and is based upon purely
selfish and personal grounds. it is becoming
not only the wonder of all party repre-
sentatives here. but the subject of the Sc
verest condemnation. 1t is regarded rs the
bodest. as well as the most audacious.
piece of political efrOntery ever witnessed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-18
WARNING DEMOCRATS.

fractional Fight I'm Georgia Between Cleve-
landires and Hiiiites.
ATLANTA, Ga. May 17-Every prominent
Democratic politician of Georgia is in the
city of Atlanta tonight, ana the breach
between the two divisions of the Demo-
cratic party in the State is growing wider
and wider. A few far-seeing politicians
are on the ground counseling moderation
and compromise. but their warnings are
unheeded in the mad rush that Is being
made by tho Cleveland and anti Cleveland
men to control the convention. The result
OF the few primaries held yesterday
and to-day was such to give
encouragement to the Cleveland men,
but the activity of their op-
ponents has more than counterbalsuced
this result. and the Cleveland faction is to-
night very fearful that they may be out
generated by the astute politicians of the
other side. Hon. Evan p. Howell. Senator
Colquitt and Congressman Livingston, as
the leaders of the anti Cleveland forces.
have been circulating among the delegates
all day, and seem TO have made consider
able progress in their contest against iIf-
structions for the ex-Presldent. Indeed. if
upon, the Cleveland men have been day
compelled to change their programme end
recede from their demand for an instructed
Cleveland delegation.
During the afternoon the anti Cleveland
men issued a call for meeting to- night of
euch delegates as favor an unpledged, un-
instructed and untrammeled delegation to
the national convention, who shall favor
measures. not men; who will hold that the
party is greater than any man; with whom
Democratic success shall be the watch
word. Immediately after this the Cleve-
land people came out with o committee
cali. Their circular was beaded: "Unin-
structed and undisguised," and named the
hour for q caucus of ''all delegates who are
opposed to the election of Hill delegates to
the Chicago convention" The circular
concluded as follows. "All are invited
who favor an uninstructed delega-
tion in fast as well as In
name" This seemed to indicate q
radical change of position, as the
Cleveland men up to this time had been
uncompromising in their fight for an in
structed Cleveland delegation. The anti
Cleveland men made the most of this ap-
parent weakening of their opponents. but
Hoke Smith. of Atlanta. the leader of the
Cleveland faction. o-Dight stated that the
fight for Cleveland delegation W onld be
maintained, no matter whether lnstruc.
tiOns were demanded or not.
The rival meetings tonight were largely
ticipated in the proceedings of each, 1t
could not be seen that either had an ad-
vantage from . numerical point of view.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-18
IN FAVOR OF MORE SHIPS.
The Senate Votes to- Increase the Navy-Al.
lison Defends the Billion Congress-

The Senate Votes to Increase the Navy-Al-
lison Defends the Billion Congress-
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Senate to-
day, by test vote of 80 TO 1s, practically
approved the proposed increase of the
navy, including the battle-ship. harbor
defense monitor. liaht cruiser and torpedo
boats. added by the Senate committee, but
adjourned without reaching q vote on the
final passage of the bill Mr.. Gorman's
speech of Friday last came in for much
commend alton from Republicans in the
course of the debate. Mr.. Allison made an
animated defense of the billion dollar
Congress-" and asserted that before the
fiscal year ended the sinking fund would
be provided for. all needful expenditures
would be met and there would q balance of
S25. 100000 in the Treasury.
On motion of Senator Sherman the Sem
ate authorized the W ashington Schuetzen
Nerein to erect. at it's own eX Xpense, a colos-
sal bust of Baron Won Steuben. general
of the revolutionary war. in one of the
public parks or reservations of Washing
ton citv.
Mr. Chandler introduced q bill 10 author
iZe the registration of certain steamships
ms vessels of the | nited States. and IL was
referred 10 the committee on commerce
The preamble recites that AUSTIN Corbin,
OF the State of New York. and his ass0ci-
ates propose to organize an incorporated