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

| De secured only by the Jealous con-
hnement of the United States govern
ment with all it's departments within
the legitimate and economic exercise
OF the powers so expressly conferred
upon it.
Third-We oppose all taxation and
tariffs of every kind for purposes other
than revenue consistent with the ne.
cessities of the government economi.
cally administered.
Fourth-We oppose the proposed
collection and distribution by the fed.
eral government of money in aid OF
the educational systems of the various
states.
Fifth-We denOunce all acts and eff.
forts by the federal government where.
by 1t in fact does, or proposes to adj.
vance or lend money to any citizen
corporation or class upon any sort OF
security, and we oppose government
ownership of railroad, telephone and
telegraph lines.
Sixth-We denounce all bounties
and subsidies given by the federal
government in aid of private enter
prises as class favors repugnant to the
Democratic principles and unwarrant-
ted by correct construction of the con.
stitutional powers of congress.
Seventh-We cite the so called force
bill as the extreme evidence of the en-
nifty of the Repu blican party to local
self-government and denounce it as
violation of the constitution, corrupt in
conception, vicious in sentiment,
criminal in detail, the only mission OF
which is to foment race prejudice, to
| nrN6nnn Gnati0t,oI ctrifn
SO fatal to the tranquility of the peo-
| pie OF the several states.
E1ghth-In free representative
government there is no room for any
life tenures of any office and of such
tenure is born arbitrary and irrespon-
sible power. Therefore we favor an
amendment to the constitution limit
ing the tenure of federal officers to q
reasonable term of years.
Ninth-While we yield to the wis
dom OF a majority Of the national DEM
ocracy in making the reduction of
revenue taxation to the necessities of
the government economically admin
istered, the paramount leading issue
in this campaign is upon the policy
that it is safest to make the struggle
to secure one reform at time, we
nevertheless proclaim our adherence
to the principle of the justice and ne
cessity of free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio heretofore pro-
vided by law, and shall continue to
contend for it, We therefore com
mend our senators and representa-
tives for their bold and faithful Of
forts to promote the success of this
measure and pledge that they shall
so continue.
Tenth-We oppose the national
banking system. We demand the re-
peal of the federal tax on state banks,
and favor an amendment to our state
constitution permitting the incorpora-
ton of state banks under proper re-
strictions and control for the protec-
ton of depositors and the people.
Eleventh-We favor the graduated
income tax for federal purposes.
Twelfth-We denounce all species
of class legislation as iniquitous, I'M
constitutional and subversive of the
aims and ends of government.
Thirteenth-We pledge fealty to |
and support of the Texas railroad |
commission law as it now exists, sub
ject only to such changes as may be-
come necessary to accomplish for it
a greater degree of perfection. We
favor an appointive commission unless
the constitution shall be 80 changed |
as to permit the election of one of the
commissioners every two years and |
their tenurs of office six years. |
Fourteenth-We demand law that |
will efectually prevent the issuance
of fictitious and watered bonds and |
stocks by railway companies in the
state, believing that these great en-
terprises should be conducted upon |
commercial principles and not as
gambling devices.
Fifteenth-We demand the passage |
of a law that will prevent the useless
and extravaganza issuance of bonds by
cities, towns and counties in the state
and combining them within constitu-
tional limitations to actual public ne
cessities so as to preserve the public,
to insure lower rate of interest, to
protect the present and future gen.
erations from burdens that should
never he imposed by such methods.
SiXteenth-We demand the enact
ment OF law that will define perpet-
ulUl6S duu pTOulUlU Gu6 luTbu0r opera
ton of land corporation in this state
and requiring those now holding title
to or possession of lands for agricul-
turaI, horticultural. grazing and spec
ulative purposes, except overlooked
and irrigation lands, to dispose of the
same within such reasonable time as
may not impair vestad rights.
Seventeenth-We favor an amend
ment to our state constitution that
will permit the legislature to provide
for the INDECENT eX-Confederate sold
ers resident in our state that were
disabled in the military service of the
Confederate states in any manner that
nay be deemed best.
Eighteenth-A general diffusion of
being essential to the liber-
les and rights of the people,
We demand the constitutional
provision requiring the public
rec school to be main
aimed and supported for period of
lot less than six months each year
shall be fully and faithfully carried
,ut, and that the university, it's
branches and the other educational
Institutions be properly endowed and
Nineteenth-We pledge the enact
nent of law to more justly and per-
aotlv caoura the liens Of m at arjal man |