San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-18

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years and making their tenure Of
office six years.
Fourteenth-We demand q law
that will successfully prevent the
issuance of fictitious and watered
stocks and bonds by railway COM
panies In this state, believing that
these great enterprises 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 extravagent issuance OF bonds by
cities, towns and counties In this
state and combining them within COD
stitutional limitations to actual
necessities so as to preserve the pubic
faith, to insure the lower rate on IN
terest and to protect the present and
future generation from unjust pur.
dens that should never be imposed
upon them by such methods.
Sixteenth-We demand the enact.
ment of . law that will define per-
petuities and prohibit the further
operation of land corporations In this
state, and requiring those now hold
ing title or possession of lands for
agricultural, horticultural, grazing
and speculative purposes, excepting
overflowed and irrigation lands, to
dispose of the same within such time
as may not impair vested rights.
Seventeenth-We favor al amend.
ment TO our state constitution that
will permit legislation to provide for
the INDECENT ex-Confederaie soldiers
that were disabled in the military
service of the Confederate states in
any manner that may be deemed
best.
Eighteenth-A general diffusion of
knowledge is essential TO the Liberties
and rights of the people, and we de-
mand q constitutional provision pro!
viding that public free schools be
maintained and supported for period
of not less than six months each year,
shall be fully and faithfully carried
out, aud the university, its branches
ann the other public educational in
situations be properly endorsed and
maintained.
Nineteenth-We pledge the enact
ment of law to more justly and per-
iectly secure the lives of material
men, artisans, mechanics and labor.
ers.
Twentieth-The democratic party
is largely indebted to the cooperation
OF the laboring people for whatever OF
benefits it has conferred on the
country, and pledges itself to the
support of all measures necessary to
the promotion of their welfare. We
believe the custom of hiring out or
leasing convicts to corporations and
private persons to be against public
policy.
Twenty. second-We commend the
action of public officials seeking to re-
cover lands unlswfully obtained by
railroads from the state for sidings
and switches, and pledge the people
that so long as the democratic party
remains in power this course shall be
continued until every acre is recov-
cred OF restored to the state. AT the
same time we pledge that all innocent
purchasers for value and actual set
tiers who may have purchased any of
said lands from the railway cOmpa-
MES or their assigns shall have their
titles validated and made good in 30
far as the state may have any claim
thereto.
Twenty.fourth-We are opposed to
communism in any and all forms and
pledge ourselves to the just and
equitable protection OF the interests
| OF both capital and labor. We deny
that It is the purpose or policy Of the
democratic party of Texas to make
unnecessary war upon the railroad
companies and incorporated capital,
or to unjustly or improperly invade
| their rights, attack the property OF
deprive them Of equal and exact JUS
tice before the Law. We believe the
railroads are entitled to just compen'
sation tor all services rendered, and
that they should not be hampered BY
unnecessary and vexatious Legislation
Twenty hird-We demand tina
the legislation shall make suitable
provision for the location ana perms-
nent establishment of county line
and boundaries of lands belonging t.
the public school fund of the state.
Twenty-fifth-We hereby denonnc,
the false and slanderous report a
home and abroad to the effect tina
the democratic party of Texas snC
it's administration are hostile to i'm
migration, legitimate, corporate Ell
terprises or the investment of foreign
capital in our state.
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