The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-30


make all of its supporters, as well as
it's author, anxious for its speedy re-
peal. We hold to the use of both gold
and silver as the standard money of
the country and to the coinage of both
cold and silver without discriminat.
ing against either metal or charge for
mintage, but dollar unit of coinage
for both metals must be of equal III
trinsic and exchangable value or be
adjusted by international agreement
or by such safeguards of legislation as
shall insure the maintenance of a
rarity of the two metals, and equal
power of every dollar at all times in
the markets and in payment OF debts,
and we demand that all paper cur
rency be kept at par with and re-
deemable in such coin. We insist
upon this policy as especially neces-
sary for the protection of farmers and
laboring classes, the first and most de-
fenseles victims of unstable money
and fluctuating currency.
Sec. s. We recommend that the
prohibitory 10 per cent tax on state
bank issues be repealed.
Sec. 8. Public office is a pubic
trust. We re-affirm the declaration
of the Democratic convention of 1876
tor the reform of the civil service and
call for an honest enforcement of all
laws regulating the same. The NOM
ination of president, as in the recent
Republican convention by delegations
composed largely of appointees hold
ing office at his pleasure, is a
scandalous satire upon free, pop
ular institutions and a startling
illustration of the methods
by which the president may crafty
his ambition. We denounce policy
under which Federal officeholders
usurp the control of party conventions
in the states, and pledge the Demo
cratic party to reform these and all
other abuses which threaten individ-
ual liberty and local self-government.
Sec. 10. The Democrrtic party is the
only party that has ever given the
country foreign policy consistent
and vigorous, compelling respect
abroad and inspiring confidence at
home. While avoiding entangling
alliances, it has aimed to cultivate
friendly relations with other
nations, especially our neigh
bors on the American
continent, whose destiny is closely
linked with our own and we view
with alarm the tendency to the policy
of irritation and buster which is
liable to confront us with the alterna-
tive of humiliation or war at any time.
We favor the maintenance of navy
strong enough for all purposes of
national defense and to properly
maintain the honor and dignity of the
country abroad.
Sec. II. This country has always
been the refuge of the oppressed flom
every land-eXiles for conscience sake
and in the spirit of the founders of
our government, we condemn the OPP
preston practiced by the Russian
government upon it's Austrian and
Jewish subjects and call upon our
national government in the interest
c'justice and humanity by all proper
,eans to use its prompt and best eff
.orts to bring about cessasion of
these prosecutions in the dominions
of the car and to secure to the OPP.
pressed equal rights. We tender our
profound and earnest sympathy to
those lovers of freedom who are strug-
Cling for home rule and the great
cause of local self government in Ire
land.
Sec. 10. We heartily approve all
legitimate efforts to prevent the
United States from being used as
a dumping ground for known crimi.
nails and personal paupers of Europe
and demand a rigid enforcement
of the laws against Chinese immi-
grafton and the importation offoreign
Workmen under contract to degrade
American labor and lessen its wages,
but we condemn and denounce any
and all attempts to restrict immi-
grafton of the industrious and worthy
OF foreign lands.
Sec. Is. This convention hereby re-
news the expression of appreciation
of the patriotism of the soldiers and
sailors of the Union in the war for its
preservation, ard We favor just and
liberal pensions for all Union soldiers,
their widows and dependents, but we
demand that the work of the pension
office be done industriously, impair
TALLY and honestly. We denounce
9 present administration as incom-
ctept, corrupt, dsgraceful and dis
honest.
Sec. Ia. The Federal government
should care for and improve the Mis-
sissippi river and other great water
ways of the Republic so as to secure
for the interior states easy and cheap
transportation to tide water. When
any water way of the Republic is of
sufficient Importance to demand aid
of the government such aid should be
extended on definite plan of contin-
uous work until permanent improve
ment is secured.
Sec. Is. In support of national de-
Tense and promotion of commerce be-
tween the states we recognize the
early construction of the Nicaragua
canal and its protection against foreign
control ofas Importance to the United
States.
Sec. 16. Recognizing the Worlds
Fair as national undertaking of vast
Importance, in which the general
government has invited the co-opera-
tion of all the powers of the world,
and approaching the acceptance by
many of such powers of the invitation
so extended, and the broad and liber-
al efforts being made by them to con-
tribute to the grand exhibition, we are