The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-08

the inspection authorized by law.
en- alive to the interior
creased. Agricultural products con.
stitute I'll per cent of our ulprece-
dented exports for the fiscal year
which closes June so, 1892, the total
export being $1,000, 278,nS0 and the
value of the agricultural products
$793, III, 676, which exceeds by more
than $3.50, 10000 The shipment of agri-
cultural products in any previous
year.
ELECTION SUPERVISION.
| have in each of my three annual
message called attention to the evils
and dangers connected with our elec-
ton methods and practices as they
are related to the choice of officers Of
the national government. In my last
annual message / endeavored to in
woke serious attention to the evils of
unfair pportionments for congress.
cannot close this message without
again calling attention to these grave
and threatening evils. had hoped
that it was possible 10 secure a
non. partisan inquiry by means OF
q committee into the evils the
existence of which are known to all
and that out OF this might grow legis-
lation from which all thought of par
tisan advantage should be eliminated
and only the higher thought appear
of maintaining the freedom and the
purity of the ballot and the equality
of the elector without the guaranty OF
which the government could never
have been formed and without con-
tinuance of which it cannot continue
to exist in peace and prosperity. 1t
is time that mutual charges of unfair
ness and fraud between the great par
ties should cease and that the SINGER
ity of those who profess q desire for q
pure and honest election should be
brought to the test Of their willing
ness to free our legislation and cleo
ton methods from everything tending
to impair the perfect confidence in the
announced result. The necessity for
an inquiry and for legislation of con-
gress upon this subject is emphasized
by the fact that the tendency of the
Legislation in some states in recent
years has in some important particu-
lars been away from and not toward
free and fair elections and equal APP
portionments. Is it not time that we
should come together upon the high
, plane of patriotism while we devise
methods that shall secure the right Of
every man qualified by law to cast 9
! free ballot, and give to every such
ballot an equal value in choosing oul
public officers and in directing the
9 policy ofthe government?
Z MOB LAW.
3 Lawlessness is not less such bu
r more where it..Nsurps the futitions o
8 the peace 9Sge~srs and of the courts
a The frequent lynching of colored PEG
r pie accused of crime is without the ex
: cuse which has sometimes been urget
Q by MODS for a failure to pursue tn
1 appointed methods for the punish
/. ment of crime, that the accused hav
8 an undue influence over courts ant
l. juries. Such acts are a reproach t
: the community where they occur ant
J. 80 far as they can be made subject G
}, federal Jurisdiction the strongest re
pressive legislation is demanded. 4
y public sentiment that will sustain
/. mobs and in protecting accused pei
u sons in their custody, Should be pro
NOTED by every possible means. Tn
officer who gives his life in the brav
discharge of this duty is worthy {
y special honor. No lesson needs to b
- so urgently impressed upon our peopl
> as this, that no worthy end or caus
I. can be promoted by lawlessness.
q This exhibit of the work of tn
u executive departments is submitted
. congress and to the public in the hop
q that there will be found in it a du
u u sense of responsibility and an earnes
= purpose to maintain the national hone
u and promote the happiness and PROF
. perity of all onr people. And tn
o brief exhibit of the growth and pro-
perity of the country will give us
level from which to note the increas
or decrease that new legislatiy
# policies may bring to u
ia There is no reason VIII
n the national influence, howeve
T. and prosperity should not achieve th
,e same rates of increase that have cha
"a acterized the past thirty years. w
10 carry the great impulses and increas
n of these years into the future. Thel
"a is no reason why in many lines of TT
v, production we should not surpass a
'e other nations, as we have alread
m done in some. There are no near frol
a tiers TO our possible development