The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-02
ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATS
BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
DEMO Ratio CLUBS.
Pelicitates the Country on the Magnificent
Victory Achieved by Direct Fight on
Issues Involving the Welfare Of
All the People.

the National association of Democratic
clubs: The address of the National
association OF Democratic clubs issued
April last outlined the issues upon
which the con lest of 1892 must, it then
appeared inevitable, be conducted.
We were not mistaken in the views
then expressed. A great battle was
pitched at every point upon the lines
indicated. The vital principle of
strict construction was put at issue,
ard it was deliberated and approved
by a great majority of the votes cast.
The tariff question resolved and set
tied by the application OF the rule
embodied in the tenth amend
ment is question no longer
if the Judgment of the
people expressed at the polls is to be
respected and obeyed by their repre-
sentatives The details of tariff reform
or a system OF taxation looking only
to the largest returns or revenue con
sistent with the widest libelty OF trade
remain to be adjusted by Democratic
congress with the aid OF All enligDt.
ened executive chosen to serve ailke
the interests OF all classes OF American
people.
In the address above mentioned we
declared: Congress may under the
constitution tax the people to sustain
their own government. 1t has, how
ever, Just as much right TO take their
lives or sell their children into bond
age as it has to take dollar
from them for any other pur-
| DOSE. But the tederalist
party purely to create monopoly
upou which it may rely for political
support and to further enrich it's
wealthy favorites, boldly assumes the
uugranted and forbidden power 10
levy taxes with no view whatever to
to public revenue, but with the sole
and avOWed view to transfer UNFOLD
millions CT money annually from the
pockets OF the many who have earned
it to the Golfers OF the few who are Ii
censed to SEIZE it in virtue OF their un-
constitutional monopOlies. If this
can be done there Is all end of liberty;
our federal government is utterly per-
verified; it is not merely fraud, but
des poCism, and there is nothing LETT
worth struggle Power to take and
appropriate to others the proceeds of
the peoples labor is power to
enslave the people. None such
can be found in the federal
constitution. And the question
whether it shall be- exercised, though
ungranted and therefore forbidden, is
| Ia t.A
between limited and unlimited gov
eminent; between self government
and corrIpt centraliZaliOn; between
popular liberty and grasping, greedy
~ amy; between the masses and
classes; between the tederalist IRE
publican) and Democratic parties.
With great deliberatIOn and solemn
emphasis the Chicago convention took
the same position But while power
steals readily ami almost impercepti
! bly, from the many to the fe the pro-
CESS OF reclamation is seven pain I'll aud
slow. Enormously rich beneticlaries
OF the tederaiist policy, taxing many
Tor the benefit of a few, circdmSCri0ing
| industries OF the mass to enlarge the
license of class that are still in
"pnwern as they have been tor more
than u quarter OF century. They
are i'm full possession of mOnOpOlies
which have enriched them as no priv.
| LEGGED class was ever etOre enriched
in the same length of time and en-
abled them to protect tho party pro
tecting them. They will remain in
power until just revision Oh the tax
laws in the lines of the constitution as
iecreed by the people i'll the late eiec.
ton shall lOp off thelr undue profits
and restore TO the common people that
| proportion of their own earnings
which the federal government does
not plainly require Tor objects legitl-
mate aud specific. They are bonded
still ~ heretofore in defense OF their
constitutional privileges. They will
resist stubbnrnly AT every point
and stage Tariff reform in it's
whole wide beniticent scope as con-
templated by the Democratic party
(the majority OF the people) viii ac-
complished only after fierce aud
prolonged struggle. The people, it is
true, have selected their Instruments,
an exc, utive and congress, to max.
this battle for them, but the battle is
vet to be- made aud set to be wOne
| EVERY lhlHR iVbihihb w
| this hour with the enemy, including
the vast wealth OF monopoly Combi-
IA ion, increased every day mono
poly laws stand unrepealed.
The object of this address is to urge
the Democratic peoule and those who
were united with them at the election
in November last, IL maintain, perfect
and extend the system Of affiliated
Democratic society, whose recent ser
vice s. the great cause
was So CONSPICUOUS and which
must until the fruits OF the late VIC
tory are gathered be required to up
hnid the hand- at our Official repre-.
.entatives in the long aud desperate
struggle with private interests which
is SIM before them.
A Democratic president and Dem
ocratic congress will in the next few
wears m re- than ever before support a
vigiIant party and an aroused people
represented in perfect organization
whose principles aud purposes are be-
yond any possible question. mis-
carriage in the election of 1894, a fail
ure to return another large tariff
rntnrD maiOritV would be a