The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

earned products of their labor
transferred from them to this favored
class by this unjust and unwise class
legislation which is contrary to the
principles and true theory upon
which our government is founded.
la advocating reform unhesitatingiy
state that the great tinanci i problem
now before the American people is the
first and paramount question above
II others IN which the people are now
interested. 1t is a question which a
great political party cannot relegate
to the rear unit after the tariff ques-
ton is settled "a long as the revenue
is raised by levying "a tax on imported
goods to deiray the expenses OF the
government.
Therefore in view Of this question we
demand as partial solution OF this
question, the tree coinage OF silver at
the ratio OF Is to of gold. And while
we would give this financial relief To
the people, as demanded by them, we
would also reduce the tariff ia such
manner as would ultimately result in
free trade, ii the best interests Of the
people dema ded it. The party that
we represent demands that the stale
and federal governments shall take
back from col operations the sovereign
power of the government that has
been delegated TO them by past legis-
lation The government, both state
and national, in exercising eminent
domain over their lands 81 ould have
held them for homes for the people,
instead of bestowing large grants
upon artificial persons. And such
lands as are now illegally
held by any corporation
should be recovered and
held as hOmesteads for actual settlers.
Instead of the government comforting
her sovereign power to banking cor.
poratiOns with power to issue paper to
circulate as money among the people,
she should exercise this sovereign
power as in duty bound to all the PEG.
pie, and issue all money to be used as
u circulating medium in sufficient
quantity only as will be NJ cessary for
the transaction O' the business of the
citizens. And in ne exercise of her
other sovereign power it is her duty
to furnish to the people all necessary
highways for the tran portaton of the
people and their commerce.
We are struggling to restore this
government to the principles upon
which it was founded and to over.
throw the money power
and monopolists who control
railroad Legislation, and to
restore it once more to the people who
founded it, that they may manage 1t
and control it in the interest of all the
people, giving no preference by law to
one over another 80 that its benign
and protecting hand may reach out to
all its citizens alike, aiding each by
its laws in a fair and impartial man
ner. The man whom L nominate to
receive our votes for United States
senator is in accord with us upon all
these principles nt reform. He bore
aOft the banner of reform most gal
lantly il the last election and while
that banner went down, its followers
fell with their feet to the enemy,
ready to rise again and renew the
fight at the next election and having
full faith in the justice of their cause,
will march to victory.
Senator Deaue of Ell PasO ecohded
the nomination OF Mr.. Mills. Senator
McCOmb of Montgomery also sec
Onded the nomination of Mr.. Mills.
senator Jester of Navarro also
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Mills.
He spoke as follows:
Mr.. President and Fellow Senators:
History teens with records of revo-
lutions that have caused the rise and |
TALL of empires as we'll as political pat
Ties, but the appeal to arms of half a
century ago has now gi yen way tOthe
sovereignty OF the ballot, and it can
be truly said that "Peace hath her
victories no less renowned than we,"
for today we rejoice that the people
have by the latter means placed the
control of the government of the
United States in the keeping of the
political party that was born with it,
whose principles are part OF the
of the great nation.
For nearly a third of century the
Repu blican party with its protection
policy and class legislation has been
the few at the expense OF
the many, whilethe Democratic party |
has continued to battle for the eman.
of the people.
Every great issue has brought into
gallant leaders, who have
dared to stand up for the rights. Like
the plumed knights of old, the great
apostles of tariff reform raised their
no matter what other
issues prevailed, and victory has
finally perched upon their banners.
Twenty years ago n memorable state
convention assembled i'll
the city of Cors cana, then a small
village, delegates coming from far and
near by rail, in wagons, buggies and
on horseback. The villagers were
unable to entertain 80 vast body
aud many staked their horses and
camped at night.
This convention was composed OF
Texas greatest and purest statesmen,
among whom We're Governors Lub'
book, Throckmorton, Hubbard, Sam
Bell Maxey, Judge Mclean, Governor
Hogg, who had scarcely arrived at his
majority, and many Others. Hon.
John II. Reagan, who was at that
time still disfranchised citizen OF the
United States, on account OF the posi-
ton he had occupied in the Confeder-
ate cabinet, was called upon to preside
over that grand body.
These patriots had assembled to
cnuuSal tOoathar for he tWO-feld DIR