The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-14

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citation up to this time is just as it was
before. And if they now are anxious
to bring in other American citizens i;
not that directly in line with the ad
vice The STATESMAN gave Mon
day? If they did not feel the
force of the objection to citizens
OF one particular nationality taking
the whole initiative in such matter
why is the writer of the above letter
go particular to specify the "colors"
worn and the special instructions 10
the band to play ."Star Spangled
Banner ?n Has he not himself proven
by his admission the point contended
for?
This is the second letter:
To The Editor of the Austin Statesman.
AUSTIN, Tex, June IL.
THE AUSTIN DAILY STATESMAN OF
June II publishes all article headed
The Formation OF q Foreign League,
which needs an ansV er.
poselvo or not knowing the facts, and
as writer of newspaper article ne
ought to have informed himself better
on the subject. .
The article deals with the Citizens
Liberal league. From all publica-
tions OF eaid league, as The Address
to the People of Texas, which was
mailed to The STATESMAN on June D,
and the call in The STATESMAN for
the mass meeting OF June 9,We cam [
see low The STATESMAN could head
his article as be did. All publications
say expressly" 1.-The Liberal Citizens OF
the state OF Texas, pledging our I'M
waveripg devotion and loyalty to the
constitution of the United States and
the state of Texas" Does The STATES.
MAN hold that foreign born cannot
be full fledged citizen, and does The
STATESMAN deny these foreign born
citizens the right to assemble
in convention or mass meeting
and state their grievances, not as for
eigners but as citizens; always stand
ing on their rights guaranteed under
the constitution? The call for a macs
meeting was only the means to have
all liberal minded citizens irrespec-
tive of party lines to take part in our
deliberations ard to join the league II
agreeable.
We are against our present Sunday
law and think every thinking man
will and must be. We are for more
liberal law in that respect and think
that our former Sunday law TO close
up from 8 m. to A p. M. would be
more acceptable to all. The article
throughout speaks always of foreign
ers. Why does he do it? The writer
should know that all who have sign
ed the address to the people OF Texas
and also the officers of the league are
very old citizens, from about3O to 40
and more years standing,
and may be more identi.
fed with the interests of the
state than the writer. l attach our
declaration of principles to this and
hope that in justice to us The STATES
MAN will publish the same, so that
every body can judge for himself.
-'-.- r. WYsOHETZKI,
Chairman Citizens Liberal League of
Texas.
We have said we did not get "the
address" referred to, Had we known
the full import of the meeting the
heading of the editorial would have
been different, as we would have seen
that upon second thought the Ger.
man. Americans were trying to ex-
tend their league to include other
Americans, as our article advised.
The point of holding meetings is di-
rectly answered by the very
terms of our editorial, We
only dwelt upon the bad pol-
icy of one distinctive national.
ity of our citizens holding meeting
for any given public, political pur-
pose. The right 30 to do is theirs, of
course. In not one instance
was the word 'foreigners" used
in any offensive sense. 1t
either referred to those who had come
here with their customs, Or who
though born here, inherited customs
and ideas foreign TO our native citizen
ship. That was all. Here are the
declarations OF principle asked to be
published:
ARTICLE II: OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE.
We, the Liberal Citizens of the state
of Texas, claiming and exercising our
rights as citizens of this country to
assemble in convention and to DELHI
crate concerning our sacred duties
and rights, pledge again our unwaver.
ing devotion and loyalty to the con-
stitutinn of the United States and the
state of Texas, and pass the following
resolutions:
Within the last decades the
personal freedom of the citizens of
this state has been unjustly curtailed
by means of an illiberai and undemo.
cratic legislation and the most sacred
and inalienable rights granted by the
constitution of this country to each
and every citizen, have been ruthless
ly destroyed.
Second-The present so-called sum
day laws, and all other laws that are
directed against persona! liberty are
an attack upon the most sacred rights
and privileges ofthe American citi-
zen.
Third-Wa are nOreOver nj the