The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-09-06

sumed charge the first time. Majo
Sayers then produced statistics t
show the financial condition of tn
treasury during Cleveland's first anC
second term. Explained at SOM
length Cleveland's administration
and showed conclusively the beneti
the country had received from Cleve
lands administration.
"On the other hand" said Majol
Sayers, suppose the Populists haC
been in power. Why, in one year
they would have spent more money
than could be gathered together in
the whole world. Now major, what
have you got to say for the Populists,
or are you running on your own hook!
1applause, Yes, fellow citizens, / am
mere to smoke the major out and in
tend to do it. When l was a boy
1 used to go q rabbit hunting and /
never saw rabbit go into hole yet
that / couldn't smoke him out and j
intend to smoke him out of his hole,
The only charge that Major Hutchinson
and the Populists can bring against
me is that went up to Grover Cleve-
lands house once and ate dinner with
him. Applause
Now, fellow citizens, congress was
called in extraordinary session this
last time for the simple reason that
the finances of the country necessitat-
ed it. At Taylor, on the Fourth of
July, Major Hutchinson denounced the
Sherman act but he didn't offer any
remedy for it. The truth was the
major WAS in bad fix. He was al
ways regarded as q good fighter here
but up in Taylor he didn't know what
to do.
The Populists had him tied up, up
there and he didn't have much OF a
chance to talk.
The principal business before con.
gross was the repeating of the pur-
chasing clause of the sherman act.
He then reviewed the Legislation on
This subject by the congress just adN
iourned]. l am willing to tell you
that voted against the passage OF the
amendment to the Sherman act, strlk-
ing out its purchasing clause. voted
against it then and | am willing to
tell you now am in favor of free sill
yer and will vote tor it again when
opportunity offers. Major Hutchinson,
l ask you TO tell these people here how
you propose to legislate on
this silver question. At your speech
at Austin you recommended
an appOrtionment of $50 per capita.
Now how would you do it? There is
a fraction over $24 per capita now in
circulation and would like to know
how you are going to increase it? You
can't do it. If all the minis in the
country were put to work he couldn't
do it, and now l ask him how he in.
tends doing it and l want him to tell
you this afternoon. He won't do it
unless you force him to it, for he is
the most artful dodger | ever saw in
my life. l have been absent from
congress only II days since l have
been member of it, and four days of
that time was when l was
trying to get home to the fune-
raj of my father, but even
then / only got TO st. Louis What
have done for Texas since / have
been in congress? Go ask Governor
Ross what l have done for Texas
Ask the people of San Antonio and
Galveston and they will tell you what
| have done for you and Texas"
Touching on the tariff bill, Major
Sayers said: "The house did not
yield the issue until it became neces-
sary to have some tariff bill that
would produce harmony and then
the senate bill, and even then they
got in their work on it. l consider
the present tariff better than the
Mills tariff"
He then proceeded to draw num-
berless comparisons between the tar
iff and the Mckinley bill, showing
the benefits resulting to the farmer
from the new tariff.
Touching on the wool question Mr..
Sayers said: "Oh, no, Mr.. Hutchin-
son can't vote to put wool on the free
list. Well, / did vote to put wool on
the free list and have done so through
three congresses. want you to make
this bird sing this evening and II he
gets any votes in Hayes county will
be very muchly surprised"
Touching on the Populist stand on
the tariff question, Major Sayers steps
ped to the table and in ministerial
voice said: Lets turn to page 81
and see how the Populists stand on
the matter. We find them
in favor OF free tariff. Let's see how
the Republicans stani on this issue.
They are for protective tariff. have
positive assurance that Major Hutch
ison and the present Republican nom
inee for governor have had CORES
pondence in which Major Hutchinson
has declared himself to be protec.
tionisu. l defy tine major to deny this
fact. There never has been Repub-
lican who has yet heard Major Hutch
ison say he was not protectionist. 1t
has been baid that Major Hutchinson
was opposed to the railroad commits
sion. "Is that 80, MAJOR" said Mr..
5ayers; "speak out for l want to
know "
$50 on with your speech" said
Major Hutchison, land make IL to
the audience, they want 90 hear it.
cont think i knew what it
was before l came up here" ~ want
to ask the major, said Mr.. Sayers, con-
tinuing, how he is going to get this
money to purchase all these railroads
he wants? How is he going to pay all
these thousands of employees, make re-
pairs, etc? suppose you get on the
cars to go 10 fan Antonio and get
hurt, where arc you going to get any
damages in case the government owns