The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-31

world measured all values and control,
| al tbe amount of bankable paper ana
ovchange,. Now all values are meas
ured by gold alone; and the reductloh
! of all values of property ana iapoT'
md of the volume of baukable paper
and exchanges. the total derangeneht
of the business of the country, ana al
amount of bankruptcy never DeioIe
| known. with q vast increase OF IuIe
and unemployed men, are tne collee'
ouences. | therefore favor the restora-
lion of silver, which is part OIL lile
money of the institution, TO the pace
IL occupied before it was delhohetiHeu
in 1873: its coinage on the same Terms
as the coinage OF gold at the ratlo Vi
| rs of silver to OF gold.
Second-I am opposed TO the IN
crease of the interest bearing puoiic
debt of the United States by the issue
and sale of bonds.
Third favor tariff for revenue
| only. based as nearly as may be on
the ad vaiorem value of imports; ana
| limited to the needs of the federal
Government economically admins
| tered. ,.l,o,
ity of congress of interstate commerce
so as to protect the people against uii'
| lawful eXactions and unjust uiscrilIli'
nations. H..
Fifth-A tax upon incomes, so that
the wealth of the country snail near
its due proportion of the expense OF It's
protection by the government.
Sixth-The repeal OF the 10 per cent
tax on the issue of state banks.
Seventh-No further charters tor
national banks, and the winding up
of the business of those in existence
when their charters expire.
Eighth--Such legislation by con
oress as will limit and control the fed
eral courts in the matters OF receiver
ships and cOntempts, and give pfotec-
ton against their insidious encroach-
mepts on the reserved rights OF the
states. And as will require notice to
the stockholders and others interested
in such corporations as may be thrown
into bankruptcy before receivers can
be appointed; and as will require the
assets of such bankrupt corporations
to he collected and its debts paid as
soon as that can be done. The cir
suit Judges of the United States ought
not TO be clothed toy their own acts
with the duties Of general superinten>
dents of railroads for general business
purposes.
Ninth-A strict enforcement OF the
laws against the introduction of for .
eign paupers and criminals into the
United States.
Tenth would favor change of
e. q n
the tenue of Office of federal judges to
prescribed number OF years less
than life tenure.
Eleventh. have for a good many
wears advocated the election of United
States senators by the direct vote of
the people and still favor it.
To the foregoing declaration OF
principle | stand pledged, unless they
shall be modified by the state or
rational Democratic conventions.
ANSWERS TO OBJECTIONS.
1t j. objected by some that federal
questions have no place in a state can
vass: and that when national con
vention has made it's declarations on
such questions the people of a state
in their primary meetings and conven-
tious are stopped from considering
them. Why should this be so? In the
monarchies of the old world the rulers,
by whatever name they are called, are
sovereign and the source of authority.
In the United States, since the decla~
ration OF American independence and
the adoption of the federal constitu.
ton, the people are sovereign and the
source of authority. There is no power
above them.
Another reason why such questions
should be discussed is that the legis
lature which is to be elected this fall
will have to elect a United States sena'
tor, to serve six years, and the people
will elect thirteen representatives to
serve two years And they should be
chosen with reference to their opinions
on these and other federal questions
And to deny the people the right to
consider these questions would be
equivalent to an abandonment of the |
right and duty of government, |
and that they are subjects bound to
obedience instead of sOvereigus with |
authority to command.
Questions of coinage ard currency of
tariff and other taxation, aud of the |
regulation of interstate commerce
affects directly and in an important
degree the interests of every human
being in the United States Why !
should the people so affected be
denied the right to express their opin-
ions in their primary meetings and
conventions of these questions? Why
should they stand dumb before the
president, or congress, or national
convention, and be denied the right, |
in their capacity as sovereigns, to de-
clare their views and wishes on such
questions? To so hold is to deny the
authority of the declaration of indie.
pendence, and of the constitution of
the United States, to overturu our
theory of government, and to deny
the sovereignty of the people, and
their capacity for self government
And yet there are persons in this state
who would do this merely TO obtain
petty partisan advantage.
For expressing these views, now re-
iterated and emphasized, have been
charged with being opposed to the
national Democratic platform of prin-
ciples. The people will judge as to
the justice or injustice of this charge.
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