The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

forts, do not fear the end. Victory easily
won never decided an important issue,
but with fierce struggle. with stern CON
tlict, great issues are settled, great prob
lens solved, and nations are born and
made free. The immortal Gladstone has
said that mo question was ever settled
until it was settled right" l believe this
is true, and the question now confronting
us will never he settled until they are
settled right. 1t is humiliating indeed to
see free people boundless in resources,
| imperial in power, with great govern
ment, the greatest on earth, trembling or
even hesitating to supply the wants of its
| trade with the best facilities for handling
its commerce and to provide the employer
with the best means to pay the employe,
| and to afford the consumer ample provi-
sions to purchase from the producer. 1t
is the very spirit and genius of this gov
eminent that it should he free and indie
| pendent, not independent in the sense to
be either exile or exclusive, but indepen-
| dent to protect its citizens and to provide
| by its own strength its own laws, and its
| own finances for the upbuilding of its in
| stitutions, the perpetuation of its organic
principals and the prosperity of all its
subjects. Have we just discovered that
with 125 years of freedom with the eX-
perience and wisdom gathered from ages
| and the example of our fathers, and with
| 100000 of people who won their soy
ereignty without international consent
that we are now incaDable of regulating
our own affairs and of making our own
| laws, but we must wait and suffer while
| waiting. but wait, so that we can consult
| the other nations of the earth to get per-
mission to coin our own money as con-
temDlated in our own constitution; the
plan is as mpractcable as it is foolish
and delusive. | shall not grow faint OF
despair, l have yet confidence. in the
manhood. the independence and'patriot-
ism of American citizenship to assert
out and declare its faith and ability to
govern itself and to promote the tinan-
cial prosperity of its own people by its
own eXertiOns and laws. We have pros
pered under the inspiration of freedom
too long, we have drunk too deep at the
Pierian spring to now confess either to
ourselves or to the world that we are in
capable and too poor to protect our own
financial system, and coin our own
money Independent of the consent or con-
currence of other nations.
| In Texas the enemies of democracy
have with their usual greed and geIer-
atty and periodic when they want Of
fee, assailed the democratic admnistra-
ton and maligned those officers in charge
of affairs without regard TO right or
reason. The motives promoting these
| Sell reconstructed WulCH-uOSS anu DGOtcC-
| tors of home affairs is too apparent to
deceive us, and the shafts of Islander that
they hurl, fall harmless at the feet of
those they wish to traduce. The admin
istration of state affairs under Governor
Culberson has been wise, economical,
brave and patriotic. Coming into Office
as he did with business decreasing, de-
mands for property going down and
debts going up, with assessed values de-
creasing, while state demands were no
less than ever before. he was equal to
the emergency and succeeded beyond the
hope of the best people around him.
Under his recommended tons economical
laws have been enacted, expenses have
decreased and appropriations have been
cut down within the limit placed by the
best financiers. When he saw corporate
power designing to fasten its grasp upon
the interests of Texas. he thwarted its
purpose and routed its schemes; and to
protect the commerce and business of
our state he approved strong and eff
fective antitrust law, the benefits of
which you may Judge. but would not
realize unless it were removed. 1t has
been Il sweet morsel to some paradng
as mOralistS and refOrmerS to dcnOunce
the act and the means whereby the law
against prize fighting was maintained
and enforced. Are these critics really
sincere? Would they have delighted to
see our fair and lovely land made the
home of the thug and the rendezvous of
| toughs oilers and sports. The man who
measures the purity and virtue Of his
state from Il monetary standpoint, and
| who would deny the expenditure of the
| necessary means to protect and perpet-
| uate the fair name and honor that his
state should enjoy is man little descrv-
ing the blessings of a pure government
| and the happiness resulting from the en-
| forccment of laws.
Thus we see another issue rendered to
| the democracy and the good people of
| Texas. Shall we endorse these actions
| of our government and re-elect him. or
shall we repudiate them and deliver Tex
as over to the control and protection of
| those people ostracised by society and
| driven from every state to this Union;
| shall we elect him or shall they by unholy
combination defeat him?
| | present to you an ideal man. strong
| in body and health. educated and rich
! in intellect, in the MONDAY of his man
hood. equipped in experience and states
| craft, pure and honest of heart. man
| whom the people of Texas have tried,
! and who never forsook them. a warrior
used to battle. and who always fights
| with his face to the enemy. and when
the conflict is fercest there he is found
| contcsting for the right. and rcbuking
| the wrong; Knowing the science of gov
| eminent and how to win success. with
him as our leader, with the coors of
democracy in his hands, we shall surely
| be victorious, therefore, | place Charles
| A. Culberson before You and ask you to
| make him your nominee for governor.
| feeling the hest interests of Texas will
| be subservcd and the purity and glory of
| democracy again eXempliied.
After number of windy secOnding
speeches. CulbcrsOn's nomination was
| made by reclamation midst much enthu-
SiaSm
JESTER RENOMINATED.
On motion, Lieutenant Governor Jester
was then rc-nominated by reclamation.
without any speech making.
a telegram was received from james
HOgg, under Boston date. reading as fol-
lows:
patriotic enthusiasm awakens the
north and east to join the south and west
in sweeping the country for Bryan and
American independence on financial and
other political questions. The democ-
racy of Texas is rendered my gratitude,
best wishes and services"
The reading was loudly applauded.
ip1tnunnt Iinvnrppt. Al.