The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-10
THE SLOGAN SOUNDED.
CHAIRMAN AsnBy's ADDRESS no
THE roruLrsrs,
Roth Old Parties ArraiEned Tor Non.
Fuinnmcnt OF Pledges. which tho
Nrw Party Promises TO Garry out
Tho susEesiions lilo oners

Fort worth, Texas, March e-Chaiftnan
II. S Y. Anhby OF the peoples party has
issued the following eal for convention:
TO the Officers and Members OF the Peo-
PIES Party OF Texas;
Al a meeting OF the executive committee
OF the people's party held In the city OF
Dallas February i6 1884. after dte con-
siacration. and upon the advice OF many
| leaders OF the peoples cause then pres
ent by the Invitation of Your committees,
solved that the state convention OF the
| peoples party should be held June ~,
1891 and In this connection II was recon-
mendcd that precinct meetings or conVcn-
| tions should be held SATURDAY. April IS
| 1891. anu county conventions Tor the pnr-
pose of sending delegates TO the state con-
vention and district conversions. when
called, should be held Saturday May 3,
The state central committee was there
upon authorized to select a place Tor hold
ing the State convention, and required 20
make. all the preliminary ARRANGEMENTS
| therefor and give timely notice thereof.
The following basis OF representation In
! the State convention was fixed ana
agreed upon, 70 wit; Each county snail
100 votes and fraction thereof cast for the
/ Hon. II. l.. Nugent Tor governor ct the
last general election; provided. ALSO, that
every county In the State shall be en-.
| Titled to ct least one delegate.
The committee respectfully and earnest
! " reeehimenu 70 Gun people the duty ana
necessity OF thorough organization. Our
| people are, therefore, advised to hold nom
I mating conventions as early as local SUR
foundmgs and cNigencies warrant In every
precinct county and district Of the Stale.
and TO nominate a peoples party candi-
date for every elective office from con-
/ stable 10 GOVERNOR with the exception
! Of district Judges and Judges for the other
| higher courts Of the State Az to these
| II WAS the sense OF said meeting that such
| officers should be elected FOR their known
ability intsgrlty and fitness, and moi be-
I cause of partisan zeal. or PARTY realty
Inerefore where we can not from our
I for such places, we think il Wise ana
4 proper 20 trust TO the sense and pntriotiain.
Of Of the Individual 70 select by his vote,
| the pnrestl wisest and best Judge without
ressard % his political convictions or party
Upon motion, duly carried We recon-
/ mend and invite all legal voters who in
dorse the principles OF the peoples par
" 70 participate with MS in our party con-
\ ventions.
We congratulate the party and the peo-
! PIE generally on the hopeful outlook Tor
| the speedy triumph. at the polls, or the
p ss,ly o. reform. Ihc masses are rapidly
| evidences are pouring IN from every quar-
ter TINT they arc leaving both TO AFFILIATE
1 With ours
The plpe-laying. maneuverinr and by
/ play which now and nas heretofore uccu-
4 pied the chief attention OF dcuocratio
and republican representatives and sen
. ~. a.
/ uonal executive mansions Tor party sue
cess, regardless Of the cpuntryfs welfare
and the peoples interest, has moved 10
The extreme Of disgust multiplied thous-
l ands OF honest democrats and rcpubNcnns
who VIII not hesitate to rebuke by fhelr
votes the silly ana wicked practices OF
the hour
The American people bave been ana are
! still passing through the darkest hours
| OF financial and business depression. en-
! failing upon labor more intense and
widespread suffering than was ever be-
| fore experienced in the history of our
country. Az such a time the people of
\ a right expected harmony for the COM
mon good. and they demand such prompt
action as the highest wisdom md broad
thereof they have Witnessed cowardicn
] competing with gail, ignorance with fey
and selilshness with aectionalism, with
/ the results that fraud has been triumph
ant and monopoly fortified.
] There is no unity of sentiment, except
for spells, in either Of the old parties, A
lTcpnbllcan in Massachusetts IL one thing.
in Kansas and Colorado another, and III
| Texas and the South stil more yaricgatod.
/ democrat N New orh or teHaA may
States, and still quite different from zach
other or from the democrats OF Ohio
and other portions Of the Union. Hence
we nppepi 10 the thinking people OF the
State whether either can perform for the
\ people the true functions OF political par
ties.
There must and there viii be new align
ments along tho lines OF new issues now
pressing FOR solution. And rs 10 both the
old parties Il Is the verdict Of an ever
/ increasing host. sfhey have doAe those
fittings which they ought not 20 have
/ done and have left undone those tninRB
I which they ought 10 have done, and there
! Is no health IN them.
The peoples narts waa not manufactured
\ to order Us political aspirants uniting for
OFFICIAL plumber but has grown out Of the
/ failures and delinqnencies Of both OF the
old parties u Is the crygtaii1ed pSfalar
protest aralnst wasted opportunities and
Violated pledges Being young, Il IL close
to the people and represents our common
| manhood and stands for the rights OF
labor and individual capital. as against
1 the Entertainments Of centfHiiY@d wealth
and the ravishing spirit Or monopoly
II rs patient under criticism that Il may
] be STRENGTHENED wherein It is weak. II
! II so be. and fortified wherein It Is strong.
truth and lis faith Is In the people. Il
/ recognizns that the rank and He Of both
| OF the old parties Is composed or honest
| Mon who VIII follow the dictates Of en-
frightened conscience and bcscechcs Them;
| therefore IN The interest Of the. general
| welfare both state and National, 20 In
| vestieate Its declaration OF principles and
1 ia an sincerely Il promises them: inso-
liar ae II s given human tofeaight g
| promise, 10 nominate Tor public place and
| favor only men Of approved character and
1 fonf1laf avnlpafhicG, and IN conclusion IN
/ vlies them 10 20 with us 10 the fray tnHt
we ty their help. my make sure the
triumph OF reason ana the VICTORY Of
Respectfully submitted, as by our In
~ ''''''' Tho centrej ce,nmsstee,
H. s. r. Aahhy chnirmhn
FOR CONGRESS
Hon. John y Long Decides 10 Again Ran
for Onlco.