The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-07
PoPuLlSTS FOR TELLER.
Claim Democrats Should Hcarkcn to
Their Advice
BECAUSE THEY BEGAN SILVER CRAZE
thoy VIII Not Vote frr "a straight Dem
ocra'ic Nominee Thcy Threaten.
Promise Nothing.

'.''"sp' July " ne popullSt l"at, rs
| today .ssrcd the following manifesto in
behalf OF Senator Teller:
Upon the eve OF action by the democrat
| ic National convention about to a.soinbl.
at the city of Chicago. ". lind the s.tua-
| Ton surh that we deem IT proper 10 ad-
! dress all friends of free silver 70 mage and
iinanc.a. reform in the intel states.
As members of the peoples PARTY we
have occupied the position merely OF care
iul observation and wc have not attempt
ed. hor shall attempt. to dictate to ihr
democratic National conventions Bat as
large numbers of persons, many OF thcm
delegates TO TINT convention. are assun-
ing To cypress the opinion that the poo-
pies Inr'y and other ,,iNocatcs of free
s'ver coinage should accept the monpn,os
o. the democratic convent ON and JOIN T.,
to elect thu same OF n Democratic plut-
form, we desire to oXnress our Views upou
TINS suhiect not AZ binding upon the poo
p,,N Marty hnt a expressive OF what We
hcii'Ne to I've It's srut ,ni-,lt
-Four wears ago At omaha the poop'.'s
I'iliN. among other reforms. demanded
the Tree and unlimited roinare OF silver a,
]" To |. to he tull lega. tender for .,i debts
independently of any oiher nation NJ,
were inan to'1 by Tho democrat, and re-.
pnhli'an parties that THIS wa an oconom-
me roop,e,s marty thus became and has
r"ina Ned the logical united party Tor fire..
silver
IN" republican party has persisted in it,
policy for Il god standard thereby ainu-
ating a large portion Of its former MI
hcrcnts
Tn democratic parry is divided. with a
majority OF its delegates favoi'ing the
popusst doctrine Of free silver eoinacc.
while = powerful minority. representing
sreat Dc m a,atie stats ,hsp'nf'iv rcius
sn' administration, WIN All ia naiion
age, Is IN rahd hostfiitv T., me ei,,s -
fire. SILVER ana VII ,Ncr, lis vast ,,nwcr
to ietcsf a fro,, SILVER .,ni-d,tr
RE demorr.,ti,, NAM, ,.nr,,r, ,,,.....,
in National .,n,nn,;c, ,,,,,t.,'' 49,,
or''nn,, c;foumsta,uns II ,.N no. -,
ui.n,hrr 81 Nv, ,a,,,,, IN, ~
upon moro nix, f,,,.,,, -, -" go ~, ~
caIise Of free silve, ,,,,osa
ca,,ss i, ,,.,,,ir,s - Slc !, 'n'
,,1,rI,,, ,i y, i'' ~ -. 'Sh.' ~ ''n
miiI,on. inr 80, .ih "s - w wy :"
acted wttb thn Srn,o ,.,,, ''s n,'e',,o,e
,h WI ~ u'il''l'i' th''N' HON.
;e TX, a., snm ,, ma pa ,. az I'm. Wh,n
- ny hpPeieSs nlNls,pl more WAX 1pl N,
'il.n oN'r ..l'to, unie'ttko ms
Eisahil. 'nsN N the narrow spirit o!
N'"s-' parry h,'ioh u u expects ~"
cn,ofera'lon 81 the m'il."ns who arc out
S ~, %! - rahhs Is hound To prove II 10y
am 'hat II places IN" slico"ss of THIS
cause above the narrow piano of mere
AZ" ''s"h Mort
" the democratic party expects to over
come TIC distiust winch the present ad-
m histrii On has e1rnod for IL. noW is the
Tine 10 prove its sincerity.
Th""e IS cnAliaatc upon whom thu
N"i : e AL friends eff s'lvlr can bo un,;,Gi
" an hose who have the c4ust n heart
WI Yield something OF their rx'i.me pa
t:anship and ilace the cause first and the
compl.te PARTY success second iis.e rs a
candidate who. having gVen more tran
twenty years to Il dev tod struggle FOR
this cause ard fer trnuc.hi reform has
shown that ne can put his deyoi on TO his
principles above all party tics 90 patty
success. He Stepped ou' OF his marty whoa
II declared 10y the single gold sfandar J.
nr ~ standing as hn ices. untrarorn. i.i
by parry df'il'Niic-.s and d"vatsi 10 thn
cause winch the ismociatic 1ailN now hv
maJeriy declares IN. supreme luos ton
OF the anr, he above all men -acomes tho
logic nj cand date upon whom all who love
this cauee can unite. He is able, com
n,en h. , rsa ir .r gs reliable and
To nominate a Straight dom 5crat in
DIV ded nary When millions Of heaest eir-
candi"nte Is reckless experiment.. noi
hour, hui defiance cf all prudence. ana
can not he hug ccnstiu.i az meaning thai
the democratic party desires e. coniurc
w.ih ne magic If an oroasiun. and pro
fers defeat for the eause ~ Il .plrsi of
harrow pnrtisansh-r 10 success ny "a
ional act Of union mn a oand ate who |
car certainly succeed
Tho peoples party has other principles |
81 thu Democratic panty whFn its Vut, IN /