The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-30
In Aspiring to Congress He Comes
Out Squarely.
STAUNCH BELIEVER IN BlMETALLlSM
Opposed to Monomei ai,ism and Unlimited
Coinage, Hut Favors Gold, silver
and Currency.
To the Editor Of The Fost.


raey Of the First congressional district.
and inviting an expression, through the
columns of The Post, of my views on the
financial and other prominent issues be-
icre the people, and to thank you for tile
courtesy thus extended me.
/ regret that, owing to present und ex-
acuhs professional engagements. can
not now do more than crudely outline INV
Views Of the financial and other questions
OF National concern. and barely s,1v1rest
some lines of thought on commercial ana
industrial topics which Will belong to a
CONAN OF study and energy tor the con-
sreSsional representatives of the South
west, ond especially those of Texas and
sun more particularly for the representa-.
tive OF the First congressional district
Who may be ambitious to do his district.
state aud section a valuable and enduring
service.
Conservatism, however unmagnctic ana
uninsplring 1t may appear to be in the tu-
mutt OF these piping times, has now, as
alWaNS IN the affairs of reason,
saving element OF virtue. and
whatever the political penalty,
! cor Tess 70 being. In some sense
ano measure, a conservative democrat /
| an loyal 20 tho principles and ori;ani24ton
| 81 the party. / am loyal to democratic
! organization because Individual loyalty Is
!
dew ocratic organization believe to he a
| ss,i tai to the preservation OF the fundn-
/ mental PRINCIPLES of liberty In this gov
| cTrmcnt az those principles are TO the NE
J of tina, organization. In party councils.
/ the individual must yield to the aggregate
! intelligence as in the constitution of civil
| society the unit surrenders something to
! the sum.
| on questions of expedieucy and pollcy
| iying In the domains OF general govetn-
| ment action and not Involving the vital
clements Of political faith. Individual dem
| ocrats should urge their differing views
/ within party Ines but ultimately abide the
aegre gate Judgment and action, on those
issues, Of the great National party with
| which they affiliate, and to which they
owe allegiance, reserv.ng, OF course. the
right to renew their several contentious IN
| a subsequent convention Of the party, Il.
| however, the party should abandon or
forget It's cardinal doctrines which rest In
the natural and equal rights of all mon
and class 5 and constitute the imperish-
/ able basis of its life II would at one and
I Thereby cease to be the party OF the
constitution and would no longer be the
demoo ratio party, except in name. ana nc.
democrat would owe 1t loyalty or ale
glance But the democrats of the present
day are not differing ibout principles.
4 Unity OF sentiment among them as to the
paramount and fundamental principles or
free government will, | sincerely believe.
p!gfe 10 pe magic solvent VI an 'he
difficulties besetting their organization as
it was in Texas in 1891 and as it has been
In all times past. when differences OF opin-
ion touching ephemeral issues Of policy
rave lSirieI'd us RANKS anu "pptI'iVlF
N"r'alched inc democratic purity WIN as
spiu non
WI" its ihulViaual mennefS were VIDE
" differing sbou, the tariff question, the
ueilc' ra'lc party remained l'ltacl' louGh'
scme Of ''s n'lEhu'st hat'les ann accom-
plshea some OF us most glorious achleNe-
| mcntS tpl inc lperty oil the 'ltiEch anu the
rights OF the people of the states Ano
mat question afforded prlncWie aoou'
when stalwurt democrats earnestly ar
fered. while the currency issue involves n
8 principle uron which democrats mere nhl
everywhere are not perfectly agreed. l
lnNplF'S Two principles ohly-lEe PINlcll 70
OF himeiallism and the prircirle of panty
Thesa Two principles lfe democratic lac
lions are WIN tacu o'heF IN aNN"lhS
There Is, however, theory ablu'ng, as We
in the realm of speculation ana lndisNrim
iratety iostcred or fought ny men OF nj
parties, about which the democrats. INK
tho rest, are differing.
That theory is TINS. namely; that IN
naritv and equal purchasing power OF th
metal dollars would he maintained unde
, present conditions, by the free and nm
limited coinage. by this government alone
of both gold and silver. AT the present lesa
ratio of Of gold to JIG of silver. 'iha
theory, believe. will he solved by test an
e in favor q: h'metallism, and the countr
. VII witness revival Of the MINIS a
. | industry and dcmocr1cy-n splendid re
Nuisance of Jeffcrsonianlsm- tefore an
, boiling democrat could become acclilnatc
, ! to rorullstic or republican atmosphere
| Now. barring the word "unlimited' for tl'
reason that there is neither constitutions
+, q, rational warrant for ledge of IN
~ | GOV eminent TO coin the product of an
man, or mine, or mountain in unllmito
~ quantities. I believe that theory though
do not know II 10 he true. Nor do | beiiev
70 that any one al this nome nj know
: whether that theory Is correct or othel
1 wise Its proper test and solution regar
MS n duty ana task II supreme and Vita
4 in pcrtance confronting the constrvntiN
d. and thoughtful stat Asmanshir of the hou
. The error of the Harrison admlpistratio
n IN undertaking. without the practical tos
of experience TO solve that theory in taV'
VI of the contention of the owners of Gol
l,,4s. lot iastt att.s. q