The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-12
HOUSTON DAfIy PosK MoSDAr MORNING. OCTOBER IL 1904

I've popuii't and all other parties. SO FAR a.
nauonai araira are conserved. are no
longer TO be considered except In so far as
the ballots cast for them will affect the
contest between the democrats and re-
psp..cans Assuming the ccrrectness of |
every man who loves Il g coantry and ~
sires 70 promote tho welfare Of ais fellow |
men before casting his vote should deter |
tne election OF Bryan or Mckinney and |
| inca vote in n manner which lcccruiug to |
MS Judgment wiA do, the most go5d. You |
throw away your ballot by voting for any |
| r.her candidate, and II YOU do not vot, |
at az you prove yonrself TO he either a |
| re teal coward or bg baby who gets |
| mad and won't play.
| have considered the issues joined be-
tween the democratic and republican par
| ties ana without hesitation declare that
| am earnestly in favor of the election of
| Bryan. If the democratic parry had per-
mitted me to write It's Platform. National
and State. they would not read as they
DE- The fact Is. have never read pat
! TOT m .la. was exactly as | wpC.d Ike to
| have 4. | never expect 10 read o.c OF
| mat kind. Platforms are never made for
| one man, bu. Tor many men; individuals
| must ( We why except in ma tiers involving
| ful iamental principles to the Will OF the
| majority. n no other way can party or
| gan zatiCn be maintained. | have as much
| toM aEce IN the opln.ons ana as mucn
| taith IN the wisdom, patriotism ana hon
| c9ty OF Grover cleveland as any man, and
| consider MIN one of the greatest men and
| statesmen who has ever lived. and We,
C1ii;.der him AS but an a;om, mere gram
of sand upon tho soashore wnen COMPARED
| to the united wisdom OF the millions OF
mon VINO constitute ana compose me den~
ocratc party of these United states. in
His infinite wisdom our Creator has not
seen proper to grant TO any one man
monopo.N OF all the brains ana honesty
IN this word. have for the last Twelve
years followed Mr.. Clevelani's advice ana
q IL. o. iHsgl M "a 81 "a =
! ever followed any man, but | shall not
permt hin nor any other man nor 10.
of men. nor other influence to lead me-
out OF the democratic INTO the republican
camp. nor VIII suffer them to induce me
10 give the republican party assistance
ON ssion Is as great as one of commits
sion.
now, my friends. invite you to con-
the democratic and republican parties and
let us determine each for ourselves which
beneficial to our country and winch advo-
Gates measures most damaging, and after
, we have so determined let us vote for the
! party VIII .9h in our Judgment is nearest
right The democratic party in its last
Na-onal Platform declares in favor of
! freedom OF speech. freedom of the press
personal r!ghts the equality Of all citi-
zens before the law and the faithful OBJ
servance of co2stitutiona, lin atoms
Freedom Of speech means ,hn, an Amcri-
can citizen may think what he pleases
and say what he thinks p, long as he
does not SANDER any other man Freedom
only say what he thinks. but he may pub
llSi II in our newspapers. f he so desires.
- JUS. 80 he does not commit lhel. Free
uon OF conscience means that a man may
from his own standpoint determine what
the right thing TO do or say and not
e have to account to any one or to any le-
gal tribunal, 10 long as he does no: !nter-
Q fore with tho private gifts of others OF
g .ommit any public wrong The preserva-
a rial rrht
5 democratic party propose to see thai all
t men shall enjoy that individual freedom
= our Creator and guaranteed to them by
u the bill of rights which no law has the
n right 10 trespass upon; Tho equnlity Of
d ored democratic doctrine which holds thai
i IN administering the law we shall not
$ know any difference between the rich and
Il the poor. the proud and the humble tbs
q wnlte and ne co,orel-all men sh~l b,
e treated exactly alike. The faithful onserv-
= ance Of constitutional limitations guaran.
e tees that the government through lis Of
= ! l-cefs snail exercise no power not granite
" ny the people: Men are prone 10 erasr
Il ior power, and If you grant them a llttl.
u they VIII seek to use more.
None Of these foundation rocks, support
4 ing pillars ana keystones of a well bull
@ political structure can be found In tn,
= Platform Of any other party; they ar,
a strange doctrines to the republicans ant
I popuEsts The democratic party has eve
= been and Is now opposed to the tendenc,
e of III" republican and populist parties /,
n grant special privileges TO the favored few
but adheres to the doctrine OF the creates
d Eood 10 the greatest number. II Is op
C posed 10 class or sectional legislation II
It an OF lis forms, ard proposes to mete GU
II oNeu-handeI justice to all persons and e
I oil parts Of our country. Ii Il opposed /,
q ccntrallzaticn of power and proposes q
e Keep the governing power as close to th'
II People as pcssiolc. The constitution o
+, the United States guarantees 10 every cir
N zen the rights oil civil ana rel gious libert,
" end the democratic party and democrat
# propose to gee that this guarantee Is fully
J. And yet neither the republican nor popu
~ They have never thought Of t.. The lead
- crs of the republican and populists hav,
-, been trained in the wrong schools Of po
u ~ cal economy and private character
~ They are both extremists and are pulling
- at different ends of the same string, VIII
It the dsmoerats oars1riy happy m ID
!, eive them a spanking. The grand spank
lf j. Bryan VIII preside az Washington an,
y Charles a. Cuiberson. at Austin The re
" publican leaders have been ira ned Il
l. measure liberty, patriotism, virtue an,
n FOR, their highest ambition is to accumn
late wealth, and they care not wha
means they use to acquire it. The popu
y lsT leaders have not been trained at all
IA they have been all their lives drifting
= drifting, perhaps TO ruin, hut for the pres
i ent are soiourning at the populist camp
u IRE Wealth IS what they desire, hu
* they have not the energy or shrewdnes
- to acquire l.. They despise al men VIII
N are possessed of more of this worG'
Al goods than they are, They are covetou
II people ana II they have IL their way the!
would pass law fixing the STANDARD O
a maximum wealth at what they themselve
. possess. Each fellow would take hinsel
T. MS model and cause all who owl NOR
~ t-li3crtfs want al to toe the mark am
70 START ont in HES race with the power