The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-21

The adoption of genuine democratic
platform is not all the progress that has
beer made. In 1894 the financial measures
OF the present National administration
were submitted to the people. and the
house OF representatives then elected
stands 252 republicans, % democrats. 10
populisis and three vacancies At the re.
cent election these measures were sharply
antagonized by the democracy and there
were elected to the house 20j republicans.
1874 democrats and is popu lists. showing
Il decided gain for democracy under tfs
present leadership. The satisfaction with
which republicans and boiling democrats
apparently regard the election is mere
pretense. They We're and are still badly
frightened and well may he With change
OF 25.000 votes distributed over half a
dozen States Bryan would have been elect
cd. rs the vote Will probably be finally
east in the electoral coll sc. McKialey will
get 27l and Bryan l7G This is not much OF
an indication that the silver issue Is dead
FOR it is larger vote than Cleveland re-
ceivcd in 1883 or Harrison In 1892. Every
candid person will admit that If the flnan-
clal policy of Mr.. Cleveland had been in
dorsed and one holding his views had been
racy would not have carried five States
On the contrary Bryan has confessodly car
ried twenty-five States with 176 electoral
votes. while in 1855 Cleveland only carried
eighteen States with l65 votes, and in 1892
Harrison only carried twelve States--wlth
several States dividing tho vote--with las
votes. Besides this. there Is rot much
doubt, according to tho Washington Post
and Springfield Republican. the leading
Independent journals of the country. that
Bryan carried California and twelve cleo
toral votes in Kentucky, though fraudu
lently deprived Of them making the true
vote Of Mckinley Pol and Bryan 1856 The
popular vote also offers abundant proof
that the issues of the campaign are yet
unsettled. In total vote of less than IA
COO 900, Bryan received 6i00. 600 and it IL
significant of a resolute purpose of the
people to wage uncoasing war on the forces
OF organized avarlce and greed. None have
recognized this more promptly than the
leading republicans and boilers They are
even now seeking to shift the issue to a
hypocriticai Remuneration OF trusts in Or
der 10 divert public attention from the
gradual Impeachment of all productive
classes by enforced low prices and the rob-
berries of the gold standard but the people
need no warning that such men as Hanna
and Whitney. fair types of the fusion re-
publicans and boilers. grown rich and
domineering through the Vaccinations OF
trusts, are not fit persons to lead the fight
against such combinations. The trusts in
fact. elected Mckinley, and the suggestion
that his forces would destroy them in
wolves an effrontery on their part not
cqualed in the campaign, remarkable for
hypocrisy, corruption and audacty. The
supreme, colossal trust Of the world. cruel
ly injuring mankind, Is the gold trust
and the simulated opposition to lesser ones
by its members and conspira ors wiz not
deceive the people. In my judgment the
issues in the next National campaign Will
not he materially different from those OF
the last. with finance. an income tax aud
opposition to trusts paramount and the
de mocratic party. augmented by thousands
OF patriotic populists and republicans. viii
lead the fight for the restorat ion OF gov
eminent by and in the interest of the peo-
pie against a government by corporations
in the interest Of associated and compass
sionless wealth.
THE election" he continued. left the
democratic party in Texas in better con-
dition than for many years past ~ tile
elections of 1892 and 1894 it was made n
minority party in State affairs, che plural
ity in 1892 being about $4,000 and in 1884
about 81 ,000. In the late campaign the
populists, republicans and boiling demo
Gratis formed n combination for the def sat