The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25
HE DEFENDS DEMOCRACY.
HAS Had Enough of Training With
the Clark Crowd.
BOILING ALWAYS uNJuSTlFlABlL.
The Element Composing the Opposition
TO me Regular Democracy Made Up
OF Ktckers and Trickstcrs.
To the Editor Of The Post.

''A'A NDllAltAl situation
through the columns of the newspapers.
ana as political policies ami principles
seem now 10 be IN u formative state VIII
II you viii allow me, as "A ciiizen ulye Won
my views and opinion upon the situation.
=; , uS...Ne .htt the tlme has come When all
v..i@sns ought and should speak out ana
"Se pam ana pointed ianguapc
lhere is being now maze "A powerful Of
iort 10 disrupt and destroy tne democratic
party a great number OF those who are
sVNerilvd by the iule or rum policy anu
Wnose ann seems to be to destroy the
IdttN are out on the stunp all over Inc
state ana by newspaper art.c..s and en-
euiars and private letters ara DOM every
tllhs IN their power 10 mould and fiN
puoHc sentiment and indoctrinate II VITA
t!ieir destructive policies ana princ!p.es.
~ Is TINE mat all true democrats. those
VINO are IN Inc with true Jcflcrsoniau prln-
clp!es and are in Inc with the n story tho
traditions and platform OF the democratic.
party, ought to be up and Going and pat
iorth every effort and Influence they have
ana possess To See that the ncfaunus
scheme of the confereucers and bol;ors
AGAINST the best interests OF the State and
Nation is defea, I'd and brought TO naueHt.
/, am against the Dallas conferruc.
aud holters first. last and an tho time /
Jon ininh That there is amy iustificat Ton
Tor THEN acts Their holt wa h!-adyiscd
ana unca,ita to- aud absolutely uufe,t s-
airy. and viii subservc no good or benefit
ciai purpose to either themselves ui tno
democratic party, except HAT it is a good
i;i"HltN'' ~ may ut tildi lhr, lNpNGht
taat the time had come for somebody 20
he offered up on the altar of political de-
strucilcn ana they be irs ir'r1,r iy pniti-
e! raSe aiFi ni"indio nnNt.lhslN ahd
without cool reflection mad, tir u'frrlns.
TaoN hv 50 doing. have pari,i and
strengthened tlie party they lcfl. They
were not Tor IL hui Ware IN II ana n"W
~. tt.e Tp'l' ron IL To- '''e p'rlS Sr',,
cord. the iarrins ana dis satisfied virGcn s.
uHN' ron" ana are nov gone 'arNNrf i''l-
p"ns We 'ah nuN nay" a Ola. unit'f ahi
harmonious party. ! h"l.eN" mat thc too D.
ers leaving i, VIII in the long rlu prott
the best thlug that has happened for 10"
party for many wears Tie holting ole-
mcnts were not in harmony with Tho great
mass ana majority of the Democratic iNlr-
~ of this state ard haze not been for
Years h'N nave beer waiting fof INC OPP
portuniiN ana tie proteNi 10 Lott for a
ana are now c.oar ON of ,hr lsiuocrai IT,
PARTY and henceforth VIII haye nNlmns
more TO say In It's councils .ct us oe
soi back into the sheep fold again.
VA, n, one time. clark man. ana
Vas delegate to tn" cei.hrht d liouston
! Slatg eonS;enii,on., 'eli NE ear sianie
turner's slaii Bui after having stNalru
We matter over calmly AMI d"inera KY 4,
a,i.r tne heat ana lns-. on ana irelG!n.."
have come io the conclusion ana have
publicly eNpr"ssoI Il TIA. here was noiu-
INK III following George .afk. II WAS
like following mirage of tn" desert IA
iguis fatuus, mere VagaTy of the brain
rather than principle. | woud llisr for
some man to tell me- now. after Tho rl-
mltiC7 and III viii aui prel.dices eng'narY-
ed by THAT rel hot and f:crce carlpnens
why We loft the car stable conyent'cnY
what was the real d,fferenca between
Clark and Hoss2 The difference between
them was an indcfnai'e neemnre'leuslMH
something We called rTincir'ss. NM whrh
was as substantial as q vacuum. tpr W.
an remember T. fore the carpa.en va
oyer Clark weni over 10 the commission
idea and began to aavoente !; riNni alpils.
and that after The election Mas over tH'le
WAS a great harmony meNtinR helh ~
which Clark stated that liogg was ne'1
ter democrat than h." and thai We waHivH
all 0f our ammunition for nothinf II was
mere political prejudice engenlfrel ny
a heated campaign without fohndailon n
reason or principle ! worried nllS, up
20 such state Of enthusiasm hnd y n@s
that / thought Il ilose man wa noi all
could not from tho very nature 81 ihihtH
he honest m ont with some OF my res
and lifelong friends. Snec ! g"i oHt ~
thai caupa .Eu aud studied over iN' NH"'
matter, decided that the nrN' me
hoitcd OF LEFT u convention II woQ.h
ulon a sufficient AMI good ana mrri"rl-
our reason ard cause n"i uppil N','ia,",-