The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-25
: THE NOMINEES.

a. g, Thurino'ie a.. rs,cv.
j.. = 3 Democracy Of the h'eS.
ss s, prior to the asse,m-
v., yS, democratic eony We.
Ns -. financial question was
=. a. among the democratic a,I
.. y congressional as
!, throughout the s'a'e u
a. accustomed to the United .,i.e..
y ~sasressional district. I'm IN
con ,S,sd son and champion
sss,. william H. i..u mia cstcnt.
os,on for. to some ,. eS.s ot
sMv" Of the democracy , oi
eins ',c " upon the financial
l. am.'s asstated prior 10 :, Any ,ny
g ps'n no National con vem,;om
y w Aston w0s the selection
~ Of the Eleventh y At, uis thrn
1" 10 I'LL the vacancy vacant = W
0nN eeesen,bled at Corpus
e ~ y ,yo " had no, been
1oaAl viz wi, "a n National par
.lS ueA Md been made liking ing
! .,Icy 10, 10 be adopted by the
a. 10 the financial IS
ssSs,s,,,ssed--th,.. is, wheth-
we u.s should alone under,
"a unlimited coinage ol
\. !, me ratio of IL to !. or
~ ~ what / will for orevi ,
sssdard. There were ue,.
Si 81 the counties com
sh district IN attendance
IN the deliberations OF
\ Tho were in favor OF Inc
y ! financial plank in mar
~ financial plank recently
National convention az
we're also delegates euuai-
n. sdoption of II gold plank
VA being in the majority
IA q t,nancial pianR deciar-
"A states unable 60 maintain
~ Of silver without inter
nm, Of some such safe
s,.Stioa" as would keep the
Sahty, etc. , If tho
MN the district where con
ksad those participating IN
j Stre reQucsted-I might
ssuired-to pledge themselves
|tSe nominee OF the corpus
sniion, l know that IN me
II his (Victorla) county the
NM requested. ! have never
40 not believe that any one
N ths selection of delegates
Eentson refused to take me
|mort the nominee, and ! be.
IN truthfully assert mat me
not lived up to to the very
not suppose delegates were
bruly Christi 10 repeat the
|, was no necessity for them
! they came there pledged and
f6cient as to the nomination
q made by that convention
loweyer, a pledge, in my hum
taken by those who rnr,ici-
4 convention that resulted IN
[iou Of Mr.. klcherg, which
4 found in the second declara-
h The platform adopted by
On and here copied.
Ie recognize that the arhiter
|crltk party on the financial
|he next National democrats
snd subject to its action we
!, etc.
X the "arbi,er" has made Its
IN the financial question. and
charlton the 81 ltieren part!ci-
1t convention declared them
IT." What do We meet as the
my neck of the woods" not
Il men, honorable men, par
the Corpus convention, who
ler Intention not To support
on Of the "arbiter" upon the
tstIon" or It's nominees. and
" as 10 declare II their inteii-
he republican ticket.
n, Gentlemen, return to your
the convention feeling conh-
hcss who differed with you
ncAl issue you'd remain true
ne, to the party and to your
'ose that at that time-or for
until your recent deriara-
opposed TO your financial pol- |
IN yon participated In that
YER entertained for "A moment
cion that YOU would not sub
anclal Ideas to the ''arhiter"
,olicy3 Could assertions. ar
ioquence ever have convinced
= the absence of your own
that you would not remain
lhe action OF the next Ma
:Fatlc convention" Gentle
= declarations that you wi,
ne Platform or the nominees
IN good faith? II so, then III
TO determine in your own
w q moral obligation can
Yours truly.
A. g. Th,,rmond