The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-26
The CAUSE And The CURE.
Disseusion in Democratic kanhs
Frauqht With Danger.
80 ONE IDEA PARTY CAN TRIUMPH
Leaders Of the Different Factions Askeo
to Keep Quiet for the Bench OF
the Whole Party.

To the Editor OF The Post:
VIVA, IL the matter with the democratic
par;y7 II seems to have yellow fever and
ieprosy. and both diseases ara STRIVING
az to which may carry on the corpse Of
the poor victim. /, behooves all good
democrats. not only OF this State, but
Of the entire Nation. 70 MAINTAIN q vigor-
Gus quarantine against these two pesti-
lentlal disorders and to Withhold their
deadly contagion from the rank and file
Of the party, The few leaders with whom
These diseases seem 10 have become chron-
&c. should he confined in political p1st-
houses AT least until after the National
election.
The history OF the democratic party
since tho time Of President Buchanan
has ben one OF constant strife ard d.
vision among the leaders. 1t seems TO
be Incapable Of thorough party organize
tlon. Its discor1hnt elements have lost
US battle after battle In the part and
80 long they t1is; we can expect
nothing but disaster and defeat Ia the
future.
This is a government Of parties. There
always have been and always viii be
TWO great parties differing on thu FUN
damental priacip.oa Of government These
differences are co-incident with the adop-
I Ton OF tho National constitution. In a
country 40 great as ours, covering !uch
{ -A 'FieiniFr area of territory and hay
/ ms ruch q multicplcity OF varied inter
/ '-sis II is impossible that within the same
I party there should not be thosc ,Ybo
| "nle uniiei or ths great Inherent gov
/ 'fiinentai principle upon which the party
| lH pnit. should honestly differ AS 10 cor
I thln p"hrles or Immediate Legislation, az
/ ihey arise from time to time These DIFF
| leiehCt1 usually exist In both parties and
/ tf ! may ADJ usually settl-1 BIZ the
JONI uetion Of both parties, aud 70 u
NOT only irfrcquently happens TINT two
j. '7onH members Of radically different
party 0fEaniIa' Ions. may be united upon
aonl' OF tl'so particular questions Of the
parties.
Tic Methodist church. believe. receives
m nnbaiH INTO ~ Organization by any
OF th. ihr forms Of bnpiism, but ma
onH Hill question ila Methodiam hy reason
OF ih" mode uf his initiation. even though
hn may believe fhlt ono particular meth.
terinE tha rite.
just at present the question more agI
mi@i than any other IS that of our nuan
.iai i"1ley. ana on This "a Is usunllN
g the case, both PARTIES arr divided au,
lu their National conventions VIII "A.
We hnVe hel 'oforc done, adopt a con
iFAtlvo plank upon thus particular qios
ton and l'HYc n TO be- settled in congress
4 ty tho Joint action of both parties. /
NOT lnfr'qneh'y happens. ana with th
~ mocrair party most unfortunately /
always happens lhnt ~ ~ so now ianue
arlsn rom" IMAM or some set of mo-
. at@ions FOR prominence ar immediate
personal ends champion these new issue
10 lhr exclusion of all others, ana i'm thei
% / cnihusiasm 20 carry this particular idci
70 10 IA successfui issue. d"nouncr all wh
do not HcpuirFco in thor vplnlou ns uo
y good members Of lhc party They ador
g their own standard OF pGrtv allcrinncs
ana II IN party Calls 20 adopt II riatfori
r tt,n','lnE tnt,r particular views they ho
" Nc organization and form a new CON
idsl' party nud not iufic0ucutNs carr
=, win thpm enough voters to effect ia
:, Il fcat OF the purity from which the
have. In tho history Of the govrrnmcu
u accomplished thn ends for which thn
~ wcr" formed, The Joint notion Of IN
10 obi parties finally settles the quogio
III one way or another tn reason for M
Dr. InrtV's existence rrnses and the a.
dlvmuu momhora prodiad IKE. retnt
to their FIRST love. usually however. read
N 20 b. aEpiu led aStrny by the first pc'
,, 'Viud vt doctrine
~ rhle ~ the unfortunate condition whic
y cCntruniX tn" ii mocratIr party today. tN
fots Ut so-cnlcd leaders each insist thi
pa IL alone is Tho mocratlc part
~. that the other fellows ar hcrctics a.
~ silver men insist thn, tho gold men u,
'' ! republicans, while thv gold mon inst
81 equally ~ strcnuouslv that the silver M
arr popuIistT. Both are wrong fret N
M cause they nrr al democrats and secon
~ hecauEr IN" republican party is no mo
y" q gold pnrty thnn thu democratic part
rs ana the powlisl party is not a han
az money OnrtN MT all
N Now. I do not lutcnd 10 say ono woi
n | concerning the respective merits Of n
To- din rent aspects or this financial que
an ton. for that lH not pertinent to my pu
" nuso ga thia article | do say that
H. have opinions On this question aud th
he thos" oplniona were not formed ay rct
ing the speeches and padded statistics
'ithfr side, hut by close study of M
tory of finance, both in TITS and 9th
he countries. believe the opinion to
rn RIGHT ana know It Is honest do n
or 80 honest AMI equally as stGdlnus ha
10 formed dlm won't opinions They may
a., right and I may he WronE hui right
'' wrong We are both i mocrats
," MnHt unfortunately FOR tho democra
M of this state. those men WHO have Ii
cv siwht OF the great principles ot the par
ga, m'nt are I'm tho saddle phr ouppslti,
NJ lndRnant at what they holievc 10 be
nd unfair defeat nrc hurting ihunderholta
re- the state commit aud tl'a chairm
oC the state committee insisting TINT
is lhc bur, dog that hoNcrs" pro'co
to " 1G for an there herr, Is fl g. rof
y Il can hut loso Texas to the democr,
rd Ona lesson Of this Kind would be cnoul
MY Two years OF populist ruio would ct
rho an tho ills ~ democracy. hut we @
has not AFFORD such heroic treatment; We G
icn not afford to turn this tnir state over
M OF porulSm rho hum Of industry q
is the marching tide OF thousands as n
hr s0t,l upon the fertile valleys of our ST
must no. hr stoppai. The Ionc Star
TeNns the brightest I'm the con~t latlnn
Stnicq. must continue 10 stand a7 IL az
today and alwnNs has, Tor plUuty. rr
go. pCrlW and progress,
lh- This cen b. done only nv a continual
and ~ democratic rule. ana tho democracy
lirh This Ntnfc rnn not Win again unioss
lplr tx united DO we m an 10 win 10
dos we mean not only to carry Texas, but
.iug continue d mNcratc rule In the INT
i1tr Statcs2 II can hc done Lot pudl
,art clark. Rcagnu. HARDY, Blake ct al
lain mtdlPtcv nr1 unccrcmoniously shut
col and devote their abilities for they
n,er OF ability, all of thcm-to the sucr
OF the marty 1t every county and -
convention indorse the National adm
i,cd iaitation point with pride 80 ih' rer
Of tho Fedcrnl election law, the cna
mrnt Of o. revenue tnrin and the
cost AND vigorous foreign policy. let tho A.
gates assemble mt Chicago adopt a p
,,rh form tho one Of Jefferson is good enol
I'm nominate a conservative mani do
nv, care wlRt his individual opinion may
W." on this puesiion or that. lust 50 he
'ln,, democrat and In the language or q
icy crnor Itogg by gatlns well elect hir
lido Tho thing that ~ hurtlng the democr
marty more than ANYTHING else IL
discussing rot and nlthv hosh sent
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