The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-16
His Letter a Strong Argument in
Behalf of Democracy.
A BATTLE OF THE STANDARDS
Reasons Advanced showing That Demo-
cratic Platform Il In the Interest
OF the Common People.

To .he Democrats Of the Eleventh Con
grcssicnal District of Texas
In accepting the nomination for con
gress rendered me by the recent demo
crate convection at Corpus Christi
deem IL proper 10 state the position OF
ihe ecii;ug 7at'o party on the erea, issue.
involved IN the pending campaign Tht
i'Stli-n Oh TAG democratic party - OF
course my position without any res.lfNa.
N"h WhAtcNet. Since The adoption of the
pilAolm a. Chicago / have become moi
Uhiy ret"neted TO the same, bu- AN jill
thoroush accord with ". and do mot pro-
pose 70 Niior any apology for my cAAugs
OF conviction N the money quc.tlan.
am free To say that | AIN no longer an
SlNoenie oi the single x Id s.tuIAri hus
u'htNe WIN my party that himt, llllsu
ls Arh SLY Sow what are IN brief TIA,
issues IN tas campaign In the mrs.
l'idet', the contest for p1 tt.ch supremacy
T. no outstanding thu mary tlcNt.- ii
The field. D,.Wccn the dcm1cfat!c ticket.
headed by William J, Bryan and Arthur
SeW9ll, and the republican uckct head
uE W lllhm Mckinley and q, \, II bart,
" the otAer PARTIES are mere splinter, In
ih' r't'H.c II storm which is now sWeti :,
yN'T our country. and a citizen who tIs-'
ms vote for any ether docket than o'taer
~ I'D. ahoNe great parties IS, 50 far as
t.' elrIl zen OF a president and congress
~ thc niicd States Is concerned, Muply
throwing away his vote
, ~ lmiera md thoroughly the at'iude
ing nciurc the American people. it WI
i pe M'H 10 observe ne torcss which are
H. now let u Ice understood thai l 10
Who .itb"r s5nnnrts NfirtiNNyS i ar
belongs 40 that diaqnctive class wh,r6 In
tne main supports either of these presiden.
,Sn '','..'iii, ~ au Sp'NN'hE o.
found on o!ther eItr and Uhi.h eiy, mar.
acier 20 he great National contest now
n ,ns ni nsei among the torGes urport-
cofnh;nes. sypdic,tcs and ,1,n'rr',a. ,yh
have grown wealthy upon class iegisla-
Ion Ion .leitL safe ana municipal. The
McKini"v iist I'll vybo g.ii no n5, sec m N.
r.llo,ysl;, hl5h nrotatt, ,,T f,,,.,
if-t.y,,-i. b 7ie 1.,,, ~ - W. i'l .''Vs
Mo roa c@,, Ell a., .'in lR,1ii INSTITUTIONS
.nf.,d at,tcs t,.,s,r,
r,r,.,sa or dfn,tri.b ~ III 49, r''u
I.rl1 et ,cii. ,,, 'nt E''i
fnf III sitcs4r er,r ,d , "a HS
IA far. iii ,,1,sts s,.iir,,s , - -, NV,
y,'i..t..,..r On a., ,i,,r hi ~ 'l'.,s
summertime, Br,-,r .d - ~ ivi y, ~
iteko. v-,t1, IN, arc The MI, ~, " ~
p.,rie NV fbese 40 no, NJ, w 100, r,.rn
str,.lv, no hf,h r IN nol 'n'tn unt poor
M, ral,.int, mon -,,.,,,,',,,, it ,,, a.e
tt.- AN ir r,,n ,J ~ I, 1u, "t3 ,I'
fs~aa- body Of cnr ullin mi. lllrent na,ri-
o-fr r.,,,la 49, i.irr 90 n9-.oa 800; A., J.,
l.-.,-a,,..,,..n, H., ,b1 r.o.,, r. thn 'gV,
ana rr,r +ha neonIa ,n Observation-Disclosures,
" N 'u's iiou 70
and far lh, svndi.a-cs" - '''''''''
a., no. fo- a., ,,,-,,,.,, ,,,.,,a -, ,..
ii, ''''l'' "" "''9''''
vac 0'''i currency question t"r II '9 para
mount in it's nature and rho doctrine Of bi
metoliis,n las now hocop,a tho sc+,,ol
- ''N
i"AN CT ''ir Htmp''Aiir lfdY' bit II IS
nevertheless trIe th9, under the money
question. and naxt If moi noulllv In i'm
..-... 40 q,
P'F"'n'e Is lae great issue "i inHNid"al
ma ctvd liberty, the question whfhar the
American ptoule shall rul,, Flhis ..overu-
1,r,. -,- -t,s. v,bo ia,.., ,.,o,,,n ,i,., ,,.,
t'"H WI" nav GROWN iIth ana
'9roi.nt On Class legislation and the
~ hlpulii.pn ~ the functions OF govern
r'euf In tine interest OF their selfish pur-
4 ov ~
ne cf'loA OF Mon lh.ey means cor
y alton OF eNlS..hs tohaenc4Fs anu con
q -rHs 10 Ne admit'.Sf ia Won OF our gov
rnm'lt thNs erection ui Bryan means a
f.rorali II government 70 me poo
pie - .n erests OF the people We
.ou rn1 w. NJ, cfy Of denr@oBy and the
trraiEum .lt ~ curses. II rdu n)t be de-
% ROW tfaI 'Ar lrrcpfrsslu-" conflict
BE- tHeeH 4ue ta' ed few and the muses.
IS condntat "a not a theory 1T is
nia cc niii.oni ~ IN the republican party
,ce a 10 % IL tate ana inc drmocrati.
1g Is to. u special privileges 10 none.
1 IS a cor son which reveals thr hra2eu
y cd ef or me part of these priVi-
eSsni as . ru1 his government in
htf .aser ~, 30 mamer how 81 affects
re penM.'- ID IS a condition which wncu
s"rf Understood by the patriotic cit2en
~ no. loiVcr uphcil. no matter what
ti- f.'Ws may have been before on the
money question or any other question. AZ
a $50 platform asks is the equal ty
If al citizens before tine Law. and The
HnI al observe nce OF constitutional linn
ttl"ns ant the man who has his I'VE
.tnsNs WEI ftno" mat thsS IS not anarchy.
lrt s'mp.e justice We do not want 10
iake ne dollar from those privileged few.
n"tnfr 90 We propose that they shall lake
in"'h"r dollar from the People ny means
'! g.aSA log station.
WIN reference 10 tho money question
u - conceded by gold monometailists that
sold = eppreclattng, that there is not
enough so % adopt the gold standard
m" world over that prcNs OF commodities
are tat"s; that no par exchange exists
Detw'on silver STANDARD AMI gold stand
iN1 cnnn'fl' H. 'hai the sold standard coun-
n are at decided advantage in az
r .nIiurr and manufacture that silver has
il- IN" god STANDARD is more simple than
I'm hnd th't The latter can not
yo metals = lnn.sge a., .'riy OF IN"
l= now understood hy ali lending hlmotal-
sis does not necessarily moan tho CON
n