The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-16


POM a. ~. cessors Tor said .ec..lsed IN NJ
DerS two o,ntfs " olautu. rictus opposite
views upon the financial question and
such appointments were promptly MADE
ana the wishes ana scn'im nus q a large
ma jority OF the demOcratlc voters OF
these two senatorial districts were s.ihcd
By disregard and their voices nOwinsly
and unlustly perverted by said chairman.
These unwarrAnted ana partisan meth
ods, however, diu not suffice for the puf-
poses IN hand. The committee still stood
sixteen Tor sound money and fifteen for
free and unlimited coinage CT silver A
iuriner Victlm was demanded IN order
that the complexion OF the committee
should I've changed and a majority thereof
SECURED IN oIder tina; the conspiracy en-
tered upon might he carried into SUCCESS
tgl execution IN defiance Of he sentiments
OF ne democratic people of Texas, as OH
clal!y expressed at their last State con-
and his abettors was equal to the enter
seDcy. without notice or form of trial
ana without advice. as TO the facts, tho
c.airma an removed w. p Garrett, q : UNI
money member Of the Nineteenth senate
RAJ district, and appointed an advocate
o. the free and unlimited coinage Of silver
IN ms place and stead, when Mr.. Garrett
at the time OF such appointment was a
resident citizen Of his district and h1d
never changed his domlclle therefrom, the
prctense being that he had reniaved from
the antriet This, too. In the face ~
established presidents that a member OF
He lie g0inmIttee need not reside within his
!
ne chairman and his substitute OF Mir.
eiati IN ms place gave TO the charm n
ani ny lree silver friends controlling
| H'HiorIt ny OF the committed
Upon the attainment OF such control
/ ne chairman and his confoderates aban-
IIr" we regular assembiage Of the
Stdi" executive committee and hetook
llenoelNes to n secret caucus composel
Of members of an outside organization for
a. guy orNvy OF free silver coinage and
other private and official persons there
formulated plans calculated and Intended
10 tlud IN letters the democrats of Texas
ana to deliver the party and its organza-
I Won 10 an alien foe, pledged to the estab-
! lishWrnt by this government alone Of
iite nnG unlimited coinage or silver at the
rh'.o or 10 Ia l.
iu disregard Of the traditions and GUS
toms OF the democratic party IN this
STAT" ths fraudulent majority of the
a.. M'orANc state executive committee
/ nave ieuored altogether the local organl-
eaton OF the party in several counties
( ana hafs seriously proposed 10 deal dl-
i'eilY Win the democratic voters at pri-
mary elections, constituting the chair
/ man who perpetrated the wrongs hy
which q majority of the committee was
/ secuted as The returning board for said
! primary elections and the final arbiter of
/ tia sult without appeal
/ With a dishonesty of method most
tlansgynaamt they have prescribed
! form ol ballot in casting which the demo-
crat who honestly believes in practical bi-
inetallsm would be forced TO vote for
/ meNCi1 aliism. while another democrat
! ~ -'N'-. ~ ~, lvH Is III oltNeF Holoiuetdl-
! ~" j. Afforded the pilNheEe or casting
hlH VOC TOT apparent bimetallism. No
| ,d.'h i"FIs nee, ssary ana proper to secure
| IiDN'Ht HNpirAslon from democrats alone
hIt 'hroWh AROUND suCh primaries.
| ~ HNulhtioh 10 pledEe chch voter TO
| et4H' NY inc action or inc democratic
| STATE convention and the democratic Ma
| u'I'i '',lF ntion was promptly tabled by
| 'hr usual vote or - 10 j..
J tN' result or said primary election, as
| dt'in ny chairman Dudley, IL was de-
! ttfmintd, should be reported and accepted
as conclusion and hnal expression Of
! N" state democracy of Texas upon the
! ItaDHrlal issue urtll revoked by the eX-
pressed ciict or state primary election
| or noaNontion thus ignoring and deriving
| IN advance any expression OF the National
| dgW0 rl'c convention upon the question
| OF national finances
| I'm N.gN of tAtsr grave matters we pass
! over De act Of this state committee so
| vrlu-iuly constituted, prescribing one
set ol delegates for both conventions.
| Thereby preventing freedom q expression
from democrats under changed conditions
as Wen as Tie manifest determination 10
| otA~.re and retire all questions Of state
poli.3. including a marked increase OF
| taxation, a multiplication cf useless Of
hees and the protligate expenditure Of
public moneys by shaD king demo rate