The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-22
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kfa Fest. =, ,,,,, r,,,,ss
M Standard organs OF ho'n pai''es
Y, me- convention which n'mina,ca
ssvall. and declared for free
~. as not a Camocia,.c conven-
=, launched forth" as one OF those
,s, 1t, into an un i-s'.. d.. a IN
+ ,.cOrdless sea-" But for the
|,.,.Dee of the populist party the
.ss an 70 s;ate.' it might be sad
Marty was born into existence
=, sdns into any inquiry as to
I,uut Of popul.sm contained IN the
aclaration of principles and pol
!, may be permitted TO take isste
N assertion that the DO y which
Nd that declaration was not II
|sae convention" II was composed
korsac delegates. duly elected In
me- with the call of the demo-
National committee and IN conform
N democratic usage. The currency
h. On which hard fact,onal iight
Ken wagei for many months, was
hal issue in the election of thos.
es. The silver faction won because
HE major faction. II won the ris 1T
Sk the platform and name the can
II controlled all the S,iste, from
Nv democratic party could reason-
pect support. ano ii also controlled
1hat In regent elections have : Ne
ban BY immense majoiitiei. Err
W faction 10 have surrenicCeu It's
ions and lad al tlr- icp, of the mi
lll the results of its lrrg and nard
|ould have BEEN unlemoc rats ANA
ir'oas And IT, by any possible
T. the free coinage naioiGty had
arerted Into helpless minority.
On of the CONVENTION wouli huNe
puda;ed in the stlNngholds Of the
NE party.
De. IN view Of the facts II recent
% thu subject, TO attempt 10 SET
claim that free coinage Is q de-
IRON the demoe ratio creed. II Is
quote JEFFERSON, Juci son. Ir Ben
nlf connection. because the CUT
vesuoh. as Il Stands before the
looay. IL such 4 question as the
statesmen never saw or hard ri
2, 2 question that has no parallel
ty. NO one is warranted in
hat Jefferson var. alive today
Pc FOUND opposing the IHsmocraov
!A On ms inslie. No fact In the
o. Jackson fr.-nishes assurances
fen In the land Of the living
sals De opposed to the f,smacracy
~; ANA there is jus, "a l:tle
" Benton, were ho amonr his
AMso,ir at this tine. would s,t
ssshst the free coinage mai orI.,
W n that STATE. ~
I'VE ms question H. OF roo recont
mss been known To thu fl,h,rs
va IN American polit.cs-,,nd to
my wm EUROPEAN poiiiies--for
N, 10. turing all these years the
wv Ely mas been a FIRE coiuag.
~ iact Is abundautly a,ins,ed
VI votes IN congress. There
",s SERIES of test votes on,
H. . ah9 on every such occasion
Oh Democratic congr.sstnCi1
VI record for the free and nm
image OF silver at the ratio Of
y. MAJ hss occurred In iSqfi woull
@ehed IN 1855 n Mr.. cleveland b,5
f,on, " bringing TIN tariff 'ssur
is, a"9 no!d'ag It there. In
' = Few days before the first
~" y, Mr. Cleveland. the rend-
s.a,n,i.sllVer letter in the nous,
gave notice thu, hn
,b..ae goa standard II Will he
s, me readiag cralted n prn-
~ ' . and tn letter and is
rs handled without gloves" nv
~ ,,ee SILVER ren. notabl,, h.,
" TeXas. who was th.n n W ~
Shold a, 'r hnuse. Thus, n, the
AZ, Y. me democracy's return
began ~ 'ons exile. this silver
M ss ~ 10 divide the bro.hra.i
c,an NEXT presidential cam
r.foseiahd unfir,cd mo bann"-
',i,, and thereby stood ncr thn
,isna,;, fst IN AL Tho year, slnne
nar,, advent In Nntlonnl pDli-
", ~ IN conFsess has beon n
en- LEFTY mrlS. and has proven iise,r
possible ocoaSion " '''7''
II. oppoyef 10 tha rhtc,s., ,a,,
csn afrordh a' believe that this
Fsl D a9o,n to 'enore ali other
indsnend.ss. and enter on free
4 NJ ea a Of European no,icv
o~Ihlv dpl.'lment would h. dan