The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25
REPLY TO JUDGE REAGAN.
How Buck Walton Arraigns the
Democratic Party.
P0PULlSTS ARE A POLITICAL ARMY
So Says Mr. Walton, and He Thinks Ere,
silver Democrats Should Become
Good Populists.

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| A''V'' ,"s "a'''0'' '''S AN'V"'s i''
| letter To Judge Il sagan
! Hon. John II. Reagan, Austin Texas:
| Gps1, ,rexas rabr,arv o. isas NV
| -, -,
Lear s'r' IL Is WIN sFe@it respect LOT you
personally and admiration for YOUR
stem honestv srd rr,,,ca ratrio,jsr,
! that motto your appeal to the
populists to Join with the silver democrats
! I'm thair s,r,isrIn an tho tpst,is ~ WIN, a.
Va Wv '''~'''V - ''H'
! called the democratic party to aid them
J IN thwarting mat party from accomplish
irl SIS avn ruin ana b,,,,.t,,- ,.,e.- ,,...i,,,
''''1'''t 1850 '''"
10 Inc lhtei@sta 81 the great common peo-
! PIE of this country. which interests constl-
| ttlte the foundation of ali rood ,-over,.
| 49, - ~ ~ "'' 9VN' $500"
"'.'' -'i"'e'' - 'il' corner stone OF
| the temple OF liberty itself
! This / cotgfr,io Il, ha tb, ho,,, ~ ,.-,.,
| Wv "'"f "a s""'
! 10 attain. II this he not So theu the an
+ l4al b. not only ohie.tless bn. r,,.,,+,f,,r-
49, was 'A'''''l0
! aFtI, MiAt M-h"Ht q ueiiiite
I 49,, N'i' m my OPINION, without au
'"Sf ~ a'n an ~ -ndea wor.hN purpose.
| i4t ye" pc3eNe tlla, 81 The present
$500 .sSf g ihHuieSi"u hS ilc itNcla-
/ '-'''o ~ III rc3eFdi administrations small
/ lg ,i~i ~ ~, jIr,c,er l,Plh,s, "a sit'slg
| 1 'ittt'l ~! money, thn IHulns of al
'i'.'- 'h'lhe government paper money, the
/ .''A,' o., an equal amount % Interest,"
Nati,n, sJ h2,i p9HaS ,therety adding 10 the
! ing oi tne money system OF the govern
I j e''t tNei"slNely IN the hands of and un-
Hct tite 'vAtrDl OF that great but danger
/ U IN ta9'.e5 system, and leting the t4rff
! ~ sttn resi- where il is that The form VT
/ u1t spNrthmtnt Will he thereby changed
| ana or people no longer be a ire people.
ny pelei that such would he the iueyita-
| a n'rT,t -'gS,d me 10 break away from
| lige ara 10 which nv fatb.Ts he,, ,l ny ,,,
! eiois.d Ion. generations did moi move
tior ie'rc ,,',o'u tnp ma lures eonsiIera-
heart buruings, no wish fo. ma , Nv
| or power bur simple desire to align NY
n .r,.'r VI s1ilze,i men who had 10 view
| he4 Interests Of tb, cn,,,,., a'p i99'er ,ne
| mot We welfare of the people under the
| pIiicipt5 Of the constitution and u fair
! efi impartial administration of an tbo
| Jays according to their letter and spirit
| n'a party OF men is yet Young and con-
| si.lNied of tho common people who an
/ ~ ',i .'n9 3r2Ne from their ncclls the party
! viiti hs' me party chains and shackicS
/ ny Ntith lney We're led and driven into
| ii'ri.d ~ ehl hclrt slavery by the uaeuet-
| ~ % Nthe which had lost tte charm
] ~ Ltv IL useu 10 represent | repeat.
/ - ~ YpuilR party, constituted Of
| 49, , '-''ri '9iNc pHl ueternined, patrt-
| ~, '.''', WHp are fuie experienced I'm
! iJeln.iE platforms that have in Thorn tho
! D,., o. ava ana dccepti0n. placed
| ~ ' ''iS'ean me people Their utter
and sniol. &c.,, H''g uillrNed INTO shape
| nncos ~ fnn,s ,,,f, n JLunE ~ ne utter
/ nv and h5Un ~ al, ~ VINO low, tlnir coih-
,Ciar'n- erI a. - Llc kolI Oh OPPRESSION
! le,fislnti,n n al wv, HoW1nG from class
w laws Whereby r1nt,l b, i, OF
| od} ma ,ei,o, in I1ii'itU'"l ~ heen ios'tI-
| cIdminatet nrs,Inst ''9 "Nl"i t''el'S us
|
| When our fathers deo,arod TO-, WA.
! 49,. ,., :" 'ol HpeVS
| N'oA OIL" NOT wait Tor experienced leaders.
| nut rose In the might and strength Of
! right. Lenders cona IL, tbo I'm. 49,.
! tpr.,.i4..,, m '''' ',1e
/ " 'Neu' ana leaders VIII riie
| up and lead the hosts OF this people to
/ victory and enable them To hova tbar.
! ..,,,,s,tt,,,i.,. " ""N" 'hor
| ',,t'-'' "'p Hpe'ty IN dod own good
/ 'iilc' We rear not, but move forward,
seeing victory from affair though d.foi,ts
| ptrsecntious and contempt meet and az
| sault MS as We march. Ne may hn,n In
/ rest IN the SHOWS made bloodv hv mo INV
/ lcft Of soidiers-as AT Valley ltofg.Ib',t
| orktowu is ahead Of US.
/ Your Invitation is kindly rendered ora
! honestly meant but the nopilltst who h
! honest and EARNEST may not accent: il (.
! impossible TO do 50 Womb he 10 yolnn-
| tarily reWeld On his neck the cast on r,i
| lar and again shurkel ana enrbaIn Inn
! SELF and. anus, bound. hand hinis1lf n,.,r
/ unpotent and Il slave Ia the eueurtos OF
his county
/ I am afraid. my dear. sir that Won are
I in n deep political slrcp ana hnva pits,,
/ cNbression To- a dalIghtful dream ihpf
/ your honest heart ana roman nature
/ nrps, nj i>-ine farts bui alss II a. rot .,,
! ana is not to he So
/ Ncu say. "The democratic party. which
/ raurcs.,nts aiuoup thnr thinrs a s,tirt
/ rnnetrurt{on Of Ito IIeinr.i eInstitntinn,
/ tho prcaervalion of the rights Of tho
| states. and mo inyiuabntty OF the liberty
| ~ iha ciiigou. el,tnnn1v in n,Ihlic cxmon.if
/ ,i5r,s. n tnrifr for raveltn, onlv vith
| ootiiil rights 10 an exclusive nriyileees n