The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-03
HON. TOM H. BALLS VIEWS
The Platform on Which He Bases
His Candidacy.
IS uN0uALlFlEDLY FOR FREE SILVER
Satisfied with the Present Ratio Govern
ment aud Not Banks should Issue
Money for the Masses.


dida,e for congress from the First district.
to succeed Captain Hutchinson. The Post
sought his Views on the public questions
of the day. and elected expressions in de-
tail as follows.
MIR. Ball. as II Is generally understood
that you are a candidate for the demo
cratic nomination FOR congress in this dis
| ,rict. would you object TO giving The Post
your views upon questions OF public in
tercste''
'.Not at all. while divergent opinions
among democrats upon important issues
might make It good policy to stin hunt
| FOR awhile. good principle requires a morI
upan course The democrats OF the dis
| trict. whose support I seek, are entitled
! 20 know my position upon all public cues
| ,ions. and The Post to publish my views,
I II 81 desired"
What VIII be the leading issues in the
coming campaign
Undoubtedly tho money question viii
he uppcrmoSt IN the public fiind. At the
same time. the democratic party being
party OF ideas aud principles, and not OF
| SIS ies: having ia origin In the highest
! conception Of popular government ~here
human liberty ~ based upon human
I rights can not afford 10 stake its cxis-
icnce uron amy single issue. Democracy
/ should he prepared at every point 10
| protect Tho liberties and promote the wei
! fare Of the people"
/ what viii. VA your Judgment. he the
| general poliey Or tho democratic party
| outside of thc manifest duty of the
! uarty 20 settle the financial question IN
/ the interests ui the masscs OF the people.
/ democrats win hc found practically unit
/ in opposition TO al forms of class legis
/ lation' and special privileges 10 the lew
| az the expense of the many They Will
continue 90 oppose unnecessary Interior
! cace with individual rights not clearly
! def1ar,icI Ny 'hc public good Laws cal
/ culatel 90 foster and develop trusts,
mcnopo,Ica ana combinations organized 70
curtuu the output Of labor, enhance
yaM,s. lower the wages Of the working
men, and prevent the free exchange OF
products and Commodities, should be re-
ranl.d and proposed ones detcated--to de-
stroy root ami branch the profligate and
Wicked
,.Extrlvarauce IN public affairs now
prevalent iu our Rational halls "a sore and
increasing TAX upon n greatly hurdened
peoulel should claim democratic euort.
Naturalization % offices and unnecessary
increase in tho number Of officials. should
to stopptd business methods infused into
the management OF public interests, ana
putuc Servants required to give the same
close ard faithful application to duty that
private Individuals demand
"What other questions deshand atten-
uonr
"1o my mind the increasing jurisdiction
of Federal courts and usurpat!ons of FED
oral Judges s Of Vital concern. Tho ltber-
tics ~ me citizen can not bc too jealously
! guarded 10 a peoples government is to be
rcrpctua.ea. II Is contrary to the genius
= "i' 'h'' VI ''' ''' ~ - h''',
. lodge WYiue powers In the hands of IRE
~. in.,r,, ~ tho c,t,zon ues ,rv,lyoa
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t A.. ,,..,-.,tt5, ,nrty shouid Labor 10 progerv,
' ' 1' i1Ul u
% prevent tho Capitalization of all power In
p tho Federal government nj Washington
= state courts and state judges are good
i .,'NHu w. ~ a. $50. ~ No. 49,,
a ro.i enough for the citizens Of Ia,
. States"
!, w w the tarlIl be nm ISSUE
4 ~, ,,I. ui' ana must bc settled aInnt
Z rlaht lines 1t Is the s,ission OF democracy
80 TO crystalize into the law that protection
rs robbery and the government without
constitutional power TO levy taxes 'Nu'l'
FOR the support OF the government honest
~ aud economically administered. I'm
81 bounty system, the spawn OF protection, 1
!. even more Objectionable; 1t simply rob
ono class of citizens for the bcnent or an
T. other class, without even the preteNt
revenue for the government"
"IIow about the financial question:
"ln this lies the only menace to party
unity The money question now over
n shadows all others in the public mind
II Many conflicting opinions exist III IN
70, d.uoornti,, ia well ns In all other parties