The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30
TALK WITH THE BARK ON.
A PopuIist Regulates the Leaders
Who Have Sold Out.
READING FOR KEARBY. TRACY EFT AL
Quit tho Democratic Party on Account
of C1evclandism. He Now Comes
Back to His First Love.
To the Editor Of The Post .

Joined the populist party of Texas.
The Clevland administration abandoned
the Chicago platform and construed II
differently from the way in which 1t had
been interpreted and advocated by the
leaders of the democratic party. We
could not Join the republican party with
its abomnable doctrines. Not a plank in
their platform can a jefferson or Jack
sonian democrat stand on without shame
and embarrassment. In the populist party
We're many friends. and their opposition
TO monopoly. their opposition to trust
! and unlawful combinations of capital. and
above all the high standard they look for
The reconciliation Of silyer induced tnous.
ands of democrats to enlist under its
banner.
We thought the populist leaders mean;
what they said, and would practice what
they preached We thought they were hon
estly striving TO reform the government
and were not seeking office. we thought
| they were G. ar cxeeleaco) thN gr at cham
pions OF the masses. When Bryan was
nominated at Chicago the populist lead
| ors of Texas were dismayod and paralvg-
| el. Although the Bryan d nocracy hpd
stolen their platform. las They said, and
| although Bryan was a populist (as they
! coulendedi yet they We're not h1ppy
| They. dreaded the man and ths pla form
he cnrts,, tS 5000 mgr iealers went 10
prepense and afOrethought." Thy knew
.h4i Unless they could ct the conveu-
et he o rant and i'ra of rex nspq nop
uliS.s would Join the Bryan silver dcnoc-
racy.
The immortal "1Oa" entered that con-
veutton with the fixed purpose and deter
m.uaion to save 'he State offices at nil
' "n~a'u US. hut that convention of pop
u'ls'S from iortY-siX STATE and Terri
,o''S' nan higher aims than merely cen
it'iIhg oihce on jerome kelrpy, S.nmp
HSnpy ct al They met 81 at cmerg ncy
ANU .! were elul 10 this sr at occasion.
me, ney covered themselves with glory in
NOMINEE 81 49,. ~; a. nouth e was the
They wouid have n ic,ii a. so,y,u
'o99' Ior wee presiaent. had not tho T -xas
maniod pop,',is y 81 I,ntn an &c.
convenuon wanted 20 m n nonpi, aec
fer either office from th~ir par y. Iheg
Sd Tfev r ro ,@g iGoGt' ne they had
mems OF onl osilo 20 nonoro,y ial ~
= combined and concentrated +, .efeat
i'.~t', r ilg W. W. money power IhsSe II"
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opai, ~ ~, ,lil' honor pi CO.. Mass 5
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