The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-19

there and place the rank and file of the
party III Texas in the attitude of boilers
Al the popuiists of Texas AS party must
DOT, the WISH and purpose to bolt can mn
according to ali party usage, be ascer-
tanned otherwise than by calling the rank
"hu me together IN primary convention
ana thon giving them au opportunity to cX-
press their Will and to name delegates to
state convention called for the purpose
oi making authentic declaration as to wnat
mat VIII L.. The fact is. however, that
among the great majority OF the rank and
Me OF the popullst party there is another
wish not OF a purpose to bolt the action OF
The st. Louis convention and rcpudate Mr.
Bryan as the party's nominee for president
ANA 1t is my belief that If this majority
shall come to understand that their presi.
Dental electors are not loyal both to Bryan
and Watson alike and do not mean in good
faith to cast, il elected, their votes in the
electoral college for Bryan as well as tor
Watson. then In that case the electors
themselves will be repudiatcd by the pop
ulist voters on election day. and possibly
along with them any candidate for state or
county Offices who may he known to be in
favor of rcpudlating our presidential nomi-
nee.
IF Judge Wood Is not as an elcctor loyal
not alone 10 Watson nut also to Bryan.
then IL is incumbent on him as an elcctur
appointed to perform particular duty, to
speak out plainly and define his position
If there is any other populst elcctor who
is not LOYAL to Bryan as we'll as to Watson
let him and let all such speak out at once
With plainness and distinctness. What
the electors may have TO say on this sub
icct Will be mighty interesting reading"
to large number OF populst voters Who
put the succcss of a great cause above the
ambition of any man. however worthy. who
place fealty to their National party in &C.
spcCt to a paramount and all perVading
National issue above fealty to any issue
involving the mere success or defeat o.
candidates for State or county offices,
"Ponulists will of course rejoice in the
election of their candidates for state ur
county offices. and If dealt with fairly they
will accord TO them hearty and earnest
support, but they have no notion of being
juggled with or sold out. They believe in
honesty and candor in politics as in all
things else. They are opposed to mystf-
cation and concealment. They dislike false
pretcnsc and make believe. They want to
know where thcv are at. They want TO
know where their presidential electors are
at. They want to know whore their party
leaders and campaign managers are At
The time has passed for any further mys-
tihcation on the subject II the henchmcn
Of Mckinley in the republican camp have
without cause raised great fog, conceal
ing or tending to conceal the true position
Of the popuist party in Texas, let those
Of the popiilst party who are in a position
to know the truth and to speak with au
thoritv make haste to roll away the fog aud
clear up the atmosphere. Let an official
list Of the populist electors be given to the
public to the end that voters may not only
know who these electors are. hut may also
ascertain whether they are loyal or not to
the party's nominees for president and vice
i,rcgiIcut "