The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-13

vocate thess, measures. 1 left them and |
Joinel the ropu.st party, because they dld
al NucSttU them. Now that the democratic |
party mas baen reformed and has promul- |
gated, III my judgment, model platform.
rally in accord with my Vows, and the
populist lca.Ers INSIST upon the advocacy
OF Il ticket which Is @ntagonistic 10 tho
accomplishment of these measures. / real |
Ign myself with those who agrA3wlth |
mt in measures and shall render al the |
h.d can 10 achieve success. shall not
.mpugn the motives Of any man because
II attta, ! mus. ana Will act for myself--a
privilege ! hope that every citizen mas.
ana without question from any party or
man.
| know that some OF my populist friends
have used some hard words against me on
account of my course; all ! have to say in
reply is that every time such friend strikes
ms a lick he hits himself Just az hard.
because ne Abandoned his old party for
Just the same reason that now abandon
the popuiists--on principle. SO the only
d tfercupe is that his sand gave GU; when
the SUI ceme test came ana mine did not,
for | am following prfncipie and he his
party, no difference where 1t leads, ana,
Ii he Is not careful. ne viii lnd himself
lighting the measures we have so long ad-
have been a very sincere and earnest
llolu.St, Fer the reason thdt honestly
believed that through that party alone was
there any hope ot accomplishing Gun pur-
poses, and | still thought so until the
I chicago convention acted and cleared it,
self OF the incubus tina. had so long dom
inated its councils. | knew then, that the
pcpulis,s were in a hole and had hasd
road to travel. for there was no place left
bor third party after their action. an!
most especially after they nominated an
ideal candidate for president. Yet l wait a
| with deep Interest the acton of the st.
! Louis convention. with the hope that wise
councils would prevail and provision lee
made to combine all reform forces into
| ius 10 my view, two open and plain roads
| to fcilow-onc to nominate straight tick
ct and then GlLoint committee With
! pIei.Iry power to arrange with the demo-
| crats TO combine, so as 10 have but one
| ticket IL the field, or. failing IN that on
| account Of the overwhelming sentiment in
| favor Of Bryan. then their only course was
! 10 indorse Bryan and ScWal by a2clama-
/ ton and 20 to the country and make
| fght fer State ana county officers OH local
| issues. This would have placed the pop
| Il! sts upon a higher plane than any rACtY
/ ever occupied; but. instead Of that. by
! trick. they split the difference ami took to
| the woods where they still remain, with
! out comiass or rudder. aad, in my Judg-
mcnt, the only course for populists is. to
| make their way out of this wilderness as
| best they can and follow their own con-
| vicuons. and leave the famous 1o3 out to
Craze, as 3elshaaat did for seven years,
! Uuiil they come to their senses.
When they succet .ed, by trick, In nom
mating bryan and Watson, I knew the
death lneA of the party had been struck
and did not hesitate for moment as to
my own course. for / knew there was
| fight On against Bryan. for every vote cast
! for the tck,t was N the interest OF Nc
mot lend myself 10 any such suicidal c1urs'
- declared fgr tyan ana 5rwall, out
| waited until Mr.. Scwal accepted the
nomn Ation then ! knew there would oe
| 10 substitution OF Watson for Sewall. /
then rendered my resignation as chairman
Of the county. coud not afford TO stand
/ IN rnc d.tgh and fight both ways.
think know the masses Of the popu.
lists and, If | 90. they are trqe men,, and
not TO be governed by party lash O. coll
hrs but every man win think and act