The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-16

the pernicous power Of special privilege
than does the National banking system
For some years we populists "dve nsei IN
limited ink and unmeasured rio1herte III
denouncng the National banker prlVl-
legos. According to the gospel Of this Ia
sion" populisn. 1t seems that "e have been
violating the pToprieties. We are now tod
that We must not say anytlihs hE6thst
MIR Sewall We must not explain 10 'ne
people wherein he is an OBJ ,etiOnlDl2 can
didate, and we must not mention the lact
that he is a National banker, p1nlholdpr.
railroad magnate, corporation ni,l'"a-
ARE, an enemy 10 organized labor, Dehe-
iiclary OF trusts. q seeker after suoHdies
for the merchant marine. and "A protection"
list Of the Mckinley variety.
These things must ne kept from the poo
pie. | am told why so? haven't tie
voters a right to know Tor Wnorl they orc
voting?
Had popuiism always been so CxQuisitely
careful about givnb oficn1e 70 the ;tNor-
ties Of class legislation. would thcro today
have been any such lt!i's &s the people :
party?
Nj. sewall represents nothing which
populism seeks. BY MS local environment
by his financial interests. and by his l'phu-
cal principles. he stands in complete an
tagonlsm to populism Not even lpon the
silver question has ne the ghl to demand
the support of the peoples party. He has
iiNL D'th hlDNn db tHt NhiiN l'iNl VI Ni'N
cause. he made no protest when Maine
nominated Il goldbug democrat for governor
on goldbuG platform, although lie was II
member al the State convention lie VAS
not known. publicly. as a TREND 70 SILVER
until June. 1880, and the fact that he In
scrts the gold clause" In his own con-
tracts proves either q want Of the SIN
certify the occasion demands, or lack of
that faith needful to the moving Of motln-
talns.
Mr. Sewall then. having been rejected by
the peoples party, and TIL comp ohise
Ticket ha"ing been made up Of bryan and
Watson this compromise should have been
accepted in good faith anG carried olt.
Not only was the acceptance cf : e s.,
Louis compromise on the lu Of VI. Bry-
an S managers necessary 10 pa ~ the polhi-
lists who lad bitterly opl ,.iVd tho fusion
programme, but this comacomise which put
man from the West aud one fra the
South together on the National ticket vas
earnestly desired by the great mass of the
Southern and Western democrats. These
democrats of the rank and .llc. who We're
not seeking office, realized mat a gclCon
opportunity was offered To unite ihe South
ard West, and thus Join in political alliance
two great sections whose interests and prn-
c'pcs were the same. and which, ii united,
could dominate the Union and redeem the
Republic from the ruiuous class legislation
OF the East and North.
Not only did the 1ptnOprate raa1ftn tbat
loyal adherence to the st. Louis comurc-
mise was necessary to mite The south ana
West but they saw that II was aA,, urc.s
sary to the combination which MAS cypect-
81 to give all the silver votes - sir Bryan.
Hence, almost to a man. the rank and
file democrats OF the South uii West said
The popuists have gnno Gar enough: we
ought to meet them halt way and thus
unite our people"
but the democratic rltaaLcrs would not
have 1t So They were not ashamel TO
say mat the democrats OF the East and
i,orlh would leave the ticket ~ thousands
II southern man were 'ut upon II. i'olG-
!'S'3 were expected TO 'e l@t'lo;r enough
~ N9'u lor lhe democratic noHl"e' but
sn, uoino,l az VI we r''al "du .Noifu "re
s ~, 10 We ptli'o' ~ "n N'fu 10 No'e
Gon,nrrot ~, th no. e, rNg'E
hat ,ha ,,as, n,,d Tor,t '' INV
to hein MS win tbis sii,nr ",t ny Ems
rIartoro, yotc could ha ,,',,t.,i ~ o''-
class-ridden sections -
Therefore Tho hold noIicv Of maxim, ,
direct annool ia Inc Gortb nnd We 49,
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