The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-27

which both yarties have often denounced. |
that experience has condemned ana that
Tho republican party opposes this r,ac- |
iiorary ard entirely untustii,ahle policy.
II will take no backward step upon chs
question II will seek to improve. to never |
degrade tho public service, -
IT DEMANDS ESPECIAL ATTENTION.
There are other important and timely |
declarations IN the platform which can |
not here discuss l must content myself |
with saying tha; they have my approval |
II. as republicans We have lately I'D
dressed our attention with what may SEEM
grtslt stress and earnestness to the new
and uucx pected assault upon the financial
integrity Of the government, we have done
Il because the menace is so grave as 10
demand especial consideration and be
cause we are convinced that tue people
are aroused to the true understanding and
meaning OF this silver infauon move
ment they VIII avert the DANGER. In do
ing this we feel that We render the hest
service possible to the country and we ap-
peal 10 the intciligencc. confidence anu
PATRIOTISM OF the pcopc. irrespective OF
party or section, for their earnest sup
port.
WILL. MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER.
We avoid no issues. We meet the sud
den, dangerous and revolutionary assault
upon law and order and upon those to
whom is conridcd by the CONSTITUTION and
laws the authority 10 uphold and ma'u-
| tain them, witch our opponents have
made with the Same courugc that we
| have faced every enemy s.uce our organl-
station as u party, more than Forty years
ago Government by law must uiSi he
assured; everything else can wait. The
spirit OF law .V.ssuCsS must he cx'lncu'Shcd
| by thp fires of an unsolf Oh anu lofty
| patlicvsm. Every attack upon the public
! faith ard every suggestion of the rcpudia-
ton OF debts, puhlc or private, must be
! rebuked by all who believe that honesty
is the host po.acy or who love their couu-
try and would preserve unsulltcd Its Ma
, uonal honor.
SECTtONALlSM ORlITER ATED.
Tho country Is TO I've congratulated upon
thc almost total obliteratiou of the sec
tioual ties watch for many years marked
tho division of the United states into slave
tnd ircN territory ami hnally threatened
Us partition into two separate govern
hVntg by the dread ordeal Of rivil war
1'hr FRA OF reconciliation, so long aud SO
earnestly desired NY General ';rint aud
many other great leaders, North pud
SOUTH has happily rome Hnd The ieciing
OF distrust and hostility between the rec
lions IL eNcrywhere vanishing, let us hope
never to fs,uru Nothing is better Calvu-
atcd to give strength To the Nanol at
home, Increase our power and intlu auoo
abroad ond add TO the pcrnsAnrurv OF cur
Tree institutions than cordial relations be-
tween people OF all parts of our beloved
d country,
II ,allcd by the sunrascs Of tho people
60 assume the duties OF the high office "
? president of the United states ! shall
, count II n privilege 10 aid. oven IN tho
slightest degree, In the promotion ui the
, spirit of iratcrual regard which should
, animate and govern the oitig"HS OF tVtrA
: section, State or part of the rrpuhU'. NJ
, ter the lapse Of century since - utter
, ancc, let US at length and forever here
after heed thv ndmopition OF Washington
that There should be no North, ne south
no East. no Meet, but common ooun-
trs.
. II thali L. my constant aim to IMPROVE
every opportunity t. advance the cause
% of good government 10y promoting tho
=, spirit nf lorhcnranco AMI iu'tle" wa ch i
, no essential TO our prosperity aud hs1npi'
y nsSa by Joining most heartily la all prop
: ,t offarts 10 Vcstoro tn" relations ot broth
y crlv respect aud affection which. In ONT
= carry history. characterized all the poo
y plc Of al the states ! would lp Rhd
- 10 contribute toward blndlng IN indivisthh
= union the diner-nt divisions OF the coun
Z try, watch. indeed. now nave every N
! ducomcltt Of HympnthN and Interest," t'
7 weld thrm together moro SttonHlN thhi
u over would rSioi'e to see drnnuStrht
= cd to the worli that the North nnd IN
!, South and the ltaVi aud tn West are no.
"a separated or In danger Oh hcccn ng aclar
+ ntei because ~ sectional OF party differ
~ onc,s The wer Us lcng since over. W.
- are not enemies bur ftionds, ami a
"a friends We win foithfully and corniali!
l. CO. ,pciutc with him who hna thus far -
VI signally sustained aud rh dod IL. to pre-
q serve IuNlolAio the coUntrY'a nam" hn
'- honor. It's peace and good ornpt. It's Goa
T. Uuu.d nsrrndlncY among ihn gftnicF
10 t,sieno,D william Mckinley