The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
FOR DEMOCRATS.
Some Plain Talk Oh The Present Politics
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S.tuaii ion.
To tho Editor OF Tie Post:
| 1t is somewhat surprs rg to see TINT
there are few democrats. or men WHO
clam to be democrats. expressing an IN
+ ttntIon % support Mcknley in the coming
riesidentM election. hooause they are not
satisfied wl.h the nomination of Bryaa
and Sewnil or TIE platform adopted by
Vhe democratic convention. l do not pre-
tend 10 say this IS wrong. /; is part OF
hay pol-.ic4I faith dat no man owes ANY
allegiance TO his party superior 10 thnt
| due 60 his couffry. but when hs anau,l1ns
+ : party and goes oNor TO his opponenlA
Why should ie seek preteNt tor it2 Nhy
shGlla he npulSe IN such paradox 10
clalm u" i a aemocrAI naA Nlii supp |
us a. rni-rs Irt MN atcriNe h lnseiI tAut
way iie can. hut lie nUS4 H.. eNHei5. 10
go ,,' ~ on 81. ~. ms rst time
~ intiy year, ihc limos have been Clearly
Gi4wi and Il man must be either a re-
Z IaNiican i9l :, ~ uni rlgn larlit or i
democrat for silvr and tariff Tor 'eYe-
iide. Some u these genllvmen say h.u
they must vote hsr Mckinley terhnse
i.iNah not o. moviat hHd HE paiform
Upon which lie stands = NOT deinocta .ie.
~ ms De %, ar' thcS supporters ans
lhhE any more dem cratic " hen lhpy Vota
Tor MrlNniey and a ligh proiectNe ttrlif,
even II IN" gold cidzc' should be- u)tc
Grnorraiic than The "SilV ~ cf ll,2' 'rn-,-
tr'l rs he free coinage flank IS popul!syic.
H3t aem9riat le r.fru tina q, ga "a d;
republicans. Tailine i.oec. which j. tha
pfeaief uirmv OF d. m1eracy9 Tariff tor
~ gun, - a snr'Gii} democratic doctrine.
dpfiftl7 and for SIS arch enemy. How.
mon, can any man abandon his party he
cause II II. aGopt.on al ore plank N iha
i rnlisl platform i that be 50, and 70
over % the republicans and swallow tn ir
+" Il DEE anti democrn,ir princ pies. ton they
haNe nom :, common v ih the lcinocrslce.
including their high pr tec.iyc tariff and
a. - H'.AHed government merely brenase
ihflH ono plank M Coinage Is mon. CON
s'>'en, with his own " shes than that Of
DIS own party, and -fill claim ia ne a
,i,'li'ne.tl lie iN not democrat, and dis
rige II hc fss Aligned himself with the
.l'nh, cams. placed the sal Of liis APP
.",'u '!L,'i' .ne.r tHl and be- o.ae pf,, II
: rrre may he EXP -cHd TO he bur few such
"lh' ng SOU fn, voters is plain VIA
was responsible for The civil war fought
oA ,f ing q9ie' 3n OF State slNeraigntv
aN9 T. hy ths war. rsiah shed No
ihsit by precedent and force of The gen
SnNftl 'tnrht 10 send iroop sir.o any
or me alnrlpal of tie S,Hc ravsrnmanf,
Unit Il has always heer ana ain IL TX
,,1fi,,ti we ns government ard cen-
is nnd mas always h-on tho parry Of nro-
~ ~ 81 The manufacturer rs oppos,
70 ne UNRESTRICTED tindf Of thr ar''iaarr
"a TIE marNol, ~ he wrrid Tor hif nrri
hciS, that Il IL fhe party who's ..rf mil
o,l , mo gron MS .pecple al OF the
two q he Southern States hy means Of
.,F " fipiM nGfl in Soy 10 NnUitns.s. II l. !
= ieniinNsn ~ OF "a ~ Il i.iiiU' ~ -
Z nding e'il mi3~ionarss among us to ten
= tiet SopfHefn people ,hculd tessh' IA Ir
nndrfp mat mo- tather who died in I
~ leinNsn of their homes. vera rehsls /
ind ira 49, npd ~ q iehoror.i ..-.,, - /
y I 'hrfe may he few who wi nliqn
I Fem, 'Yss VIII, ihis nariy because ii, y /
,Hsf ronfe9ron IS Mt 6emorrp'ic Imi |
ms dem12r ~ i9Iif via e'll eN 81 and
! sse,, y , ,io lha 4, rianl md these
:, pllistc should have the nlnnho1d WIKI
icy e over 10 the REPUBLICANS 10 drop
re empty s,a'm. = am a drinocrat. NJ
pnwledse. 'heir conversion 70 th rsw
r. COZ iesS her HnoAr past has boon
Hnl a,d haVe always been 80 ror thu
= na GhisEH IN that party. no'h'ne ~
mol, "'nF e 7niln sn'1 y to Tho "rao-
W., ~ n''1fneM eTShih,lod by that party
= rs, II neeompa slNd ,he demono lzation
u Nri hv oct ~ congress n iSi3 n ~
lhts iadav in it's gold plank adonted y,
re- -. Louis convention az iSqs nhnun ~ ~
ares Itself against rerr9dymg the sv'i
,h' 2roueh II o. the same OLD en-.
ne ioNcr ~ the government over ~,
t"pe a. distinguished from Inc row, 80,
ne neqrlo over the government "N' u
flil why IS the silver plank not demo.
idllef ncmocrafs all oNhr Tho cc9,rs.', |
sn, tepresrnl atives to the National con.
ne POSITION of the party nnon his 'n n, ,,ls
I, r. mere deOlared. and more fiIe, ~"
t'ns, ~ those representatives decI."a1 | .
~ kiEer rlank was good sound dem 90 ,
'c,,u ne'rlne Thee VAS "A dffe,rn@e
, 1pi1'on among democrat on the o,,e.lior
10 : was left to the highest dan,nn
ma 'ic authority to decide. '',rhe ma ueio
u'es cardinal principle Of demos.