The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-05

win realize that the people have at least
the power of resentment. TO prove how
little there is in the principles of govern
nent and how powerful is pie, just watch
the bowling silver democrats swallow II
gold platform or n silver straddle with Il
gold nominee at Chicago, or the gold men
swallow silver primary election IN
Texas. They are Il fine set of statesmen
to be throwing stones at the populists
or even AT the black and tan republicans
II there Is any political puking done this
FAN II won't be by the populist. for he is
taking no mixed drinks. He Is some
what fond of pie, but not mince pie when
he knows among the ingredients Is some
dog meat. He may not know much about
such deep and new question as the tar
iff, but he has found ont that there is
not enough difference between the Billy
Wilson and the BILLY Mckinley bills to
make row If there was no pie in the
background. He knows that there will
not he enough difference between the bi-
metallism of the selected trainers of both
the st. Louis and Chicago platforms 70
set up housekeeping on. The average
democrat when he can't &c, popuis,
vote paints him as a long-h9ired, bulge
eyed individual. and this may he so. but
he has got sense 10 know when he has
enough. even of as good thing IA the
State and Federal government of the dem
ocratlc party. He may be n sucker hut
you have
GOT TO CHANGE THE BAIT
on him at least once in thirty years He
has even learned that he would be a darn
fool TO lie tolled into a primary on one is
sue and then forced 10 sawllow whole
lot of devil,nent not submitted. hut kept
under "kiver" He may not have much
political wisdom or learning, bui his thirty
years service in the democratic ranks
has learned him that II Is not safe Ia 1T
IN" other fellows do all the counting after
the vote is cast. He may be little slow
OF speech and coInpre hension but the
game of bulldoz!ng won't work ,on him any
DtitpT tnau false counting lfa kuONg
that primaries were called on county Of
fees To make them carry State ticket
ana tho tax raised. and he ~ not AFT
TO help push along the movement He
knows that the Austin syndicate Is dicker-
ing with the corporations for campaign
funds, md with the republican leaders
for moral support, but this don't worry
him. for he knows that ninc-tenths of the
producers and laborers of Texas are with
the populists, either on the platform or TO
clean out the crowd whose policies have
stagnated business and raised taxes. The
populists VIII have man in every school
nohse TO do their talking. and 1t will
take n ore campaign funds mud travelling
organizers to save the Austin syndicate
than they can afford. Even the mudsll
republicans are up to snuff, and are not
going TO be delivered ns per contract The
rudsi'lers I'm all partles want reform If
tho populsts don't win they viii force the
democrats into doing somc pious platform
work and legsa lion. and the country viii
owe them debt of gratitude for this
much.
DUDLEYS FORCED MEASURE
Ia keep democrats In tho party on n
glittcring generality will prove as mild
"A remedy as sassafras tea. The people
want an effective. busincss-lke settlement
of the transportation question. and they
want direct vote OF the people on I'm
portant issues, and no silver blandish |
ment will get them Off OF these demands. |
They will "a
Red river to the gulf. II no more and |
protect the Texas farmer from monopoly. |
My fellow-citizens, II you know what you |
want and your demands are just. you win |
get them In the end by sticking to them |
he fearless In advocating your principles
and the new PARTY viii sweep the State
and Nation like an avalanche. for the Of
fetal lass can snuif Il revolution from |
afar on Let them know that you have
political ideas not subject to change by
an official smile or a paper OF garden |,
pense as gracious gift from some silver
tonguod democrat who II drawing in sal
ary and perauisite attention some $1,000
per anaum for himself, You have been been
girls. and without the referendum and the
government ownership OF some railroad
mileage you will have no more relief from
high freight rates than your work mule
has control over you. Under the head OF
you have had true-blue demo-
Gratis to make you pay for presents to
your wife with In two years out of the
nr"r's on your labor saw n Texas con-
gressionnl funeral pass through tNis very
Town that cost tho taxpayers $1,000. and
i2011 Of it was for flowers. Your congress
men now have private secretaries and nor
Lers That receive more per .annpm than
Thomas jefferson, Daniel Webster or Hen
~ Clay received for making your laws
md more than any one farmer naiies In
three years of his farm and labor.
l CAN SWALLOW STUMP ASHBY.
larry Tracy and Jim Davis Il great deal
asier than can any longer swallow this
ind OF democracy. Just think of "a mud
Her going TO Washington city on a
calper's ticket and sending In his caro-
o a $4,000 per annum senator by s5o'o
er annum door keeper. An English iord
ant do this in England, marquise IN
rance or q count in Germany. for the
lblic servants are not such valuable
hattels, and didn't use 70 be in this coui-
nv uniji you fellows got no rich and care |
IS that vou did not care for expenses. |