The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26
VIEW AT AUSTIN.
Austin, Texas. january .. Isl,

With the incurahlc habit Of fighting the
administration strong upon them several
interior r0pers have opened up . war
UPON the one convention idea on the prs-
sumptlon that Il is culberson scheme,
For the Information Of this class OF o,-
ponents OF an ~ advised proposition, and
In The hope that they will take to com.
batting Il With more rational and effective
argument. st may be said IN truth that
neither the governor nor any memeer OF
his Immediate encourage is IN any way
committed TO the plan OF consolidating
the conventions this year. or has given
| encouragement 20 these who are tr,ins
10 force its adoption.
II Is recognized here that even yer, 4,
advisable ordinarily 10 abandon precs.
dent in thls matter the present ,ltne Il
| inopIortune Tor 50 doing. Ii would looa
too much like Trying TO antioipa;e tn,
action 81 the National convention Tor
the purpose Of committing the State dem
ocracy "a advance 10 certain platform
declarations which can have no binding
! effect uron any democrat II they CON
tlict with me National democratic Mat.
form
Admitting that she free silver element
/. prelominates IN democratic ranks IN this
! STATE, The fact remains that rhos. ,,ho
wish 80 make the campaign solely on IN.
silver issue are in the minority. and an,
| ,,i,i al ~ '..t,l'I ioFee an uEpa.dt-
| ,y,sr F Iii y iN nliel ne spuad money ell
! 49, = ~ &c resisted by quiet bat Vcr5
| so.ls'.!e faoIe majority. which has the H..
] ", No. t't .all ~ hvart and which
! l,irH.',s "a, w no tine for the intro
ite eontcnt on is untenable that II bar
| a. a.. ~ D, ','''l "riu me delegates
~, ~" N,n nr iresA ~ from the peo-
I l.t allo Viii luuie nearer rcfiectlng their
! -. ~ as GAINED. the peopie are un-
! M 49,, iis AZ. ~ ms ktha OF state
| ~ 10 VI ''at illtN VIA be Just as apt
! 49, ~ oht pihe as another that the
/ .e 80 lucy -.eNl are the proper stuff
h'00fains 20 'neir notion
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ms lt'iis ol aistuuniins the action Of
! the National convention In advance *
/ neither g,,5 g.,,,o,r.,,,. 49,. -,
=. aos nor good politics.
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| OF people who it various and sundry in
! tcrviews whleh have hean nrtn,e, 80 L.,
are S''hentc' are itching for some one 40
"''''e 'I'na 10 leave The party, and who
I "I' =" 'eeA sure inat the State and Ma
''"'' Platforms VIII conflict that they
az "1'''Hy tTcrarins TO set up little
s'-'P o. ihelr own on the latter. 1t may
'' true iAai they viii hardly be missed.
o't N fe are others, and many OF them.
/ M saxio,.s-ta.nn-lf,S,, 80 t,v 'sr.is wnich
| appropriated for .Xrediersv's sale a51
"hp ar entitled 10 respc-ttul considera-
fair treatment } q IL ,,.b, 40 D., , calls iot
| differences az ouintnn l.. tbee ,,s,Si -,
/ OF The majority or ~ the ,ninori,,, ,,,1
/ any attempt. open or covert 10 osfraris,
! members ~ he party who doUnt the ef-
Z IcaNy Of TIE silver cine i, amt IN he r..
( scented
4 Another ching hesi1. tho riphts Of ai
! loyal f,.fuo..4ts which soon, IA nv, -,
/ lost slsat of Ia this one-conyention bust
/ re- is that tho siate rXae,itiva Co,y-1itts,,
I Is practically committed to The obsarvanra
/ Of the ft.o.-sorlvt,ntici, riIls anvNsv
| At fits last meeting AZ Dnilas Viz, d,
! was RAPIDLY drifting iowa rils tba traai.crs
! owlug b. tho intrSd,tfiou OF lie finan.
/ promise was arrived nj bv mo terms az
! wilton tn silver issue was 10 be submitted
| nominating, rcn,.c,.tton ~ v,bjb 60,
| Platforms are adnpted WIZ IN h., bei8 ar
Ter the National convention. From this
! IL would seem that the antironventinn
! movement III out 0f arier $50
! A decperate effort Is being made ,,,s,
/ H1N 10 create inc impression mat popu-
I Ism is growing AT a rapid rate in Texas
| Popullst mass meetings galore are being
! called in every direction. the woods are
I iIll II third party lecturers ana with the
assistance OF faithful literary bureaus
! people are led 10 believe that a great RE-
form wave is sweeping the country.
J ) t-' Ftil meaning OF tliS great UnpU-
/ list drive is that 1T has become necessary
| tor the good of the order to agitate the
| cvWtals and beat the drum to keep the
s 49, l9EetheT r., ana prevent them from
ace6tnts 81 ..smtb,'eisstt t 1ist "a
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