The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-14

yers TO he employed no costly receiver
ships; all their lab liios and the extent
Of them would be determined by law
there would be no expensive strikes no
martial law, no federal soldiers. no de-
s'ructon of railroad property. hut the
railroad would he operated smoothly
and with MS litie rrc' ION as e the present
postal system now nperatsd. There would
be- no incentive To extortion. 10 injustice.
10 discriminat'on. The cost Of transpor-
lation would he reduced as has been The
cost of transporting your letters. until the
lowest price cons stcni with receipts and
Disbursements had been reached With
,nsne .nanged conditions would come a
mont. new confidence, a crea, nrovok-
'ns cause Of all the riot ali the rosistence,
all the cInspirac es among railroad mon
for solf-proteciion, having been removed.
FEDERAL soldiers would no longer invade
state llnea, oepose or suspend civil au-
tnori'iss the sharr crack Of the Federal
gun. making widows and orphans Of
American cit zens. bringing distress and
deso!ation 10 Anerlaan hresil"s, would no
longer be heard there would be no newly
rnade graves and bloody winding sheets
70 attest The cruelty of government and
ll,ls fapaoi'y ut railroad management.
hese are some of tho reasons why We
favor government ownership .. m 'lroads
holf property m sacred and inv o!ahle
owned by an individual. | would not I'M
laWinlly infringe upon corporate right
AMI privileges.
We ara not the enemies Of corporations
or monr, and should our party succeed
10 power We viii deal fairly and Justly
with all interests. persons and sections.
The legislative, judicial aud executive de-
nammants Of our government shall he
open and ready to redress every wrong
to protect every right. whether II be cor
rorate or personal Our party is COM
posed largely Of the poor we have but few
n hut f..t.E Is
CAPITALISTS hut few men of distinction and
ifnpMn. from small herinn ng. with
m insecure following, We have within
tour years n Texas built par,y that
cast two years ago '6S,o0D votes They are
largely men who nave Passed the merii-
IN Of He, they were once democrats OF
irpnhlieans they were once Federal or
| 'Shtedefhfe soldiers. they are all Texans
now Their homes are here. Their hope IN
ne ln,uIe Z here, and their fondost and
petltN or Texas and the happiness of their
MONIES They have felt IN sadness and
1Ii'efness he failure OF the TWO old pow
sis 10 res tola economic government. They
nave. IN gloom ana despa Y, witnessed the
oeeLne and depreciation of everything cA-
napl soiu' taxes and official sala les They
nave with loyalty and inte2rgty worthy
of Roman hero, stood by the two old
parties, trusting with chldiike simplicity
III lneir unredesned promises. They haze
sefn the rapidly with which money pancs
ua,s succeeded each other They have
with humidity seen their wives and daugii-
'ers perform field labor Of men as ne
o'fsilN 10 a most frugal support. All this
and more hay. they endured until a burn
't's CONSCIOUSNESS OF violated Christian
,.htN TO WIFE and children has impelled
'nsin =" take riugc Ia the peoples party
- 'n' last nope Tor rescurg the state
tni AAton from the plumber of class rule
IN "htocraiic wealth. These grand men
'HNf endured the scorn and cruel critl-
,iiSl 81 the h'nchmen ani hreines of
n,'HhhoENcs ana YAK eaters They have
nard themselves denounced as the agerc-
sttioh pf Tho refuse of the moral. social
anu n2htifoi world. such sacritices. such
.putase could only he bred OF Christian
'oll'noe 9atraic love Of home and coun-
~, ~ ives such grain, lone and nerve
.nht iounaed this government, that pene-
rated ihe, wilderness. cleared the way
ana made habitation possible. 1t was such