The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-25
FoR THE PARTY.

Mr. n'Brlen Holds me Pr,nespies Of De
npt:afy Aosse Personal OpirlPp.
To ,he DenocFac. OF Jefferson County
and Its Elected ard Accredited D4le-
EAtes 70 ;he Democratic Congressional
Convention OF tho Second Dis-rict OF
Teas. Messrs. : =. Long r. ". san
dr.s. &. II. Wi-s-. r T.. Kelley, u.
Il. Nprvc!l John y. Gnh.r;. W. s. Da.
IlGson. John Il. Goodaao. ". b. Dun
Lap and George T., q Bren;
beaumont. Texas. J4iy -L-"hen your
couH1y convention en tire gath o: May
las without solicitation o. fny aa.,. noH-
ord INC With its request. unanimously.
without r-tsleEre to the .ss-.e thea ex-
sitting. ana sndsiermiasi a. 70 ~ CUR
r1n.y. 10 become 4 candidate for repre-
sei.ANtc 10 congress from taih district,
~ q :. uia-lfe HiAf ~ % Ihe re-prct. con-
NJ auI f-yreu ln waieh ! Was held.
NfsHlA+ from ms fellow citizens among
whom ! have 10 4onx hN1l. Wa, srI
y ~ eycr ." - me-, so4Fte " great pie AS
nrs eaa grauncaNon. ati amply adequate
rccosnpFnse for any subsequent failure.
Or disappointment. IA TIE realization OF
fvpr VISA. o. ~ atiiininr's' py your htn-
tie scrN an, "ha, irIef othfl tircum
siances, might gle ~ 'ay. +ceedei 10 ihc
rAtterirs request u w-la almost eyll, ni.
! however . that ;.n.c. tfal lha .nose.
mon; 10 The direction %. your wish came
100 iale. gale-s hoe oliticei status ,hen
FENDER .ts consummaii1n possible
A. you kn3''. tie maturity OF our coun-
| - convention. inciugiA. myself. SeTe al
| mat lime, agA rprli yet hr. ptrnapF. II
| controlled ~ 1uf .EiivlJqii views. OPP
| IoaeI % Ne absolute. .nden.nl.at and
uai!rni,c1 free c3.nage OF silver al the
and favored the prescnt gold standard.
With discretion Of Tie g,y.rhneni 10 coin
all The silver practicable, ile parity aud
rur,hs sing power 81 which was main
| ar . Al
Respectable minority of tue convention
believed, as hoy had q light 20 believe,
IN, ne h.si policy OF NJ government
would bs -. nhoptor ~ a 'iounir or
Fpla and silver atandltd. anl he absc-
lnie. ire, undated aud Independent co n
age OF both silver .tari ..pi1.
10Th parties in ,hsy convention. repre-
s'1i'ns IS they did, the then EXISTING Of
ifsne. within the dem )rrsi,c rsrty. tn-u
prevailed all ,he moneys of ,he govern.
mont should - rrce.Y-1 for all puf,iic dues
possess st., qualities ~ fan legal ,eadei
anu be OF Ike value and purchasing power
we all Anticipated tkat ne S.'.Is.,a
| democratic convention, soon TO tDuv.n4
a. chicago. would adopt 1emocrs,'-
| plmform aufhorii@a!v0ly decisive OF fhat
issue. and, IN every Other sesieci. In 81
cordance with the fundamental prime.
pies OF the party. and. not knowing Al
that time what the dec.aion would ne on
that Issue. q resolution was ahppiea
plcdging each individual member If gu,
convention, unGualinecly. to the accept
1 d'is'f anu rulfif'Ii VI II" ttJfrlfattt ant
platform OF the Chicago convention
That Convention has az you know sine.
acted. and has gone even beyond VIVA
We then conceived 10 ~ tne views Of M
minority, IN the adoption OF free. ,n1e
| pendent and unlimited coinage Of silver
at that ratio, and. ln my opinion. eyer,
one who participated In the action Of on
county convention. or subjected himself 4
the then existing democratic organixa;to'
| Of Texas OF which said convention was
psrt. II hound ard held by the action o
L The National convention. unless. tternarf
he should assume 10 exercise thai whic
w len = Very doubtful ultimate right O