The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-15
THE DEMANDS OF POPS,
ADDRESS OF THE REFORM PRESS
COMMITTEE.
Park and Associates Rcitcrnte Thetr
Desire for Straight f"p"is'
Tickets in TcxRs ana Nation

Dallas. Texas, May 1.-THE committoe
appointed to frame an address to the IeNas
popuists at the recent meeting oil the
state Reform Press association hein AT
Lampasas has finished the task. The fol-
lowing was given out last night:
The Reform Press association of Texas
assembled at the place where the first
Farmers alliance In the United states was
organized some twenty years ago, sends
greeting to the populists OF Texas ana else
where and congratulates them upon the
success which has attended the promnlga-
ton of the principles first set forth by
those sterling yeomen on the historic
ground-principle which gave birth to the
peoples party and which have permeated
the whole Nation and awakened the spirit
of patriotism from the lakes TO the gulf and
from ocean to ocean. to degree hitherto
| unparalleled in the history OF nations.
| Never since the day of its birth has the
record of the peoples party in Texas oeen
polluted by the foul blot of fusion n
every campaign we have put out straight
pcpulist ticket for National. State and
minor Offices. In the campaign of the year
| Just closed we pollei larger tote for
Bryan and Watson than all the other states
| combined.
IN ne,h"n"t ,4 s,,n ',,ad ,,,, bnnes, senti
n'n'!ierS "" n".r W.. re-. a,t,, ..,,,,,,a
thZc with our principles.
| We indorSe the action of the National
Reform Press association in providing for
the Nashville delegate conference July 4.
les', IN me pdon'lon Vi tht ilil'' NV CIV,
rel'Ionuunn III us own XIV, !u,i, w.. ~, Nv,
wv ,lu ','',n' 80, g. wa ~
po''"s ulHce"o'uelS p'','s "e,st'u.'s ~, N''
conventions ana opposing proxy 'epF''se"
'atloh III "'y o. our n't''it'Es. 80.
we '"uo,,e the atl'on ", uui 20 ~,
man ~ calilhg mass nleeIlntS tito.isnou.
we N'hte ior "it""eihs irpi'a'"'"'. a.
IRE Nhtlonal conference inI SUrfpS, mn nav
hfeoih'' mee'lnEs o.. neiu M .Eno"' 'r'
sat on MAY - ahu 40 thf cu,' tu', "''
n,'r,,"s '''; W. 81, s.,r 70 a,
pnlh,po Irht ~ an ,u.ure menus VI
popuiFH inc PASS Oh feprfS-h.a'l IN u,
hNel ON the hotuai populls' No u. reco'u
We ttoolnneuu thht az can SUITE 9op',
lSt convention helu nrNt var an w,
W. years thereat'er' wa, threH inem'e'
lne Nalohal popuIst eoulihi,lee p'
"'ecte'i TO serve LOT inc su 'eeec hs wv
year
heai@ihs una, confluence IN repun'lca,
iorn, o. government can reVer 70 ses'oI 90
~ me n'eth"dS "h'Gh nave hlthrr,C He'
va'ied ID an tAe poltleal pd"'es IN ms
Nhuon, we recommend IN. ca.Piul IN,
Vesusa'lAi, earnest CONSIDER at,on anc
adoption by popuiists' as wen as by al
cta'r advocates OF people soVerhmh'
OF the system 81 pnlltie"' hiahaIemt NJ
ht,Wn us direct leRlslalloh' embracing me
lt'uetvc ana referendum ana hnporho'
hlhh'ate'
III submitting this method 10 inc PEG
| biR we Tttli admire TO every nrlnNlnIn tifn
er'o onun'lsieu III our platforms ana rel!
win the fullest assurance upon the alb
soIule e'r'h,n'y' ma, ~ us aaop on by
majority OF 'hc Neople' IN govern len'ai ~
Ven as III political a'ih'rs' 'yer" needed
r%'9rm may ps seGur'n; ana me shhekle'
oi nhshcH' ana lHHus-'lai slave" s'' tkei
r IRON our prople'
, An honest press being recognized ms tn