The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21
THRUTH OF HISTORY.

Louisville Dispatch.
The Omaha World Herald publishes the
following correspondence:
To the Editor Of the World. New York
CITY.
Omaha. Mob, July ~, 1891. Dear Sir
have been q democrat all my life, and
although will not follow the sound money
| or Cleveland faction. still think am
q veteran democrat.
voted for Seymour. Greeley. Tildcn,
Hancock and for Cleveland three times.
and now. according to your standard OF
democracy. am no longer a democrat
because l will not. like Cleveland and
Carlisle. support the single gold standard.
In the editorial columns Of the World
Of July 20 l find this:
Equally strong proof that we bage not
made final settlement with the trni-
bination OF political elements tnat made
BRYAN Its standard bearer IN 1896, and still
halls him as its chief oracle, is afforded ly
the renewed activity Of the sound ihCney
democrats. They. too, are In the field In
Michigan. Iowa and Kentucky they have
already held separate conventions and re-
asserted with undiminished yigor the tis-
toric principles OF the democratic party"
You say the sound money democrats
are In the field In several States ard that
with renewed activity they are asserting
with undimtnished vigor the historic prin-
Now in good faith and With the best Of
motives 1 desire to request you to -efer
mo to the political work and page or
pages where the democratic party aver pro-
claimed as one OF its principles, the sim
gle gold standard" or will You be knd
enough TO refer me to enc of Is National
platforms wherein the single gol1 stand
ard was advocated by the democratic
party?
II such has been tho finadcill roi. cy OF
the party. and Is matter OF record, as
you alleRe. It will not bear heiilly upon
you to place me in position to obtain this
historic Information and hope you
will do 1t. Yours truly. j. b. Kitchen
Mr.. Kitchen waited two weeks and re-
ceiving no answer incIosed copy OF his
letter to the Arena with the followlng
To the Editor of the Arena, Boston, Mars.
Omaha, Nob., August Z. 1897. Dear sir:
The incloscd is copy OF letter wrote
to the editor OF the New York World,
but for some reason 1t received no at
tention. /. therefore, turn to you for the
information / sought to enlighten me on
the subject matter OF the letter us I de-
sire to be correctly informed? Respect
fully. J. b. Kitchen.
To this Mr.. Kitchen received tue fol-
lowing reply:
j. b. Kitchen. Esq.
Editorial Rooms OF the Aroma, ('orley
Square. Boston, Mass. August g. 1897
Dear Sir: Your question is not answered
by the World for the reason that It can
not be nswered--except in TIE negative.
No democratic convention evsr decla cd
for the single gold standard until liz 1896
when body calling itself the National
democratic party. but which was in fact
tho worst bedraggled offspring of pluto
cracy. assembled In Indianapolis aid did
declare for the single gold standard and
for several other things. You need not
aDplv to the min'ons ~ tho money power
for any straightforward answer to any ln-
auiry relating to the money question.
Your own inquiry implies that you know
the facts in this matter and that yen seek
TO put the enemy on record. He Gun not
20 on record without making spectacle
of himself before the world. Youcs t:uIy,
John Clark Ridpath,
Editor of t1e Arena.
The editor OF the Courier journal, who
IN rushlight leader of the Indianapolis
movement, might be able to answer MFR,
Kitchens question. It is referred to the
gcldbugs OF Kentucky for an answer. and
II they can answer 1t now Is the time.