The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-22
DUTY OF DEMOCRATS,
Atlanta CO.. stitntlnn.


Atlanta Constitution.
With but few exceptions the small con-
tingent of party newspapers which bolted
the party last year is industriously spec
ulating on the theory that the recent
change IN the ownership o; part OF the
stock Of the Constitution signifies a pos
sible change in tho policy of the paper on
the financial question 1t is worthy Of note,
however. that only those newspapers that
are keen to have company in their political
isolation are giving themselves any trouble
in regard to this matter
But since our friends Of the boiling con-
;insent are giving themselves unnecessary
trouble about the position OF the Constitu
tion. it may be well for them 10 have
placed in their possession a clean, an un-
mistakable and an authoritative statement
Of the policy which we think should be
pursued by the democrats leading up to
the congressional campaign OF next year
as prelude to the presidential election In
1900
Our Isolated friends should clearly bear
IN mind that the constitution Of the dem
ocrauc pariy-of the elk and half
millions who voted for William j, Bryan
last Novcmbcr-is THO Chicago platform.
On that platform the party viii stand UNI
til new constitution Is made by the DEM
ocratic National convention. The principles
therein enunciated are the principles of
the democratic party aud on these prin-
clples and with the acceptance Of these
~ inci5,es as the sause ana measure OF
for Tho ,,svt cc,,elrs,s In 49,, nlectio, Dis
trict of the United States. There might be
some doubt Of this ii $4,000 voters, repre-
sorting me boltefs' were aoie 10 control
our o'''''"' ac''0h ol ieiriS 'VVV'VVv ueon-
Til, acco,,,,,cc M ,bts r,c, ,.t+bo,,, ,,,o.
t,,n may, sare o,o1 d,,i ~ ,n,,ocosSo,.,,
tronhIn AMI conc h.,r, h,,rri,rs ~, ~,
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'e' 'p''t 10y NY %, 'io'ia.lc Ioily, nut 1t
has zee" "ec'pl.a 10y thousands VINO never
po..'. suI'IofIe1 'le orslnl"aIloh' ann TO-
unY tne party Is stronger more hopeiul'
more th"'oushly organized tlah II mas
peen since the war.
IL VIII naturally happen then that those
who feel that the declarations Of the Chi
c,go rIatfor,, ,yoro ,,,er,,, mad, "a 81, r.,
emergency ana that 'hey were pot thlhss
Of moment to be discarded and forgotten
after the closing Of the po,ls arc nreno,-
,. 49,, 49,.
."s LOT themselves sure oiSdppoihtheht.'
Having placed itself on thoroughly DEM
ocratic platform, the party viii not retrace
It's steps. II Will not go backward. 1t VIII
not resume the practice of making plat
form declarations susceptible of a io2en
constructions and framed so as 10 mean
one thing in the South, another in the East
and another in the West
This being so, there must he and there
VIII be no equiyocaion or evasion in the
acceptance of the principles of the Chicago
platform by any regular democratic organ
ization or convention. Those PRINCIPLES are
the essence of democracy. and the declara-
ton that contains them is so clear that no
man can mistake it's purport and meaning.
II makes the issues clear between rho hnne-
pie; and the concessions it demands for
The producers Of the country are all in the
d da,, o. 9 !uH,,re. n'i naSen ON me lun-
so far as the enjoyment Of The h"ncfifs ''[ q;
the government are concerned. That prln.
eelplee which was formulated by jefferson
IN inc deeiara'ion OF lnhependence, Is the