The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
AS TO BYNUM.


the home Of the national democrat chair
man, comments on the late manifesto oil
that gentleman as follows: II ever tie
ancient fable Of the phoenix was realized 1t
certainly Is in the person Of our quon1am
townsman, w. ID. Bynum. And yet, " we
recall that legend, the phoenix arose while
the embers were still glowing. and flew
away like the woodcock, singing, There's
hot time In the old town tonight" He
did not wait till the ashes were cold. Mr..
Bynum shows no such precipitdncy. The
country had settled down to quiet after
the late elections. and had al most forgotten
about them in it's attention to the Cuban
disgrace. the proposed honest mcny stea..
and other questions OF the day. when up
goes Mr. Bynum with the whir OF startled
pheasant. B-z-z-z! What flutteration he
makes Evidently Mr.. Bynum 10 alarmed.
He shows as great perturbation az the bird
IN the story, which plaintively inqulred:
Who stole my nest away?
And tho two eggs laid today?
Ho must feel that his $500 per month is
In danger. And like enough he has good
cause for it. When the gallant Watterson
sheathes his sword and cries. "All Is lost
save honor" there IS reason to believe that
a knockout blow has been administered, and
that the ten seconds will be counted. Moth
ing more serious than that could hap,,en to
Mr.. Bynum and his $500 per calendar
month, No surrender No compromise.
At least not so long as the remnant of Lost
years campaign fund holds nut Perish the
thought. Says Mr.. Bynum:
The efforts of the national Democratic
organization last year were to aid in
saving tho credit OF the Nation from dis
hotnr; Its mission In the future will be IL
possible to' preserve the true principles of
democracy unul Judgment and reason
snail again dominate the councils of the
party and its ancient creed be restored to
It's PLATFORM. Then and not till then, Will
the work OF the national democratic party
| be accomplished and it's organization cease
| to be ahi independent one.
The hrmer the convictions and the bold
| err the courage of national democrats. the
sooner will the country be free from the
blightlng influence OF impending disaster
| SO far AS tho dispatches reveal. the me M
bers Of the National bank democracy COM
| disappearing hosts They 90 not draw any
| salary Mr. Bynum is the altogether. He
wants the country to understand distinctly
that the National bank democracy Will not
cease to be while he and his salary exist,
On that double standard II can stand fer
pieces. The A. =. A. may be sold out 10y
the sheriff. The populists may be sold out
| by their leaders The National hank de-
mocracy Will continue as long as Its double
| foundation remains But II either Mr.. BY
mum or his salary should be dom,nstised,
democracy itself can not axlst on single
standard. The last part of IT'S name is so
true to the double standard TINT It will
endure nothing else.
\ We will not enter into any Discussion OF
tho comfort that Mr.. Bynum extracts from
The late elections 1t would be cruel to cast
shadow on that bright Illusion. Ever
since the Prophet Nathan stood bef,re King
David and tcld the story OF he rich me n,
with flocks and herds innumeNSie, who
fell upon tho poor man and took away his
one little eve lamb, the world has sar, nix
with revlusion from those. who, white rev
cling in wealth themselves, have robbed
the poor, Keep your lamb. Mr.. Bynum,
and shear II as closely as you viii. ], can
stand the process. The Lord ,emrcrs tie
wind to the shorn lamb. We do not prudge
this comfort On the contrary NC admire
the ability that can extract 1t. A man with
such extractiyc ability as chat has a great
future before him as dentist In case he
should ind no other occupation.