The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
A SIGNIFICANT VICTORY.


The great democratic victory In the In
dianapols municipal election held las
week was very significant straw LAS
year Mckinley carried the city by 5000 ma.
jority and now 1t goes democratic by 5000
The Sentinel states from facts and draws
some conclusions from the result II says
that IL takes pleasure In calling the atten-
ton of political trimmers and men afraid
OF their principles. such MS seem to be con
trolling the democratic machines In New
York City and Maryland. TO the fact that
the great victory was achieved by demo-
Gratis On democratic platform In spite
Of all bluffing, and threatening and per-
suading, tho democrats nailed their colors
TO the mast when they went into Ibis con-
test. They said In their platform:
While recognizing that the issues of the
municipal campaign are local and not Ma
tlof al, we take Thus opportunity, the iirst
which has offered Itself since the presi-
dental election of 1896, to reafiirm and en-
phasize the declaration of the last Ma
tiOnal democratic convention IN favor Of
the free and unlimited coinage OF ehlver at
the historic ratio OF l6 to 1 without wait
ing the aid or consent of any other nation
on earth, upon which that great statoS-
man. William j. Bryan made his mem
Urablc campaign for the presidency. We
col denim the republican party for It's fair
urc 10 open the mills as 1t promised to do
II restored TO power, for the enactment Of
n tariff law imposing new aud oppressive
taxes upon an already uVcrburdcncd pco-
pic FOL the sole benefit of the great trusts
and monopolles 10 whose power and
wealth It owes Its present ascendaney In
tthc government and for perpetuattnv the
business prostration and Industrial paraly
SIS. from which the country has been suf-
ierlng for years, hy persiSung IN the mis-
taken financial policy 10 which these con
ditlons are due,
And not only did the party thus put it.
self on record as a party. but also the can
didate of the party made his position as
explicit as words cnn make 1t. In an In
torview with the Sentinel, published imme-
dlatcly before the democratic city convon-
ton, HI said
stand today where have stood ever
since the National convention which numi-
mated bryan~Squnroly ON the platform
haVo puhlicly declared more than once
that Inc democratic party having nladu
inc ISSUE OF free coinage ] could and
should hot take any backward stem hut
must fight the battle to the end What
Eyer ~ doubts | may have had orlsinolly aa
convinced that IL is tho only measure
winch offers any prospect of escape from
tae distressing industrial conduit ions which
now prevail In this country.
And furthermore he gave fair notice IN
the same Interview that he was running
as democrat In these words
" ] am reconstructed expect TO bc tho
newt rinyor OF INDIANAPOLIS But whcthar
IN hnh.lc station or private life | shiIl
coS'h'hly do everything legitimate in u,v
rover to hold the democratic party m Inc
lor The principles which ii procla med In
Ghlcaxo and to secure the stccesS az
those PRINCIPLES at tho ballot box.
The Sentinel says, in conclusion: with
thls uneauivocal stand by both the party
and the candidate this political campaien
was fought to the glorious conclusion
reached on yesterday. Doubtless many
persons who do not accept the principles
or the Chicago platform vobcd for Mayor
Taggart on local Issues. or rs a rebuks 10
the infamous methods used against him
but they did so with the Knowledge that h.,
and his party were making their fieb, as |
democrats.