The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
POPULIsT ADDRESS.

state Executive Committee TO the
Waters of Texas.
Austin. Texas. February 19-The FOL
lowing was today given out by the pop
ulist chairman OF this county:
To the Voters OF Texas.
At the melting OF the State executive
committee, called for the purpose OF con-
sidering \hat action should be taken to
further advance the principles OF our
party and the welfare OF the people In
general. we, your committee on address
beg leave to submit to the voters OF the
State the following:
We congratulate the members OF our
party upon the splendid vote polled for
our principles in this State at the last
election. Major Kearby having received
2SS6c2 votes, as against 10000 for our
beloved leader, Nugent, In 1894, a gain In
two years OF more than $1,000 votes. We
declare that elections are only incident
In The life OF the peoples party and that
we intend to battle steadiastly Tor our
principles until each and all OF IN I'M are
enacted into laws and the plain people
given justice and an equal opportunity to
enjoy the blessings of good government.
We congratulate the people Of Texas
upon the fact that popuiist education Is
now bearing fruit and that even our OPP
pononts are making an effort to enact
some OF the planks of our State platform
INTO laws. We sincerely trust that their
zeal In this direction may not abate. but
that all of our demands may become laws.
We do not care for mere party success.
our Efforts are directed toward the COM
mon good and We are ready to accept just
laws from any source, but we warn the
people against pretended reforms, mere
con promise measures for deceptive parti-
san purposes We desire TO urgently i'm
press upon those who sustain the peoples
party in the recent contest the great
necessity that they should work with un-
abated zeal to sustain their party and
spread Its principles. and stand BY them
until they are enacted into laws. Having
shown our patriotism by accepting the
candidate of another party for president
ana making all honest effort for a union of
the reform forces of the Nation. we de-
plOre the fact that the leaders OF the DEM
ocratic party failed to keep in good faith
their part of the St. Louis compact and
mhdc every effort To dlsintegrate and hu-
initiate the peoples party for their own
gain, which largely contributed to the de-
ient of the union candidate MIR. Bryan and
the issues presented. We have not organ
lied to obtain offices, but to improve the
conditions OF tho people and every man
VINO mas the same purpose in view should
be with us and not against us
We point to the appalling conditions In
which this country now finds itself as the
best evidence that the principles of our
National platforms are right. wise and
necessary. We perceive that to achieve
practical reform we must have the assist
ance OF every man who loves his country
ana defends the right and we invite all
honest and patriotic citizens to come I'm
and join with us In an effort TO rescue
our people from the abyss OF hankrupfcy
anil ruin in which We are now struggling
an pledge to the people of this State that
~ will stay in the middle Of the road and
in the future. as in the past, strenuously
oppose all fusion or entangling alliances
with any other political parll. l.r all
good men get together under the Ieoples
party banner and fight the Ran. evils
which now endanger the l;e,lAu,. "ros-
perity having disappeared line danger ia
that peace, order and even civilization nav
follow
We reaifirm our devotion tn the prin
ciples of the Omaha and -. Louis Mat
forms and emphasize the iemtl1 for tie
initiative and referendum and Imperative
mandate that the people may have the
r1Ent by direct vote to propose. accent or
reject any law and to recall and to dis
miss unfaithful public officials.
70 the end that tho foregoing PRINCIPLES
may he fully carried out We urgently roe.
ommend to our people the hearty support
OF me reform press and the continuation
and tho immediate perfection OF our marty
organization at each voting box In tho
state undor tho direction Of the chair
man OF the State executive committee. Re.
specially submitted.
Noah Allen