The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-12

uYou NulNA he stood. We pause for a re-
Ply. II any officer pr uny private had
deserted the Confederate ia! on any Of the
haitlofields OF the !a,e clyi war and
served for a time beneath N banner az the
ea'nF and returned witlin uu- lines would
any Of our generals haze conferred on ann
positions of honor or trust! The rctmn-
INK deSerter might not hava beer couri-
narualed and shot nut l. Is safe TO say
mat places Of honor ana trust would NOT
nave been thrust upon lin. The dcfert,rs
from the democratic raLhs a. W.. As
those from eN- official relations TO the lai
~, ought 10 be more than satisfied to re-
turn aud take their PLACES IN the rear RANK
~ the great democratic pIrty. without a. X
ing for places of honor much less presum-
ing to counsel advise or dictate to tho
iaithtui democrats Who. during In trying
o deal in 1896. stood To their guns pndl
made every shot ana she'll count But no
premiums should he offered ilr the .e'uru
of any traitor to his larty aud his 1olinuy |
Let the prodlgal return and we osk HIM
to return, confess!ng IN 81. hcioth aud /
ashes his sin against ne principle; Of tha !
democratic party. We want hin. T. return,
but not under the cloak OF deceit and !
hyp7crisy 4 few have expressed a Will |
ingnesS to return. Such have ackuCWl- |
edged their errors. But there are Other : |
who have never taken back what they said
OF the Chicago platform and its nurl nee !
and yet they have eNpr Haed :, Willingness |
to return t. the democratic fold Has the
National platform been changed since its
adoption II the platform was 4 good
democratic platform IN July. 1896, Is 1t rot
good platform today II he ulatsorm
was 'populistic utterance" in 1Su6 is Il |
not "populistic utterance" TO-DAY? Mr.. |
Rrran Endorsed the platform of 1926 and
he indorsos the same platform today. Ia
Mr. Bryan better demo rat now then he
was when he made the spesrn that cleo
'rificd the world and inmortaijaed bis own
name? Why, then, have few of thcs.
who fought the platform OF 1851 as "A non
ulistlc utterance' and w. J. Bryan as a
'populist' so bitterly during the late cam
paign. expressed willingness TO support
both in 1902 Have such changed or modi-
fled their views? Have hey given any ext
dences OF having abandoned tho so-called
National democratic party, headed hy
Grover Cleveland? II 30 when and whore
These same boilers and dcserters from this
old democratic faith. these rroieaSal Iemo.
Gratis who abandoned the democratic rIa'
form and slandered AMI vi,ifiel Mr. Er.an;
these traitors 10 the party o. their iathcr.
VIII did al in their power to elect William
Mckinley, the embodiment Of hish ,ro-
tcctive tariff and the advocate Of the Brit
ish single gold standard; thase men y 20
deserted the democratic flag IN ts no
of suprcmcst peril now say they will sup
rort both the platform and MIR, BRYAN in
1900 What has Gene over the spirit Of
their dreams? Would I, not he The part ot
wisdom for the true democracy look VOL
before placing such men IN office or s,,d
ing such men as delegates 20 ANY Of our
democratic conventions? viii such men do
10 trust? Can we take counsel Of sdch |
mon? Have we not had n slfiicicrlt num- !
hor Of object lessons? can We not learn |
from the school of experience and ohsC rNa
ton? hid We not have an o5lect lesson Rt
Dallas In 1874? bid not the faction. ow
very largely In the minority, come very
near controlling the acton az the ConNcn- !
TIM nd not the wcrl "h1rmr1V' oumc /
exceedingly near playiug thu devil and |
Tom Walker" with the orelnif1 dem1n-
racy? pid we not have another object les
son at the Chicago con ient'on Whom the
minority. led by Hon. la"'a u. lil'l' did
all In It's power 10 th~art The c>pr' sstd
VIII 81 the majority We r'oe't' Can si,h |
men he again trlStet can sNch MN e
again placed on guard N orr primaries and
conventions we do not hes'lte 10 answer
No. If ths democracy expos 10 accom-
pllsh anything GOOD for it, nary an' re