The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-12
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To the Editor Of The Post.
Bolton, Texas, July lu.-H!story tells lis
that during the darkest and most critical
period Of the revolutionary war. General
Washington issued the rolowing order
Put none hut Americans on guard to-
night The democracy OF his country has
arrived at as critical a period In the history
Of our country as that IN which the Father
of His Country issued the order above
quoted. During the revolutionary war
there were tories and traitors There We're
those who advocated the crown and The
supremacy OF the mother county. Az tlen.
there are now two great pc: hi al .art!rs In
our country. 'rhe one the r.ouh.ican. adj
Focating centralized government. tie
other government "og the people. by the
people and for the noope" The -epublicau
party mas It's seutin-ls Oh guard the demo-
cra's ought to hase their teltturls on
guard. II is II tie and Leatl strugeie.
The National democ. ltic convention tnat
met at Chicago in July, l,aG, H. now a part
OF The history Of the country and of the
National party. We V,utue 10 say mat
no National convention was ever corrlscd
Of democrats coming more directly from the
Voice ot the rank and file, as expressed
through the various democratic riImaric,
man The convention that convened nj Chi
caso in 1896. The great leading question.
that OF the currency. WIS fuzzy and freely
discussed in almost every hamlet. town aud
city in The country, Able advocates wer.
arrayed on either side. We 10 not think
1t would be TOO much 10 cay that a faircr
or more rcpreSt NATIVE body was ever held
in this country by any great political pa--
~. Tht humhlest democratic voice WAS dis
tlncI'y heard from the lakes TO the gulf.
I'M
lew oil our former trusted lea iars dts.rt
I'd the platform deserted the party aud
deserted the great leader OF the PARTY. and
d'd all In their power. either directly or
indirectly, To thwart the viii of the mn
lofliy by the election OF the republican
nominee William Mckinley. Elk Pres dent
tieNeland and his secretary. John a. Car
ils.o, were conspicuous examples OF this
class The bolters became the allies of the
republican party having deserted The marty
and onieIod The camps Il ;he enemy. We
say the CAMPS Of the enemy for the reason
thal' whether said boilers supported ral-
uVT OF NcNihley, they were enemies TO the
democratic party Whether they voted for
Palmer or Mckinley, they thus severed
their connection with the democratic mar
~. These hoters from and traitors 10 The
democratic party haikd With joy the defeat
OF me chicago platform ana It's d.sun-
suished standard bearer. Wlliar J. BRYAN
Ihey reloiced at the election OF the "ad-
vance agent Of prosperity" Mr. William
Mckinley Is this not fact9 And vet we
nave hehrd tho unhlushing statnm mt mgde
that such doScrters and traitors have never
severed their connection with the demo-
cratic party When men Genounced ne
Nali9nal democratic platform as BEING a
populist uttciance" when men denounc.
the nominee as being a "populist. when
men turn from the democratic platform
ana support the republican platform. when
men abandon the democratic nominee end
give their hearty support to the renub-
mean nominee when men iNrsake tho rrin-
clplts of the regularly organized Natioaal
democratic party and support the principles
OF tae republican party--if sucn men haVnl
not practically severed their connection
with the democratic party. we would like
TO know what steps they could take In or
der 10 free themselves from such conn, O.
tom Can such profcssed democrats be
trusted in the future? Can n deserter be
AFFORD to give such men places of honor
and trustg Would not Mark Hanna he
more fit custodian OF their democracy
Can the democracy afford 10 select such
men to office or sehd sch men as dele
gates from onr democrats primaries TO any
OF our democratic conyentins?
To be sure. while the lamp holds rrt 10
burn tho yilest democrat may return" But
such ought to bring fruits OF worthy re-
pentancc! Have any Of the boilers, or de-
serters, expressed any sorrow or regret
for having fnrsaken democratic prinoiplss
and deserted the democratic flag In It's
hour OF danger and greatest need? Has
any great man, or any great daily. recanted
what they said during the last canvass in i
regard to Mr. Bryan and the platform