The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20
(. 4. HARRISON ANNOUNCES
Il I Candidate fnr Nomination to
Congress- from Seventh District.
CLEAR EXP OSlIloN OF HIS VIEWS.
rosey Problem, bonds, National
Hanks. Tnrin. Public Expenditure
and War Touched ON.

10 the Democrats OF the Seventh Congress
sional District of Texas:
salado. Bell County, Texas. March l6-
rel,ow democrats Believing that m,hlic
offjce Us a public trust, the powers ami
duties of which are to be exercised and
discharged for the best interest Of the
people that no man is entitled to office by
divine right, but that honesty, capability
\ and fdelit, to the public welfare is the true
test BY which the fitness OF those who
Judged, take this occasion to announce
ms candidacy for the democratic nomina-
don to represent this district in the next
,cugress of tho United States herewith
utmitting for the consideration of my
fellow democrats an expression of my views
,pon all public issues, and inviting Tho
closest scrutiny into my past life and SER
vices as public officer and servant. with
an abiding faith in the virtue, intelligence
and sound judgment of the people of this
district to select for themselves, without
the aid of outside influence or the dictn
Il
viii best represent their interest in con-
eress and that, too. whether the party
selected has had one or a dozen terms, or
10 term at all.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The democratic convention which assem-
bled In Chicago in 1896, and named as our
standard bearer that splendid type of The
American patriot and statesman the Hon
William j. Bryan, promulgated a platform
Of principles more thoroughly in accord
with the principles of true democracy than
any platform presented to the American
people since the wal of 1861.
Those democrats who ware disposed TO
criticize this platform as undemocratic. and
especially the firm and patriotic declaration
in favor OF the free coinage OF silver
though challenged to do so, have failed to
point TO single utterance of the marty
III the past ilnfiieGdly TO free and un!imit-
ed coinage OF silver at the ratio of i6 TO l.
For more than twenty-five years we have
bowed at the shrine of an Eastern idolairy.
For more than twenty-five years they have
shaped our policies, dictated our platform
and named our standard bearers. During
all these years the democracy of the South
and West, led on by false promises of bet
ter times to come. in the face of constantly
falling prices and ever increasing poverty,
and with a patriotic devotion that knew no
waning and an energy and zeal that kenw
no fatigue, supported these nominees. plat
forms and policies; but when at last the
true and loyal democrats, constituting the
Rreat majority of our party and represent
ing the bone aud sinew of this fair land
Of ours saw that the party was being pros-
4 ttuted to selfish and Inholy ends, while
the people were being chained to the iron
nf II nc, Ia. 4 r..
vp In their sovereign might and dared to
again declare the true faith of the party.
For this expression OF sympathy for the
nights OF the toiling masses as against the
syHflce Of the favored classes for this dec
iaration In favor of the money of the CON
sutuflon as against the money OF the
banks; for this patriotic protest against the
& oaneful influences of trusts. combines anl
monopoes, which STILES competition, re-
ancs the freedom of trade and destroys
Individual effort and enterprise; these plu.
tocrats OF the East these worshippers of
!ne golden calf, these money changers who |
nave so long desecrated the sacred temples
q democracy, nave taken leave of us and |
efnounced us as anarchists, socialists and |
demagogues
u 10 advocate the free and unlimited |
eoinase of silver with gold at the ratio Of |
~ 10 |, independent of the action OF |
o'uef countries. is to be an anarchst-if /
70, nate trusts, combines and monopoles |
. when do menace the freedom of our in
s stlons and destroy the life of our in
sustfies, Is to be a socialist--if to declare
ior government of the people. by the
Fopie and for the people is to be a dem
ssev em God grant that this land may
" n,led with such; for. indeed were these
snslnemas hurled against our sires who
,slsncned from British tyranny this great
.uu Of America, and erected upon the al
~ 1T Vi patriotism for themselves and their
rs'eri'y this government our ours, dedi-
'"ed 10 liberty, freedom ard equal rights.
THE MONEY PLANK.