The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-17

DR.. Lewis OF Calvert says that he would
be candidate for congress from this dis
trict providing the nopulists would not put
out a ticket. The news report Saturda,
morning contained, in addition to those
| facts Just mentioned, denials from Chair
man Bradley and Secretary Cureton of the
populist committee that they were IN any
| way connected with a fusion arrangement.
those denials evidently being brought out
by the publication. The above parallel.
however, goes to substantiate the original
statement Judge Rufus Hardy of Corsi-
cana, chairman OF the State committee OF
the national democratic party, or in other
words the boiling goldbugs, has a letter IN
the Dallas News yesterday in which he
makes the statement given above. He has
evidently been reading UP on the populisJ
platform and desires to perfect the
fusion by accepting part of ;he
the populst doctrine in ordor to secure
the populist votes. The financial issue is
lost sight Of The gold bugs fighting for
the single gold standard a platform
which asserted that the Chicago platform
OF the democratic party IS reckless at
tempt 10 increase tbs price OF silver by
legislation is endeayoring to join forces
with the populsts who said in their Ma
tlonal platform, adopted in st. Louis in
1896 I'VE demand the free and unre-
stricted coinage OF silver and gold at the
present legal ratio OF 16 to /, without
waiting for the consent OF foreign ma
tons" During the campaign OF 1886. and
to this good day. the democrats OF this
country who In party strength marched 10
the polls and cast their votes for William
j. Bryan for president have been de-
nounced by the boilers who are led by
Judge Hardy as "popocrats." and we have
t<,a nj al krp are
popuIlst party, because forsooth we-sbeleve
that the act OF 1878 demonetizing silver.
without the knowledge or approval Of the
American people, has resulted in the an
probation OF gold and brought about de-
basement OF one Of our precious metals,
which Is one Of the coin metals OF our
constitution. Becapse we have claimed
that silver should be legal tender with
gt ID for all debts. public and nrlvate We
are called populirfs and anarchists. Now
Judge Hardy desires to get possession.
with hts crowd Of dissatisfied boilers. OF
the power OF government In this State.
and is looking about for way to foir hts
strength or weakness II should be called.
With that OF the pppilisis. He Is unable
TO accent the financial policy OF the popu-
list pprty, which he has so loudly de-
rrnnced and so has his party in its Mat
form. and therefore upon that question
there can he no union He knows that the
rack and file OF the ponullst party Will
not be led by the populigt leaders into a
union OF forces With party which Is an
taeonistr IN this very utteTance nj their
party ard he has ioofed about for hat
10 offer the voter He will find as We
all know that 'be average nopiilist. the
voter In the ranks Is honest In his inten-
lions and will vote bis honest convictions:
he will find. rs we all know. that the pop
rii.t voter believes that the theories OF
government as ennncisted bv the plat
forms OF other parties are wrong and In
operation are detriment to him person.
ally. Judge Hardy will discover that the
populist voter despises dishonesty. not
only In one party leader. but in all Of