The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-17
A SOUND FROM THE TOMB,
DoIeful Plea from People Who Say
They Arc National Democrats.
HE CHICAGO PLATFORM CONpr MNtl
The rnrty Cinims that Free silver Ia
In Line with Protection, Witch Is
the backbone of the Trusts.

oonal democratic committee Issued the
following address today.
10 the National Democrats of the United
States:
Your National committee, speaking for
the National democratic party oong.atu.
laies tho country on the emphatic ana
merited condemnation at the polls by the
people la 1896 OF the dishonorable and dan
gerous doctrines promulgated by the cal.
cage Platform. The moral influence ex
erted by tho indianapolis convention has
been amply compensated for the efforts
made In behalf OF unulloyed democratic
principles as held and taught by Jeffer.
son. jackson. riidon and Cleveland. AMI
today. this platform IA the rock aad firm
foundation on which alone a democrat c "A
rest his political fash. We therefore
Jake THIS opportunity 10 reaitlrm WITH &C.
eohlulated force the principles OF our parry
as enumerated al indianapolis In iSa6.
We Oelleve that the theory Of SO
called protection, which, in It's last aaa "
SIS involves e. spoiation OF the many
for the benefit OF the few, Is dishonest. ana
ina II directly ana Inevitably breeds
trusts, monopolies ami those special PRIV.
iieges by which The cunning and unscfupu-
iNNo iAtH va Ahtt4 SisuNItNtlAS anu EFNlu =
ious fellow clli5ens Tue protective tax
is not ogly dishonest and oppressive. but
Il obStruots That free and natural intar-
Chango OF commodities which would In.
creasingly tend 20 lessen the cost Of The
necessities and comforts OF lie 10 our
wage-earnng classes. 1t has destroyed
our merchant navy. II has prictica IL
| driven our nag from the seas, apd has
| forced US into the humiliting nScasaty
| of having f.,
other nations for oNan carriage. We o.
pose the extension OF this insular systeni
| 10 any colonies that We have acquired, oi
hereafter may acquire, and favor, ~ We
always have favored. the widest freedom
Of trade, 1t is folly TO ihnk OF acquiring
foreign markets unless @o are willing e
trade with foreign countries Especially
do We denouncc the Chcago platform fol
its virtual abandonment OF this great an,
time honorod principle
1.-THE doctrine OF free silver is an exton
sion of The protective principle Ere,
coinage IS the protection OF few silv
mine owners al the expense of our labor
ing classes This policy, were II adcptel
would rob the workers of half their earn
ings. and, by uusei,l,ng values wOui,
bring about a paralysis q trade and com
merco ana reduce us financially 20 Thu
level OF birbarous and unclvili2ei ra
,ions. We are unroservedly for the slug
gold standard and oppose International b.
moiallism SO called, as both impractcapb
and undes irahle. We believe that thi
theory OF one standard, and the selection
az god as that standard, has bean stru
Off In the mint Of human experience Il
the result OF slowly developed and be
neflcent evolution In civilization
Moro than ever do We believe that III
continued existence Of our national ofgai''
2atiou IL desirable for the we'll being d
our country. There Is 10 othor party ina
representa- the principles tor which we nl
proua to s,ard. our work is not completed
We are not only against free silver. bu
We are for sound money.
The sliue cause that induced, the Indian
apolis convention of 1896 still exists, tn
financial relief expected of The present al
minlslration has not been given The re
cent utterances OF no lets than siNteel
nsembtrs OF the democratic national CON
mittco, declaring for free silver ana ~
denomination of MIR Bryan, show oolrlu
svely tha: efforts VIII b. made TO ilEht ~
campaign Of 1900 on the free sil'er ,ssn
and uuier the old leader As long rs "
princirles Of the indianapolis platform rt
main dsregarded by the old parilce, OF
duty TO our country. to our Isrly ana
oursclves demands that wo should chntiNu
orr lRht against free silver, and Keep VI
cur cfforts to secure for this nation Ruc
fnaucinl legislation as shall make NJ con
morcinlly the strongest nation in the WORE
eve protest against the pollution OF u
democratic party by alliance wish mos
whose fnancs5l celebrations are at VIZ
with us CID and true creed
"Wah the situation as II exists III fon
Of the various States, we have no provln
10 interfere. The national democrats OF enc
state must solvc their local problems
such Nay as may eeem To them most IKE
10 insure the triumphs Of the princip
for which the national organization slhn'
aud 20 the maintenance of which n is 81
emily pledged. We ccef no offices, al
lvish for no rewards, except those th'
How from tho consciousness of duty dol
our pr!ncipleo. the gold standard, moneia
reform. tariff for revenue only, civil soIvi'
reform rigld cccr omy In the diminish
ton OF .hc government the maintcnnn
of law and order freedom Of contrac. nj
the protection OF all contract rieh'e. mn
triumph II our representative federal r
public is to be perpetualed. In benz
Of these principles, We appeal 10 the GOD,
settled Judgment OF the American neopI
We should be prepared now and ~ all tim
"a defend them against assault from a.
Quarter.
at f. our earnes. hope that our fe'lt
democratic in every nook and corner n! o
land, may realize their error in ioiloWl
tho vacsrics a. the Chicago platform, o
AZ unite with ue In the advocacy m
n,omuipatlon ~ those sound and 'und
, mental political principles which viii j.
"a n ratification Of them nv the votes - Y
nennlo inFnrlng truly democratic v'cto'
(slgned) "Thc National Committee OF Z
rftions' rfmocraic Party, By Geor'