The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-28

A TINE ron CONSERVATISM.

It is becoming fsvorife exhortation
from the rspubiiean press to tie people
in these latter days 10 drop "oid issues
and come up abreast with the times"
II pleases these republican exhorters TO
assume TIA, some new kind OF itstlny has
recentiy been decreed for vs., that the ma
ton has entered or is entering upon "a new
life and that the democratic party 10 q
species Of rnossnsck insmical TO progress
and Incapable Of grasping the Significance
Of the "new problems o, the hour.
This has been the cry through all history
OF those who have had designs upon the
goysrnment Of a country. Under the
spscsous pretext o, progress and reform,
revolutions have been ciosked until their
leaders were fesdy to tarow of the mask.
For hundred years, nov. thSre has been
some party or other in the cnitea States
contending for strong central govern
men, al ehe expense OF the States and by
sntzgonizing a strict construction OF the
constitution. When the close of the civil
war found this element In undlsputed mas
terry o, the nation the danger was aceen-
tuaiei and for third o. century. vita
It's ranks reinforced BY the directors o.
great corporations, and the owners Of vast
wealth ali OF whom were benefelaries OF
It's policies. this Capitalization parry has
been steadily encroaching upon the rights
Of the States and the masses and building
up an aris,ocraoy at thr expense OF democ-
raey In con;radSstinction to tke earlier
ideals ana purposes Of tho republic
A5reham Lincoln saw the dangers before
the nation wtth the clear eye Of prophet
He torecaatea tbs growth OF power hurt
tul to the liberties OF the people and POS
stbly destructive Of cur familiar and once
cherished institutions 10 what is known
as bis ''propheey' Lincoln said
Il see IN the uear flture CRISIS approach
inE that uanerTes mo ani causes Inc 10 rrem.
bic toF The safety Of my country AS q result
81 the war corporations have been enthTpnAd
and al era q corruption Ii high places Will
i0ltq@. aud '5e money power Of the country
VII ende@voT 20 prolong Its reign by working
uron the preiuflces Of the peop,e unui Ill
wealth ts sFr~exs-a.4 tr faz hsrds "a
the Republic Is destroyed I i4ei al this
moment more anxiety Tor the safety ~ the
country than ever before oven III the midst
Of the var"
In tie presidential election Of 1895. these
evil agencies from which Lincoln feared
so much trouble. corporations and oorrup
ton. succeed IN carrying the conntry.
Manhood was surrendered and patriotism
went down before ooercive measures
adopted BIZ the big corporations and the
gigantic campaign slush fund controlled BY
the republican party.
Tla tF~ A
integrity % democratic self government,
we're thTeatened by republican success ana
| Il ess had no occasion to change it's opn-
Tor since. The repibnc once bought can
! be sought again. Emboldened by this vic
| tory the anti dea ocratic forces Ia the re-
public are now going further in their cen
| traIizing and impcrislis;ic schemes They
| would organize large standing army ana
emeark the nation upon policy of cen-
| quest and colonization necessarily placing
| greater power in the hands OF the sxeo,.. I've
and strengthening the huge trusts aud syn
| dicetes that are back Of the republican
| party.
is conspiracy operating under he mass
+, OF progress '-reyoluron working TO "a
strong goyerument" and the gradual ex.
tnction ot the old republic, under the cry
Of new conditions" and The demands Of
the hour" There IS no purpose TO change
the outward form OF the government, @,
course That may not come for hundred
ytars--bul the shell NIL! only be left.
We ara erecting a plutorratic aristocracy
upon the ruins OF the ola democracy.
1t Is critical and crucial time Tor The
American people There never VAS
greater necessity at any period In tho his
tory OF the nation for strong conserva
tive party.
The masses never needed the democratic
party rs now
II they repeat the mistake In 1900. or In
1898, OF 1896, We can say VITA Lincoln thai
We have cause to trenble FOR the safety
OF the country"
Beware az these reckless extremists VIII
are prating OF ehis new destiny withou
knowing what they say and into wha, dan
gers they would lead US. We must gs
back TO first principles and cherish the oil
memories and aspirations and time hon
ored policies OF the republic, or we viii b
hurried into revolution and irremedisbl
disaster,