The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
BURGESS AND LANE.
BOth Gentlemen Have Accepted the
ChicngO Platform In Fun.

To the Editor Of The Post.
Gonzales, Texas April 2.lp an inter-
view of Hon Guy N. Bryan, Jr., from
Galveston, which appeared in The Pos,
on April /, he discusses the action OF the
executive committee of lrayettc county All
after discussing Lame and Burgess. says
"lt is absolute lcolshntsa to nominate any
one who docs rot stand by the last Ma
tiona platform" and leaves the inferoiicu
that Lane and 3ufgees do rot stand by tho
lest National platform. This Inference Is
wrong and does the gentleman who makes
1t an injustice a. well as Burgess and
Lane. After the Last convention each of
these gentlemen accepted the odipts OF
the Chicago platform and IN the hot fight
that followed, they were in the front rank
lighting for the success Of said platform.
II may be remembered that Alexander
Stephens opposed secession with the power
OF a giant. The land that he loved seeded
and with the wadoni of statesman and
the patriotism of Davis. he gave the
best days of his life to 1the lost cause"
Lane anG Burgess and u husL OF democrats
were brave enough 10 admit that the com
bincd wisdem OF their party settled all In
dividual contentious and they did accept
and do accept In good faith. the doctrines
enuaceted by the Chicago platform and
knight who is destined to carry It's has
To victory in 1900 y citizen who does rot
sand by the last National platform is
no democrat. Who dnrcs to say George
Burgess ia not u democrat? who can dc.
clare that John Lane Is not democrat.
The insiruation is ill-timcd.
Go ask the patriots of Fayettc and Con
zalce counties and the answer comes back
T he swords OF the lenders have been drawn
In .vp nd ooh, ~
enemy the ylctgry WIS decisive. Cou agooLs
aud honest they have won the esteem and
admiration Of ali those WHO love liberty
aud individual sovereignty and dare defend
It.
MIR. Bryan says. II tell you. THO ram
pant silver man. be he Democrat, republl-
can or populist, always votes for the
candidate who Is for silver at heart" This
In my opinion Is a gave mistake. 10 say
nothing If the danger that viii come. Il
such sentiments be encouraged. suppose
all the democrats who originally and IN
diyldually 'fat heart were against the
free and unlimited coinage at ratio of
III To bv this country alone. were 10 take
I'M such sentiment. The result would be
fatal 10 the success OF the party in this
district. SILVER democrats know this. They
are not MI wild. Some OF them can SEE
more thea one Issue In the Chicago plat.
i''e'' 's''N " ~ HtiNNE ttluuHN4 lItP tnu
unlimited al ratio OF t6 TO | Is the para
mcrnt sue But how about the incemn.
tax. the tariff. Interference By Federal
cGur;s. trusts aud oambinrs and the other
planls of the PLATFORM II democrats can
honestly diner as o candidates. In the prl-
marlcs, can they moi differ honestly. us
to the best method of obtaining the same
great end ard when the candidate IL uomi-
mated and the platform OF methods 10 obtain
nhl nj 1
democrats and for the same candidates
and the same platform Who has the
right 10 question the democracy OF such
democrat? Who has tho right to cues,
ton the pulsaiion OF hs heart 10 thu
premises There Is but one test is he
honest, Ia no capable. II he Is honest. If
he is capable and stancs by tho platform
he meets the fun mcclure, Democracy
means individual sovereignty as we'll as
State sovereignty. Every democrat has the
privilege of thinking for himself and ilg.t-
ing. In the party to nslintaln his inhylinal
conNiciiors. but when tho combined Wis
dem of his Earty cnnhclatse the doctrine
they NY 70 arms regardless OF previous
irciyidual views to Defeat tlia commas
ertn'y, NJ higher test can no made. The
Question 0fsslsilvcr a. heart. or income
tlx or tnrin At heart Is no test. such A
measure would be narrow Such tte,
wGsiid disrupt not only the democratic
orgurigatloa, but all organizations, n n
should prsytil. Democrats Viii vote for
INC nominrc for congress, Who accepts III
eood faith The Chicssp platform. And
the nominee. In my opinion. whether ii he
Lane, Rotson Or BurFcss, VIII vote in CON
eress sni Loyalty work for every planR
E IN the platform and make nc 10 1" nara.
mount in his l7b0rs. III order 10 atta.a
The end claimed for II BY democratic Tae
= lhSun III this district IN net emo of Mai, !