The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-26
THE DEMOCRATIC TEST.

Gainesville Register: The test made b,
the executive committee is proper one
notwithstanding the boilers as a rule vii
become somewhat angered over II. From
| 1892 to the present good hour an insignifi.
cant crowd OF boilers have used ever,
means at their command to defeat the
wishes Of the party. They began with ar
attempt to defeat Hon. j. s. Hogg for gov
ernor Of the State when there was not one
of the crowd but knew he was the legiti-
mate nominee, and the preference OF the
people. Not content with trpng 10 Sc
! cure his defeat they capped the climax BY
supporting such stray sheep from the fold
as Palmer and Buckner for the presi-
dncy, but they even went further and
supported Mckinley, the republican nomi-
nee, and boasted Of so doing. This same
crowd today denounce the National plat
form, and why should they be permitted to
take part In the councils OF the party?
The test made is the proper one, and
every good and true democrat should in
dcrse 1t. II is not right for the enemies
of the oldest and grandest political party
on earth, who have been stabblng IL in
side the party lines, to have any part in
promulgating its principles Let the stray
sheep who have wandered away from the
flock fall down at the "mourners' bench
and thoroughly repent before they can re-
turn to the fold
Waco Times Herald; The State cxccu-
tive committee undoubtedly did its duty
while in Dallas. 1t carried out the wishes
OF the great masses OF the democratic party
in Texas. The free silver democrats of
this State have borne with the dscordanL
gold element long enough. This is the
time when patience ceases to be virtue.
In 1886 these very same democrats par
ticipated In the nomination of delegates TO
the National and State conventions, and
aided in making the platform and nom
mating the candidates. After this, what
did they do? Turned their backs upon the
democratic party, called our platform
populism, and that great tribune of the
democratic party, William j. Bryan, an
anarchist. II these gentlemen desire 10
come back into the democratic party, they
are perfectly welcome to do so. but justice
and self preservation demand that the
democratic party of Texas shall force them
to come in through the gate they went
out. They left the party after the can
didates We're nominated and the platform
made. After the Texas democratic plat
form for 1898 is made and the candidates
nominated, the doors will be opened to
every citizen to participate in the election
and qualify himself for membership In the
party.
Corsicana Courer-Light: We objected to
tie ironclad test that was adopted as the
recommendation of the committee. but not
on the ground of It's oifensiveness to gold
standard democrats or populists. On The
contrary, from party point of view
neither gold standard men nor populsts
deserve any consideration whatever at the
hands OF the party. Gold standard men
who left the democratic party two years
ago and voted for a party whose princ-
pies are Numerically opposed TO all that
democracy has ever stood for did so with
their eyes open. The left the party de-
lberately and went over to the enemy.
They claimed that great principle was
Mt stake Granted Then they can not
return 10 the party till either they or the
party change principles. The party has
not done so, II they desire TO vote with
the party next fall the party will welcome
them. They are good men and honorable.
but the party owes than opthing and will
not do SO without their previous service.
Sherman Register. The test has this
advantage, that wherever it is employed
none but simon pure democrats will be
placed on guard. II ought TO give offense
to none, for any man who did not oppose
the Chicago platform and the National
and State nominees OF 1896 may partci-
pate in the deliberations of the party and
the selection of its candidates this year.
Those who denounced the platform as pom
ulistic and voted against the nominees can
not consistently ask such recognition until
they have voted the ticket and supported
the platform at least once more. These
who failed 10 vote in the last election. and
young men just ready to cast their first
vote. are eligible TO the primaries. Only
those who opposed the nominees and plat
form are barred.
Van Astyne News: The democrats OF
Texas We're in the saddle at The meeting of
the state committee at Dallas. and they
howed TO the line. There will be no
monkey work this year.