The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-19
DIR. GHENTs VIEWS.
beievcs that Mr.. Cleveland WAS N
Traitor Ia tits s'arty.

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traitor IN It's s'nrty.
TO the Editor of The Post.
Bolton, Texas, January 17.--In an In.
'erview, a few days ago, with Post cor.
RESPONDENT, Hon. a. w. Terrell made us,
OF the following language: 81 am not in
politics In the sense OF being a candidate
tor any office. but as private citizen
expect, while living, to take deem In
terest In whatever concerns the general
welfare OF the people. and to express Il
upon proper occasions"
The above declaration Ats the under
signed like a glove!'' Neither am. / !,
candidate for any Office within the cift
OF the democratic party. / retired after
serving the dear people to the best NJ
my ability, in May, 1873. judge Terrell
mas retired, after serving as our efficient
| munster at Constantinople, Turkey. under
the appointment of Grover Cleveland. So.
tnat, II Judge Terrell is out OF politics
1he Writer Is also out in the same sense.
citlzen who pays his taxes and other
wise mas the interests of his people and his
country at heart, who can sit down and
TAKE no interest whatever in the policies
OF our government, is either a knave, n
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higher regard, personally, for Judge A.
w. Terrell than the writer of this brief
note. he has known him long and we'll,
III more relations in life taan one, and
can bear testimony of his high standing
as a gentleman. man Of honor and
apility No one rejoiced more than
when the president rendered him the ap-
pointment as minister to Turkey. which
he SO acceptably filed. There was time
when Judge Terrell and the writer looked
upon ex-President Cleveland through the
same glasses. But that time was before
MS special message to congress in 1898.
In the interview alluded to Judge Terrell
makes Use of the following language.
Every democrat knew when Mr.. Cleve-
land was nominated that he was opposed
10 the unlimited coinage of silver. l had
no sympathy with the clamor that after
wards assailed him for being loyal to his
own convictions l. too, knew that MIR.
Cleveland, was opposed to the unlimited
coinage of silver before his nomination.,
but my faith was so great In the honesty,
integrity, democracy and patriotism OF
Mr. Cleveland that l, In common with the
great South and West, believed that. when
he accepted the National democratic plat
form, he would subordinate his own pri-
vate views upon this great question to the
WIN and demands Of the party that honored
him with the nomination and that elected
him president, Judge Terrell says: Il
had no sympathy with the clamor that
afterwards assailed him for being loyal 10
his own convictions, Democrats, like !,
need the sympathy of all those democrats,
who prior to Mr.. Cleveland's last nominal
ton, believed that he would prove false
TO his plighted faith! Judge Terrell may
have known what MIR. Cleveland was going
to do and hence may not have been the
least deceived IL had no sympathy with
the clanor that afterwards assailed him
for being loyal TO his own oonvictiopsi"
Loyal, not TO the National democratic plat
form, nor to the democratic party that
honored him with the most exalted sta
ton within the gift of the American peo-
pie, but "loyal to his own convictions"
No wonder Judge Clark said. on a noted
OCCASION that he did mt like a democrat
who had become bigger than his party!"
'There are others in Texas and In other
States who would faip become digger
that the party they once belonged to If
they had it in their power
! want to say to my old friend, Judge
Terrell that, up to the date of Mr.. Cleve-
lands special message to the called ses-
sion of congress. in August, 1893. had
as much confidence in Mr.. Cleveland rs
Judge Terrell had previous to- or since,
his appointment to Constantinople. But
when Mr.. Cleveland became bigger than
his PARTY" when Mr.. Cleveland became
bigger than his platform, when Mr.. CPcye-
land regarded his own personal conyic-
lions" of more binding authority than the
mandates OF his masters who honored him
with the nomination and election; when
Mr. Cleveland deserted the platform upon
which he was nominated and upon which
he was elected, when Mr., Cleveland favor
ed Wall and Lombard streets in the IN
terests of the moneyed classes. as against
the honest toiling masses OF this country
when Mr.. Cleveland used his patronage 10
strike down what had been left OF silver
when the gold standard was openly made
the fest Of democracy in the appointments
to offices by Mr.. Cleveland; when Mr..
cleveland knew that his course was IN
direct opposition to the will OF those VINO
had honored him with their suifrages' woen
the cloyen hoof was shown in his special
mess then II was that !, In common
with millions of other democrats, consid,
cred that our trusted leader mad deserted
the party that had, the second time, non
ored him with n seat In the white House
Mr. Cleveland knows. and his friend and
anolcpist. Judge Terrell knows that but
sn, the vote OF the South and West ne
could never have been elected president
No NV old friend, Cleveland has betrayed
his trust; he Is a single gold stanaarn
palmer and Bnckner, Mckinley ana dopart
Cd and for such, poli,,csiiy
snaaLjnp neither the democracy OF Texas
ar az the South and West have any sort
~ sympathy. The safest course for the
can,,ine democracy to- pursue Is TO put
nane hut democrats on guard. Let those
u nhn analogue for Mr.. Cleveland. or who
voted for Mckinley or, worse those wno
voted for Palmer and Buckner--take tner
PLACES Il they desire asa rear 20 Of the pro.
.ess,on where they will have no chance 10
f,.r,,,er The individual views OF either NC
kiniey or Grover Cleveland :,
A'nis' II. C. Gheut, y. ID.
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