The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-28
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ESprcsscs His views ON thc n.,ln,
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Corsioana, February &c Rcgar.ins IL,
acsion OF the State executive comnil,tte
County Chairman Jink evans has Tho fol.
lowing to say:
There seems to be 4 dispos,ti,n a;eo,
some people In this county 10 inislcau III,
democrats OF this county about th,i = !,
action OF the State executive co,nialgtee.
desire TO make n statement IN regard the,e-
TO IN order that loyal democrats of N.n atro
county may know what their .,tatn x.f,-
tive committee aid.
'ft is renortcd and hcraldcd Ia th6 peo, i,
OF NAVARRO county that the action Of tno
soniiiluee was a Crane yiaoH aAi The
s 900 eNeeuthe committee Is dubbed as a
Nlahe committee. Nothink coult bt fsl.ncr
! itom the truth. ! WAS prosent during 40
entire session OF the cofnmtttuo ara
| Matehed all of It's proceedings, and ,.4n
tfuthlnily say that there was i.otMne ~
| iha'9dte that the action OF the ,oiuu1ittee
MIS- controlled IN the interest oil any 4 On.
| ihete were nineteen votes IN fbe on. ,nIt
/ tee Tor the test and ten against II, Dn,,
NUMBER of the men who voted for thp text
! us auoptou are supporters az Savers .niI
| Jester Tor governor ana n number or ,uon
| WHO Nolea against the test MS liopt "A a,,a
supporters of Crane Tor goscrnnr. cur
| own committeeman, whose distriot AMI
| Il.
| Tor me test as adopted. The reasons gwen
by the majority of the committee for IA
action were that they believe that the
party organization should ae kent IN ,,e
/ i4hds OF the men who arc t.ae 10 ihe
NnlcaRo PLATFORM II seems TO me thst
toiS Is eminentlS true and correct 'rne
gold standard men do not care who hs
elected governor OF Texas nor who l. elect
en- 10 any one of the offices, but what thev
wan TO do IS TO get Possession ot Inc parrv
organization this year In order 10 ID ah,n
70 senp delegates 10 the National cpnvpu-
lion IN 1900 against the prespnt Na.ioual
democratic platform.
Everybody remembers the Llmposeh
convention In 1899 which sent delegates 10
NhicaGo who cast ~, vote of Tnxas fo.
Cleveland for president, when 1s per cent
OF the democrats of Texas were aga:1si
nm EVERYBODY remembers the hirroly
reeting or 1894 when the regular State On
eeuiive committee agreed with the bo,tcrs
ilsf Cleveland shond be tie tcst In The
pariS primaries In 1894 In orl " Ia ret
them back 10 the party. We all rameill,sr
Very distinctly that they came back 10
NE party and attempted TO take charge Of
It's organization, aud AFTER the Dallas ,np-
rentlon boastcd that the state executive
committee was gold standard commit
tce Witch wRB true IN fact, but when n
member OF the committee. Who wag :. pold
Standard man, died and another member NJ
the committee removed from hs district |
and Chairman Dudley filled thpr places
with silver men The result was chaagsd
al the time Of Dmaley's elcct.oi tire |
goid men claimed that he wi5 with them |
hut when ne came on; and t0oK his Stand |
with the large majority OF the democrats
OF Texas. VIC nil remember how ha wps
abused by the gold inon ard hut for nh
action the party Organization ia 1875 would |
haFe been IA the control OF the gold inea
TIE same conditions exist now IN Texas
The gold men do not hone to elect or ..e4
feat any man for office In Tniaa ibis year
but they do hope 10 get cha'gc at the
party organization in order that they inny
have control In 1900. Tho test adopted III
Dallas. II carried out viii uud0ub,ehly |
prevent this. This was the obicet OF It.
adoption. II WAS not TO humilaa any man
or deprive any man OF his rights, but II /
wos to protect the democratic parry aul
bold intact the sacred prlnei pies cnupciatcd
IN the Chicago platform.
II watched the action OF the executive
committee carefully and I aia confident
thai no motive controlled then except the
good NJ the democratic prly, aud ~ true
md loyal democrats of Savafro county w
should uphold the action OF nli' executive
iorafiittec. In lSoi in this coua,Y We rUr-
sued The policy IN believing IN notGifr ~ 9
'rder 10 get the Offices, We 70. neither
principle nor office and our defeat ans {
! jlizt robuie TO our party for It's coward
gc. We hear some men contend IN cue
,reEtb that principle should BE- above nm
" party and, IN the next breath assert
hat the party should do norhinf Tint :
you'd drive voters from n or defeat US y
ioket, thus making principle and ertry-
Ping else rubservient 10 he desire for a
'fhce. For my mart. I take M stock what n
vcr In ihe wall that Is being gont bgord- !,
as, ~ this county thpt = go DO this ara :,
ont do that, We VIII defeat fhe tiolet.
! is the duty ~ The democrats party 70 !,
e plain and outspoken lud II X diHnhirres y
his duty there VIII be no dapger whatossr 1,
0 It's tirket; because large majority OF \
he People who do the voting aud never =
xpcct 70. hold Office belle g IN plain, n,
policy.
~ hsye been actively nrsocisted with :,
be Democrats OF this comfy ever since =,
ave lived here and everybody Tint know, 4,
% knows thei 90 not sutsrtnr snth :,
Jews in regard 10 gold nel or popuIGB =
. are expressed IN tho intctTtw re.crrtd nj
}. There are gold men ~ the democratic Z
lriy In Navarro county Who when iiiri
arty sroIe In convention Yielded 10 NJ
idgmsnt and voted In ticket and for Hs,n O
IN haze tire very higur5t regard ard
orld % Willingly vote for nne 81 them as
&c rankesf silver man IN fJifi. But these :,
en-. 'sho ~ the pariy's greatest rerii and =
hen s. wax making lts night for ne IN e
no, deserted lie ranks and helped TO elect q,
oKinlsy and tried 10 elect Nearby, have
} rlghf to participate In the making OF
e T.atform and policies os the party 81
IF The Methodist or any oticr church az
puld desire % change It's pol'cy aud dis "a
pline Il would not Invite the people OF (,
! religious denominations 10 come and :"
W Il do 80. but II would Only invite tI,f ca
.cpic WHO act with II 10 come In ana help 81
change ~ noliry. and after they haze ~
1cmniished their work then they wn,i'1 IN
and present their policy 10 The people N
Tho world and ask them for their IN IN
Fremont The fame thing applies 10 ca
liticaJ parties: Those who hsiievs 10 'bc
rty's poI}fy and princfDiss and ss.h,ait M