The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20

| who voted the ticket straikht at the 1Ss>
general election vote IN tho coming dem
OcrNiic primaries, save and except those
only who did not votc a. said election. and
let those OF these who present themselves
be reoutrcd to pledge unqualified support
OF the ticket In It's entirety they thus help
TO make. Tell me, pray. tho good vcAaoli.
or even common sense idea that can be nu-
vanced for allowing those who have cponiy,
secretly. by combines, purchase and trcacis-
cry tried to humiliate and overthrow our
party, and have derided. maiiKncd and cast
odtum uron Its ndherents. and who have
becomc noted not for their love for t,s or
our party principles. hut for their efforts
to destroy us politicslly.Ni say, what COM
mon sense or Justice can there DO In al
lowing such to enter our primaries ann
name ticket for us to support and de-
fend when they may, as they have dane
before, embrace the first opportunity 10
prove themselves indictments In our party
and traitors to the ticket. and stab the
confidence with which they have been RI,
ceived. Experience has taught us that those
who are our most bitter opponents fre-s
qnently, under cover OF PROPOSED conver-
sion. enter into contest In which we
nrc engaged. not 10 give succor permanent
~ 10 our crganlsaticn and lts standard
bowers, hut for thn sole purpose Of yenting
their spleen in the form Of adverse bal
lois, upon some ono who has been valiant
In the fight for Democratic success, w.,n
the mental reservation when so entering
that II they do not succeed In debating 10
us the persons who shall he our nominees,
they VIII at the first opportunity assail the
very men In whose nomination they pan
ticipatcd. 1t occurs to ine that those who
are to lead tho democratic hosts To vie
tory In the scmlng contests should be Sc
lecsed by those only who have psovenl
themselves worthy OF confidence those
s,.x. hst1
the selection OF men whose past scrviees,
MS well us personal magnetism and mcutai
equipment, recommend them. Can We ex-
tnect those who have openly and covering,
not only frowncd on lis, but gave us cp.a-
bat as we'll, 10 como and be az faithful Ia
the choosing Of candidates as thnaa who,
from honest conviction have constantly
supported our standard l answer no. and
for my part ! here and now protest tie
admission into our deliberations amy but
those who have shown their faith hy Their
works, No honest convert can become Of
Tended ut being refused admission for the
reason he can not Ms an honest laborcr In
our political field claim wages for work
done elsewhere. nor is he consistent in de-,
mandng present reward for mis- promised
services In the future, rather let hkn mako
good his prctcnsions by voting ottr ticket.
in tho coming general election, show his
faith and sincerity by his works. and then
nc Will ne VntitiSu 10 u Sc;it w VII 'opW-
sells. Some say that we must throw wide
tho door Of our primaries. bow and step
aside for tho admission of the erstwhle
lords or oppositions who have acc.,.a 10
enter Dir primaries In order that we may
recruit our ranks. Now. II Judge their
present faithfulness by their past, VIC are
led to suspect that they may, pnr chance
be endeavoring TO repeat their old time
trick, TO nominate the weakest of our cam
didates before the people in the primary,
that they may the more easily defeat hun
at the general polls believe that every
honest convert who has really emerged
from darkness into light will he content to
prove his conversion by patiently biding
his time till the ides OF November, when
he will 30 forth In the strength OF his
conviction and show same by depositing In
tho ballot box vote for democracy
straight. prefer death by an open foe to
victory Mt the expense OF the pcryersion
and prostitution Of our party principles,
onco more ray Let mono but true and
faithful democrats dictate tho flag bearers
In our next skirmlsh With the enemies OF
democracy Yours truly,
w, u. OQnInn.
Democratic Chairman Second Congressional
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