The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-07
Goes into His Record in the Service
OF Texas.
DENIES HE DESERTED BlMETALLISM.
Advocated Opening Of the MINIS In
1873 When the First Step Toward
Decentralization Wns Made.
70 the Democratic Voters Of Texas:

not earlier than the middle OF July. /
did so with the intention of going before
the people and discussing the subject OF
tariff taxation which has been made an
issue in our party by some of its leaders.
would be open to all democrats to express
their preferences for all officers TO be /
nominated by our party. The action of I
the executive committee In disiranchising |
large element of the party was done TO I
dictate the nomination OF certain men and |
to prevent the nomination OF certain |
Others The effect OF this action will be |
that not only those prescribed Will be ex
Guided, but such discomfort among other |
democrats viii be produced that but few
will attend them and these few will be |
adherents of the faportes intended to be |
benefited by the exclusion. The result |
will be as it was with the Dudley pr- |
maries two years ago, and it would be |
useless for me TO appeal 10 the people |
when the judgment to be rendered has |
already been determined. therefore an
nounce to YOU that / am no longer a eau
didate for re- election to the senate.
l have been a citizen of Texas for forty
nine years. / came to the State when =
boy. ] have held many positions Of pub
lie trust. | have been overseer OF the
road, ember of the State Legislature,
member OF the house of representatives OF
| the United States and member of tue SEN
ate of the United States. had the dis
| tingulshed honor of commanding the
| Tenth Texas regiment of infantry during
| the civil war, and | have touched elbows
with her fighting battalions on many
bloody fields, and in all the positions
| have held | have tried to do my duty
faithfully to the people Of Texas have
been your servant four years in war and
twenty-five years In peace, and my record
on the battlefield and in the councils OF
| State is open 10 you, and rs am now
retiring from your service invite you TO
! turn on the searchlight and see If you can
| find any time or place where have be-
| trayed the trust contded In me.
Governor Culberson tells you that de-
serted the cause OF bimctallism in It's
| "pcrilous hour" | deny it, was the
/ friend and earnest advocate OF bimetaiism
when he was boy in his teens. When the
United States In 1875 and Germany two
years before closed their mints 10 tho
coinage of silver and began the movement
fer it's universal decentralization IN com
mon with the democrats of the South and
West denounced the policy and exposed
as best | could the hurtfnl results that
would follow its accomplishment. adj
vocated the prompt action of our govern
ment in opening our minis and taking
The leading part to counterfeit the move
ment. But congress refused to act. II
~, had ,ol rs we orebt IN have donc
other natlons "no were awaitihs our ac-
tlcns would have followed and we would.
9TH their co-operat,ou. have prevented
,., :, a. sa,,,>,.
the coiisu'nina'ion ~ '.s
But We did not, ana one nation after
another closed its minis, and in doing 30
uee' -,
price continued 10 ran uhsi tue siNcf IN
our silver dollar is now at discount oil
70 ner cent on the value OF the gold In
aa,,.r
our soiu ,'oiiai'
-,
Now 'HaV NV
mercial world has taken It's stand against
silver. do not believe 1t in tho power OF
~ rated s,a,es a,one nv rs independ-
.l 800. a..or, ~ yo,u. ~ s,,ver
ent action, 10 restore me 'aiue OF SILVER
to par with gold at i6 to !. believe that
tbe United States can restore the demand
~ .l.,.a-. ~, A. ~, t,.,,ovo
"hieh incs
they can restore tne uemahu "hi1h was
a,.saa ,he,r minis against silver.
'i,se" fS $3.50 LII,