The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-07
MILLS WITnDRAWS.
silver but eight billions OF both gold and
silver

silver.
II is charged against me that voted TO
the repeal OF the Sherman law. ] dit
} vote for Its repeal, and did so in obedi
encc TO tho demand OF my party in u
4 PLATFORM whether that vote was WIS,
or unwlsc Ii was not mine TO inquire. Ms
a party demanded my vote, and IL was M,
duty TO obey. Whom that law was passed
lie was voted against BY the entire DEM
ocfatlu membership OF both The house and
senate. Tho democratic party by us rep
resentatives in both branches o. congress
aaiii ii was WRONG. The democratic peo-
pie throughout; the Union SAID y was
wrong The democratic congressional
cAIpaip1i committee iii $780, OF Whicn X.
! Y. Bland. Il. M. cockreli, James Is. Jones
/ and j. q. 81. blackburn were members, IN
4 the campaign book OF that year denounc-
! cd il as a bastard. 1t was voted fer by
| thirty mine senator's. and the democratic
/ campaign committee werJ particular to let
| the country know that they were ail "rc-
! publran epfatofs. II waS- voted against
| by tWunty-six senators, and the commits
| tee say they were all democratic sem
atorss" In The house OF representatives
Ii. was voted for by i22 Representatives,
'al republicans" and voted against by
III the National democratic convention Of
1892 our party said in it's platform:
We donounce the republican leglsla-
ton known as the Sherman act as
cowardly makeshif, iraught with
h,n, W unse ~ a.. 'uu
MS ven no its author auxio,,s far ia
speedy repeal
They washed their hands of all share
In It's enactment and all responsibility for
nnblican n,easnrn ana demanded its rc-
real. What else could do but obey the
Will of my party and cast the vote they
demanded of me? l have no issue to make
with those who voted otherwise. but my
own sense of duty dictated to me that |
should obey the command of my party.
The people have right 10 change their
opinion on all subjects and when an opn-
ion once framed or expressed is found to
he erroneous 1t Is right for them TO
change and abandon the error they have
formerly espoused If they have changed
their opinion about the "cowardly make
shift whose speedy repeal" they do
munded, and now believe 1t was n wise
and heueflcent law they have "A right TO
so declare; but deny the right OF any
one to say that have done wrong In
obsying their command to vote for It's re-
peal, Whether the bill was right or
who voted to carry into effect tho ex.
pressed will of his constituents can not
bo Justly censured for obeying that will.
There are other issues now pending be-
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eoTnnetillon in trade in order tn dictate
the prices that the people must pay for
commodities which their necessities re-
9ulfe, uheee cohlp,h,l,ions 'oneentraee
hanas where n bncontes an insf,r,nent
not only OF legalged robbery. but one that
drives labor out OF employment and pre-
NoutS !, lloil. raIhihs ehe npean "pou
MOOD NJ ,nonstars ,s CIV Eodorai sasta,,,
of taxation. IL Is the prolific mother from
whose womb tho whole progeny have
SPRUNG us enormous success In gather
ing tp,o the pockets or inc favored few
tne earnings OF the millions, taught the
lesson TO others, aud now the whole peo-
PIC are IN the tolls OF TINS destructive
I'i''St hnN' NiHoSNH ~ III an us phases
from the beginning OF my public service,
ana small oppose 70 to the end | have
contended. with The great body of the
democratic party. that taxes should be
lmposed FOR revenue only
government Is organized To secure to
every one life. liberty and property. Prom
erfy should he thc ch,os aonrca sro,, ,,t,rt,
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u'p Pt''ic revenues are tohen' put our
Federal system OF taxation excuses it.
Land and It's improvements in the United
stntns oro vp,pcd ~ nora than tu,nn,,.
httt,.a. =, s,,,s ~. !.
pilhohs OF dollars, but IL pays no taxes 10
the Federal government.
The railroad property of the United
statos IA ,,inod y, moro d., ,on h,1ions
'''"'N a. NV '''''' ~ '''i'Vns,
pup ~ pays no taxes rue capliai invested
in manufactures is valued at more chan six |
billions. but IL paws nothing to the National
trenspry mo o,,,t,i nn1 ,fo,as,,s ~ ~,
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u"nai' 9ei'e ana ioeai panNs Is more than
ity,, hi11inna I'm, N ia NM taxaJ rrb,ra is /