The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-14
THE DEMOCRATIC POSITION.

tjorcl committee, said to me today that the
committees advices from the coultry at
Large as TO the feeling and prospects CT the
democracy we're very encouraging. lie fesis
quito confident that unless something os-
ours TO radically change the situation be-
tween now and November. a handsome
democratic majority will be returned to the
next house OF representatives.. He thinks
the sentiment In favor OF silver and OF the
general financial and economic policies OF
the democratic party is increasing in many
States and not falling off in any.
All over the country democrats who did
not support the National ticket in 1896 are
| coming into line.
Many of them have changed their views
on financial questions and many others,
| while stil doubling the wisdom OF free
coinage, find that they can not affiliate
| with the republican party and have deter
! mined TO return to their first love. In Wis
| corsin for instance, the democratic man.
| ayers are very hopeful of carrying the ap-
preaching election. They rrpost that thtie
| is a marked reaction against republican
I policies all over the State. and that the
democrats who held aloof or went over to
the opposition In 1886 are very generally
| coming back In the Far West politics Is
aaid to be quite dead the war excite
ment being more intense and absorbing
than 1t is in the Eas,ern aud Western
States.
Three or four months ago we'll inforln,ds
republicans at Washington did mt aim
to have any hope of CARRYING the next
house. Recently they have tried to make
themselves and others believe that the war
feeling and the boom in wheat and other
farm products had turned the tide in In. ir
favor. But so far as can he ascen aimed
not single democrat in the United States
nus changed his political afii atiors on 81 :
count OIL the war or the high price of wheat,
WAlch everybody knows is due to fem
porary and exceptional causes.
Lhere Is no reason for auy one doing 90.
Inc democratic party all over tho tu1n-
Try has stood solidly behind its peLators
ana representatives. in supporting the war
ana no one except little Oversize has ven.
urea an insinuation to the con rs.y His
recent interview, in which lie cha 'gel that
many OF the democratic states Mere hack
w"'u IN hlling up their quotas nt volunteers
nus oeen condemned here on all Il lea I
tan not iearn That any republican in either
n'L1st ihuofses Mr. Overstreet's' charge,
winch as matter of fact was ohsoIrtaIy
"llnout foundation. In truth. the den,o.
clalic states, North and South have oll
~ ohued' with alacrity TO the nresil,pt'r
Us Us anu 'here Is not one of them ~ which
W. VT 'hree times the number ar sold arc
ASKED lot could not have Seen Lad. ~
nc leports that North Carolina has NOT
'"'Seu her quota are stoutly denled at the
war department. 1t is doubtful If North
carolina, with one republican and ono
P'Puilst IN the senate, can be considered
Ut 'hls time. as democratic State m,
"ue'ner she is or not | can state on tbe
highest authority that she promntIv ,,r-
hlAneu all the soldiers she was asked for
anu hundreds Of her citizens were anvin,,ss
" volunteer after the States ouota ,vY,
iuii, Ihere was some DELAY In mus,orirr
~ a., " oOps on account of a lack OF
Siuipment. dna also because of serious pni-
,ain.a ~. "ieasleS at several points But
hellner the want of equipment nor the or1
break Of measles can Justly he a,tr,,,,toa
20 any iack OF patriotism among mo H.
Heels "N''oHs the Tar
II Is gratifying TO note that Oyerstreet l.
ne only republican in congress who bas
a,ruck raise note since war was DO
i"ieu' OF attempted to make party canital
o ':, l"tpuselhg the loyalty of the democrats.
~ are furnishing more than their share
OF the rank and file of the army ana bo,,a
CV"lrlbuted such men as Dewey. Fitzhngb
Lte' Joe Wheeler. Gensral Butler of sonIb
carolina and General Mckee of Tn1i'na
10 the leadership of our forces. Such ox
neHie republican partisans as Foraker
u.osNonor ana Mason have testified in con-
$3.50 10 tNe spontaneous and unanimous
patriotism of the democrats of ,bo conrtnI,
Indeed, there has not been suob ia |
good feeling in Washington for many VEINS
u ever, as Is now running. Democrats ana |
,tpupilcahs alike adhere TO their views IN
domestic questions. But there il mi
Sorfal agreement, to which only Overstrost
ulssents' mat the first duty Of every Amor |
~" 10 70 subordinate partsanship white
foe W." d io'eleh
Ing current discussions in both houses of
congress are noteworthy for the absor,,o
oi acrimony and recrimiration. Tho A.,
v"'e IN 'he senate on the revsnue, a.
'N'usn II touched nearly all the financial
ana economic issues upon which tho tvo
parl'es are In conflict. was characterized
throughout by moderation and good tenpor
me democrats stood squarely by their
principles They voted for the coinage of
the selgniorage, for the issue OF non.u.
te't st-Dcarlng currency rather than az
pohds, and for taxes upon wealth ratber
tnah taIes upon consumption They made
a record upon which they can appeal 10
me country with the consciousness mai
they deserve its support. But thew did
not make such a fight as they would have
mace and been justified in m,L1ng
IN IN li'ne OF peace. They admitted that the
hTst duty was to provide the "sIncws ~
war even though the methods adonted !,
were objectionable They realized rat
,hey could not afford to put the democrats
party In an attitude which should seem
10 warrant the slightest criticism as N its
sn,lIe ana cordial support of the govern
meht' The democ0tic record in this ron
gress has been magnificent. There has bes,
nuch IN the mansgement OF naval hnl
military affairs which might be evsteis
ana Justly anlmadverted upon. But the
democrats in congress have deemed II ne
fart OF patriotism and wisdom 10 refrain
from rejecting upon the actions Of thee
wfo are charged with authority and re-.
sponsioiitty in these matters. belieylnr
tfat' whatever their mistakes. IA .lt.-.-,.s.,
un qual to the emergency some Of tbsr, 9
n,lgnt ne, they were. like the pian;s. 49, p,
west doing the best they could. and sbo,,is ;
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