The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-01

arrogant class of any ether peo-
pie in the world. 1t IS not representa-
tive of a high social class nor OF con-
wealth; nor OF those who seek
to control municipal. State and National
government for the benefit Of organized
wealth. 1t Is representative Of the people,
and not for the royafists Vt is conven-
ton with the courage to express its con-
victons and beliefs. and not seeking u
hide behind generalities and platitudes. |
We expect 30 express here just what We
mean. in terms that no man can fall TO
We stand without qualification. reserve,
or conditions for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold az the ratio
Of 16 to /, by the United States, without
awaiting the action OF any other country
on earth. We express our opinions that
this plank ought to he in the democratic
National platform o. 1900. We are Of the
opinion that no steps should be taken
to obscure this doctrine, or to relegate
It. We believe that the democratic Ma
tional convention OF 1900 should adopt
the Chicago platform of 1886 without the
omission Of word, a lobter or punctua-
ton mark and that IL should add hereto
a specific and an appropriate declaration
against the existence and the organization
of trusts and combinations, and a specific
promise of legislative action looking TO
their determination, and that 1t should add
thereto a declaration against any policy |
OF Imperialism, appropriate to an absolute
government but repugnant to every line |
OF the bill of rights and the constitu-
| tlon of the United States.
We venture to express the opinion that |
! the democratic platform of 1900 ought to |
| he made by democrats, and that those who
are not democrats ought moi to undertake
to dictate what that platform shall be
We believe that those who made bhe plat
| form OF 1896 and VINO commended for the
success OF that platform in that year, and
who placed the democratic organization
under the control of the people, should
make the democratic platform Of 1900. We
believe that the democratic National con
vention OF 1900 should he composed OF
those who are now In sympathy and in
accord with the democratic party as now
organized and not of those who are hos
tile to II, and II a convention so COM
posed should see M to take away from
or to alter the Chicago platform Of 1895
| It will Then remain to be seen whether
. the people OF this country will lndorse II.
, | am well aware OF tho fact that In 1896
thousands OF intelligent and sincere
American voters refused because OF hon
, est conviction, to support he democratic
: nominee for president. | am aware that
/ many Of those had for years belonged
, 10 the democratic party. We have no right
; TO criticae such men for leaving their
party or for voNng their convictions; they
= had the right to go leave. and they had
{ the right to 40 vote, ana no man ought
to be expected TO vote contrary TO his
, judgment and his conscience no matter
what the convention OF any parry may
e have declared. Many OF those democrats
have concluded mat they We're wrong ana
| they want to come back. They nave the
t right to come back. expressing their be-
, lief in, and their adherence 10 the doc
/. trines and the platform OF democracy as
0 now established, and no one mas any de-
c sire TO keep such men away
: But there Is another class made up OF
y men who nave spent tneir ilVes IN the
s public service. and who nave spent years
= in office by the grace Of democratic vot d,
Il ers, and who have for years expressed
J their belief In the cardinal doctrines OF
Z the Chicago platform OF 1876: men VINO
n abandoned their party violated their con-
}, vicuons, disregarded their expressed be-
u liefs and sought to destroy those VINO
:, had bestowed upon them every dollar ana
u every honor they had ever known. THESE
- men acted under influences and the doors
=, OF the democratic organization ought 10
10, ,lg tn haR %