The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-07
SOME ADVICE TO DEMOCRATS

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ITO Our Fellow Democrats Of the Stat
OF wisconsin: We issue this address I
YOU In obedience to request made by
number OF democrats from this State
whose interest in the welfare OF the dem
ocratic party caused them to visit Chicag
on the goth day OF July last for the pur
nost Of meeting their fellow democrat
I from different parts of the Naticn. wh'
were assembled, with view OF CLEAN nj
/ from them foreshadowing OF the attitude
saul and spirit Of the democratic party a
large upon the great problems that nov
confront the people OF this country fol-
solution.
after conversing with many OF our TEL
ilcw-democrats from different parts OF the
Union and gathering such Information az
the occasion afforded, 1t was deemed an
opportune time. there being many DEM
ucrats from different parts OF tnis sac
present, to consult together ana see IL
we as members of the democratic party
Of wisconsin, could do anything 10 heip
TO promote the welfare of our party IN
this State, and through 1t the welfare oil
our country.
Under those circumstances. at meet
ing held in Chicago by the Wisconsin DEM
ocrats present, the undersigned were APP
pointed a committee to issue this address
to you; not because the democrats as.
sembled there from this State believed
they they had any special authority or
right to speak for the democrats of Wis
consin, but because those assembled there
felt assured that whatever steps were
taken with a view to strengthening our
party and better fitting it for the great
ensuing battle Of 1900, would meet the
hearty approval of all good democrats, and
II is in that spirit In which we speak to
you.
Three great questions confront the
American people for solution, which must
be fought out in the next National CAM
paign. They are not the only issues, by
any means; but that they predominant over
all others there can be no doubt. These
questions are, the questions of money
trusts. and Imperialism. Any one of them
is sufficient in itself to arouse the patriot
ism of every American citizen and serve
as an issue for National campaign.
There may be an honest difference OF
opinion among individual democrats as to
which OF these great questions should be
regarded as the paramount one. The dem
ocratic party has already in It's National
platform declared its position on the
questions of money and trusts, and its
leaders have clearly foreshadowed it's po-
sition on the question of imperialism A
proper solution of these questions is vital
to the welfare of our country. and dem
ocrats engaged in meeting the common
enemy can not afford to bubble with one
another as to which of them is entitled to
be denominated the greatest.
Chicago Platform Indorsed.
The principles enunciated In the Chi
cago platform of 1896 came to the people
of this country as second declaration of
independence, and afforded them an OBJ
portunity to emancipate themselves; and
should--and we believe will-receive in
1900 a complete Endorsement and reaffirma-
ton by reunited democracy.
The money plank in that platform con-
stitutes one of the three great successes. It
declares for the free coinage of both gold
and silver, the constitutional money of the
at the present legal ratio in the
United States between gold and silver OF
l6 to l. To now change the existing ratio
would be a breach of all government con-
tracts payable in coin
Democrats who believe in bimetallism
should cease disputing over the ratio, be.
cause there is no valid reason Why tho OK
sting ratio should be changed as condi-
tion precedent to the reconciliation of
silver.
The democratic party in 1896 declared
In favor of bimetallism and in opposition
TO either Il gold standard or single silver
standard.
"At various times In me worlds history
the money power, fJr the purpose OF caus-
ing an increase in the value of money,
and an increase in the galle Of bonds, AMI
other evidences of Indebtedness az the ex-
pense OF other property and the products of
labor, has attempted to contract the cur
rency by demonetlzing gold, and at other
times by demonetizing silver. The in
creased demand for silver which will nee
assarily follow the free coinage of gold and
silver will result in the restoration of the
parity of the two metals ut the present
legal ratio; and Will thereby place gold
and silver side by side, where they stood
prior to the decentralization of silver in
1873, so that they can perform the func-
lions OF primary money.
When this question is tightly under
stood it will be seen that the democratic
party stands for the cause of the people
rs against a money monopoly. the greatest
u all monopolies.
Now is your time to study and familia- |
ize yourselves with this great and i'm
'ortant question.
Opposition to Trusts.
"And there is the great question OF
rusts. Who can measure the importance |
" that question to the American people? |
Around each profitable enterprise they
'uild wall, and say to all other citizens,
lands off, With their combined millions
hey crush out all competition, regulate
he output, and dictate the price upon
learly all the articles now consumed by
he American people. Each day they are
rowing more defiant A few weeks ago.
n the very shadow of the White House.
ir. HaVemeyer, president of the great
ugar trust. who gave his testimony be-
ore the commission took defiant posi-.
ion. And we have just been informed by
ur commissioner of labor statistics of mi.
tate In his annual report, in effect, thar
ne trust institutions in this State, by
ne means or another, refused to give
i'm the information required OF them I'M
er the statute.
They are growing more arrogant ever,
ay, for they begin TO feel that they have
utgrown the power of the people Thess
rusts and monopolies have become tho
cts OF the present republican admiuis-
ration, In consideration of the vast cor-
upton fund that they furnished the ra-
ublican party In the last National cam