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

The Eleven Contrary Jurymen.
Laredo Times.
The gold democrats say they will
not work with the party II silver is
made the dominant issue. The silver
democrats are in the majority aud
have an unquesuoued right 70 build
the platform. The question then for
The majority is. VIII we try to win
by putting silver in the background,
or will we stick to silver knowing we
can not win. The gold democrat is
the stubborn Juror. but there can be
no verdict without him.-Galveston
Tribune.
Then, in the event that you are correct
in saying that there can he no verdict
without him. there viii be no verdict
reached. for the eleven contrary Jurymen
viii be sure to mold out against the one
sensible 1uryman. however unreasonaoie
they may be In DOING 80; OF course, the
eleven contrary jurymen ought not TO be
contrary, but how are they TO be made TO
see matters as the one sensible lurylnan
does? Ii the case was reversed. il chere
was only one contrary juryman, instead
of eleven. then the sensible juTyInen
might hope to bring the one contrary jury
man TO his senses. hut IL is a hopeless
case as It is, hence the jury Will have to
agree to disagree, because OF the cOntrari-
ness OF the eleven contrary iurymeu, in
not allowing the one sensible Juryman to
/ nave his way. Don't dtT We'll, the
| jury is discharged. the case will have to
! be jred over again and ii the court hap
I pens "a get one more contrary jurymdn
than 1t had before. verdict Will be
reached. but the court could not hope TO
( find twelve sensible jurymen, because they
are so scarce. Don't it?" Well that
( is lust what the democratic court proposes
to do; it will Try the case over aud over
again, If necessary, to reach verdict
and can not hope TO find enough sensible
/ 1urymen because they are TOO scarce, hence
viii pin its hope on finding enough con-
trary iGrvmen to get a decision. IL Is,
Of course, a pity that there are so few
sensible iurymen, but the court can not
help this aud must proceed the best way
IL can 70 secure speedy verdict, in order
that the public's interests may not suf-
fer any more than that which can NOT be
avoided Now. let's lay all Joking aside,
and seriously consider as to which is most
likely to be right, the eleven jurymen or
the one iuryman; we VIII suppose that
each OF the twelve men are conscientious
and wish To do right. They were sworn
"a be governed by the law and the eyi-
dence and to render their verdict in &c.
cordanoe Herewith; We will suppose that
each man paid careful attention to the
evidence 10 the argument and to the
judges charge, in order to understand
the case and read correct conclusion,
Then, IL is certainly not unreasonable to
4 expect them TO agree but they did not
and which Is the most likely TO be right,
! the eleven who agreed. or the one who
held out in dissent? Surely 1t is but
I reasonable TO conclude that the eleven
( were most likely In the right, and is II not
most likely that the six and half mill
/ lions of voters who voted for Bryan were
I right and the less than one hundred and
fifty thousand who voted for Palmer were
! wrong? The latter was the only vote cast
| for the gold standard. because the plat
/ form Of the republican party declared for
/ International bmetalllsm, vet those who
! call themselves gold democrats would
/ have the democratic party declare for the
gold standard: when common sense teaches
| that If the party can not win by adher-
ing TO the beliefs Of six and half mil
lions OF voters. II can not hope to win by
! yielding TO the opposing beliefs OF less
than one hundred and Atty thousand OF
I voters, for this Is a case OF forty three "a
one. instead of eleven TO one In the jury
case. one hundred and fifty thousand yot-
| ers out OF over thirteen millions Is small
matter aud II Is quite likely that more
I than that number of the voters in this
! country would vote for proposition 10
! turn the republie into an out and out em-
( pire. as sad as II Is to think so; larger
promotion than this favored remaining
under the flag OF Great Britain. when our
| forefathers were seeking 10 throw on the
British yoke. and who can say chat the
gold standard yoke is not more unjust
and oppressive than that which our fore
fathers fought against. when they took the
necessary steps TO establish the republic
This writer firmly believes that u is, has
spent much time and labor during many
years in searching for the truth OF this
I matter and we are so thoroughly convinced
that II would be impossible for us 10 sup
port any platform which declares against
the use az both gold and silver as the
standard money OF the country.