The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31

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party has no desire to adopt for the
United States. upon any subject of govern
mental concern, any but an American
policy. We have 20 desire, we perceive
no necessity TO aid Britain in the main
tenance of n British policy anywhere, and
with full confidence in the strength of our
cause and country. we ask no aid from
Britain in maintaining an American poll
icy anywhere that 1t is necessary or de-
sirable to maintain one, We adhere to
the Monroe doctrine. We are loyal TO
the counsels of Washiugtons farewell ad-
dress We are not prepared to accept the
ancient antagonisms OF England as our
own nor to participate with her in her
new found hates or envies. and at this
juncture when England sees its power
clipping away and percieves with alarm
the great advance of German manufacture
In the worlds trade. we have not dis
covered ny reason why we should side
with England and oppose the advance Of
Germany. We oppose the Anglo Ameri-
can alliance; we would equally oppose any
other alliance, and our motto Will CON
tinue to be. in the future AS in the past,
one flag. one country and one allegiance.
In condemning the doctrine of imper-
ialisiu, we in no manner abandon our sol
diers III the field. But at the same time
whenever a purse proud, trust-controllod
administration dares array our flag or
forces against a people hghiing for the
God-glven right to rule themselves. when
ever the sum total of a peoples offending
is that they desire to be free, it will be
the duty of the democratic party to be
brave enough TO expose the pretense, 10
tear the mask from the covered face OF
fraud and greed and avarice. and pro-
claim that the recognition of such war
for such purposes is nm American and
must be brought to close.
I'VE proclaim that there Will be be-
meath our flag no slaves. no subjects, no
colonists who can not be citizens. and,
lest we be late. we proclaim IT now. com
mercial empire must not he placed before
principle; the doctrine. the recognition Oh
which made us n great, free people, must
not be ignored departed from or limited,
and we profess our lasting adherence to
the doctrine that all men are created Tree
and equal.
I'VE affirm that The war in the Philip
mines, as at present conducted, Is one OF
criminal aggression and we md no az
ference in the situation the administration
occupies, than the one occupied by spain
in the Philippines before the surrender.
Whatever rights we have were acquired
by purchase from Spain. Our right Is
no higher.
I'VE declare that while no proclamation
has been made the fact Is that TINS
intends to hold the is
lands as a dependency that the proseeh
ton of the war is part OF pollteai
scheme and the government OF those IS
lands is 10 be used as manner OF pay
ment for political services The civil
service is not intended to apply
1.-THE Importance OF the campaign ms
year must not be underestimate. ihle
is the year beginning the triumph of 1900
g.. 1pmOpIHCyS
candidate; the issues are made up of the
peoples interests and the present admin
istration's ineffcencies and blunders'
The questions involved are the hope oil
the people for the future, the possibility
of their prosperity, the maintenance OF
their Liberties, the existence of the funda-
mental principles upon which this govern
ment Is founded. The name OF the can
didate for the presidency next year APP
pears in the resolutions OF every conYen-
ton held by the democracy this year In
the state OF Ohio, True to the people.
devoted to their interests, gifted with
wisdom to discern the right, and pos
sessed OF eloquence and courage to de-
clare and defend 1t, the exponent OF every
principle declared to be democratic the
foe 10 all at variance
with the peoples best interest. the IN
questioned leader of reunited democracy,
his name trembles upon your bps anu
trust and confidence in his honesty ana
capacity abide In your hearts; an ideai
stronger In defeat than ms
opponent In victory, he is demanded by
the democracy OF Ohio and the democracy
OF the country as our standard bearer In
1900--William Jennings BRYAN. Under
the banner OF the democracy we enlist
with him as our leader, and this days
work will make an appropriate ana Hulhs
beginning for next year when az tbat
great tribunal OF the peoples will-the
ballot box-the error OF 1895 will be cor
rected and the ill-considered and unjust
Judgment then rendered will be revealed.
After the adoption OF the rules the
reports on credentials were presented
Majority report was presented and
adopted
II was recommended that the anti
Mclean men be seated. This applied only
10 the Cuyahoga delegation and recon-
mended the seating of the Wilson delega-
tiop instead of the Mckay delegates. Tne
most bitter speeches were made on both
sides with yells from the gallery at times
about liars
The motion to lay the minority report
on the table was lost.
The vote to substitute the minority
rerort for the majority report resulted.
34t yeas and $50 nays The result caused
quite stir as It was the first open lest
OF strength Some McLean men ySted
eyes" although his managers we're trying
TO line up all their men against me
minority report. The majority rerort
was then adopted when the reports on
permanent organization was adopted
The call Of counties for nomination OF