The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12
I LETTER FROM CLARK.
...nuoleation to His Friend George B
- zimpelman Of Austin.
,nrcllIpts HE IS A GOOD REPUBLICAN
,,to a Lengthy Argument 10
demonstrate that Is His
True Place.

Texas, November 1.-THE fol-
letter from Hon. George Clark to
v' IA friend, George B. zimpelman OF
Az austin, explains itself
uon George B. Zimpelman' Austin
Texas. ,,.,Aor IN p,,r e,r.
W. latter of the 18th instant received.
iou ns,ch Won inquire: what can be-
ID W.. IN ,he doctrines of Mr.. Jefferson do
ieW nresent attitude of parties If he
ns.,res 10 preserve the faithg
oeSn ,h,s reply that l do not know. The
- a, the leaders of the party in re-
u. ,e,rs has been so erra.ic that dem
cen. principles seem to have been alto
,rsr lost sight of and party platforms
sesra benpuie a compound mixture OF pop
Nam Hamiltonianism ana state social
u ,sm about oomminglcd in equal
Ism The worst feature Of
Wv. w chaos and carnival of FOLLY
u republicans have appropriated and
,od away with some Of the most essen
,,si' and cardinal features of Mr. Jcffer
a.s original politics. and it looks now
y IL a ,ruo believer in his faith and doc
sr,res will be forced to abandon the party
srs,nized by him and cast his vote with
,ho republicans If he persists IN being
y eccentric as to desire to vote Ills true
convictions.
ratio psrtv were formulated by Mr.. JEFF
ferson in his first inaugural in 1901
Briefly stated, they are as follows;
II This is representative republic and
nd. democracy.
= Equal and exact justice to all men
of whatever state or persuasion, religious
Or political =.
Commerce and friendship with all
nations. entaglng alliances with none.
4 The maintenance of the State gov
ernr,entr in all their rights as the most
competent Administration for our domestic
concerns. and the surcst bulwark against
apt-republican tendencies.
!. The preservation of the general gov
eminent in rs whole constitutional pgor,
as the sheet anchor of our peace at home
and safety abroad.
&. A jealous care of the right of cleo
ton by the people.
T. Absolute acqniescence In the deci-
sions Of the majority
g. The supremacy of the civil over
military authority.
TO- Economy In public expense.
II. The honest payment of our debts
and sacred preservation of the Public
faith.
IL Encouragement of agriculture and
Of commerce as IT'S handmade
49, Diffusion of Information ami al :
raignment OF all abuses al the bar of
hubble reason.
a. Freedom OF religion, OF the press
and of the person, with habeas corpus
and trial by jury.
1t is remarkable that Notwithstanding
the warnings OF the great leader of de-
|Etcracy in 1901 mis- Successors i'll party
leadership have abandoned the most ma
tfyial OF the princi jles laid down by him
for party guidance and party faith, and
all those so tbardoned have been app~o-
priated and are in the exclusive posses
sion Of its political adversaries. Such,
however, is the fact. The acts and ten
denotes Of the republican party today
more nearly conform to the essential pc -.
llcal doctrines of Mr.. Jefferson than
DO those advocated by the latter day lead
ers of democracy. This declaration may
be, and doubtless is, distasteful 10 those in
control OF the party but if II is true, it
ought to be said. That it is true is sus-
ceptible OF easy demonstration.
Inc MI st cardinal features of Jeffer-
sonian faith are that this is a repre-
sentative republican government and not
democracy; equal and exact Justice to
al men The maintenance of the state
governments IN all their rights; the pre-
sefSation Of the general government in
lls whole constitutional vigor, and the
honest payment of our dabts and sacred
preservation Of The public faith With
we o,her principles announced there is
10 practical controversy between tile par
y Tor both parties alike ldhcre to them
nu declare for them. Every American,
= MS politics what 1t nay, stands for
'slhnerce and friendship with ali nations
asa entanglng alliances with none. and
sney likewise stand, without regard TO
barty Tor the other principles announced
Mr. JEFFERSON. But in the vital es-
snNais Just announced the trend OF the
p'slican party is very much nearer to
ae doctrines and practices of Mr. Jeifer-
on than is the democratic party. which
pc founded
= Does the democratic party stand To-
s.ior a representative government? An
cssNer may be found in the Nebra sk
sae platform, prepared by Mr.. Bryan
present leader of the party, as chair.
~ OF Inc platform committee and which
.mshds the Initiative and Referendum. ."
es democratic State convention held
nce mas followed the Nebraska platform
wv OHIO and Massachusetts. What
me meaning of Initiative and referen-
flalnly that representatives of
people though selected for that pur-
snail not legislate finally nor Shall
ps'r acts become effective until ratified
popular approval. This would take
ABOUT az far from representative gov
nment and about as close TO actual mob
rasy as we could well get. Democratic
law so far is in that directlon; repub-
gu aa thought and action is immoyably
s 1855 IL, Which is the nearest to JEFF
son ; ldea of political faith?
III Again how stand the parties in the
1917 OF equal and exact justice ITO all
what is meant by this? That all
NJ ,ciuzens) shall stand equal before
au, NV with the same privileges and i'm
aa.' with perfect freedom to make
n,uac's' to buy and sell, to combine Their
,y, skill and personal services for
MO NAL proht and advantages, to pursue
xo ~ equai terms their own happiness, to
Use equally their civil rights and t.
sn, SaoJsct TO the same laws. Does the
lana ratio party, especially In Texas.
hs lor This principle? The statutes OF
9.a'e reply in the negative in mos.
sACYefrn>. II time .rroves n