The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-10

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the democracy opposes. not mere denuneia-
tion and defamation. but proposes dehnite
measures adapted and necessary TO defeat
! the powerful conspiracy which that party
| has become the representative ana Wiling
| tool. These measures are-the restoration
OF silver to prevent the robbery OF debtors
and tax payers; the control of all cur
rency issues by the government TO defeat
the schemes of the bankers to manipulate
prices by controlling the money volume;
graduated income tax to prevent wealth
Sinking its share of taxation.
These are the dominant features of nat
platform and no one Of them can be yiol led
or modified in any way that will make It
weaker They are really the fundamental
propositions which distinguish present
democracy from present republication.
There exists not the slightest danger that
they will be abandoned Such new issues
as have arisen will be met and met pop
erly. but they will be subordinated to ;hese
essentials.
| It is the Chicago platform that gives to
the democracy It's distinctive Character;
also in adherence to which lies the pros
pect. and the only prospect OF demo 'ratic
success. 1t was this platform whlch In
1896 resurrected the democratic party from
the grave In which Grover Cleveland had
laid it away and gave to it life, vigor,
hope and promise of victory. In that elec-
tlon Mr. Bryan received the votes of 1,300,-
900 popullsts and 100000 silver republic
cans
1t was the Chicago platform and moth
ing else which induced these voters TO
sacrifice their party attachment, overcome
deep seated and long cherished partisan
prejudice and cooperate with demo-
cratic organization. Abandon or essen
TALLY modify this platform, and every ore
of these 100000 voters will repudiate
party convicted of insincerity and n>i'het
true to itself nor to those whom 1t has
seduced into an alliance. The Ch.clgo
platform will be reaffrmed. and whatever
may be added in view OF events subso
quent to its adoption will be strictly IN
line with its vital principle Paste that
in your hat,
The very antithesis Of present pluto
cratic republicanism is Chicago platform
democracy. and under these standards the
battle of 1900 will be fought. Mark that
prediction.
There are two minor political elsmeats
which deserve some consideration. First.
the populists. The populists achlsyc1
signal triumph in forcing the democrat,
party to adopt the Chicago platform in
1895, Having been a powerful factor II
influencing the action Of. the democratic
party, it can not now afford to oppose It.
There can be no successful resistance to
the control Of the government by a |
moneyed aristocracy except by uuion OF
all the forces opposed to the continuance !
OF such control, and except where fusion |.
can be made to work successfully, Ills |
union must he in the name of and under |
the auspices of the democratic party,
Out of the 6,5Oo.oOO votes received by Mr.. [
Bryan in 1896 more than 100000 ware cas-;
by old line democrats and no sensiol, pop
uliat believes that a republican candi late |
can be defeated except by some man nom.
mated in a National democratic colycn- !
ton And as it Is ceRain that tie Chi |
cago platform will he reaffirmsd, it IL
true that the success OF the democratic
candidates win secure nearly all the i'm
portant measures of reform for which the
populsts have been contending l. Is
reasonable to suppose then that the great
mass OF the populists. intelligent, indie
pendent and patriotic. as | believe them
to be- Will. from a sense of duty give the
SUPPORT to the democratic candidates IN
1900
There is going to be in every s,ote. al
least in every doubtful State, se94rste
organization claiming to represent tho peo
pies party and insisting strenuously ,nop
independent action. No matter what iheir
profession, these men will simply be re-
publican adjuncts and will draw tnrir
funds from the same generous
bag that will be used by your Uncle NJ, /,
Hanna They will be composed Of two
classes, those who can be bought and these
who can be deceived. and there are few
OF either kind in the genuine oeop,es
party.
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There is only one other political e,e-
ment that is worth mentioning. 1t Is con-
posed OF those who persist in calling them
selves democrats and who yet reoudate
the National platform As a class they
are not very numerous. but they are dls.
dangerous. 1t is made ur {
Of men who deem themselves partisan
leaders, {
don't mean the men who left the PARTY
and voted for Mckinley or for Palmer and /
breNner' They are doing no harm and !
'S long as they do not try to crawl back !
INTO the party they are not Dangerous, 5
The men speak of are those like Rich. i
ard Croker who hsht the democratic
party inside the lines, stab it in the hack
They parade under its flag in ordar -
oeiray IL; they wear its unit,ru,