The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02

,,gs which connection with newspaper
gives or because Of desire 10 use ~
paper for the promotion OF other scheines'
or 70 prevent It's being used for the lur-
thsrance Of policies they regard as hurt
ful to their interests or to the interests
Of The class with which they are Rniiia'eu'
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These interlopers in journalism are no"
practically in control of the newspaper
press of the United States and TINS ,ac'
accounts far much In the conduct OF hews-
papers, that the people do not UNDERSTAND
II accounts for the lack Of ideas ana tne
lack of leadership in the newspapers On
The period; for the decline OF the news
papers influence as an organ oil puoiie
opinion. 1t accounts for the pFeVaienl
tyne OF countingroom journalism, WISH
its alleged opinions held on tne SUI
ferance of advertisers and us news
catered TO slit the demands OF owners ana
influential patrons. 1t accounts fer the
pitiful puppets, who, as iittins Instruments
for this degradation Of noble eeiiins'
have been installed in the places OF ealeofs,
who. in the days when journalism was
profession instead Of trade, were men
Of brains. with convictions and the cour-
age of their convictions. And 1t accounts
for the fact that newspaper men VINO take
themselves seriously, who regard the WORK
of moulding public opinion as a high Noca-
tion. who believe in duty and are Wiling 70
/ accent responsibility. who would rather
champion the rights of the many than de-
fend the privileges of the few are hndlng
If moro difficult either to enter or to re-
/ main in the newspaper field, whether as
employees or as proprietors This Is all
! the paralyzng work of the money power
and it is still not satisfied and cries for
more The people of Texas are blessed
in having one paper over which the trail
( OF the serpent has not passed, else it would
not be democratic.
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Referring again to Mr.. Bryan and tn
side wipe he gave the goldbugs of the
East the other day, while IL has immense
ly pleased the straight democrats 1t ha
made the goldbugs vince and whine. The.
are still smarting under the flashing h
gave them and are now engaged in play
ing the baby act. They are saying tina
Mr.. Bryan and other leading Democrat
ought not to be so hard on the gold peo
pie when they show a disposition TO return
to the democratic fold, and that they or,
making serious political mistake, The,
say that every vote counts and that II tn
democratic party is to have any chane
of winning in tho next election its leader
must do everything TO concilate faction
in the party and get votes. They say the,
fear Mr.. Bryan has lost sight of that fact
These men affect to believe that man
democrats who bolted the ticket at tn
last election and marched out of thei
party are finding themselves in very IN
comfortable position. They say they be
lieve that il those gold men could agar
get back in their party they win net be S
ready to go off 10 form another party, an
the opinion is expressed that, althoug
they do not believe in Mr.. Bryan's view
on the financial question. they would vot
, iuI uilu SuOulu luey Dc ailONeu 10 20 lul
convention. make their fight, and, finally
see him again the presidential candidat
of their party. This simply means tina
they want an opportunity TO get In th
next National convention aud either Brya
or the platform will have to walk tn
plank if 1t is possible for them to accom-
; plish such result They will vote fo
Bryan and remain regular" relying upo
the fact that the senate is reliably lie
publican for the next eight years. TO pu
, a quietus upon any attempts at silver leg
islation in case Mr.. Bryan should b
: elected, 1 predict that it viii be only
few months before Bryan and other demo
cratic leaders will be approached By me
entertaining these views and asked to IS
sumo an attitude which "wll Iromot
( the interests Of democracy and otrengthe
the party" That will be the tine to tur
them down good and hard.