The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-28
HUBBARD OF TEXAS.
JounsciS Revival of Old-Time
Unity on Essential Principles.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

RFPU BLIC' SPECIAL
Tyler, Tex. July @7.-Ez-Goyernor Il. u.
Hubbard is highly pleased with the Kan
sas City platform and is advising that
every effort be made By both sides to bring
together Democrats who differed in 1895. He
believes that th;s renewal! OF old-tine De
mocracy l. fast becoming iact. He ssi-d
to-day:
Il like thu Democratic national platform
recently enuuc!ated better than any sim
liar paper In the history Of national Demo
cratic conventions. As to the reaiflrmatlun
Of the platform OF 1896 and the express re
iteration of its exact recital on the silver
issue. that WAS 10 be anticipated. That was
the paramount issue of 1886: the battle was
fought and lost mainly on that contention.
Defeat don't necessarily decide the Justice
OF any cause. M.unTitieS are about As
often right ma iorlties. But, while en-
terta;ning opinions no: wholly IN unison
with the Chicago platform on the silver
question. !. nevertheless, with thousau Gs Of
others. marched with the Democratic col
umn. voting the open Democratic ticket.
ON majority of the issues promulgated
in the platform of 1850 almost the entire
old-time Democracy we're agreed-that Is
10 say, they were against the high pro-
isctive tariff policy; the increased and ia
creasIEg pension legislation of the ReDUD-
leans; favoring a Just and uniform nation
al income tax. while recognizing the de
cision of the Supreme Court, and demand
ing greater economy in the national eX-
penditurts.
Growing out of the silver question the
Democrats had arrayei against them a
spectacle minority Of their ancient follow
ing. with mutual reCrirninat!Ons evoutuat-
ing at the time in a distinct political sin
gle gold standard party composed Of old
time Democrats, led By Palmer and Buck
ner. This, Of course, as We see ROW. and
many Of It's thought then, was impolitic.
i'll advised and tended largely to tine disin-
fegrdtion and defeat Of the Democracy In
1881 Had the spirit of compromise existed
then as now in l9oo-recsntly AT Kansas
tty-this separate gold organization no
doubt would have been avoided and the
old party lines would have remained in
tact, Democrats fighting their battles on
the silver question inside the party. and
not with the open political enemy, in effect.
on the outside; III other words. agreeing
10 disagree on silver, but uniting as they
could on Il majority of other equally as
great If not greater, issues. 1t was nota-
bly, so IN the old days of Sam Randall o.
PENNSYLVANIA. Speaker Of "A Democratic
Randolph of New Jersey. and a host of
others Of the Middle States. who stood by
the Democratic party OF that day. in full
fellowship Till death, albeit believing as
they did in the protection of the iron ia
dustries of their States and sections
II was right TO rsadrp: the platform OF
1895 by the ways and means which effected
1t at Kansas City. ana distinguished lead
ers like Hill Of New York and others
though differing on the currency question,
:" advised the national Democracy and will
50 vote IN the coming contest. Of course,
we might have said that for six or seven
years to come at least, any legislation at
tempting TO re-enact and restore bimetal-
ism will be blocked by the Republican ma
jority in the United States Senate But
while * Is of no use to Kick against the
pricks' politically, nevertheless a great po-
ltcal party could not afford to stul;ify it
self on the silver question as eaunCi3ted in
1925 because defeat Oyerucwered them aft
erWards on the field OF conflict
$500 Excursion to Louisville. Ky.
end return. via B. &c - S-W., july q
through coaches and SlecperS.