The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-01
SOME ADVICE TO P0PULISTS
HARRY TRACY WRITES STRONG
LETTER ON CURRENT ISSUES.
He Tells why All Reform Pnrtie
should Unite for Bryan nnd
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ro INC Edltcr Of rhe post.

To the Editor OF The Post
Tulia. Texas, September 2s-Fuson
galore seems to be the order OF the day,
So universal has the disease become that
the self-righteous political leaders. call
ing themselves '1niddle-of- the-road pop
ulists." have been smltten 80 violently
that they hasten TO San Antonio and
plead for fusion with the republicans.
upon any terms The Republicans acted
| very unwisely in spurniDg their pet-
tons, for in all probability thess popu-
lists leaders will execute their threat
and vote for Bryan. | am satisfied that
all populists who love principle and sue
cess better than party Will do so, for
they violate no populist principles IN
casting such a vote, but In fact will
be embracing the only opportunity Vis-
| ible TO engraft their principles into law.
The hue and cry raised against Bryan
by designing and highly preJudioed pop
ulists, that they will not vote for nm
because ne has not quit the democratic
party, denounced its leaders and joined
! the peoples party" displays unsound
judgment and very impractical politics.
/ am aware of the fact that many honest
| populists believe that practical pole
ties is very disreputabe. The tPouble
with them Is they blend dishonest pol
itcs with practical" politics; here is
their mistake. Reformsrs OF all people
should be tenacious for principle ana
practical in their methods OF crystalliz-
ing them into law. man must be either
practical or impractical In all his under
taklngs in business or politics. II i'm
practical he fails, II practical no sue
ceeds. Surely no populist desires to see
| the reforms he advocates tall. That
Bryan is a populiTt IN so far as indors-
! ing the fundamental principles of popn-
lsm, even TO the Endorsement of direct
| legislation goes. all know who desire TO
! know. Every democrat and republican
! is living witness 10 this fact. In fact
they all have proclaimed continually
| that he is a populist since the campaign
| OF 1896 opened Some say that Bryan ia
tool In the hands OF Tue democrats TO
| disrupt and destroy the peoples party.
TIE record OF the democratic party since
| IL ran behind Bryan in 1925 to save ita
! existence, demonstrates that Bryan ~
stronger in the affections OF the people
| than the democratic party, and that 1t
/ has adopted Bryan's principles instead OF
| him adopting the principles OF the dem-
| ocratic party--hence the democratic party
! leaders are in no position TO dictate 10
Bryan. but are forced to follow him to
save their official bacon.
democratic party is proven by his being
nominated by the peoples party and the
Lincoln republicans as well as that OF
! the democratic party; that Bryan VIII
refuse to be dictated to by the democratic
party leaders in opposition to the VIII
OF either the Lincoln republicans or pop
ulists Is reiuted and dispeled by his
character as a man politician and states
man. All who know Bryan admit that
lie has the nrmness Of a Jackson, the
honesty OF a Washington. the big heart
OF a Lincoln and Is endowed With the
craftsmanship Of a Jefferson.
Bryan belongs to no party. he belongs
TO his country, and n elected president
will be the president OF the United states
and not of the democratic or any other
political party. That he IS leader and
not a follower is demonstrated by tho
fact that he has by the force OF his gem
Jus and stability to fixed principles split
the democratic, republican and peoples
party and today has a larger personal
following than any living American, all
because OF his nsedness Of purpose and
ability as statesman. ! advocated
Bryan's nomination for president be-
cause personal contact with the man and
careful Investigation OF his principles
convinced me that he Ia sound on the
fundamental principles of popullsm, a
consummate Statesman and the only man
I tHdl chu save the kepuDllc from LnV
horrors OF imperialism
Some stralt-laced popullsts say they
VIII not support Bryan because the dem-
ocrats refused TO nominate Towne also
AZ Kansas City and nominated Stevenson
for vice president. | think this very I'M
generous and that It displays more spite
than sound common sense We ought TO
allow the democrats 10 console their
wounded party pride by selecting the
candidate for che vice president since
they took our nominee for its head. AMI
especially should we rejoice that they
selected an old and well known green-
hacker. one who has aways advocated
and never went back on that faith The
fact that Stevenson was vice president
under Cleveland cuts no ice, He never
ala indorse clsveianas policy. hut dosa