The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-02
TO TENTH DISTRICT VOTERS
HON. GEO. T.. BURGESS PRESENTED
AS CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
Democrats Urged to support Him
and to Help Wrest the District
from Republicans.

To the Democracy of the Tenth Congress
sloral District.
Gonzales, Texas, May 1,--Never perhaps
in the history of our government has there
been National campaign fraught with
more of veal or woe to the American peo-
pie than the present. For over one hun
dred years the conflict between the advo-
Gates of government by the masses HIS
been confronted with varying results By
that combination of men who favor cen
tralization of power in the hands OF a few
and the building up of favored classes, un-
til the government advocated by Jefferson
and supported by Jackson has become al
most an idle dream. For over sixty years
the friends of popular government We're
able to hold in check the aggressive al
lacks of those who doubted the ability 81
the plain people to maintain a govern
ment, until a new phase was put upoa
matters by our bloody civil war. Taking
advantage of the exigencies of the hour
and the necessities OF the government.
class legislation was demanded and OBJ
tanned at the hands OF congress and colos-
sal fortunes were builded up, and monop-
olies created that controlled the destinies
of the Republic.
From the time OF our unhappy war until
this time the history of our country has
been the record Of the progress of mo-
nopoly trust and combination, until every
department of trade, every avenue OF en-
ployment, every branch OF government
has been made the vassals of corporate
wealth. Commerce has been throttled,
trade has been shackled' and trust and
combine levy tribute on every household
in the land, All over the government the
cry has gone UP for relief. Four years ago
the people met in convention and demand
ed a return to the government Of our
fathers, and placed at the head of their
columns the dauntless incorruptible leader,
whose matchese oratory in behalf of the
rights of the masses stirred this govern
ment from center TO circumfe: enae.
Never in the history of the world has
there been such unblushing debauehery of
voters, such crushing of popular senti-
ment. such intimidation and Illustration OF
popular desires. The Golfers of trust and
corporation were opened and their treas
ures poured forth to corrupt the people,
employees were intimidated and driven to
the polls like slaves 80 vote against their
convictions, many OF the old leaders OF
the democratic party remsined silent o.
was the triumph of money over men. Bat
in spite of the most stupendous efforts and
the outlay of vast treasure William j.
Bryan received ths unpurchasable votes
OF six millions and half freemen, HsTs
than any successful candidate prior to 1896
had ever received.
Made bold by success, and drunk with
mower, the republican party has stripped
of the mask and has gone farther In the
last four years in demolishing popular
government, and disregarding the consti-
tuition than IN any other period OF orr
history. A little more than two years ago
the American people, incensed with tn ?
brutal treatment OF Cuba by the Spanish
government. demanded that It should end
Through treachery the Maine was de
stroyed and public excitement ran so high
that the government was compelled TO
take steps. which eliminated in the latter
part OF April 1895 in declaration OF
war. In the name of liberty with thu
watchyord of Cuban independence, the
call 10 arms was answered from every hill
and valley OF our mighty government The
brilliant naval victory at Manila, the az
structIon OF Cervers's fleet, the fall OF
Santiago. the Invasion Of Puerto Rico FOL
lowed each other in rapid succession ana
peace was sued for and obtained.
Until this time no one had dreamed OF
conquest or expansion, but Il soon dsr
veloped that we had not gone forth %
sustain the rights of the oppressed but
to wage a war OF subjugation Puerto
Rico was ceded by Spain, the Philippines
we're purchased and Cuba was placed un-
der military rule The inhabitants OF the
philippines u last awoke to the true IN
tent Of the republican parity and took up
arms in defense of their country. tbs