The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
viii They Heed the warnInar

The Commoner.
The Kentou County (Ohio) Press edited By W. III.
ley the democrat who introduced in the Ohio eonvenh
resolution indorsing the Kansas City platform has &
editorial explaining the result in Ohio and applying ii. b
taught After recalling the action of the Ohio cows
ton the turning down of the National platform and d
prominence given TO the men who had fought against d.
ticket it asserts truly that mo democratic ticket eVf ss
better, deserving candidate than Colonel klScert
1t thus explains the enormous stay athone vote; 81,
I'm almost every school district of the State were III
democrats who resented this treatment who chsd ~
betrayal They oosed their memories and let then s'x
back to 1906 They thought of men who bolsd men "
found that it these same men who had led Toe y
against the National platform at Columbus fHaet w
found that the fellows who at the State eonsenr'a
only admitted but boosted of their deseron in 1890 ana
they had voted for Mckinley Palmer then
What thoughts came to the minds OF these men 10
Read the returns.
They argued Here arc the fellows who voted ,'a
in National election two rcpudiating my 'ph.A
writing platforms and asking my support lhey ss ~
ocrats My democracy is better than theirs IN prove
They voted the republican ticket when the platform Wy
suit them III not vote all when it does not sun ~
And all the persuasion and labor Of local leaders :.
disturb this conclusion In almost every county 49,
tees worked with bound hands and gagged NOUNS ~
results OF all their efforts were yain Inc a's'ont a.
not for the spoil of Office He was bent on fepas%s
trayers And he did, All the wiles OF local e'p0i1'
not get him to the polls 10 condone the injury niS e"'4
done him. ~, =
"Hc STAYED AZ home Democratic counties tun'p's
the republican column Counties where democracy 49, III
ing and growing and gaining were showed osSs 'A's
less column ,,.d n
1T sounds we'll TO say that the death OF the p'e'
tributed to republican gains. But there we' o.
gains. 1t all, all democratic loss Two ser, ~,
paignng was too short Fudge. Two mlnu',s ~ Its
of time TO discuss all of the platform eN''ps pxS
planks, and they were tabooed outside oil Gp, WssI
sion? Bah Wasn't there discussion al D 'I - crsI
the crowd and the speakers there' Wen W to,, Vi,
counys vote and see how great her demosts's n
.rhe nlatform did II Faithful democrats ''', -. IA
treatment But they did not do it as the sola hlr u
The only query that can arise is Which IS ~. ~ 81,
crat the one who votes the republican hcSe'
refuses to vote at all ? .,,,ey rtgra II
"Will the lesson be learned? VIII deinos $, ,osss
senses Will it see in the light OF AZ stsiF
safety and to victory? VIII it learn the h VII
ind consistency? We hope and beliess sxpss
There is food for reflection in the oPNps not sas
the Press While the falling OIL IN inc W. largely ~
due TO the silver democrats, II was ow sni 81
them The Conmoner urged them to Vc'e .v,uto.
their 6gbt for IN. control Of the next State
there is a good deal of human nature ~ bat
well as in gold democrats and the resut c,a,
number of those who had been active IN v,hon
either felt that victory won by an evasion " at;
would be more injurious TO the party u', "a ,hst
they thought that defeat was inevitable x. psg
adverse majority would be more serieeaO'
a small one. r,,s shcah \
1t is useless to argue that these osM.s c,,ks ra
been loyal to the ticket II is dheuH ! 's'IJ pei
have been loyal in the past feel that nS .ye bssp
loyalty by following the reorganizers wlo ghat vi
in the past The result in Ohio indieAp Of %
result If the recognizing element obtains pcs Is
machinery. The question asked BY 'n e ssra "
one. Will the anything town :, COW "
taught by the Ohio electicn2 VIM my s,a rot 70
ought to have seen before that the parry what ~
betrayal OF the people win they learn ny
to have learned befotc that ain honest gs
ssts of the masses Of the people IS eSp''N- ...S