The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-03-19
To the Democracy Of the 10th
Congressional District OF
Texas.
.GENTLEMEN:

ventlOn, and realizing the lmpOs-
sibilitv of being able to visit each
section of this large territory,
comprising as it does fifty-four
counties, many of them morgan
lied, and all sparcely settled. ]
adopt this means of placing my
self before you and my position
upon the leading questions of the
day.
Believing in the inalienable
rights of the individual which was
granted by the Constitution, and
that the constitution and Declar-
alton of Independence are the
safeguards of our rights and
liberty; that all powers should
come from and through the people,
add only to my faith in the
principles of the Democratic
party. The Democratic party
has always been II party of the
masses, and especially does it
appeal to those sturdy..seIf relying
citizens who earn their bread by
the sweat of their brow. Then "a
Democrat, / believe that the
masses of our people should
thoroughly discuss questions con-
corning them, formulate their
views into articles of political
faith. and then select those of
our party who are entirely in ac-
cord with the platform, and who
will go forward earnestly carry
ing out each and every platform
demand. There is no question
with mo but that the latest de-
claration of platform principles
is the party law, until such u
time as the duly selected dele
gates in convention assembled
change or modify them, this be-
ing true, | see that / can say that
[ am in full accord with my party
on all great questions for which
it stands. No man should be
greater than his party; no pledge
should be broken by n representa-
tive in an effort on his part to
dictate, when it is n duty on his
part to serve. The party's life
depends upon its courageous
platforms of truths in the inter-
est of the people, and the selection
of men to office who will defend
its principles and not yield to its
enemies.
II has been my policy in all
POLITICAL ambitions to at once go
to the people. do not depend
upon strategy or the personal
efforts of II few POLITICAL jobbers
for my success in this campaign.
| believe that | am capable, and
can represent this people in Con-
gress upon every question to the
entire satisfaction Of all who
believe in the great principles of
the Democratic party. r g
question of Imperialism was the
leading issue in the campaign of
1900, and the policy of the pres
ent administration has only in
tensified it; it is yet to be solved
by II patriotic people. 1t does
seem to mo that every liberty
loving citizen is called upon,
regardless of his past party affilia-
tions, to Join in with us and save
the republic. Many of our peo-
pie seem to be lulled to sleep with
the idea that the so called pros
perity" is Il balm for ills. Let
me call upon you to awake out of
your lethargy and strike off the
shackles ere it is too late. Many
of our citizens few years since
could see no evils in the great
trusts, and thought the agitation
against them, the worst of all
evils, unnecessary and even hurt
full, but today the same citizens
cOncede their error and hold up
their hands in horror at the
mighty grasp these enemies have
upon our nation; so with Impefi-
aIism.
Our experience in the Philip
pines has been n costly and sad
one; today we are spending
millions of money, and worst of
all the lives and health of our
young men in that far off land ;
only that few of our wealthy
magnates and military Lords may