The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-07-05

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vote for him It he could find an,
Democrat TO vote for.
lie asked the question, What win
nc sound money Democrats do?" and
answered the question himself, as fol
lows. u do not know, The Lord will
provide Maybe the Lord provided
the Palmer aud Buekner ticket fol-
such Democrats as Poindexter, but we
do not believe It, We prefer to be
lleye that the Republican party got up
this palmer-Buckner, Mckinley aio
society" TO defeat Bryan and the reg.
nlar Democracy.
It is also a matter of political his
tory that as early as April q, 1896, a
convention Of gold.standard Demo.
Gratis met in Dallas and repudlated the
administration Of Governor Culberson,
and Iepudiated the Democratic Execu.
tive Commdttee, headed by Jas. G.
Dudley of Paris. 1t is charged that
Judge Poindexter was member Of
the platform committee In that con.
venuon and helped to write the reso-
buttons adopted by It.
On August 25, 1869. this same gold
standard crowd held another convex
ton at Waco for the purpose of send.
Ing delegates to the gold.standard
convention at indianapolis. The Waco
convention adopted another platform,
in which appears the following;
Having heretofore formerly repu.
lditcd the method and actions of the
/ frauduloutly constituted so.called dem.
ocrauc executive committee, headed
Iby James G. Dudley. and since that
time the so-cnlled Democratic party
OF Texas having approved such meth.
DDS and endorsed said actions of tho
committee, we also hereby REPUDI
| ATE ITS EACH AND EVERY AC
ITIoN AT CHICAGO AND SUISSE
QuENTLY AT THEIR DIFFERENT
/ CONVENTIONS.
We believe in order to maintain
the integrity of the Democratic party
and to preserve its principles rure
/ and mcontaminated. it Is the duty oil
7 all Democrats to repudiate the plat.
form ana nominees Of the late Chicago
convention and vote for electors. to
voice the principles and maintain the
policies of the true Democratic party
We oppose all sumptuary legisla-
tion, no matter under what disguise,
and demand that the citizen be left
/ free to pursue his own happiness with.
ont unnecessary Interference by gov
|omout"
Here was the same gold-standapi
crowd with whom Judge Poindextcr
mst in Dallas ON the 2lst of Aprl,
holding another convention, and,
again repudating the Democratic par
ty of Texas, and also repudiatlng thu
atoual Democracy and Mr.. Bryan
the nominee of the Chicago conyem
lion. Here was also this some con.
yenuon adopting another anti prohlbi
ton plank to catch the saloon vote,
Everybody understood that "sumpm
AIRY laws" meant prohibition laws.
These charges have been repeatedly
made and Judge Polndexter has not
denied them The files of the Dallas
News will show whether or not the
. charges are true
Now, in all candor, we ask If this
man Poindcxter, with such political
record, ought to be nominated by tn,
Democrats for Governor? Are we L
put a premiums on disloyalty to party
platforms aud party nominees? Ar,
we to encourage the men who violate
platform pledges. remliate their par
ny and train with tn, enemy? l
such les to be the political policy O
the Democratic party OF Texas, the
Judge Poindexter is suitable cand
date But If we are TO stand by tim,
houorod plinurlos. ii W are 10 r.,
ward those who have given the part
faithful service then Judge Ponde,
Ter les not suitable candidate, an
ought not TO bc seriously considere
/ in connection with Che nomination O
me Democratic party for Governor O
This state None Of Judse Poindexter'
speakers have placed the people Il
possession of an the facts in regar
ITO His political history They tell ul
however, that he was a warm SUI