The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-12
THE BATTLE Is on

THE BATTLE IS on.
Ssn .o,es oe .h~ PcA.ica. Csnreir-
Just cf--@S.
The rstsooal hattie 10 Gu. The IA
tkooai con~cosioa OF the republican
\ party has nominated is Candidates and
announced IL. platform. which de.
c,a-cs for The single gold standard All
who adhere 10 the single gold starda-.
views will Ire Invited into The ranks o.
IL. republicans and he told Ira, they
are q. home The free and unlimited
cctne-s will and themselves al home in
the democratic party.
II We 81, quietly down and take the
platforms o! tie two national parties
II the last 20 years we will End thu,
there is Lot r>-ta principle which diff
.creD tis,es them one from another. All
along there has been differentiated
difference OF the tariff issne 70. the
PAS: few years the bloody shirt, the
wA- issue. the 18TH amendment, aDd
50 OF. have cut bu; lit-le figure. In the
p-ese-,; campaign, as the battle WAKES
hotter ard thicker. we VIII have but
tie single issue before The people of this
county; Shall we maintain q solid cur
.eacy bottoIned o. the gold dollar, or
shall we have bimetallssm?
Some one has putt: The battle will
b. between TIE nonied power and the
voting power" The free and unlimited
coinage men believe that 4 their idea
shall carry and their p-ineiple prevail
IL sra q prosperity will dawn upon
the country. The eola standard men
are equally sincere and earnest in their
declarations ths; the dorninancy OF
FREE coinage views would precipita,e
panic snd general Liquidation, and tina,
tZ.e adoption Of suct. . measure by the
na.iocal congress would be the worst
possible ding If prosperity be The end
sough. by both parties.
We al! egree upon the fac; tta; II oney
Is congeste. in the cen,ers; tina. il Is a
want OF circulation. that is the mil
Ions OF idle capital. ,ha. now menace
the country. The silver men claim that
more money viii relieve the congestion
and star, free circulation. The ro!d
standard men claim that II Il mans
hear ia conrcsted and refuses 20 throw
the blood 20 the ex,rcmities IL would
be caprerous 70 put more blood In his
veins. Their logic ia. that more blood
means death. and thar - hat the country
needs now is 'be remedy that will start
the great comtuercial hearts action.
that wiE circulate 'he money w. al
Teady have. The free silver men claim
'hat This conges'i, vas produced by
l..h .al =
demoDetize'l silver. md that the pour
ing Of more blood into the commercial
veins will start up the circulation and
save the animal lin eytenso."
DiNc-ug q, they do. we shall watch
the conflict between the two great pnr-
ties "i.h an interest which wc have
never had b"iore. II viii he clear.
cu,fRh or asipgic Issue and on an open
:eidDioi,i Sullivan and silver Corhett
In the ring, With the certainty Of one or
the other being Knocked ont In the first
round housandS Of men VIII stand
around the ring and watch the fght |
with al interest profound. No Amer
lean citizen and no foreign nation win !
look idly upon THIS contest, and vic |
tory for either party Win mean much,o /
,hc history Of this country. The tariff |
AA"' 'in' iAS''e' ana n secondary |
che, In this fight. however important it /
,lA' ~. An'' ~ ''le 'h'.''fs are 50 near /
- 'os''''' upon 'i' o'hor questions, |
we L" reason why any sensible man !
D.''" no 'nopsc the lhr'y he would
''' WIN py me p1ati"rm they an
'ionH'f' eiir'e on" party TO be as
"US'"oF'hY ~ IN. o'hrr' believe one
.''f'F 'aA pr"N'h ar many pledges, and
p'"eHt I'M many votes. and corrupted
w ""''o'- o"H "S ipuch ~ me othtr.
, -, me-. n''''''''S may hil'e been
80 Ne,'no' ihrtl IN RENAME ht
'' ,,, p"'N ~ 'n'H ithr 'he o'hrr party
;. ~ u''' '"e", IN 'lo po'iH IN 'hc com
'nf '''''oh, W" VIII never ngh'n have
'"p rum 81 e'ther party LOT 80 years
y" Phr'y VIII stay III
NOR man one or w" terms until they
W" We 'ouA'ed nghIp' ne q. o. p. and