The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-10

country was 81. 395 ooo, 600 being ,lfty
nre,,tom /" cNctss OF the Increase Tor aaN
nn,a ,sVns gen years since 1850. and Al tho
IIrtnn~hs rate of over two thousand mil
ms or dollars a year. The trainers OF
sme. Nhioago platform n the face Of this
Gro,, a"I ~ the enormous increase over
1 ,t Brltain, during this same gold
stdnuard aocade. Of our country's foreign
uaue ana It's production OF iron coal
STR sirrn, 0thher great symbols Of Mac onal
monetary standard is mot only an Amer
.Vah nut anti American" aud that il has
ItouEnt us INTO iiuancal servituda to
ass,. IL Is impossible to imagine an
81 '-on mere re- kicss and indofcnslhlc
me prpposit on for free and unlimited
rinsIi ON.ase' carried TO Its logical con-
ms bet,r an. nnt one is rossibie means,
80, me repud.at'on OF all existing ndebt-
,utess pubic and private. to the ex-
nu OF nearly 20 per cens OF the face of
an such indebtedness. 1t demands an
unlimited volume OF dat currency, ire
We hauls' and therefore without any
,Hmaara value in the markets OF the
"sI.u' Every consideration of public
interest and public honor demands that
I'D proposition should he rejected by the
American people
sanction Ieii roun,ry can net afford 70 give It's
mus hold fast to it's Integrity. 1t must
~ encourage .hrin in all proper ways
H. must no, only educate It's children TO
honor ana respect the flag bat IT shpulT
inculcaic fidelity to the abligatioms OF
personal and Nat onai honor as wen
I'm these great PRINCIPLES should here
nier he taught In the common schools OF
ne land and the lesson impressed upon
thuse who are the voters Of TO-DAY and
those Who are to become the inher tors Of
ssNerelsn power in this Rcpuhlc. that Il,
,hrNh.r Sc. patriotic nor safe tr
MAKE political platforms the mediums Of
tul upon prop rtN. tire peace o. So
''Tfiy and unon civilization itself
| tu'il these lessons have been learned los
our cAidren, and by those who have
reached the voting age 4 can only be
shimis"d Wiat cniightered statesmen and
pplitictl Nroncmists VIII record as 10 the
action Of a party convention which offers
an inducemont To national dishonesty by
ptrmium Of Il cents for every rs cents
worth oi silver that can hc extracted
frou The bowels of ,he whole car.h. with
a cordial inVitat'on to al to produce 1t
tl ., cir mn. api accent for It fun silver
. legal tender dDlldr Of lol cents rated value
TO be coined free of charge and unlimited
IN quantity for private account.
ny Vastly more than mere assertion
OF purpose 20 reconstruct the national
currency IS suggested by the Chicago p,at.
form It assumes. IA fact, the form Of Il
revolutionary propaganda. II embodips q
menace Of national dlsinteEratiou und de-
, S'ruciion. This spirit manif Sted itself in
denheratc proposition u repudiate the
u.th'cn puhlc ta'th, to Impair the sane
tliy OF She obligation of private contracts
10 cripple the credit Of the Nation by
stripping the government Of the power 10
l,olTt W money as the urgent eXigencics Of
nc lrcesury may require. and in word,
10 overthrow al Ne foundations of !lnan-
Nor is this all. Not content with prop
osliion 70 thus debauch the currency and
'o unsetue all conditions of trnde and
commerce, the party rcSpons ihlr for this
E lihttorm denies The competency OF tn"
government TO project thu lives and prop
or,rr ~ riilzenS against internal dis
II assails the judicial munlments reared
" NE constitution for the defcn-c of tn
4 IA . At
{ and It even threatens to destroy tn In.
icErffY and Independence of me mo
: court, which has heen considered the last
of outrage and Injustice.
IN the face Of thc serious peril whlci,
these propositions .mhody. 1t would foct,
ihat there could he but one seniimen.
) imonE right thinking citizens. As TO the
duty of the hour. All men. of whatever
b party. who believe in law, and have SON..
regard for the s1Crodness of ,ndlvidua-
} and institutional rights. musi mite In Il ],
tense OF the ENDANGERED interests nf the
( While the financial issue which has
peen thus considered. and which has
e come aus the result of the al,itat on of re-
yea. 10 occupy peculiar Conspiru-
BUSINESS, Is admittedly OF primary IMPORT
L ance, there is another qugs ion winch
q must command careful aud 81 rilus a ton
! non. cur financial and bus ness coadi-
e ton Is az tbs momtnt one OF almost un-
! nreceucnted depre 50 on; oar great indus
I tral system Is seriously pNralyzei. Pro-
ducW9n In many Important branches Of
Manufacture has altOgcth ceased. Cap
ital Is without romunersii i've ,mployment.
. Labor is IDLE. The revenues of tine gov
8 G.nmtnt are insufficient TO meet It's or
dlhuiy and nee ssary rNueus s. These
cludti Ous are not the result of accident.
They are the outcome of mistaken
econ ne policy deliberately eTactcd ana
l aprl ell. ii would not be difficult an /
r would NOT involve any violent disturbance
of oar existing commercial system to en-
at necessary tariff qualifications along
Ntf No . Mr. d. az
fScnl Nears Of the SPECIALIZED Mckinley
inf.it the rccoiDts for customs were $50.
s07 $50. At this writing the Wilson tariff
ac. has b tn IN force for nearly two full
fiscal years. but the total receipts, aciugl
and nS inn ed can not exceed 1912 ilaI.
a steady deficit, cor stautly depe'inr the
4, sources II the government and trench
trough, about pubic 6lsirust ana bus
the sale of s2a2 ooO,co OF bonds, thereby
II t,rs8siue to that extent the National
dsbt. 1t VIII be RENE mbered -ha, In 10
year Of tie more than a quarter of n
century OF continuous republican a1-
minlslui ion succeeding thu civii war.
when our INDUSTRIES were disinieGmted
more or les disturbed. was the National
d, b, increa;ed Ivy single dollar Il was.
on the contrary, steadily and rapidly q
minlshcd. IN such "A condim1n of affairs
nsce ~ Is of SOM sort OF a change IN oGr
fiscal lows The d mocrate party q
d
.upon u tlcc.ei class Of citizens. 1t OPP
II oses any application of the protective
principle
our parry holds that by a wise adjust
uicnt Of The tariff con etved In modera-
ion and with n WV TO stability, may
,arurc al needed revenue, aid It declares
that in the even, of its restoration to pow
e. ii viii seek to accomplish that result.
II hollis, 100, tnat > the duty of me GOV,
eriln ieut 10 pl'3 Il and encourage IN All
praciicahe way the development OF do
nestle Industries. the elevation OF home
linz or and the enlargement OF the pros
Iefit, Of the pecpe 1t does not favor
= anv form OF Legislation which would lodge
IN the government the mower % do W H,ha'
IN. u 6dlllcyss iat il IS both wise AMI pa
10 e 10 dscrmrate in favor , OF orr
own material sources. "pd the ntil!Ia-
DIN under the b.si atanihle cpn1 lP,s
~ INV own caui'al and oul own available
Inc Words OF republican National Mat
,orr, an this uhicct are a. once tompt rate
aT' e. crnphatic it says Of the policy Of pro.
tect.on: I'm is reasonable apPiirauon II
is list. fat and IMPARTIAL equally OPP 3.d
10 foreign control aud domestic monoh,olg y
~ sectional disrrininot.on ana ind.V,uull
" ~ s"AAp demand Surn an