The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-09
NOTE. AND COMMENT.

Tho Post tina, 10 the d.srepuiab.e politlca
course OF said parers they arc striking,
| alike. There was once the case of al
| Irishman who was before the criuiina
court and the judge. In adm nisierins Il
hln a lecture before sentence. remarked
The court IS Informed. Mr.. Mtrianis
tina, YOU have q veiy bad character-~on
Of the very worst In al. this great city
"Arrah. your honor" interrupted tn
criminal. you fatter ME. s.r, you nat,ei
me-"
Tho boiling democrats are thus warnet
by the inte--cccan;
The republican party is thankful for al
the aid given by patriotic democrats III
| the hate election, and will gve what 1t
| prom aed-sound money. But II did not
| sell or barter Its principle OF protection IL
| any angle instance IN the campaign, 1ts
! candidate was singled out from the many
because he was tn people ideal OF pro
and outspoken upon the subject. And now
| the bankrupt cord,tion of the treasury
makes the subject one for Immediate AZ
| whole Nation.
BY the way. what ,s that old story about
| chickens coming home TO roostT"
| Ex-Governor Franc.s. thengh a goldbus
! ho,ter In the last election. seems 20 enter
tain OPINIONS which do not suit the gold
bugs OF the East. The New York Sun.
| the infiamed prejudced ard narrow
minded exponent OF the theory OF con-
eentratcd wealth and government by the
few. has aroused itself to a TT of de-
moniacai rage because MIR. Francis has
given forth the following:
While agree with the advocates OF
sound money n the fight recently male.
p1
some of those who have been advocat les
oi mat cause TO which l can not Sub
scribe. II some leg eidt!on Is not enacted
to check the growng influence orwealth
and circumscribe the power of trusts and
.,onopolies; there VIII be an uprising Of
VIII erdanger our insututions."
The Sun characterizes this as
The chatter OF a fool. Mr. Francis
happens 10 be wealthy man himself
and presumably he IS ANXIOUS to get
Ing wealth and the influence Of il will
cndanger cur institutions? Whose wealth
AL what wealth endhngers N Sc ins,itu-
tons He can not tell to save his life
lie can not come to particulars to fave
his NE. He r. fatucus,y ami gnorantly
repsarng silly Ee which plenty OF other
fools have been taught 10 repeat by demn
gog1ies and anarchists"
The Naehville American, which is an
ultra conservative newspa per. insists that
Mr.. Francis ia not repeating silly he,
but a very serious truth. The growing
influence OF wealth particularly combined
wealth g terribly dangerous and II some
legislation is no, enacted IN cirru,n 80 r h.
the power of truets and monopolies this
influence will become more ami NOR, dan
gerous. Whose wealth and what wealth
asks the Sun. endanrors our institutions,
The wealth of the muItl-m,ll,ona,res tha
wealth OF the Younger generations who
ton and who spin not and who So, nm
,,,ro n.,,e. ~ 49, eNp,'..-
a, r.,m,i.a, ,,1,..,.. va.
which croo,as ,,,a 800 - W." ', wv
aer,s,,.. an, ,,,,.r', " s
-" P"'H'P'p"' contempt oi thc
masses; the wealth that combines 10 cor
rupt legislatures and congress. tho weo.,-
that nuts Brtce and sherman and n.rhans
Hanna n the seat once occupied nv Alien
O. Thurman; that puts Tom platt INTO thu
scat ri Roscoe Conkiing and Steve Ell, ma
and Matt Quay IN the hail where Daniel
Webster and John C. Calhoun held forth.
the wealth that buys Judges and courts
and controls the prices of the necessl,les
of life contrary TO the natural laws OF SUD-
ply. demand ard proauction; the wealth.
that sells worthless and wntercd stock ia
hoodwinked public; tho wealth that pre.
veH;s any honest. Industrious aud ener-
eeilc man from entern certain remuner
alive fields ot business because they are
oacrod to the few; the wealth that gets
control of property AMI So directs legisla-
ton that 1t goes untaxed and does not
bear its just share in the burden of the
government in short. the wealth that
com hines and ttYsoa,, i-eitinurIv anl COR
runtly n,tsons ,be hodv nol.,tc u,,u co,,.
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nie'cla' integrity IS nut name.
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The Chicago Chronicle says that the
who voted ,or NcLiplo, d,1
~ ~ VI"
not vote Tor Mcklnleylsm, ana ADDS That
TO confiscatc the fruits of tbs splendid
victory for purposes Of tarh greei aud
robbery would be criminal nLssippropr.-
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