The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-02
TIE CANplpATEs.


on PeF3ons.
Goldbugcery and high tariff have foa
their candidate Maj. Mckinley. Free
silver and low tariff have for their can
didate Mr.. William J. Bryan. The issue
is clearly drawn. The personnel of the
two tickets will not furnish ground for
difference. Maj. Mckinley is thought
full, sensible. clean-minded man. Bryan
is much younger, but man OF sense.
q born orator and n gentleman in every
sense. The issue is clearly made on
principles. and not on persons. Pat
riotism will cut less figure in the com
ing election than perhaps in the his.
tory OF the country. In this campaign
we will get down to personal interests.
This will be the most selfish political
scramble in the history of our country.
men will vote in line with what they
believe is the best for their own per-
sonal interests. and then the best in
terests of the country. Most men think
that whatever is best for them person
ally is best for everybody else. Mil
lions of men will sit quietly down and
think over the matter and settle the
question from a selfish standpoint how
they will vote.
All Disconnected men want change
and they are many. Most men who
are in debt want q change. Most men
who are boarding with their wives
want n change. 1t is question now ii
all these classes cor.:bined will make a
majority, for discomfort is pretty wide
spread, and debtors outnumber cred
itors by the hundreds of thousands.
Most goldhugs whom l have heard
speak on the question say they can
stand anything that the other crowd
can stand, Most silverites say they
must have n change. l had talk with
farmer this week in northern Louis
lana. He was a rahid free silver man.
and said there must be a change in the
financial methods of this country. He
said: II work late and early. / have
two farms and dairy. I work six days
in the week and most of the seventh day
looking after my dairy. 1t is hard for
me TO get along at all. We must have
change"
l remarked to him: "You say you
have two farms and a dairy?"
Yes, sir" he replied.
Have you plenty to ent at your
home"
"Qh, yes, sir" he replied.
And your wife and children dress
comfortably?"
"Yes," he said.
WELL" l said, my friend. tho only
trouble with You in the world Is with
your mouth. You seem to be doing well
You are comparatively young man
and have accumulated two farms and
dairy, got plenty to eat and wear
and getting along very well except your
mouth l advised him to go home
and get down on his knees and ask Gol
10 forgive him for being GROWER and
20 on about his business with crate
inl heart He Is a fair sample of tn.
fellows who want change.
The cry is that the goldbugs want tr
rob the country, that they are in co
partnership with England. aud so on
Generally the goldbugs are the business
men and property owners in the cities
Look how they have suffered from tho
stringency. Rents gone down so De,
cent; property gone down until there
Is scarcely any profits left Mt the enc
of the year. This class are mostly gold
bugs. And yet they say this class ar,
robbers and traitors.
Passing down the line Of the Cotton
Belt road few days ago large saw
l mill owner boarded the train M Nh,
station where his sawmill was situated
, got in conversation with him. Iaskeg
Nun how much lumber he was shippips
, now. He said ten cars dav on n,
average. asked him what he POT fo
A lumber now. He replied. ask dollar,
and half thousand" remarked t.
nun That about the time he sawed up al
a his timber lumber would 20 up so h,
/, could get fair price and he would h,
, sorry he had cut up all his timber ant
, got nothing for it. He said "Mr. Jones,
a have been running n sawmill for Al
$ years. When l began got $40 thou
=, SAND Tor lumber. l only get Sc 80 now
n and pledge You my word am maxim,
q more clear money to-day than / eve
made in life"
l. Il said rs that true?"
He said: ut is true. work 70
y hands day." he said. "Thc highest
a price men have are two at nine dollar
/. day. The next 10 that are Mt six dol
, lars; some I pay four dollars; som
, three dollars, but pay a majority a
Them Nes. l pay no hand lea tina,
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