The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-17

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thty ihirailnIy protected our INN,
Hnu ni'huiacturer. both North and Sontb
40. 40, only mat. but they also RACED snt
public debt, and wshoiit i,,nns,, Wv
ericNous burden upon the people.
s un,ins the administration OF Harrison
s ,,n,.', oil opi'gations were pad, white
'.cNcialu during the nst thie, wears hn
adueu 10 our interest bearing den, sln5,s,I
wv Against such democratic nnnnr' r,'iu,,
protest N' N''P"a'e
After having ATTEMPTED IN rc,o,se ,,,,
lariV policy of the United states win
such' nmen;able results. tho democratic
irn n,E nyW proposes TO reverse the cur
.c"cy poiicy. 1t turns to it., currency ns
10 lne parent OF our ills Its effort ia
Shif' the responsibility VIII deceive no one.
a,s attack on the tariff. lis record of in
fortunate history OF the republic "''
THE PRESENT ClRRENCY SYSTEM
Is me fruit of republican wisdom. i; has
neen n"eIuate to all our past necessities
ana. If interrupted. vii! meet orr f,itirc
requirements. our greatest prosprritv
was attained when republican CURRENCY
.aMs were IN tn,l operation. When tho re-
rns va i'at,! was II, power. our currency
WIS Eoou' IL was made as good as the
best on the globe. We made n sonnd
money; and we also mad. homes, mo-
tect.Ne tariff 10 70 with 1t, Sound ,ndrnv
una an honest protective tariff 20 nund in
mana. 1T people doubt the integrity Of
inc treasury they VIII question Tho sound
mes, msns "i me treasury Recognizing this
always provided ample revenue for IN.
treasury. When IN the last half century
OF our history did the democratic rariv
uuN9 ,s financial policy tina, was In
,he pest interests of the American psoplci
| LOOK at It's ante-hellum record Consider
MS hostility tn tn. currency rendered
necessary ny the exlgsncy of war: and
iater, ITS efforts to initiate the currency In
time of peace by the issue of green
backs. Witness its opposition to the ot
r spr,s o, the repnb'eah parry TO resume
s So e. payineh,s. But four short years
d,scredited hank currency.
me republican party has not been I'm
iifinemndiy 70 the PROPER Csc OF Sill
YER It has always favored. and fayors
| today. the use of silver us Il part of our
circulating medium. Bur {, favors that
use ~. under such provisions and safe
National standard The policy of the re-
publican party is 70 retain both gold and
| SILVER as part of our circulating medium
while the policy of free rouaee Of silver
| iehus 10 certain silver Recommendations Ii
! is an immutable law that two moneys Of
unequal value Will not circulate together
ana that the poorer always drives out the
The republican party, desiring fairly to
secure larger use of silver. pledged it
| sell IN favor Of nm international agree
NM, mn harrison, trLe to the pledge OF the
party. took the iniatory steps and Invited
an international monetary conference nj
~ ussels at which the subject of an IN
ut Yer, .oiiai coinage agreement was ably
ara pru'itahly discussed.
me democratic party was also com
| mitted TO international bime;allism, but
whsii II came into power the work which
| rad been 50 auspcoualy begun ly the re-
publican party was abandoned. 1t was so
absorbed IN its efforts To break down tie
Mckinney law md to empty the treasury
| tNat II mad no time 10 pr omotc interna-
| tional bimetallisn.
| Those who profess 10 believe that the
country can. Independently of the other
| powers. open It's min's II The free and in
| dependent coinage OF silver at IA ratio OF
10 to J, when the commercial ratio in all
the great markets IS 50 to /. and at the
same time not drive every dollar or gold
out of circulation but deceive themselves
Great and splendid and powerful as our
government is. it can not accomplish the
impossible. II can not create value. |,
has not the achamisi's subtle arr OF trans
mu'ing unlimited silver into gold. nor cal
II. by cmnipo,ent fiat, mako ~ cents worth
100 cents AZ We'll undertake by resolu-
ton of congress to suspend The law of
gravtation az to compel an unlimited
rrmber 81 5o-cent dollars 10 circulate with
liTl-cent 'so,iars q, parity with each
dollars Of such unequal value to circulate
al a parity is had IN morals and is vicious
in rolicy. Sound thinkers upon the great
question cf currency know from the b.
ginning II the experiment how miserahly
and certainly II would fail. The commerce
Of the country would be again thrown
. ~ moot Il ~ nd ,r
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Upon oreuine our minis to tho independ-
emf FREE COINAGE or SIi.Nr;R. |
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