The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-28
CAMPAIGN FONTS.


Tho GslYcst,1-Dalas News considers
THAI Tho Post In standing BY the demo
cratic party and supporting It's nominees
Is inconsstenj win its posltiln on ,Ae -n-
ser question. the News should refIect
That The Post has a!,says and at ali ilrio.,
d Jared that such would be It's aiti,u,.c
when the party had spoken. The Pos
$50 always stood with the democratic
p-riy for b.metaiilsm and never FOR ;hs
81 solG stanaard. az good tnln.
now and - be .5nunued, "a tho News ha.
lone aad continues 10 do, In opposit on 70
inc platform % every political parry in the
country. TIA News s. NOT. however. in any
case " position to pirate about tine IN
consistency OF olners. when Il has been
"a most persistent free trade ads5e and
is now supporting the republican party
and VI ckir'"ylsH. Mr. Mcklnloy In a
speech NJ Canton on SATURDAY, sail tina,
II the people ELECT a republican congress
lhe Whole world knows thar one Of It's
mrs, acts "ell /" 10 put upon inc statue
books of yhe country Il iaw under which
The government VIII collect enough money
to mes, rs expense by wNch he means
the Mckinley protective tariff
Our iong-ha,rcd. wild-eyo1 friends tho
pDpnlists ain take notice thar inc hated
n"ll-hounds Of capital have onco more
come Ia be rescue oi the National treas
ury hlli aFrried pane, winch, but tor
NOR lnt"rFentiou. might have enginfea
every Industry IN the country II may be
worthy u a moments thought ,hnf while
ouF friends above referred TO are In .es-
SION al - Louis cors Teri means where
by 10 oniiiefate wall street aud swrep
Inon'Nci corporations from IA. itce Of ne
earth, the latter are formulating plans
whereby the rrab OF fhG government
may he Upheld aud the country spared the
'Tlrpr ara dlrntter of financial collapse,
Wellington Posi-
Thai inny be ali true These rich men
may bo altogether patriotic and actuated
by the hesi Of motives. The Post, foi one.
~iil not question this propositions but
there may he soma WHOSE curiosity viii
lead fhem to inptnrr OF our Washington
contemporary Why It was that these pa
trloiic g.nliunen waited for political
campaign to cxhlbi, ,G.-r patriotism--why
they failed 10 come 10 the 'front.' some ,lme
ago and obylata thc necessity Tor the Is
suanee Of s-G.OV0,0OJ in bonds by Press
dent cleVemnd2 However. 1t matters not
how The present transaction may be view
I'd as TO motives. IN. people have learned
their lcsson. When the bankers and gold
brokers want thc gold taken out. II goes
| out. When th.y want II brought back II
| comes back They control the situation.
The money Of The country and the bush
iors OF the country rs al their mercy. The
| power OF congress- to con money and reg
ulate the valu. thereof has been trans
iefred by republican laws 10 Wall-gt.
| bryan adhcrcnts and spokosnen con-
iinue to adNise' the populis,s that they
| VIII not BE- treated ~ st"p-chidrcu Il ihry
| choose to enter tho Bryan hpuschoid hut
wiH bc permitted TO pass the plates fpr
n.v lmSi as often as they see iiL"-Ga.Nts-
| ton Tribune.
| Wei, Nj. l,ryan might take Mr.. Clevr-
| lahu as model In the matter of leyr!lug
| Party UN''s hy koins 10 another party for
| cabinet officers f1rnsgn minist'1s .ir.
| nut up TO tins good hour he has mot profA-
lsrd nor said that ne would do SOL lous-
| ton Post,
There is no record that Mr.. Cleveland.
or any one acting for him, ever promised
| AN opposing pol Head party "a division OF
| the spuls for support OF the ticket, nor
| w. There any cytl"ncr that the demo, riitie
| party which nominated Mr.. Cleveland for
| president ever sought by promises. such
| as Chairman Jones Of the new dispen ia
| 10 induce support nf the rcket. Tho level
| ling of party lines - not very reprshensi-
| bic. 1t Involves no sacrifice OF principle,
| of honor or Of honesty. II would be 10 Ma
| Bryan's credit, rather than 70 his dis
crcdt. n he should follow Mr. Cleyelnnd's
| exmple, and regard puzzle office as a rir
sc trust. not "A private snap. The Tribuac
would never criticisc han cor appointing
70 office worthy gentleman who mlght
have belonged TO some other puftical
party, fitness being the recosW zed stand
ard, but 10 bargain and sell Federal offices