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

| Boise, Helena and Cheyenne nra better
built have moro modern improvements
CHURCHES UT 01 mna s sfnoSs srnhn, em ncwn pe
pers than any other citics OF correspond-
Ing size in the world. Their jafls and
penitcntaries are remarkably below the
| average In number OF prisoners.
a spirit of ardent AmeroanIsm pcr-
vadcs the entire popufa,ionx They believe
Amcrlca Is strong enough to whip the res,
OF the world II need be, and surely TO
put into forcc any legislation II may I'M
dertnke without the consent or co-opcra~
ton OF any other government. They are
wide awake. hospitahlc and honorable
"snnset' Cox, after Q. ,rip among them
| cream of Eastern Young enterprise
ABUSE THEIR OWN CHILDREN.
Thousands OF them regularly read tho
Eastern papers from their old homes,
For the first time In their lives they now
discover In these same papers thnt they
are Idiots and ''anaruhists." While Ed
itor Dana OF the New York Sun Is ex-
haust'ng the adjectlves of abuse for West
crn people In general. hts own nephew
ami adopted son. John X. Dana. Is quietly
and industriously earning living on Il
wheat and stock farm four miles west OF
Oakesdaie. this state. and is a free silver
man of tho populifst variety. Ex-senator
Frank lkscock Of New York expresses
himself in am interview az delighted, bN-
cause Ihc republican party Is once ana
for all rid OF those crazy fanatics In the
West" meantime one OF his sons IL culti-
waiting frTd and alfalfa farm six miles
north Of Yakima, nnd anouher is banker
In Tacoma, both being advocates OF silver
coinage and therefore among Mr., His
cocks "cr1zy fanatics"
W. II. Cowles. a pon OF the cowles who
helped Joseph Medill TO make the Chicago
Tribune great paper, Is the publisher OF
the Spokesmah-Rcvew. ut Spokane, mn
enthusiasts champion of free and unlim-
ited coinage at the ratio Of ID TO |, and Il
paper that would be credit to any East
crn city of 10000 w. IL. Cowles is a
gentlonan OF scholarly attainmeuts and
cnterprsing disposition. He Is respected
an1 loved by his employees and all ac-
quaintances as a pure-heartcd American
and friend. He gained his nowspape: ed
ucation on the staff OF the Chicago Trio
une and his patriotism and morality were
nouidshcd MS much by the teachings OF
Joseph Mcdill as by Mr.. Cowles own
father. Yet the Chicago Tribune seems
never 30 happy as when denouncing the
editors Of Western silver papers as hood
lers" "blackgliards." 1.-THE scum OF tho
earth" and "nends of the red torch"
MII.LIONAIRES FOR SILVER.
These are but few sample cases that
might be multiplied indefinitely. OF all
business and professional men In the
West, niaety-ilinc In every hundred ARE
tho sons of well-to-do parents IN tho
States of the Ohio valley. the Atlantic
seabord Pennsylvania, New York. and
New England. and very large ma
Jority of them are Ditnctallists The 6itua-
tion IN Washington State Ia idenucnlly the
situation In every one OF the Western
States whore tho free silver sentiment
prcdpmiDates.
Nor is the advocacy OF bimetnllism IN
means, or those who have suffered bust
ness reverses.. One of the leading silver
champions of Oregon Is Hon. ID. i.
Thompson. a millionaire five times over.
for many years president of the oregon
Railway and Navigation company, ana
four Years ago the republican nominee for
governor. He WAS minister 10 Turkey I'M
der President Harrison. Mr.. Thompson is
in no way a miner, but believes In free
convinced that the. gold STANDARD is too
restricted as oasls upon which 70 con
duct the business Of The world He has
Joined the silver republican party In Ore
gon and Is urging the election OF Mr..
Bryan.
j. d. Montgomery. also OF Portland, AN
other milf onaire, Is an uncoinpromising
advocate of free silver coinage.
1t IL the exception In the West where
men of commanding Influence and char
acter are geld inon0inetallis,s
FORCE OF THE SILVER SENTIMENT. |
As for the force OF the silver sentiment
throughout the West the drift IN Oregon
and Washington. which are figured h the
republican column by most Eastern pa
pers. may serve as n pretty fair index |
OF the way things are going generally In
the Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska Kan
sas, Wyoming. California aud Utah
Every one of these States liz N pretty |
much the same stage OF development, ana |
all alike are hard pressed with DEBT. IN |
every one OF them the silver people ere |
getting together ON fusion electoral
tickets.
In every precinct west OF the Mississippi |
the silver republicans are circulating
pledges among men OF their own party 10 |
cast their votes for the silver electors, |
ganizing bryan republican clubs Hun |
dreds OF the stanchcst republicans are |
leading the movement, At the head CT the |
attorney stor 'y'GS General Jones, now serving his
second term. His antecedonts ore of NV |
England stock but ne was born In WIS
consin and educated AZ Ann Arpof'
REPUBLICAN, BRYAN CLUBS.
Respecting the republican bolt, he says:
TN my own county OF Spokane the stu
alton Is astonishing. There are several
precincts where Mckinley will not get n
a pledge to that effect. In Deep Creek
thitherto one Of the strongest republican
precincts In the State) every republican
but one has Joined the Bryan forces ever
saturday night the republican free
coinage party held a meeting at the Au-
q forum IN Spokane. 70 organize a re,
Into the opera house. The meeting was
by Judge Turner Judge Blake,
Judge Mcbride "a brother OF Senator Nc,
Bride III Of Oregon, Judge Happy ,, Gslomel
thu:slastc political meeting ever held In
the city, and 237 republicans signed the
roll OF membership .at the time. ,,,,..
nnti- Mckinley republican forces. and Ma.