The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-27
THE BARKER BOON.


lyis, siiser Men 80 Meet n nv Yorls
and Push it along.
Philadelphia. June 26.-The boom of
Wharton Barker. phiadelph.a banker and
editor of the American, was started 'h's
afternoon by Judge j. II. Washburn of
Colorado. prominent member OF IN.
Denver bar and one of the leaders of the
silver forces in the Wse. lie came 2as,
to oren thn sily..' presidential campaign
and intends to fight side by SIDE WEN
Nr. Barker Until the latter Is made ~ ~
DENTAL candidate. Tlc judge is max "G
ariar-emenls with Joe hlickpirn @!
Kentucky for a hlg silver meeting %
young men 10 lake place in New ,ytn
possibly within a week. when n3e hhr ih
Mr. Barker answered the statement 81
W. c. Whitney as follows.
MT. Whitnoy's statements are 50 ms,
leaf'ug and tal.aclCas they really could
no 20 unchalcnged. IT =; fortunate Una :
he represents So few of the III snberS Of
the democra ic party VINO rhiet am lle
nle have been misleI and deceived too
,onn They have believed, hppei ana
doubted. their condition growing siadn
allv from bad TO wliSe. unill nuaiier ".
cor yiction has settled mon ITEM mn
thev have been used by such men ms Mt.
Whitney. not in advancemeni OF inc IN
terests of the people. but merely as "A
part of the great piece OF nhs'h'i IL Nv
Luz ,y,l he of no avail. Cleveland co;ild
no stem the tide with al the po"er OF
Office at his command W iH.hfy rNi ~
do il. even though backed ny INC to''-
linnd wealth Of England.
MIR Whitney declares we must rem an
suhservient to Great Brita NJ W. mus,
moi think ~ restoring bimcIall:sm nhtn
tbn Hrit1sh government. controlled 10y
cre,s,or Classes. expresses a Willingness
II, co-onerltc with us to thht thh' no
stems must We take 10 restore b metal'ism,
imtl we have the consent ana npDioNhi
Of those vino, prompted by seNish motives.
an1 nv the hope OF enrichmcnt and self
AGRA ndisemcnt Mt the expense of the pro.
dncing classes. have advocated the gold
STANDARD with the avowed purpose of
douhi.rg the burden OF debts
"Surely /, is folly to wait for those who
benefit frcm approaching the dollar TO
co-nyrrate with MS In restoring hmctal-
l.sm The creditor classes of Great Brit
ain VIII never advocate h'melnlilSm uhtii
rhey have succeeded In cpnfisra,.ng the
uroocrty of a'i their debtors Then. as
owners of the properly. Their interests VIII
he N restoring h'mdalism aud rats M
uricos. but no, before.
f..ifr wa, upon Great Britain we Will
r,.l, mill the property Of our 'ndus'rai
Iafses ms on confsraied by the foreign
n,onev lenders. until our producing rlhsS-
"a have been bankrupt and reduced TO
noyerty, misery ana despa r. ana nn,li
r.ra,a,, tondholders. who now lsy tribute
anon them, have given place 10 foreign
In.n IND, ready to lny tribute upon us In
""yet Mr. whitney tells us that any
n,,va on our par' TO Ilft the yoke Of vas
saiasc 10 Great Britain and free our pro
,i,,rinr classes from the owners tribute
that now rests upon Them must end IN
! disaster: tina, any n;iomrt on our part to
10 away with 2nn-ceni dollar that ~ sap
sing our vitality must end IN disaster
"The truth IS. disaster can only he
ayerted hv doing away wah this .oo-cent
dollar The alternative that confronts as
, is no, sound money or disaster. hut free
coinage or bankruptcy. Unless We open
our nants 10 silver. check the appreria-
ron Of Rso,j. and free our producing
classes from the owners tribute to the
crad.tor classes of Great Rrita'n, which
the approaching gold STANDARD lays upon
ihrin. lankrupts - is ineylia bic"