The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-11
THE PROCEDURE.
HOW a Free Silver Bin Would Have to
BE Put Through

now a Free Silver Bin Would Have TO
BE Put Through
washington, August 9.--(Special 10 tho
hepupllcp-One of the best informed mon
!" the United Siate~-a democrat. a pioneer
Tree coinage advocate. an ex-congressman
ana now an official OF prominence In the
executive department of the government
was asked this evening to speculate on
rutuie events In tho case OF Bryans cleo
ton for the benefit of the Republics read
ers Here is the result
There will be liutle that lis prohlema,icnl
u Mchln iey Is elected. should Bryan be
erected, the situation would have all the
interest and excitement of douh, and I'M
certainty. one thing which Is quite appar-
ct't Is that II would be difficult for him
10 follow what Eastern people would cAil
a conservative course. II, as president. no
were less IN sympathy with that branch
OF public sentiment Of which he has ipen
cn"sen as the exponent. he would be
'.i dhued at the start 1t may he counted
on Win certainty, therefore, that what
over lie promises TO MS followers at the
START ne VIII endcaVoi 10 do. Granting
inc probability of his election the declar-
atoms made in his speech at the notinca-
lloh characterization next week. and sub
aeluently m his formal letter of accept
ance. W II be worthy Of very careful con
slueha ion \" one acquainted with him
ana familiar with the surroundings which
mus, influence his acaon can doubt that.
to the limit Of his ability. he Win go In
practice to the extreme OF what he preach
| os.
THE question is how far he could 20 4
elected
The possibility of congress being car
| rtffl for gold, If Rryan were elected prosl-
dcnt, Is a very slender reliance. II may
| be easily figured out ihat such rcvolu-
| ton As would land him in the White
| House would sweep congress along with
/ tno rst The senate Is already IN the
a g.. VA I'D
apt 10 remain SO for awhile.
" Hui. with both branches of congress
and the presidency, unless the mal1rties
| in congress VI overwhelming. IL would
not be perfectly smooth sailing to all thc
| reforms which Bryau's candidacy stands
fer. Mess u revolution in parliamentary
| procedure followed the revolution at the
| polls, there would la n long and despernte
| fight before the democratic platform couA
| he enacted into law.
THE BILLS PROGRESS.
| 'The process Of passing q free silver
| bill would he slow and lahorious. That
would necessarily. la the first thing at
| tempted. But long before such lcgisla-
! tcn could be- accomplished the policy Of
| re5ccmiug treasury notes with silver
w5uli Les Put In operation, and ONT
dream u the silver men would become "a
reality Surprising the silver men swept
everything before them, ana got the house
by small majority. tho progressive
moves toward ,ee sl.ver would lr thus.
| The uay bryan TOOK mis- oath "A cal TOY
| u sieDlal scssi,n ut congress- woula ue 80
| surl, not ii call Tor Il Jis-i1u OF lhe senate
alone, as usual, bat Tor both houses 10
| meet. BLAND WoulI be al tltt hou9e.
| probably, Tor 1t - hardly Akoiy tnat su 'l
| q revolution thdt wound HCc9mp Sh al
the othur silver things beng mere sup
| posed would WI ~ rcsuN n DIan4's &c
| non. Then he wOuiu surcI! be me So Ak !
| OF the next house Cusp VII not be IN tine
mouse after March !. ii he Is in congress
al all hc VII ie I'm the senate. Nor VIII
| there be any other OLD democratic
| leader wis would lie at all likely to sue
| ccssluly compete With SILVER DICK Band
| iCr the spoikcrshlp. cbJeclor ~ ultnhu
| would likely toe there. but he viii not Ire
| thought Of for the apetkersAip IN pref
ereuce to Bland. The organization OF the
| mouse would, therefore, probably start off
| with Blanc for speaker.
| committees with god drmoOtets to he
| ignored and silver republicans to he pro.
| vided for y loyal AMI able advccatc 81
free coinage Would hc placed at the hcAd
of the committee On coinage, weights ard
measures. Some man doterinincdly op
| posed to National banks Woulli he PLACED
nj the head Of the banking and currency
| committee. IL committee which would hkc-
F., ly go out Df existence as soon as some re-
peal bills coul be got through. a ways
ana, means committee woull be formed
| with View to taisng revenue, as far a.
| possible through internal lurces, fer ii
| free silver means curtailmcnt of foreign
| exchange. II Will mean falling off of for
cign IMPORTS and a loss Of revenue from
thar source, making the income still small
"a than IT now IS. Thou the committee OF
the alpaca coat lasiss-sln7rt and close tc
| tho skin.
The usual fate Of frec silver hills y
the house has been to Ent block,aacu IN M
I'd against, Of course, IN IA committee OF
Bllnhs appointment \ brief hill woul'