The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26
A CORRESPONDENT.
HIS NOTES.

washington Post.
| January S--Rcochcd Washington today.
Everything dun and embarrassing. NO
body seems to know anything. They do
not read the Whirl. Don't blame them.
Force In the bureau here mere hum dr,,m
story writer's. Can not put any life or
spice into the work, Have no idea of
making the most OF u situation or even
making situation Old man right when
ne said Washington needed me.
| went AT once 10 White House 20 sec
pres dent, Intended TO say TO him thai
Y he would issue a call for a popular loan
ins shc wni,,5 not give him any trouble, but
SEQ the president His fool OF private
secretary Is evidently trying 10 keep the
p pneWdieage 2, my presence here from
in. Would not even take a message. i
wan,ei TO what president thinks of the
fight we are making. Tho Sect. safd the
he does not read papers until the after
noon shall try to see tho president
AGAIN tomorrow. as the local papers. will
81 course announce my arrival here.
Then he viii probably send for me.
an ,tuily prepared 10 tcll him what !
this bond business has been carried on,
49, Tried also 10 see the secretary of the
Urea rireasy, Had net much hopes OF seeing
| roasting ] gave him when was local re.
porter on the Beenit He mus, be very
sore yet as he had evidently given orders
IN advance TINT was not TO be admitted
| HIS secry said he knew who | was and
1 also Knew that the secretary would not
see me. Went TO the capitol after this.
| INked with a number of senators and
members, but find them wholly dead TO
the situation. More Interested In their
own, dry speeches and tho matters di-
| rectly before them than high handed way
| IN which administration is running things
| on It's own hook and criminal way IN
which 1t conducts public affairs secretly
| M "A ar MI ~ hnt
! ALL however, believe that the loan viii
| be popular one.
| HIS NEWS.
| Washington, January B. - T'rom our
Personal Representative)--W Washington is
| fully alive to the impending battle which
the Whir is TO give FOR the protection OF
| tho rights OF the people and for the amt
hilation OF the money monsters of Wall
| street. / lind tonight that all of the pub
| lie men, from president down to police,
are anAiously looking FOR tomorrow's pa
| per In which this warfare is to begin
| Those few TO whom ! gave all inkling of
| the idea that the Whirl was going to Of
| fer to take Il million dollars of the loan
| IT the government would make IT IA pop
| ular one We're thoroughly aroused to APP
| probation Of tho wonderful generosity Of
| this offer, and they do not see how In it's
| light the government can refuse to ne
| copt u. This is n fitting climax 10 tho
| papers long record OF sclf-sacrificc when
| the interests of the people are at stake.
] called TO see the president this morn
| ing 20 give him an opportunity TO yet save
! himself the friendly feeling and good will
| OF the paper 10y at once announcing his
| determine ion to throttle Wall street and
| TO sell his bonds FOR the gold now held by
| the people IN Pondunk and Squashville
! The president If. l lind, fully impressed
with the gravity OF the case. lie has al
| ready heard some rumhlingH from the
earthquake which Is 70 break loose To-
| Wcapong and the peoples rights. ISut. as