The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-14

Ncr hin WNs Ni'cu by democrats ny u islus
Jottty OF 10 votes. On the same day. Au.
gust ~. 1885, this rainc democratic major
ity voted down u hill for tho coinage OF
s s,Ssr a, he , rate Of y to L a'sS , voted
the ra'ao OF IL to !; AT the ratio CT I! to l;
at tho ratio OF 70 to ].
co ON -. NovsmSer !, isss the rity-ihird
an amendment Offered by Mr.. bland to
tho pending bill which amendment pro.
wided for tho free coinage of silver at the
On October n. ises. the rinatcd states
senate. having n democratic majority or
over over republicans and popuists combined
,roc coinage or silver at the ratio cf IL to
J.. defeated Senator Stewards amendment
p.ov'uing Tor FREQ coinage of silver at the
ON February II. lsas, the Elf.y-,h,rd
congress- having q democratic majority in
noth houses and q democratic president
,un hnnnce committee tdemocrntlr,. with
pan voorhees, rs chairman killed In the
committees tho last proposition made for
mo frce coinage OF silver.
All VIII remember the act of conrrcss
rnsscd by democratic house and scnnte
providing for the coinage OF some NIFTY
milton OF seignioragc silver bars that had
accumulated In the treasury and belonged
10 tina government. Its veto by President
cleveland and the sustaining Of this veto
10y a o,mocratic house and senate Now,
twelve different times has this silver cues.
ton been ut issue In democratic sessions
of congress, and twelve different times
have democrats declared their hostility 10
tho fruc coinage OF silver ut tho ratio OF
10 TO l. OF any other ratio, twice has IL
been voted down IN a National democratic
convention. once haa II been voted down In
IL state democratic convention In Texas,
IN the ince oi thls history OF the relation
OF INC democratic party OF the State and
OF tho Nation to silver as "a standard or
r"dcmption money. our democratic frients
would once more undertake. to impose this
democratic hercsy upon tho people and
abaln ask YOU to trust them upon this
issue. The FREQ silver democratic ccntin-
EencS charge nuhlic,y through the press
ana from tho stump tina, the FREQ silver
democrats of Michigan In their very re-
cont state convention deliberately sold out
Tor aerdld pelf TO tho gold standard de-
nNrracN. What N true OF tho Michigan
silver der,oorat Is true of them every
where Il they sold out, then, twelve d.
ietnnt times heretofore n ma Iority of FREQ
SILVER democrats hnvn sold Themselves and
country TO tho gold STANDARD men cf thu
Nation suppose tho National platform
should declare FOR free oliver at tiIa ratio
OF IL 10 |. can you trust them to redeem
their platform PLEDGE lily their own
chargn IT Is shown that the free silver
How often does man or party have 10
Ia hrihed to bring dis.rust and disrredlt
In his promises. The free silver men stend
mreachrt by fourteen credible witnesses;
no supporting witness who values his char.
meter can lac found by than IN all this
land.
Tho party to which belong ia IN IA
vor Of tho free and unlimited roimegr 81
rilvcr ut the ratio of lG to I. We have Il in
our platform, both National and State;
every member of my party Ia loyalty supA
porting mis- plank. no division. ma far-
,ionai nrht within our ranks oyAr ihls
issuc. No memhor Of our party in con-
grcas. Ia tho house or senate, ever east
vote against the free aud unllmircd coin
age of silver a. the ratio Of ID 10 !. We
dc not believe Tic free coinnge OF silver
would alone restore prosperity. we know
II an ~. mines were worked ann al tho
miuiH operated to tlirlr full capacity. day
and night tor year 1t would not increase
the monnN circulation Of the country 81
PR caritn; We know mat more money In
u smnudci by every inoiatry. by N" com
inrror. the enterprise. the Individual an5
collective wants of the people. We know
that III" commerce and industrial products
~ THIS people aggregate about 81 mo- oW,nN
Annually we know there If laas than
N,ooN ia0 Ia moncv with which to buy
and pay for N We know that one dollar In
money can not honestly md fairly nay for
81 81 labor or tho products Of labor. Wa
know that Tho olovon billions Of industry
enin.d by o. per cont OF tile people ara
nj the mercy OF tho rcr cont who own
the ono billion OF money. We know that
when silver wan worth si,3' per oanc.r
cotton was worth 2h cents per round Wa
know that when silver wa. worth 81 ~ per
ounce wheat war worth 81 10 per huphrl.
labor was worth from ~ to 81 pcr day,
when silver ~ worth m ce,lia pr ounce.
wh'nt Is worth ~ 'rnts PER 'lthe'. lhhor
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