The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-16

Mr. President and Gent!emen-l am mere
Mis- evening in response TO communities
han received several months ago from a
,mt.r of gentlemen connected with va
Mus labor organizations Of this city. in
lng me 10 address them and their fell
acknowledgement upon the currency and
pancial questions. which were then and
lrs still agitating the minds of onf people
all parts of the country, When that
,mmunication reached mo It was not in
hy power to designate a time when my
f6Ja duties would permit me to come
efe. bu, promised to hold the matter
nder consideration and come whenever ii
birbt be possible to do SO; aud | now
onxatuate myself upon my good fortune
having at last found an opportunity to
hset this great asscmblage of laboring
eopie and TO discuss IN their presence
hat consider one of the most import
at economic questions that can possibly
marc the attention of wage earners in
he Or any other country.
Whether the general business of the peo-
10 shall be transacted with good money
Z bad money. whether the wages of labor
ball be paid In sound and stable cur
ency, With full purchasing power in the
harkets where they are exchanged for tho
ecessar!es of life, or In deprecated and
uctuating currency. having no fixed value
nd therefore bearing no permanent rela-
lon TO the current prices of commodities.
fe questions which affect the comfort and
appiness Of every home and the peace and
nsperity OF every community. While
] are deeply Interested IN the settlement
tnese questions, ii is unfortunately the
ee that all Will not be equally affected
erroneous decision upon them. The
ea'hy man. the man who has accumu-
pea property or boarded money, is al
~ exempt from many OF the most Sc
o ~, consequences OF financial or indus
ha als'urbance. He has both means and
redlt and while he may be Subjected to
fuch loes and Inconvenience. neither he
Or his family will be pinched by hunger
compelled to go without raiment or
aeHer, 1t is the poor man aud the man
modefate means the man who has not
zen fortunate enough TO accumulate
VERY or money, but who depcn Is upon
wages or upon the products OF his own
y. .I luf 'he means of supp rtug himself
=. W. lamlly, that always feels the first
~ mos disastrous effects of business
Industrial depression. no meter whcth-
fesulis from dcpreclated and nuc-
.auhs currency or from other causes
.cn man has nothing 10 dispose # but
=, auor' and nothing with which to sun
"nseii or his family hut his wages
siey y m tbD, e,s OF ms own l@hor and any
bstrcts tho ,nd,s,, noi".iF suSpehds or
the country bv di,,t,, t h,oh ,'SS OF IN,
b The products of Ia, NM 'h" nefnhh"
10 capacity mr. a,'',' w os ii'Th'rlhe
employ labor ms, H., .nii''a'
bis interests and mt, MN '"ua
i1ering upon all WIZ ,, VI 'AS !
NJ Labor can No, H., "i'nu'li' upon
by Ia gone foro,,n,. np"rh'n' me idle |
4mbursed. ana ,ha. '"Ht wages are never |
lent and cood M ''ore sleaoN employ
Entlal to the cn, S -, hoo'i money are es-
he American ,ahnra u dIl9 happiness or
ldren, and he vii, he "n' .'Is wlie ma
~ and TO them II Ina an, ..,'' i 10 nun
e adoption nnd raia,. nov 'l'S'st upon
s!cy as will mos, on,., ,..aIlce OF snch
aue and stability of or '.s pirSorV' me
Ei'mote the regular a., a. Wv, .urIeh1y ana
all our Industrial cnto,,,,isa', Jl'"o'
Prosper when tho ,,,,,',,'. ~ 1ah
as when It's jnd,,st,,or - III M
eomin,rce paralyyc1 to- ,o,t, 800. 49,
oSn. o. its soc,ai ~,r; l's crodit broken
kn he prosno ,o.,ai order disturbed. nor
be currency ero mn1n the fluctuations of
t'hly know tho ''S', mat u" can rot GER
1h!eh his v,sns Ndiue OF The dollar in
Fyance the cost az AZ. ~ ,ald, or estimate in
P,,, VI 'he reocsshries of life.
|w... 'Hs of' FREE COINAGE.
"ae,her We shall or sbnu no, ,,.o
A. period of financial ,.o,,,, nv. nn''
[Ss,ia! disturbance in mis- nn,,,, ,". am,
mi s,,. ,apor shall be derived az norn,,,
|,s Employment or be par,, H. "i pIrnin
RI XIII nsdequately paid. are o,os 'tn'y, ,
AN, ny and necessarily nyol,eda 1@ ~, .h on
El Sa now now seriously made nv nam, ' ne onr
a IT, the world and d in AN" GpS onSI g' 10
|r,sd policy Of every n, br,.' ,roat
s'ss' ,h snd FREQ Sommsrcial nation, sha f aa-
sal tender silver at the ratio SS@ of 9f
F'Tsen the two m she true T., market ratio
y. s ssiT Ss1as ;ha, the T u1ed s' te
', s, are equal n va aw 's ,o i o ounco,
\. tSs r sssSsn'sea that in ali the m mar.
t s.ss, Wei as in Fo S stao standard
r.t tSes Of silver are wor,h a countries,
in purcs as much as ounce of 2' ro,a ao "na