The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-03

Nation on earth. Voters des,rlns o'n n,
.ou shan give their names to The se,rn.
w. W. who shall keep record thereof
~" recommend for permanent officers
81 the CUB the fobw'nr: President : -
ymani vice presidents. Colonel R,rS.
~" Nescott. at large. Alex Erickson. r
n ,cs ',onooyk' George l.. Porter. Il. A.
~, Sner H. VI, Johnston, George Homes.
scr SCI. tarlcs, w. II. Bailey and u -
s,tyah. treasurer, George Ellis. Excen.
hricharit aud G. c. Street. ~
Respectfully submitted
$ il. Bra sh AR Ss eerrtann
W J. k1hihaun,
NJ. Monaghan,
". w Harrul.
T. +. Cronan
me following declaration from the srlnt.
VIE Of Houston WAS then read
b, lrlnters Bryan and Scwall ~luh--pe
Iiev'ns implicitly and faithfully in IN
platform Of tho democracy aloptSd al cii
SaLo. and further believing thai bima.nii
IL, IS ne true remedy for existing evils
houston hereby form ourselves mo mn
organl2ation to De known as The Print
~ bry1n and Sewall club" and We.
III y, 'duaty and collectively, agree to do
Of ,liryan. Sew1ll ard silver.
we respectfully request that our names
li9ilrd IN the ctN'ral organization
James II. Breeding, W ]. KohlbouY
Snhh4 d. Green. " n Blouni. II. H.
Rainwa,er. Il. II. Slater ! A. Mckinney
,Jr NJ Nay. Z, V .Aien Geo. " nlsnon'
Harris. John J. Marion. ] r Wcstcoi,
| p.n. /. Eberlc. Louis Schieler H. q Du.
me-. ,re. e. 7. Palmer. Geo Simpson r
-. 'sfotu. v Y. Murnhv Louis q soeo,.
W III i.amh,rt \. II. Miller, Geo. +. Tuck
g, Is. 4. warner Justin G, White, t. r.
On motion the names Of the nrin.ers
wore enrolled on the roster Of the centr,i
| cum aud Cantan II I. lubbock moved
that ihcN - extended A vote NJ tbanie'
i'r THOR pttrlvcic uiteranccs
AZ go H. Porter moved 'hai Nh others
vs.,thR ~ he""m" members rend their
MINES 10 NE secretary.
Mr. r.. VI Joeusion suggested that sow.
time hn seleu.ed for the meeting Of tho
c,u' e or.nnized and thnt arrangrments
should IT, made at once for a grand rally.
r. ~ mohsir1 ION thai would put 10 nlrhr
'll 'A' rcWh med Influences against demo
T,iuc success and That would insure for
IRAN ana Sewall m Harris county Tho
lars"s Vote ever given 20 democf,tic non,
mos for president ana vice president
ON motion the time for holding The flr,t
meeting was fixed for next F,lav night
hlN'r al meeting to he announced through
. on m tiou OF W. II. Bailey Mir Goo. w.
smith W is invited 20 address the meeting.
fie was introduced hy ihe ch afr as a form
er S'cretaiN OF state Tie dsd no, como
expecting 20 speak. buy ne hcarttlv AN.
proved ot The m"flug and the sentiments
expressed. Ike favored tho declAntion of
tnr parry az Chicago. II Founded clear
ang huEle Ike. IL was clcar and cg1cise.
ana W 4- as courageous ana patriotic ns
" original Declaration Of lndopenlenco.
lh'rr was nothing obscure about 49, like
We declaration ~ former p0s.y conVou-
lions ~ was MOI ambiguous, hv leclHru.
lhhi W." would do this or that II found
ptactlrlhle and II meeting with Informs
tonal endorsements He conlplmenuel tho
people upon thelr enthusiasm lie liked
the chic 1go platform and ne admired tha
selection OF i's standard bearer. The
selection OF Bryan Was tho result of iu-
srlra,lon. 1t was the meeting Of the man
Mr. John a. lIirllcks WAS then called.
ami spoke AS follows.
Mr.. chairman and Fellow Citizens:
| never attended political gathcring in
my HE with greater pride and with
greater zeal TO labor In me cause of de-
m"cr4"y. than | TO tonight in hccomine
member Of the Bryan aud Sewall club.
All mon IN this controversy must array
themselves on ono side or the other 81
jho contest Tha one side seYre scn,s Tho
monome' alliSm of sold. the plumbers of
trusts, the tenels OF pawn-brokcrism--t thar
me less money there exists, the more
trade viii lie startcd-for he paWn-N roker
The other side represents the teaching
that there Is am unnatural contraction OF
the medium of exchange; that IL is a
wrong. equivalent 10 crime. for the law
favored and the unprotected trusts TO
corner the gold of the world. and having
cornered 1t. TO cry out; Gold alone is
good"
The supporters Of the Chicago conVen-
tion believe that the free coinage of silver
Will supply the absolute want of current
money THAT the product OF 1he nliaes
viii create traits and furnish the medium
of exchange between miner. farmer rna-
itallst and merchant. and when thar y.
acU ompi he'd. instead OF the needy and
iu1lgcnt begging OF many owners The
privilege Of toilins for money. capital Will
Zoe looking about for honest industry 10
employ It.
II ctn be stated as general proposition,
that there is no tyranny of wealth. when
backed hy greed aud selhshnesS, and
great accumulated wealth is greedy and
selfish, and Ike IA" mythical loadstopc.
draws and amaiglmates other wealth TO
itself. until every nook and corner of tAs
country Is drained into the common cen
ter. Money thus conferred and withdrawn
from circulation creates distress. \
stream. rushing 10 the sea. might quench
an armys thirst. bat II Its flow should be
redu OF hy thirsty &c or, lands TO thread
OF a scarcely-crceping rivulet. It's drained
borders would disclose danger. distress
and death 10 that same army.
But the advocates of gold say; There
is more money now than there Was In
lS72 before the decentralization of silver.
The per capita circulation IL now gredte'
and the greater the per capita the greater
the prnsperitS. In 1913 the per capita
was SlS.O4. II is now 81 IL, therefore there
is more prosperity now than before such
dcmouetizatio
Is such conclusion true? II would be
true if money were as evenly Distributed
among The people now AZ 4, was in 1913;
Then the millionaire could he counted
upon the ten fingers. How many Goes
iho Nation's directory disclose now? Then
The tramp was unknown can any one
compute The numbers OF that swollen
army now? ,..
made II possible for TINS country 10 pro
ducr the Fullman- ana the an Alehs-~a
set mighty enough 10 estapllsh social
ot,,ranIius against virtue ITSELF. II virtue
dmei TO be allied with noNeriy' Ana
Wh,u Our congressional ana legislative
nils can lie invaded by the hired lobbyist
ana Just laws defeated through me m
~triirIantality OF wealth. "hen the agen-
r,rE of mlnopoics can Illustrate inc
enactment of such financial legislation ts
NH @nusllge burdens of taxation, then
he timc is at hand again, OF which poor
Oliver Goldsmith wrote. Laws srnt me
,,,,,, ma rtrh men rule The laws. When
trusts can sail under the black nag ana an
make henithful industry walk the pialik,
~'S" -h.u eay that the people Gan nov