The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-12
TO rOPs AND GOLDBUGS.


were lay members OF their respective par
ucs) ana the populist was holding his own
on the side of free silver. low tariff aad Il
correction OF pension abuses, but he
SPOILED me wnoie talk by saying he was
gong to vote for Mckinley. There Is
some excuse for q gold standard demo-
crat iorsak ng his party this year III or
der to vote for gold standard candidate
and republican coming over to- me
democratic standard bearer. and whero
ne. are both honest and conscientious
In their opinions we must respect them,
but why u populis, who really believes
in the free silver doctrine ne has been
PR aching 50 long WAL vote for gold
standard caad date. especially when lie
disagrees with him on nearly al the
other planks In the platform, IS a mystery
hard to solve.
My readers will readily. recall the
ceiNcd from some OF these same popu,
lists three years ago. when tAey called
him a traitor to his party because II.
favored the repeal of the purohNs ne act
OF the sherman law. C-evaland' posi-
ton on the money question was Wei un-
dcrstood at toe time ne aecep,eo the
nomination and tne portion OF the pia.-
form eating to the money question VAS
obscure enough for either gold or a
silver man to stand on H. so ina! lie did
, Yer, but can the FREQ silver popuNst VINO
votes for Mckinley in Texas this year
free himself from the charge OF having
| acted the traitor by selling out to the
euemy7
| Tnrs are not only traitors t, the Aver
cause, but TO Their party; which IN Ma,
tional assembly at st. Lou.s Endorsed
Candidnu> Bryan.
rnc porul!sts argue they have grndse
cent ng their candidate Tor vice president,
no dld BENEDICT Arnold have grudgc
ogains; his country before neEo. nuHs -
/ hetray It, as congress promoted 1--WE
junior officers over him. but did that
/ iusnty his suhscuucnt act on Like Ar
mold. though. having grudse, they do
not forget to stipulatc q price. and that
/ i1r ~ II ITO ccatiol Of the $ ate admin
stration which the republicans are to
help give for the popullstic vote for presi-
dental electors.
The popuiNs have always claimed they
comprised the reform party. and now.
VIII II reform candidate and reform
platform - before the country and with
Their hclp could easily he elected we
find them forsak.ng principle and sscra NIB
log for lonves and nshcs-iuFt IKE me
Inc so long. And 80 We see human ma
ture Is Just the same.
There S ono consolation however. and
TINT is while tine leaders Of the party
have proven themselves traitors TO inc
silver cause, I do not believe they, can
deliver the vote of the rank aud RE Of
tho pnrtN for Il VIII be found after cleo
ton dav enough OF these friends of SILVER
voted honestly, a. their conscience dic.
tnted to give Bryan safe malor,S IN
unprecedented from the vote Of this Gloss =
tho Bryan and Watson vote. MANY. no
doubt, viii vote the letier t.ckcr, non'S SnT
tho SILVER cans. when IN reality they
wilt simply b. throwing away their votes
and aiding the gold stamford cause M,
recttv for Rrynn ma Watson tlcNt,
would he Just ns much separate t'Ckt'
ms W n h. n Palmer md Buckner uoN'i :.
II tho editor will allow this 70 come 10
| 81, ITCH, ,ln, T n &C n
n word with the gold rtaniart nemo.
crat Before voting republican uck"t. u
@ ples ard measures tbs party advocates.
While the money question is paramount
thcro arc other things Ia consider "
Won believe IN n high protective tarift
INIT cnriches the manufacturer at the cV-
. pense of the consumer; In n pension ron
that exceeds the pay roll or iermuny
standing army; IN CONTEMPLATION ~ gov
eminent at the expense ot states r'rhts
IN trusts combines End richer and strong
or corporations, and worse than Az, IN
The ininuitous force hlll ,hen vote the re-
puhlicnn ticket straight But II YOU only
ngrce with the party on the money cues
ton and oppose all these other ovi'F' the4
. le, mo hc~ % vou--don'tl
, In regard to protecting the mnnuiP ltlt
. crs: III these mill owners We're real OF"
iects Of charity. I would DO my rart II
/ helping them by subscription, but ! serl
ouely object when called upon by the GOV
. ornmeut TO hands up and deliver 10 tn.s
already enriched class simpIy IA ,no
= | ~
, business lat tho old stand | heiicVc IN
every man being left free 10 buy where ne
plcases and whore he can buy the cheap
est. 40 .,., =.
II is funny TO soc how the orstwhlo
democrats r:e beginning Ia swallow tho
republican pia,form by seetSns' rnIN Iys
u'prk without 100 much injury to tNslf
swalIowers They roll around under then
tongues as swes' mors"i Nc o, gNphr,'I is
,s elected IT elected. tho republicans may
| throw a l.ttlc son 70 the producers IN me
way Of low toru on raw n, wpo ,,c ov Woo :,
ovor heir eyes" 50 to speak, while they
proceed to feece them IN other WAYS
AZ to ,ha fusion bnsineas. really DO not
SOC how any one expecting none OF the
bcnfflts can vote for the party responsive
for this Infamous vote catching scheme.
II does seem remarkable that the nepr',
ALREADY 50 burdcned with taxation should
| plvc their consent to being further impoV-
srshed IN this way by voting for the par
~ most RESPONSIBLE for It's presen, a.
mers'ons and that vii, further extend I'M
system Il given the opportunity.
Now, do not understand me 10 ne t1p,
do do believe only Tho really needy coil col,
dicr should he pcnsioned and would draw
the line at the hired, patriot, TOO. II .
stipulated price and he receives his iul
wages for services rendered. then ne ma
no further claim on MS employer, ohi
imagine I can hear advocates OF THIS sys
fem say: "But suppose the soldier didn
,, receive ful. nay but wns pad in dcprec!at
I'd currency" Then pay him the balance
due with interest added and when The
debt is discharged drop him from IN,
rolls. All the parties seem very muct
afraid of this question. and they may he
as it has become power IN politics ant
, VIII grow TO more pow run dimensions
unless the pruning knife is applied.
one of the PICTURES displayed In public
places by the republicans has Bryan
standing AZ the portals of the mint wei
coming the foreign nations who arc un,
ioad!ng their silver ON poor Uncle sam
Now ] wonder II The man that conceived
this picture was really so ignorant or did
he take the sovereign people OF this coun-
try for n set of .gnoramuses'
China, India. Japan and many others
that | can not recall at present are repre,
scented as coming vita their loads and
YET the little pamphlet .ssued by tho treas
ury department agd which ! suppose is
. correct shows that In the years 1920 that
neither China. Afrca. India (Brflshl nor
I Korea produced any. silver al al and ia,
, pan only produced about two millions ana
hacf dollars worth in each OF these
years All the Euronean COUNTRIES com
y ! l.,.t rAst N