The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-20
Circular to the Commercial Travellers
of the Country.
BlMETALLlSM WILL REVIVE TRADE
Statutes Against IntimidA,inr Employs
Quoted-Goidbugs' Tho Anarchists
and Kepudiationists.
To the Commercial Travellers Of the
United States

| hNNullNi ana iuTlNt lslnNtll ttSAl, 81.
Louis, Mo, September ll.-rh.s committee
acting under the auspices and authority
Of the National democratic committee
asks your cooperation in cs ablishing Bry-
mn and Sewall commercial clubs through.
out the United States and WI promptly
reply to all correspondence and furnish to
members OF such clubs literature In sup
port of the democratic platform az re-
Gently adoIsed at Chicago.
We are particularly interested IN the or
ganizatlon of clubs OF wholesale and retail
merchants. manufacturers and commercial
travellers and commercial and ra lroad en-
ployes.
We believe II TO he the case that among
| those most seriously and distresslngly af-
fesed by the long years Of declining
values which we have passed through are
commerc al travellers and their employers.
the wholesale merchants aud mnnufact-
urers, and their friends and c-is omsrs, THE
retail merchants OF the country. All IN
tcrests, agricultural, lahos. trausportatio
etc. have been greatly demoralizcd aud
depressed, but none more 50 than mcr-
camille business interests.
We believe that the remedy Is embodied
in the rocommcudai-o OF the democratic
| platform and especially n the re-establish-
mcnt of himctallsm and equal rights at
| gold and silver.
We know that about 50 per cent Of the
| commercial travellers Of the United States
| "a believe. They have emporium lies to
| know of The Ero,ut and versatile resources
| OF our country ana have every confidence
n It's power and ability 10 sustain at par
| with gold the entire silver supply now
| IN the world. If necessary, and that thtro
| Is DO need Tor us To wait until furriru
nations give their consent for US a. open
our mints to silver.
| Ihc surplus crops of th $ country for
one year only are sufficient 20 absorb ia
| payment all the silver money and silver
| hulicn now m ned ana on each succe ding
! year We would have oven a larrVr crop
| to exchange for more silver which might
| be mined
W. believe in paying the bonds and OBJ
| LEGATIONS Of this country Strialy In ac-
| oordancv with fhe contract m coin, as It
! IS written and spcc,lod n the bonds aud
| we do not believe in giving The hondEoldrr
gold aud thc farmers aud worllnpmen 81.
| Yer. All should be treated alike. Nor do
! We believe iu disCr minut ng agtlnss tho
| debtor class and compelling that class 20
| pay ohllgnt ons IN appreciated gold which
We're given 40 be PAID III Their gold or
silver.
We believe that the election q Bryan
and Sywitll and Democratic congress
would bring TO this country such an era
| Of commercial activdy aud Industry Ss II
{ has never before experienced. and that all
| wound prosper from such a result
/ We ask Your attention to the fact that
| the opposlnE forces arc condur.ing their
cainpa}rn UPON most iptolcrnr, and nuto.
cratic lines.
They are not using tgitimaie arguments
methods. but they call those who advo-
cate free silver coinage through a sincere
and hones' bel'cf that It win benefit the
country ana our people fools. cranks, re-
/ pudlationists and anarchists.
! one Of the primary tests of fool -
an inability to distinguish onc's friends
from ones enemies and hy this tosi the
| gullible gold standard supporters who arc
permitting themselves, 10 be used az tools
| by tho enemies OF m : country are foolish
| They ARE IN, mselv,,s rcuudfn tioulsta he
cause they nra irving to have the con-
| tracts Of Indebtedness made hv AR tcn-
pic payable in coin rrpui nted arain.i o.
in,erest Of our paoi,in mud thc cou,itrv ma
paid in gold, wh.,h has heavily Increased
| In value and IA coustantlv iucroaelnr
| thereby imposing upon our pcopl. "A sast
Increase AZ liabilities ana indebtedness FOR
| which no consideration has been received
Tbis wonld make Il appear that tho al.
! vocatrs of gold monoino'allsm arc laval
| 10 their country mnd people Their views
arc affected No bv nntrloiIsm and , love
! of country. but Nv greed and sclf-iutorcst
They are rheinscivos Inc nnarrhists AZ
they are attempting TO override he free
| VIII Of inc poople IN order 10 force thoi,
| own selfish ana ruinous poIicirs of govern.
| mont upon fhe country thereby IroyInr
| themselves 10 be enemies Of free ana en-,
| lrhtpna1 "A rtnllllFHn
| of roynrnmcnt controlled nv thn wnl
| of the majority.
| Wa hear riinors nnd charf.cs or 1fs
| charge of emplovos and Intimidation in
J ,nanv nIncns and ara nov tuvnsusnt,ns
| mani Of theu MANY Of rhoso arlsn ,rnn,
| the acts OF railroad managers who nr,'
| themselves in turn cocrced nnd iniipidnt
| cd Nv foreign BODYBUILDING intorests
| There arc in nearly every state s,ronp
| and effective laws against jntim,dntion
| and we would be Glad 20 he iufornrd In
| relation 10 such acts. Observation-Disclosures vii
| lac trentcd vith nhsolpte ronhdonre ,Tha
| law I'm Missouri IL ms follows. ''''
II ~ smy elnction hcr"nT,r b@la '' on o op
| civ any peyson shall hy force ihrc',,
| monaco Intimidation bribery or reward
w. nr,o, ar nron,se ther.of or n, ho WI ~,
| ,,nlo wfuIl,. other directly or jnJirociI,,
influence or attempt 10 influence ,ny
| eIeN,or in giving his vote "''
or nrevent Of hinder or attornn, ~
vont or hinder nny olialiuod ,o,,.y
| IRON, Freely Exercising INC rirht of ar.
| frst,s " '
Evarv ouch nnrson shall uno, cor,,c
| lion ,hercof be- adhidsc1 rniItv Of n
| ,ainr, ana sbeil no n,tnt.bed for t
| a,a ,er,, c,,o,,so b,i i,nnrisorr,ar, a., a.,