The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-25
JUSTICE GAYNoR FOR BRYAN.
In Letter to General Almet F jerks He
Voices His Sentiments

In Letter to General Arnet F jerks II.
Voices His Sentiments.
Dear Mr. jerks
Brooklyn, July A. 1886 lit Is a time fol
moral courage Depend upon IT. in th,s
hour OF weakness, hesitation and deser
iion. the great mind and heart of the I'M
selfish. intelligent people is no. falterinc
Through mazes of sophistry and masses
OF lmmater.a! fact and fiction ther ae.
sresate Intelligence sees with sound yis-
ION, and though some things may not h.
SNAPPED IN platform declaration as they
would have them. nevenonelcss, they SIC
anu understand thc main purpose, and
are steadfasi TO 1T. Their ranks are not
d. sorhtred by I he shameless cry of "Anar.
chst and Socialist Such free use Il
Key 10 provoke the inquiry whether the
eofhphraiiN"iy few who have In genera
'loA or less amassed. and who are now
anlisslig. Nast infla ed fortunes out of the
puplc hS the issuing OF untold millions
OF fraudulent bonds ana stocks upon pun
ne privileges and ranch ses, 10 pay inter
tst ana dN dends upon which a proper
'lohale tribute is lev,ei upon nearly every
community IN the country whether they
a,e nvi the anarchists, the endailserers
OF our Institutions and social order, n
st'ai OF those who think II wholesome nd
wise mat such state OF h.lgs and the
unrest ard decentralization caused by II.
snouid noi continue.
ms vulgar cry of Anarchy and Social
ISM leve'ed, though not specified. are
opNonsly those relating ~ to the money
question, % to an income tax and "a n
Interference by The general gov.rnmen, IN
local affairs. In respect OF the first. the
i"ihn!lcan PLATFORM expressly fayors H.
me'aiism but holds that /, Is impracti-
ca ole IN this country unless tho Other
pr helpa nations adop. H. The democrat
'c Platform holds that this Nation Is rtea,
ssonsn 10 iake The lead Of the world N
anop.ins II independ.ntlys Thus both mar
YES asree That IT Is better than gold
monone'aliism. Is hmeta;list TO he
ho 90 at as an anarch or lunatic?
s,a, n' &c, Years ago IN London at the Man
- cat sp.eeh TO distinguished audience
an FAVOR OF himetal SIN. did not no.
any one call him an anarchist for SO
Those who say 70 us that the nrod,,c,io,
or me two metals has since maintained
ehout us former ratio and thai We en- n
~ u'oh 10 the former condition and keen
tnem AZ n parity as money. NAV mar
fore well. be at leas, ,cceniiy W.ier et', 20
some are CRYING out for The sacredn.ss n,
~ i"pl onasahons. and for the National
a's1 ,,n ann honor. as though there was
= snssestion 10 repudlaie private or nh
nc 'pieailens. All contracts payable II,
gold are inylolahle under the eonstit sim m
il n our G@n p moi Ne s, Gfanged by law
piyahle IN gold they wnold haye = t l,t ns
pa ~ But they are not payable IN ,.o'a :"
me PEOPLE OF this country and ~ ~,
s.h re- gre Tor tax upon incomes In xe .s,,s
., Nv" or 5000. by an overwhelming ma
and conservative rich ND .ha ,le lair
i INV we properiy of nai.on should nav
us lns, pronor'onate share rowa~s t ,hs
s Tha, "b government which protects II
hurone as we'll as of this Nation rh ~
c.N from certain quarters Of anaro,,p. ~
mana nm1 nSc "a, against hosc who favor an
1he fathers OF many OF them were a ah,mus