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

The total receipts III the government for |
1870 amounted to Ssv,s7s, .o3' winch accrued |
as follows: Customs, Sl52 1os,6l,. .ltetnai |
revenue, Ni5,i2l,612; postal services, >.J,- |
ySSlS. miscellaneous reee.pss. si,,s,a.,so. |
iae tc.ai expenditures Tor that year |
amounted to A5s.l7s, AZ, thus causing a de- |
nett over receipts OF about $ov, uVO,v1. The !
appropriations of the last congress are |
over soVovvvVV. Now, suppose NC snou,d
.isrcasc oar annual revenucs TO say, SvtJ, |
WV,oV, an increase OF slIOUVO,ovJ yOd W..
sun see ina, the revenues Will not bring
IN mere money than ii would require 10
rcotein me redecmablc paper one time IN
.ach year. No man can assume the mum.
9ei " times ! night be presented for re-
from the revenues The expend lures, ana
we would have nothing to redeem them
with unless 1t is acquired by selling in
public Blessing? Is 1t good 10 pay m
6 ieresi ,or !, so then the pohsy is Ed
on tomorrow s2Oo coO.0 900 OF these 'edeem-
able notes should he presented Tor re-
dcmption, do YOU not, know that II could
the law by using the special deposits con
g hed n he treasury? II auch result
ish Ike mist under a summer sun. And
do not, all know thai E profit could be
would be made by the men who control
the money of our country. Can we afford
to perneinate a policy that I'accs our
the mercy OF a few men. TINS we would
DO by re-estabishinG the republican ar
ty m power" Does any man dispute he
power OF Few men o control our money
AS | have suggested If so, let ME. cite
him to few facts. We have all told IN
this country ahou: 81 lWW0,0V. Wherc Is
It? About $Sc0ocN,0oo is now in the treas
iry and most Of this sum g under me
Jaw eonpel!ed to pc kkSpt therc AS slu,c'a,
be KEEP; in Tie vaults of the National
banks rs 4 reserve TO secure 'ne.r CIR,
Miato'n an, ana denoS,iois' rms T. re9H,rS s
created thcm. Thus you see Sli0l.uo1,pJ
ot our money Is, practically ,wisndrrWn
or abou, $liM per capita. to perform the
duties OF medium Of oNchan5e.,. Can
any man tell me how nuch oi ms pal
TONS private safes. tin cans. or has been
carried out of the country, mutlatod or
desiroyedY The National banks naNe
a few over 5000 National banks in the
nitoq s'a,ss Many U1 eheSe , iua', Vii l'S 81
managers Of Inc banks Think of the
power of the few men who control these
s nanKs any it'""S III tne ,rc
| ury. $500 900 o6) always in the vaults of
| the banks and s2.OeO,Wlrn loaned out
inucn o' ~ rn9Jn. MT no. ,hnv can control
| the hulk OF the redecmablc paper money
at any time and can, IL lhey wan 20,
,nv s1 ,bot v',, ios and thus hank
r,,iI,t ',hc vnvcrntnsni and thc pconle. Not
uifbo,,,anSinr these facts good ncople say
,i,i n,,, - inrt Mrkinlev and continue
~ oiiry wo,id w. Cad that | had
Ne n,ower ia tnHS"' ali poople see ana
| understnnd in what n helpless condition
| we and our governinen, are before the
! nower thus Created nv republican mis-
rule and class legislation Give me CON
troll Of all the money in tbs country and
If want to viii fix the price OF every
product of the earth. II a surplus is pro
duced / will fix she price Of cotton. &C. m
wheat cattle hogs and al other things
of Ike character. and take for myself a:
profits Just such sums as ! see proper
and the people would be pow"rlnss to Pre-,
ven IT, Naturally ] am, asked wha'
In my own mind which ] tmnk wouin ~,
good for ne country, nu' as we IN NJ 20,
supremacy before the people have .dopt,e o,
my plan II woulu ne u''e'iH ~ N"S 80
me TO DISCUSS H.
win, or,1r,,,, arrro,o n, tbs
Whlle l co not ei'Nreis aPp'oNe VI WV
democratic plan as announced n the Ma
,ronal nlatforu. vet 7 regard the policy
49, o,,,,rr,',to5 az ,roni,olv batter than
tHV'V ei'"i'' "N'" az '
the present existing repubNcan poicN' ahu
which that party proposes to continue
Tho democracy would admit to free coin
age both silver ard goa AT the ra'lo Oh II
to ! and make both moneys full lega
tender Tor all debts nuhlic and private. 4
~, '......,.,, =, ,,,a 49,,
would prevent lhe StcrttdtF ui w uJIis
ury from paying demdhas H. so.9 Wlei
the, goyernmenl hp4 a su;9lV! M, Oh nlISi
on manu- anu uthi.n pi toiu, nv! W.,
deny the r.Ghi ol PflSais oh':acI 10 u, ~
, mand payment III eoln ny ms Hie.,,ou
the democracy PROPOSES % con sllVtr OF
equal terms wfn GOO am 10 iou.f I'm
creditors OF no,n me S9NtI'm,ch' M
, the peoile % tak2 u Tor leo,, me Delie
OF the free 5 lVer peopie, VINO hoil1s'iS az
, itcate me trtc tilu uuI'ht'cl coinage %
, liver is, taitt II the tniHu S'a,es VII
adopt free coinage, siiV,E WIZ SO hirHhC /,
, in value that the metal IN the silVer doi
lar, will be worth lW cents 1Rd .hus
" II be maihtalh'd ~ 2 party WIN Eo.s
without any cos, or pnfcen 10 me gov
eminent ana Withou, any l9ss or muir
10 the people. rms; ieseri az a matt
: of belief susceptible Of strIct proof, an
: YET am aware OF the fa,t that no on
can show 70 2 cer'a ny tnat sueh WI
= not te the result Inc ohllel states IS IN
, wealthi.st country on EARN ana IS f'irih
or advanced III ths arts anu sciences thal
any other country Is peopled with 1Oocl;
! 90 Of the most ehterpI sing ana cn*rSe.l
people of the "prl1. what ne result n
2 susn policy ny such II govcrnmeni a
ours would he no man can possibly Know