The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-23

| ,he time for the coinage OF The buillon
i,n sayv standard silver dollars un'il July /.
~; And thereafter only so much silver
could be coined as was suriicient 10 re-
uettn the treasury notes isst IN lay
| ",ht OF the silver bullion s'hen presented
ta 1InS'i On Of the Chicago platform con-
a .ains INC following language: 1--WE de-
nounoc the republican K gisiatlon Known
| NJ I've sherman art OF 1870 as cowardly
aasaNeshitt fraught with possibilities of
| Hanger In the future. whlchNs should ,naka
~ its supporters as well as its author
anxious for iis speedy renenl We held
w. We use OF both gold and silver a.
70 the coinage of both gold aud silver
MNhQpt discriminating against either
Wi MI or vhafgt Tor niintage' etc
M'.At ...n IS thus defined by Mr.. Web.
| SCR; That which answers a need with
,us cast means at hand, a temporary cN-
neulent' Therefore the National demo-
SStaiuc party by Its platform clearly
metail y" sta DG Cor return to ii,
ahNer ana the cuinagc of /; into standard
money upon terms Of equality with Mold
n nouo 81. uecIared IT'S Opposition TO mere tenn
port ana meaning Of this platform IL the
hhtlish lnnguape can be understood The.
people so understood II and unon this
to the presidency.
lhat which followed closely upon tho
inauguration of Mr., Cleveland ON March
t. 1873, was the darkest and most dsrr,.
hie plot against the American people o,,cr
entered into by band of consplrators
thder The law the charters of nearly nu
me National banks win expire IN 1911
IL Is stated that Oh March II. 1899. iiist
| elsht days after the Inauguration of
/ PRESIDENT Cleveland the Bankers nsso-
ciation issued to it's members what is
known as the Panic Bulletin" which
read as follows:
Dear Sir; The interests OF National
bankers require immediate financial let-is-
ation by congress. Silver certificates and
| treasury notes must be retired and ,h.
National bank notes. upon gold basis
made the only money. This viii require
the authorization OF from $50J.01D0Jl TO
N'n&uV0O0 of now bonds as a basis OF
circulation You win at once retire one
/ thlln OF your circulation and cali In one
nan OF your loans. BE careful TO make "A
hi'He! strihhthcN relt among ouE pau ous
| especially among influential business
hiVh. AuNoVAie an extra session OF con-
Eress Tor the repeal OF the purchase
/ cause OF the sherman law. and act with
Nhcr banks OF your city in securing a PC
/ lltion TO congress for its unconditional
/ repeal as per acCe H. IHuying form '4r
! personal influence with cougrossmru ANA
/ particularly let your wishes he known 10
| your senators. The future life of Ma
liuhal banks as iiNed ana safe iuvcstmc It's
/ repelH upon immediate action. as there
| IS an Increasing sentiment in favor OF
government legal tender notes ana silver
| Reporting a conference bctwee, Now
/ YORK bankers and Mr.. Carlisle lie sun
| Or April q 1898, said; There Is a deter
! ulhatlon also to show the miners of sill
] yer The evils of the Sherman law Tbis
| work has been started by number OF
| bankers In the solid communities of tho
t siaS lney arc daily refusing credits TO
the South. Southwest ana West"
ON the 29th of April tho sun added:
| Ihe statement Of Mr. Carlisle to the
New York bankers makes it clear that
| Whlle NY Cleveland works la congress
not In New York only. but throughout thr
country doing their utmost to pinch husi-
ness in the expectation of causing n money
Srlsls that WIN eject congress powerfully
The Philadelphia Manufacturer is quoted
! as saying on September 90 1924; "The
| question has been from the first how far
/ thc ranlc was natural aud unavoidable
/ ana now FAR II was artificial Gnd manu-
! lacturcd. The scare WIS evidently arti-
licial in largo measure, H. Is moreover
| believed by many tina, 1t was deliberately
/ planned To excite public distrust. to give
excuse for the assembling of congress
md 10 exert pressure for tho repeal of the
ruanipulnfion and artiaec. fresh hnaucihr
! distress Is simply an attempt TO commit
a public crime Comuarcd with which
arson is trivial Gentlemen whoever you
are who propose to make distress wan
! tony. Won arc playing with FIRE md NAV
/ perish with flames of your own creating So
/ Thus these National bank consplrators
/ by means Of financial distress aud ruin,
deliberately unnned ana brought about
again crinpled every industry and hrourht
/ ruin ia the South and West prostratWg
/ thc forming and laboring classes. cuusiug
untold misery, in order to pcrrotuate
/ their own power The purchasing clause
| OF the Sherman act was ranealed. the sill