The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-30

whether he bound himself I'm plain terms
not, will perhaps never he known, 1918
course has been an absolute contradiction
of his public professions and letter OF
acceptance.
There had been no trouble with the gold
reserve, the senator asserted, and no hint
of loss of confidence In tho National credit
until about the time OF the last presidential
election. Then for the first time we got n
glimpse OF the conspiracy which has been
referred 10 before.
Secretary Foster. he said gave the hold
ers of grccnbacks and treasury notes the
privilege of having government paper
cashod In gold or silver, and ms they all
demanded gold the gold In the treasury
rapidly ran down The iinarcal parcrs
took III the cry OF the country going 20
silver basis, and the first brcezes OF the
panic OF 1872 swept over the land and the
conspirators fomcnted Il by every possible
means.
The senator quoted from President
Cicveland's response to the committee that
notified him OF his nomination the last
time, and declared there was nothing In
It 10 warrant ore In expecting That the
| leader OF the party woild ignore the plat
| form and treat with contempt the trusted
Iicutenants whom the people had sent to
| the National capital 10 assist In shaping
| legislation.
"rhe language would lead us TO expect
| the very reverse How many. he asked.
| of these reasonable eXpectntio ms have been
| met? Whose advice has he Ohc prcsidenD
recognized? None but that OF the boot
| licks and sycophants Who have crawied
| on their knees for the crumbs OF patronage
end betrayed their constituents Tor the OF
fees In his gift
| "In the ontiro history 81 this country the
| high Office has never been 70 prostituted
| and never has the appointing power been
80 abused.
| "CIslming to he the apostle OF oiyll serv-
fec reform, he has debauched the civ'l
| service by making appointments oriy of
! those whose sponsors would surrender
| their manhood and with hnted breath
walk with submissive head In his pres
| onco with relentless purpose he mas ig-
| nored his oath OF office to uphold ana
obey the law and has paid ont gold instead
| Ct coin and issued bonds to buy mere goldi
| by both actions overriding INC law. nnd
giving no heed to the interests or any but
| moncyed friends. might say his owners
| or partners.
! While 10 this bagot'cd tyrant coin has
bcrome to mean gold alone he can not by
| his mere ipse dixit change the law OF this
| land ard pervert the plain meaning OF the
| English language"
Tho repeal Of The Sherman bill, which.
he asserted. was the first point OF attack
| of This unhoiy alliance" WAS accom-
plishcd thro ugh the old ana In conjunction
with a majority Of republican senator's.
| This democratic president ACCOMPLISHED
| what was not possible for any republican
| executive under the circumstances 10 have
brought about. change of the party IN
power had left large number OF offices
in his gift with which to buy glfts.
In discussing the "honcst meaning OF
the parity of gold and silver In the Sher-
man law, he saidi
"The object was to have them assist
each other, to hold silver up by holding
gold down. and an honest secretary OF the
treasury-who would have resigned his
office rather than submit to the dictation
OF a besotted chicf-would have paid out
silver to protect the treasury from the
gold gamblers and bond gamblers. as the
law and his oath OF office required No
wonder the senator from Massachusetts
feels warranted In twitting MS with the
decay OF Southern statcsmanship ana
charges us with dishonesty. He charges
liz however, in another connection, and
as aiding and abetting this Judas from
Kentucky who. after brilliant career
| of twenty years and more as a leader and
champion Of the silver forces has In his
old age, come to this pitiful PASS. And "a
think that the indictment thus brought
against a whole section should have so
much color OF truth and OF fact to back
| II up in the apo5tacy Of their principles oil