The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30

exc hangcs favors our competitor In Asia.
who sells similar produce, wheat ana co..;
ton IN the markets of Euro.e. II Is there.
fore evidently Important lot debtor ma.
ttcrs FIRST to raire the price OF silver
and thereby reiuce the bounty on exports
which Asia now enjoys. This can br dom,
best by agreement with other nations faV.
ofable to silver by such sca.e of tarlff
against those nations VIII oh rcjcc,, none
tary amon, as w,ll ensure us favorable
The subsistence OF prices referred to by
Mr.. Reed Is we'll illustrated by the fact
that the Mexican silver dollar OF today
raw material IN the Uuitod States as IL.
did when It was wor.h a gold dollar
Mr.. Reed was such pronounced odvo-
willing to engage in open commercial war
fare with the countries that did not favor
t.. had long enteriairod the Slea shat
serly moan universal blmetallsm and
was glad TO see my thoughts on this i'm.
non an, question so clearly and ably eN-
Indeed am Ct the opinion that a re.
stricted union on this question, a union
IN which the United SIN es VIII he Inc
believe lha! At would largely cut out our
great rival. England. and glve us virtual
such a union; Bur 20 not believe Il
silver as. n money metal ami he nlaiute-
nance of parity. The London Finan-
cal NHMs Of April So 1871 sp,oks OF ihe
markets Of South America and Asia nul
says; The marvel is they have not long
ago seized tho opportunity"
prcduc's. Mr., Cochran admits Il when
he contends that Il would make a man
Win a stated wage ray more FOR tho
wears But he failed TO remind his aud
fence that under the good iini,s that fol
low higher prices for farm produce new
the army OF tramps Is disbandei. aud
strikes ARE unheard OF. tha, work Is 80
abundant as TO keep everybody engage |
and laborers are competed for instead OF
connecting against each other
When two Jobs seek ono man instead
OF two men seeking one ioh there Is no
complaint about the scale pm d. and no
curinilmert of earnings by running short
time.
had hoped that sect!onallsm had gone
with the bloody shirt and It's unpleasant
memories, but Bourke Cochran seeks to
revive them Hear what lie said In HIS
New York speech; Men OF New York,
toilers OF America. guardians OF your own
homes. will you allow your rates of wages
10 be affected by any man who has never
paid wages at all IL he could get out of
it2 WIN you submit 10 this conspiracy be-
tween the professional farmers, the farm
eiS who cultivate the quarrels OF their
neehbors. farmers who labor w:th their
jaws, pupuust agitators OF the West and
the unreconciled slave owners OF mo
south? TINS is Il conspiracy between pro-
less.onal farmers who want to pay low
wages and the unreconciled slave holders,
who would lie 20 pay no wages at all"
Hare liz the bloody shirt with a ven
geanco VIII the farmers and producers
OF the West, and the loyal mrn OF the
South take kindly TO these Insults and
kiss he hand That fIafnH
COCHRAN, no doubt, was special plcuder
for a fee. lie Ind received Instructions
from his employers 70 obscure the ques-
ton and 10 insult the farmers Of the
South ana West. But he can not deceive
the workingmen of the country into be-
Loving that If the man who furnishes
them with food and clothes does not pros
per that they can do SO long.
We welcome his admission that our pol
icy Is best for the farmer If we have
good prices for cattle, corn, wheat ard
cotton every man in Texas who works Tor
wages or conducts his own business VIII
he better off. This is Nation OF farm
crs and producers, and We feel hat the
battle is already won when y, enemy
cries
want 10 put one more witnes. on the
stand TO prove the advantage OF The free
coinage OF silver TO the farmers and pro
ducers of tbs country, The English capt
tallst who Wishes 70 fix the monomctallc
standard OH the world s more frank than
h fellow In this country. lie blunily adj
mits that It is to HIS interest to keep
money scarce and prices down 40 that he
can get more for his gold Sir Wlliam
| Vernon Harcourt, spcoking in the British
house of commons said that England
would never consent ia go about the
world begging the privilege OF paying
more for the produce Of othcr people MS
she practically would bc doing II she con
scented TO international himctGllism. "Of
course" he added, I'VE are told that we
shall receive moro money But we are
rad in goods not in m9n,y. !, is out Of
this merchandise that our people make
their living and now 4 Is expected OF us
that we shall 80 around the world begging
that We shall receive less merchandise FOR
our gold" lRrcourt Represents the Ereat
capitalists OF London, and does u ably
He knows 'hnt II prices can he kept low
for American farm products English capt
talts;s WIN be hattor on.
But there Is another point of view made
clear by contrast shall the Am crican
producers sell their goods for half value
10 please England 4 great apostle ol
interra ilonal himclallism, a learned doc
which IL the fountain head Of science,
Professor otto Arendt, published nu art
Gle I'm the June issue OF the North Ameri-
can Review which gave great comfort to
the gold standard people N this country
and their allies. the tint. hmeiallisis. by
saying that he DEPRECATED action by the
United States alone MS likely to defer the
much to-be-desircd international agree
seen he recauis and says; IN | were an
American citizen / would unhesitatingly
vote for the peoples champion. Bryan.
You are fighting The battle Of labor
against the bourse. the hattie OF tho farm
err against the Spectator" He saws that
the election Of BRYAN by bringing strong
active allies 10 the cause VIII haeicn In
ternational agreement Harper's Weekly,
than witch under heaven there Is nothing
so pure and infalhhlc unless ~ is, per
haps. the New York Evening Post. had
set Dr. Arcndt hgh up IN It's list OF he
roes. Hc VIII now be cast down with
scorn.
Major Mckinley IL using all his influ-
ence TO force another ISSUE 10 the front,
II is one on winch he has n record that
Is not quits 80 absurd a msf!t AS les MS
record on the currency question when aI-
pl. cd 10 the 81. Louis platform. lie feels
himself on firm ground when he gets 10
the tar1n. NOW ne must Know, u he
knows anything, that he may preach a
high tar.n all ne pleaaes aud Il can not
change the complex Con OF the unlicd
States senate tor th@ next four ycalf.
Thls same senate rejected a bin last seS-
Sion which proposed an Import duty On
wool They VIA reject q again unless