The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-16

knows better than the working man hoy
difficult II is to get an advance In pay. w
have strikes and trouble now when tn
working man gets his pay In gold or IL
equivalent. but what viii be the condit!o,
when he is paid n cheaper money OF tn,
same nominal amount. but of less pur
chasing power? Every sentiment of jus
tice will be on the SIDE of the workini
man in his struggle for good money or in
creased wages In cheap money.
| OF all the evils which "A government car
| infuct. none can be creator than cheai
money. whether of coin or paper. Thal
dollar Is the best dollar. that buys IN,
That dollar is the gold dollar. for 1t buys
more food and clothing than any other
dollar, and VIII also buy silver. dollar
made free al the ratio OF 10 to | OF gold
Experience has shown that the United
States can make the silver dollar buy as
be done by the government buying silver
bullion as needed, and coming II into do.-
lars on sovernment account: This has been
tried. Every country of Europe excent.
possibly Russia, republics and monarchies
alike. MAINTAIN the gold standard and sill
Yer coin at parity with gold. at even a
less ratio than the United States, and now
Russia has boarded over 500 900. 100 of gold
in prepare ion for the gold standard which
she VIII adopt. We have now in the
treasury, belonging to the government, 49,
cert ficates, and also bullion costing over
sllh.OOoWp in treasury notes In active cir
culation. and maintained at par with gold
at the ratio of l6 to /. The free coinage
Of silver is an invitation not only 10
American miners. but to all miners or
hoarders OF silver in the world, to de-
ted states. and to. receive I'm exchange
therefor silver dollar for every 4l2ia
grains Of standard silver deposited. Bur
the silver IS worth in the market only is
cents. Why should We receive this bullion
from the owners of silver mines at nearly
double IT'S market value, when we have
We hold without difficulty at par with
Eold2 The only object and effect Of this
mo tsure VIII hH ia degrade the dollar to
lessen lis purchasing power nearly one
half to enable debtors to pay theii debts
at 80 cents for a dollar. and to cheat the
Mhiic creditors who hold our bonds. II
this policy should be adopted the United
STATES i take its place among the ma
tions of the earth as Il bankrupt. closing
ITS business at 80 cents on the dollar.
There Is another element OF mcanness
In this free coinage of silver. The United
states has always paid Its bonds IN gold
CON or It's equivalent. In the darkest
hours Of tho civil war We stipulated to pay
our bonds. principal and interest. In gold
or It's equiva,ent All the war debt has
been pad In this way. a portion of it
was paid by the sale Of bonds bearing a
lower rate OF interest hut we ,xacted
from the purchasers of these bonds gold
com or Its equivalent, even while orr
notcs wcrc below par IN coin. About
~ 5000" OF these securities ore now
outstanding, of which S262 10000 We're
sold by his administration, and paid for
In gold II is one of the objects of those
who advocated tho free coinage of silver
10 fore" ms government to pay these
bonds i'm silver coin reduced In value 1t
Is AarSh to express this opinion of n
measure favored ny man1 good people,
hut ! can not regard 1t IN any other light
but - both u fraud and a robbery and
al! the worse If committed by q great,
rlch aud free people.
\ citizen who should commit such an
oftolse would be punished by the courts
ke ours is beyond the power of any
tribunal hut conscience and God
Now. fellow citizens. l have said all I
iesire to say al present on tho free coin
age of silver have the confident hone
mat the great body of the republican nnd |
iemocratic parties. representing the con- |
,ervaiva elements Of our people. will
stomp their rebuke upon this meusiIre of |
nfamy, and thus preserve intact the hon
lr' the credit and the glory of our coun-
ny. ms matter of the free coinage of |
,nyer and the degradation of the stand
ara or value involves not only questions |
d money. but cf honor and good faith. |
W hrn their honor IS involved the people |
l@ver AL 20 respond. They havs COM |
Lent contracted since the organiza ton OF |
,ie Natonal government as 1t became |
lue TheN hava paid four-nfths of the |
Iepts contracted during tho civil war ana |
" - iAtpFiul lfllt an Os IL |
would he paid before the close of the c,rne
nry. but this reversing of our stondarIs
VI value hos like thu fire hel ~ Mn.
tart'ed and alarmed orr neon,e r'e - ' Ne
'ottle It by following the action Of yvssh
neton. Hamilton. Jof,ersor , W -
hunter. Lincoln and Grant I.n, go, ",n,2n'
ain silver and ro,d ar 30 - 'ldlI-
Their at The legal rot,o 90 ~ IL i'n each
'onfcrcnce amon, N,tio,., =" ~ - uutl
'ommon staudnris Of ,,n43., w l'lesrilbe
inc Yet no ac. he done. no noi,cv as i,,vah-
10 expedie1t resorted 10 that win tarrntsh
ne honor of this great Rnnubii ''iiiS"
Senator Sherman's sneeeh uas ,ro,,,o..
y Interrupted with apnla,,.. 80 '''Hue"t-
When Governor Biisb,au ,,
The ariic,,V,o w W. "huther
mi and senator. Foraiscr u, WIS eNpect-
!tuation. He said he b,'i ,.'INr 10 NO
peech for th. Dress in ait.,,r,Dptted ms
lance with an ureant , ".''hiI.e m COM
e would sneak AZ The IIIgst, Dut mat
1ent pro mntad him AMI a. 'u m on me mo-
lie address. tint sw,.., ~ W. remirk-
udience AT his win II 'ic immense
ungent Phrases hri,h, "ts leptete with
ant metaphors H., s.,ij jr'' ~, ana prl-
My friends we Ia - a. l,aft
he democracy has st,ri, in7ie ms year
Why Is /. thcv ba%,a ,n ~ rev issue:
Did not the democro, AZ IL - IL new ISSUE?
here was Ia know frS,, n'",u" sNetythins ,