The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-25
AL POLITICAL FIELD.
Wiubourne Pearce Speaks at the
Market House.
Al FOR BETTER REGISTRATION.
/ ~. Of1cial Balioi-Gov. Cuiberson
|wui Speak Here Tuesday Next.
Tompkins Pulls Down.

City Hall being engaged last night
colored peoples festival. the speak
Hon. Winbourne Pearce. one of the
cratic electors for the State at large,
IA he transferred to tho city council
her which was packed with an en-
site crowd of democrats.
lore the speaking Mr. Spencer Hut
chairman Of the democratic county
i,ve committee, took occasion to make
meal to those who had not registered
so within the short zine still remain
which to register. He then intro
Mr.. Winhourne rearce as one OF
mccratc electors at large.
Pearce apologized for his youthful
rance by saying that the next presi
n the United States was hut 30 years
!. He prefaced his remaiks by
inent to Houston. Whatever may be
b all other political Issues. it must
mitted, said TIE speaker. that the
isl question is the one great ISSUE
settled at the coming election. The
honest money was simply CATCH
on the part of the gold standard
ates and the republicans. Tho demo
with w. j. Bryan at their head, ia
bnest money just as sincerely as any
kal party What party would admit to
b,ing dishonest money? Every citi-
rs studied the financial question. The
licans continue to rrate about a cheap
as robbing the creditor, y9u never
hem say anything about an appreciat- !
bllar as r0bbine tile debtor. The popu-
kre against the approaching dollar. |
lace for the dtmocrati" party is in the |
as between m approaching aud Do |
|titg dollar. and they affirm that an !
dollar is dollar II unchanging |
which does not by depreciation rob
fedilor or by appreciation rob the
The honest dollar Is d stable dol
hi gold does not meet this require
1t is not stable and unchanginG in
Il has Increased in value hence It
honest money. The republicans say
Nd dollar will buy two Mexican dol
they argue that hence the Mexican
has deprecated, as thcy We're at par
|? This is not because silver had
iown, but because gold had gone up.
bad not increased in intrinsic value.
Nd had.
~ authority on finance conceded that
ID ,nnrociatod 4, ,o,ro H. 49,;
''''' '"''''' nv '"S''
Ai'u'es VI 'ou"S ana the lhabillty or
IS men TO make money and the pro-
hate enrichment nj tho bankers ,ro
the r,oroh.,, .,, 900
| VIZ "',' ''''''' "'i'e $50 mas p'eh
III products which have been con
falling in value, while the barkcrs
)uring the same poriod beon de,i,no
k,un,a,,,. ~ '0' '''h .e"''"s
in value. The repeal of the sae.-
~ In 1913 failed to accomplish tho
E that was promised in bringing r,ll
Its hiding place. This result was
|hidinn 49, money ana not come out
ky was con,inno,i, NV e sstriph. because
going up The man who has buriad ,,
n since 1873 is better off than mad
Ies'ed 1t In property of depreciatinp
Let property ana commodities taks s
amn scale and the money now ,
WIN De brought out for the purpose I
ES.neht, Let the banker ask for leg
auu tney say hats a business dc q
I..' 'ne people ask for legislation and (
n. tnal $ agitation. Whether VIC
R,.s so,, or mo-, not this agitation will con
Pc people get what thew wani. hon.
ion Vi mckinley will settle moth