The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-13

| noTey' can REGARD tIt ~ @ ",
| rrnrrt Tho holders of 1ihor ferns of prop
| cry to protest against glVlns to nonty
| "thspr0por onate ana unfair aiNan"GS
| tho relatively few whose wealth consists
| largely IT, fixed Investment hGNe rlsh'
to use the nallW to enhance NV s,'i nr ,h hl
/ pAopl,s the right to use the ballot TO pro-
! tect themselves from the lisas trous con-
sequences Of a rising standard?
| with tho rrcAncts of trtl stand IN post
tion entirely different from the position of
thos VIII. own money or reeve a IXeh
aye, Of clvtlizatlon itze,f--dep nds upor
he 'prcsrerffy Il the masses what shall
II profit us 10 have a dollar which Erows
| nt,re valuable every day. If such dollar
| lowers tha standard Of civilization and
brings distress to tho people What shall
II profit us II IN trying to raise orr Geo
~ Increasing the purchasing power OF our
dollar
WE DESTROY OUR ABILITY
10 nay tho debts already contracted by
lowering the purchasing power of the
pr-iucts IN which these debts must be
raid? # it Is asserted thar the gold stand
ard Will enable us to borrow more money
! from abroad. I reply that the restoration
| of bime iaAsm VIII restore the parry De
tween money aud property. and thus
| permit an era of prosperity which viii en-
able the American people to become lean
rovsrs Even If we Snsire 70 hcrrow. how
long can wa continue Doing so under a
system Wulcn ny foWeriTs We value ~
! ub irh cy..,i, "asfso WV
II he hoders Of fixed Investments will
not listen to arSuments based upon ins-
sidn- w., ,,,srs, ~ ~ ro,terS,v W. do yn1
live for ourselves alone, but for those
who come after us. We can rot protect
our chillren beyond the period of our
! vantage from vicious financial system
rc,nemher that in the years to come their
own children and their chndren's children
may. through the oreration Of this same
system be made to nav tribute 10 .he
descendants of those who ure wronged to-
day
A. arainst tho na,ntenance of n gold
standard. either Independently or mntil
other nations can he united for its over
throw IA" Chlcago platform pres ,n,s a
riear ana e,nnhntic damand FOR the I'M
n,.dt,to rcstor.,tion Of tha rroe ami nm
lin.iied coinage Of ciivcr and gold AT the
nrssen, Iornj r5,in Of 1s n / wiihont wal,
inc rrr tbc aid ar CON ssnt Of NV othcr
80, Il, - a., @-i,tna ,b,t , -,
rynsri,,o,,, liza .ris,,. ,,. NO i,siS.j,,r ,non
a r.ttirn to , Financial r,l,v npprovcd nv
mo ovor;,nc 80 as nis.or,, ,,,d nnnor.,d
Ta,inn Sror no d,Hs ~ thn ,lrst nresi.
Iant dawn ~ ,s7e Wan we ,s',
THAT OUR MINIS Eh oFf'Nf'p
TO the free and unlimited coinage OF Eu-
Yer into fun legal tender money. we arc
n,,..,,. -,,Is w.. ,,a ,. ,,,,,,. r,,.,
SIMPLY d7N'nE mat inc SAME 'h'"t PiN'-
lcees he accorded to silver that are now
accorded 10 gold Whom we ask that this
roirag, ,a a., ,,o r,,,o ., IL 70 80. .,,,,n.
coinage W. al 'ne ra'lo OF 10 10 we t'"'p-
ly ask that our gold coins and the stand
ard silver dollar which. he IT remembered.
,on,,ips tho same amount NJ nure silver
as Inc silver comet a. our mints-re'aih
MT Wv'lls Inv n,e"V ~ ,bo h,
lli s,,.,,,, l. go 800 Ia. ~
"e.H'uc sSH,r" rs pfs c,,v ~
"pra W'o o h r%'ai ,gyi4S VIZ
ri,,1r ,od ero,, ,U.n sonrcas t.. ,n,ra mi
r5,,,, IT,, T., , Jim ,sor r,,e- f"d frnn
|,o 80. So & tnaddr s,Iit s ~, ~ ",bor
vmV y, law Law, -,.horses rj,,er ,b,cb h,s
, ~ w. " ,, " 80, r,s - IN ,i't
that fodder
So in the case Of himetallism; the vol
,n, , -. M id ava .,i,e NV
! ana ,borcfor, varies les. and me dollar
, resting upon two metals Is less ,haneeahle
III nS ps,.u.an ,t na t tt'n f,it ue "o''N'
If there are two kinds Of money TO pay
r assuming that their rights arr equal w
I mus iooN AZ me lnt,r'st nt SOU y
! s'dp ie,,fsla Mon should no g,vo, I,rd,,
- ,,~.., ~ s.,|u.' - M
~, n''',e,a,iic sym E'ii anu SliSsr AZ
All Hen e,, ~ 'nm ~ ~ ran ~,
"m,,t4'y ~ cItbny n,ct,1 con- $40 ~,
loo, j,+ fttfl 81,
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= y, ~ 1hnn, W .unPUss' mar ne WIN lay
m ,,,t,,,, III ma II one m.rn' IS per
= 1a,,nid ,hVtl" nan me o'hrr' hIt I'M.
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-, ii "...aa'r WI ra'sf NS pr', Wnhe N.
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u , u.ai .mmt, rs pri.e lnntnor Wor1s' when
. me credftor has the option the metals are
:, "''' arp'oNlIi'aleiy
- AT THE RATIO FINED BY LAW,
3 provided the demand created is sufa,iap,
y 70 ohsorh ,u =, .a,t o.s,. .,,
o an VI p"'" "etais presented al
o the mint,
/. Society therefore Is Interested +, b,y,rs
n tho o,,to, ox,r.,.,a -. 49,
4 Wv 'l''''' 'NNlfiSf'i ny the HentOr. IN