The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-02
UNDER THE GOLD sTANDApp
Afinrt, 49, :

UNDER THE GOLD STANDARD.
Atlanta Constitution.
onaer the operation Of the single gold
standard immense fortunes have heon no.
V"nluiated IN this country during the last
twenty-five or thirty years.
a. unsanuc monopolies have sprung IN IN
s mu suseT cities of the land, trusts in
nave hecn created. synd Gates ami 49,
luIdtluhS controlling vast sums of nancy
r ,,.,, nt.n chartered. and other combines
I'WesehtinE enormous aggror,ttions al
capital. have been legally sjinct1onsd J,o
.nese and other blessings of a like yarl-
gold standard. " nc '"'s'c
~ an argument In favor of the eslstin,,
p"ury OF finance. it is claimed ty tie
oris7hin or the money power With consid-
v, "p4e audhcity that no country on In,
globe can make as good N shn,v,nn 49,, nv
santn as the United States. What If this
49, cement IS tt<e-does L follow that lines
90. u PHOSPHORUS and money plentiful In
VERY mans pocketbookP Not hv anv
a means, such conclusion would he MI.
ar,,I,p,o MN ]ust as much reason tte same
.suntht might Toe applied in The casa ~
ewo men one OF whom Ia an The brinjs 81
80 Na'lun and the other worth ,onc-
N Mrtre IN me neighborhood Il $3.50 900. As
Is 10000, but as tho money dies mot
","pieh TO be divided. the condition If The
~ ing man ss but slightly hnproved hy
worth ~ i menu, OF witat inc two men are
ri NS ,appued to nation OF ;O,COo.oO peo-
SEEN 's n, force Of this areument can he
~ Hcncsi country on the ,c!ohe ana ,he
"uth OF Us wealth Is in the possession Of
wc',nwr men. u speaks but little for the
Ware OF the masses WAC comDrise ii q
nu.k or the countrys pu1ulat,on As n
,nHtt'cI OF fact. there is great wealth in
iis''S cr Sou,h'iy but at the same time 1nere
VINO IAN in the second Category b.v,vh,e
I'm "a more numerous than those who
| q, M .no hrSt. Where che man i,Vnls
| H. luxury thousand mea On tho amor
nahu are reduced TO heggarv. Instead az
| thrtus d prosperous cond ton o. ih,r,ss
in ore me vast accumulation Of money
| ~, rs country only emphasizes The Gts
| I'hcuon which exists 5etyrsn thn "a,
VINO are rich and the millions wh, 'r,
rs cred,,' ~ money winch country has to
| ShVSs mat money happens To- H.. dtc
- rld,, IN a community where one MN
Thai V MA ana ten Loor It can not b. sad
I.,"tter how rich tho ono MAJ MAY 'o
| .. sne Sta' ement can not he mada nj
nrn"1inrnuh''Y' neither can 1t lie made Of !,
Though rich m the possession NJ n TO-.
o,iges's synlieates, confines and monon
safes Is prosperous until The eorai.tt w.,
VI me tollinE masses Is improve ''''0''
dsr l"r 20 20, at which tine silver was
'olSied upon the country, there w,rc .O ~
| sNtH colossal fortunes as those With ~"
| co,n'tN ~ tnt present time. Monopnliee t,nA
vonlo,hes Were Substantially urknnwn "Au
II rule. the masses OF lie m,'NuI i"n, As
'ohtented and prosperous Suchn MI
Ion orr''np was rare thing IN this SCI,
HE gold standard has cnr,cnea g..
| ml.nonaiNs AZ the expenss ~ rev
peasani1y, and has gl,lnted Its noId
,Se Na ha 'h nns while The great heart Of
such is the record wh;eh> m ,,
t,SS IN has madn. Without n re,ur, no ~
| ther. I srs .t,i, ae.iey II I!metaiiism
sa' greater hardships In stors