The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-01
AN ENGLISH OPINION.
Manchester Guardian.


There can I've no doubt that the preva-
lent opiu.ion N his country with regard
10 the American presidential contest is
that the republican or gold plank" party
- II win. and 1T is probable that many free
traders IL Lombard street ave secretly
hoping, under the circumstances, foC the
triumph of the arch-protectionis;t. Major
NlcklisAey. And mis- opinion was appa:-
entity encouraged by Professor Francis a.
Walker IN his speech at h. annual meet
ms Of the Bimclaliic lea que on Monday.
when b. sad that Ehc democrats Wpuil
speedily rcsrv, their adoption of the free
c,iuaEe 'paak." ord that the United
state, woiiIi continue to pay Their bonds
In gold coin or ss full equivalent. We
are not In the loast disposed to miulmlse
IA" Importance which all well-informci
men must aittch to any opinion Expressed
by an economist so eminent and an Amer
!ran 80 DISTINGUISHED rs Professor Walker.
ifut there can lie no harm in considering
the possibilities on the other side 40 far
as British opiUton against MIR. Bryan's
nance Of election 10 the presidency goes,
II has unluestlonably no more SOLD FUN
lat ON than mere Incredibly. In this
country we are so accustomed 10 'think
IN gold whoa we tlink about the matter
a all that very few Persons can imngiae
% 0oaoo0 Of Intelligent people deliberately
kicking the gold standard ont OF their
country. Not thar &C. follows as an ahso-
lute certainty that the rcopening of the
Amerirnn min 10 the free coinage of NJ
~ Wu,tr teaiE IN ule uestrnetnn OF the,
silver. But tho mind Of Lombard street
- u.o',,N my e%nFthcen that II would, ana
fiN''t"tS ll"s - 'aNlteii allow lonpaFu
street to DO .hclr thinking on this matter
for them. Taking this view. then. IL Is
S s%niticaNt that the very confidence when
$ Expressed in the victory of tho repuh-
~ "tS Ia NoSs!nnsr heN, IS really based
silver movement ~ the Chicago couvcn-
tion has caused. Up to within a week or
49,, W ~ ,,'t VonN s'Fap l
III a 5nW pvop p on this sac me At.antlc
- r"N SN4HlC on tUs't. me "sllVeriins'
mon'u emfE rner n.MIk one surprise
uny wa suEEs;% thaf there may Inc
Vau'IN W iullo" Ana on this point we
months old by no less a person than n
Mew YORK hhnker, MI s.: John; the
pr es.ueht on me Mercantile National bank
per: wines by " a com SNaHlnea of rs co an r sS.
on NJ. Dhv@.hnus bank no'e bills tsub-
srlue"miS f~,Y"N'o3 on December 10, 1891.
r ,,~. H. . y, ~, ms luiicture, while
ne'ni any ~orrailon OF bank notes. STATE
- tt.1- r.nl.ouS 20 the prosperity of
~ a'-'m SOU'es. There Is a very wide
MD tn. aIIIsd ,cnic VpsIitou OF tnls topic
IN cv,n - M ~ '." N"l Hu"~
t"U, 'nN",nn IN NV ork and New Eng
,snsr .cr.oSs TpJn'oN Us under a news
agree Win me- fi,y' end p mw" M,9
EFnn SLANT far H. ,. =.
NV mi writaa a. pr"sen' An' NOBODY
n "~e ndJrora ,ens'l a iot OF noihlnS-
rnSysIeJI corf, !" ,.as.r noaer VIII be a,c-
n 1't''h Newspaper space and be
,ier = com niota ba'"I @uNhoifty' kejotn-
thc ,,orc rc,,o Nj" " more coihiiete
it"d sNac. su,S' ~ Iemed even a Inn
I'LL - ."unse or adninlstration here APP
- i' - mercy cost mem intili'
10 silver ,noS.v S"' Il ILLUSIONS invorab.e
napnrs shield ihsir ,o,1 70 cer.hlh news
800 +f. Fh NNNH HtHAtAAN = dENAlflNl .llHIIz
Nonvi6ttons NOV '"'mi Su' or any um1d
pEt cnndt,ions %, y,o utSnt lnd9ise. .
are rorcine ,ho ,r,,h ner" ana
and oncca,rnnoo "salnst ms tyranny
ifsslf or,. long aac's VIII manifest
where" ~ " New YORK as else
onrto a." VP,t"'n JuSiities extreme un-
Whom Nm ho a. tn1 amount OF suppors
In "piar farm" .,rue" o Mr., Bryan and
States, where thSS' Sn IN the Eastern