The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05

To the Editor OF The Post.
Sam Marcos, Texas. September 2.-wheat
is going up. silver is going down! Pros
perity Is with us!
The above is the burden of song OF the
gold bug press OF today. In one column
they announce in glaring headlines that
silver is going down." and in another
column they announce, Prosperity is with
U.S."
Millions of poor humans In India and
other parts of the world are starving for
the want OF wheat The wheat crop was
failure with them. and therefore they are
actually starving to death. The gold bug
press gloat over this. The starvation and
misery of these poor humans is nothing TO
them; here is their chance they have
waited and hoped for an opportunity TO
demonstrate to the people OF the United
States that wheat can go up and silver 10
down at tho same time. Europe's wheat
crop has failed aud wheat has gone up; now
then il only remains for them TO force Sill
yer down. and then there you are; silver
down, wheat up
Some people do not understand how these
gold bugs could have forced silver down.
Ii was a very easy matter. Demonetized
silver Is simply commodity. In other
words when the free coinage clause was
taken from silver. silver then ceased to be
actual money. and became a commodity on
the market just the same as wheat or cot
ton TO be bought and sold. Its principal
use is in the arts, for ,ewery, etc. There
is (at the present timel nothing under tho
sun to keep the price OF silver at a certain
figure; you might just as well say that
cotton should keep at a certain figure az
to say that silver should. If combination
of moneyed men can force down the price
of cotton could not combination of
moneyed men force down the price OF sill
yer? One is just as easy as the other.
The democratic party does not claim that
silver as ii stands today Is bound to or
will keep at certain price. III 1t would
what then would be the use of remoneti2a-
| tion?, The democratic party says. Re
monetize silver, place 1t at the minis on an
equality with gold, make 1t full legal
| tender for all debts both public and pri-
waite. and We will guarantee the price OF
silver as long the government stands.
| Is this not reasonable, is 1t not logical?
Why should silver be worth less than
| gold il placed on an equality at the mints +?
| How could 1t be worth less?
| Gold could be demonetized, could be made
a commodity just as silver is today. and
| the price could be forced up or down at
the will of moneyed men. II the mnts
| were to fix a certain price for silver and
none for gold, then there would be a COM
plete reversal of these two metals as they
| stand today.
The moneyed men of this country and
OF Europe wished to control the entire
money circulation OF the world. With this
accomplished the mighty millions OF labor
ers and toilers would be completely at
their mercy, would be simply slaves Gold
| was scarce metal and not SO bulky as sill
yer and could be better stored; they there
fore demonetized silver and made gold the
| money Of the country.
Silver was once the money OF the people
and on an equality with gold, and the very
reason that today 1t can be forced to sci
at so cents is proof that a great crime hal
been committed against silver and agains
the people-a crime that has caused nor,
misery and suffering than all the war.
and pestilences combined. Humanity erie.
out against this dark crime. Toilnt
millions raise their voice in a loud appea
that silver be restored to free coinage.
| II starvation in India has caused tn,
price of wheat to rise must then one hal
OF the people of the yorld starye in orde
that the other half may live? ACCORDING
to the gold bug press this scents to be thu
only course. But we know different. w,
know that IL the mssses of the people ha,
moro money they would consume more o
what Is raised tina would cause a bette
market, and naturally better price. 1t Il
not over-production that hurts us--it i,
under con sumption. 1le masses OF tn,
people are only half fed and half clothed
II they had more money they would ca
more and wear more; they would consum,
twice as much food and clothing as the,
do now: tho mills would then open an,
run full time, wheat would bring a health,
price and prosperity and progress woul,
march hand in hand over the world
house must stand upon Its foundation
Labor is the very foundation Of our gov
eminent. the bono and snew OF GU
strength. In time OF peace we Deepen,
upon labor to furnish us with food am
clothing and create wealth. In time OF wa
we depend upon labor to shoulder arms
march 10 the front and fight for, and di
II need be- in the defense Of our honor an
our country, Bring prosperity to labor an
You bring prosperity to all Crush Iabo
and you crush every business man as we
(tarif robbers and gold thieves are ex
cepted).
Bryan in one OF his addresses last IA
said: II had rather live upon the pros
perity OF labor than upon the misery o
labor Noble words from noble man
Can any business man, can any lahore
hesitate to follow such a leader? He
democrat, II is true; you may be a re
, publican or you may be populist but doe
. not pride for your country love for you
family, appeal stronger to you than sue
1 thing as mere party name? No matte
IL you have been a republican or a popu
= list in the past. II you believe in the Chi
!. cago platform. 1t is as much your platforr
I as any one else's. and no matter what you
past party affiliations may have been, yo
have right TO vote and work for that plat
! form.
We must cease TO be party slaves an
I stand forth as American citizens. Unite
we stand, divided we fall We must ac
with and support the democratic party I'm
til this great crime is remedied until sill
d yer is restored to an equality with gold.
9 II. l.. Gates
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