The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12

bans to induce them to submit to the rule
of the people among whom Weyler is
still hero? He asks them to accept Sa
gasta's note. Is he prepared TO write the
Endorsement of the United States across
the back OF It?
II not. why should the bloodshed and
starvation and misery in Cuba be allowed
to go on, when we could stop 1t With a
blow? The president does not even Pre- M
Use to end the war in year From his
approving references to our failure TO in
tervene in tho Ten aears War" We might
gather that he thought it ought to be al
lowed TO last at least seven years lo. ger.
He says that if we ever 10 intervene 1t
will be only because he necessity for
such action will be SO clear as 10 command
the support aud approval of The civilized
world. -" That is, we must wait Until the
emperors OF Germany and Austria approx e.
or as the Evening Post Sloa.iugly LLts It,
until Spain herself is willing to have US
interfere. And this is he full i.liaent Ct
the brave premises of the st. Louis con-
vention.
After the Cuban collapse the rest of the
message is OF little Importance. For a
wonder the promises of the republican plat
form with rgard to Hawaii are kept But
the president wanders helplesily and in
terminably around the currency and tariff
questions, oblIyious of the fact that the
convention that nominated him, {, nour ing
the unparalleled incapacity' ~ the d, mo-
cratic party, said: "In admits :; tive
management it has ruthlessly sacrificed in
dispensable revenue. entailed an unccnsing
deficit, eked out ordinary current expenses
with borrowed money" and piled up the
public dept by 1882, 600 Ia time OF
peace"
Mr. Mckinley has been in office
nine months; he called an extra session OF
congress in the first month 10 rass an
urgent revenue bill;" ne finds tina, bill
producing smaller revenues and grea tor de-
hcits than the measure his platform de-
nounced ever did; his idmini ,tration Is NV
Ing on the proceeds of the bond issues his
party condemned and yet he has no better
suggestion than 10 beg The people to give
he new tariff, like Spanish ''refbr,o,' more
time. For the manifest evils of the pres
emit currency confusion thu only rem. dies
he ventures to propose are that National
banks shall be permitted to issue n0tes u
the face value of tho bonds they have de-
posted for circulation. and tba. in the
remote and hazy future when the revenues
are quite sufficient to pay all tie ex-
penses OF the government" United States
notes redeemed in gold sdall noc be raid
cut except for gold. He url7os econcn Y.
but he has not a word 20 say of lie awful
pension drain that is responsible for al. our
! financial troubles, and which. as 10. Wash
ington dispatches in yesJar LAYS Journal
showed, is swollen by he most ap. alling
/ frauds. He complains of the gagerurlout' &
| lack OF banking powers to help Itself ever
financial difficulties. enl ignores his 1nst-
master generals reco nnenilticn % rc.tsl
savings banks that would NICE, tho entire
difficulty.
President McKinIey's MESSAGE Is about
fifteen columns long. Those WHO d. rot
care 10 indulge so hea2ily in that ft rm
Of literature can fnd the entire product, n
summarized with perfsct accuracy ir the
Journal OF a week ago YESTERDAY