The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
From tho Atlanta Constitution.
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PROSPERITY The National sound
AND THE money league tho
GOLD STANDARD. purpose of which is
to renew the agitation OF the money ques-
ton. met in NewYork yesterday and carried
out a cut and dried programme that was
given the newspapers the night before. 1t Is
a pity that those who believe in the doc
trines of the league do not live up to their
professions. They profess to deprocate
agitation" on the currency question. and
yet they are preparing to renew it on
larger scale than ever.
And to what end? All the agitation that
may result from their league" and It's
branches Will instantly bring to the surface
counter agitation. but this is not all. Their
arguments have all been used, they are
perfectly well understood, and they Will
avail nothing unless prosperity is restored.
And If prosperity Is restored under the
gold standard their agitation Will be worth
less than it costs. for there will be no
need of II.
The counter agitation td which reference
has been made has already shown its head
Tho silver republicans in congress have is
tued a call Ia members of their party who
oppose the gold standard to organize when
ever their number is sufficiently large for
organization. ard to make the organization
complete. provisional National commit
tee is to assemble in Chicago on the Sth
of June
The Constitution repeats hero what II
| said when tho hundred or more multi
mllionalres of New York City signed the
call for the national league. II these multi
mIllionaires had met together and passed
! this resolution
Resolved, That we proceed to restore
prosperity.
the people would have taken 1t as n very
| Wholesome and substantial argument in
favor of tho gold standard. 1t would have
had more force and effect than a dozen
national leagues with ten thousand per
fuuctory branch leagues.
There is but ono way to maintain the
| gold standard and that Is for those who
advocate it to get together and restore
| prosperity, TO get together and give the
farmers better prices for their products and
tho wage earners higher wages. and the
| lido workers something to do II thew do
not do this. or, to put 1t more broadly. IL
| TINS is not done, they may as we'll try to
| turn the stars in their courses as to main.
tain the sold standard
They may organize leagues until thew
| nave one at every corner of every street
In every city, town ana village. Thoy may
sehd out printoS stun so bulky that il Will
| TAX every freight train in the country
| Ihey may argue themselves hoarse. But
all OF 1t, and as much again, will avail
nothing, II the people do not have prosper
| ity.
The one reply to every movement and
every argument will be, well. II your gold
standard is such fine thing why doesn't
1t bring prosperity? Why doesn't It nut
more money in circulation? Why doesn't II
| improve business?"
| In other words-and these multi-million-
aires may AS well understand IL now a.
iater-the gold standard is on trial. The
people are testing its efficacy Up to this
hour. It's results have been pestlforous
ueadiy as the democrats declared they
would be-and unless prosperity comes
during tho first eighteen months of Mr.. Mo
k'nley's administration. the people wiz
| sweep the gold standard congress ont Of
sight preliminary to Kidding themselves Of
tho gold standard in 1900.
|