The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
HAS 1T BEEN SETTLED?

4 American heN'o"' .,,,.. ..a ,bo
"a standard is on, and whether the cam
L. i,st closed proves TO have been u
'Is,yo engagemelit or but a skirinish, II
Il stand out consplcuously IN ANA ,aei ~
,s,nrv on the 3rd OF November, 1917, t the
n'stNris,an people sat in judgment upon Fuv
Anse,,s,t issue ever submitted 10 theih u.
.va ~ neace Every one VINO stui.es wv
money question. ether IRON n,,o en ,l,,sm or
Po he standpoint OF those VINO favor u
.r rTd' standard, must recognize IN ~ o. d
pIoetion which trnnsc ,,nss ion an Wien can
enSy,,,.v the attention of the Americat
0 ,sone. When we determine the kiid ana
sga nrises and the level of prices concerns con-
~ I =, family In the land. For the nrst
Inc during this generation ne money
Questli1y,iic campaign. For twenty years
y, The Iinanciers nave succeeded IN WRIT
ne the financial p.ank ior me Soi h t,ot,s
anircllei the presidential noinlnitloms
Tna nla; forms have generally been sulh-
cently ambgu8asc a To Gvau have Usually
W. Known as safe men, according to
been se deiinitlon given ito that phrase ON
cha . looked after our financial policy,
lille the rest OF the people have qjarrelei
Wvsr The tariff The republican panty met
~ Sonventlon last June ana attetnp,ed TO
bn H. give the tariff question pre-emi-
rsnre but when the democratic, populist
ana silver parties agreed ~ uecialiiiE LOT
IL free and unlimited coinage OF silver
n3 gold nj the present legal ratio OF III TO
/ without waiting ior the aiu or coilseri
of any oGher nation, Inc r ,pi iouhu
hi impossible 10 couiihe uiscuSsioh " f s's
rrI issue In fact, the silver question
oon absorbed publ4c attention to such an
eNtent that II pentiie ny S ,
omntrv People discussed the present lc-
yuI status OF the silver dollar, the various
avs aeoilng sVe nne m,tIo"' e 10 PRO To
khe world at large tiils Ndtloi prFseil,eu
ne Interesting ana inspiring Sight VI SeN-
eWii salvation. Men who had never spoken
ln public before pecdnle pupiig Sp.a k r.
feIatlve merits of the single ana Tue
o,sSle .snved on account Of pois,icai dr.
,srences; bosom friends became cstranged;
ooniIjes were divided-,in fact, we Witness
" snch actlvlty of mind and stirring OF
beart as this Nation has not witnessed be-
ore 10. The the nrorrsss of the camp;.yn.
s ~ s,,idents OF political economy came
,pns lie II Is probabie that the money
ueson ms b Des more peope than ever be-
ore In AL the his1ry OF she wefh sI1
snf w. W. iha result of THAI study?
5s YAM defeat. hut a permanent gain
~ he cause of himcfaiiism 1t il a sir
tacant faet hat The silver sentiment was
ironrcst where IL had been longest con-
3.rad In tho Most and y. whore
Sa necnla ma been actively engaged in
ne ne ggiscmssion of bmetall,sm Tor several
ss e The majority favored the restoration
n The money Of The constitution. In the
e.as,ern states where. until recently,
hnra n,,s nrocilcaiiv no General consiS,
raiion If The money question the gold
anthem vtlss strongest There the PEG
fla had I'M 10 the opening of this cam
psjpn besr,a oriv one side. in these
E,a1es both paxies we're against free
roinsce: nearly ali the leading news pers
eve apadnst 81. The ba mixing interests
Mere against St, the corporations were
prains; il; and it was opposed by those
ufuen:iai members of society who live
under the Influence Of financial and cor
porate interests.
-
unt'l the democratic National conven-
Lion adopted an eihpha.ic oeei'f"''o" ~
sV Or OIL tref uoia I Tow defenders IN tie
Eastern states After the convention adj
soiIrned the democratic party in the
rest was reorganiZed new men were
niSced in control and tho work of educa-
ion was commenced. The result instead
pf being discouraglng, is full of encour-
cement. When before has great cause
ma de so rapid prograss as bimetallism he 5
made in the Eastern States? When has
more rt.al herOlsm been displayed than
has been displayed there this year? Ii
my one thinks that the fight for binet-
llIm is over. lie: him ask himself when a
IA those who this year have advocated
free, unlimited and Independent coinage
hat they viii face politioal defeat without
hlnching defy financial despotism and
risk social ostracism in behalf of q cause
they do not surrender because they lose
cne battle
Il must be remembered further that we
fought against great odds in the Middle
states also The democratic party IN
Minnesota ana Wisconsin declared against
silver In dhe conventions which sent dele
gates 10 Chicago In Michigan the con
ven,ion was nearly equally divided on the
money question. and there was a. bitter
contes. within the panty in Iowa, Indiana
md Ohio. In Illinois we were at a grea
hisadvanulge because the influence OF the
Chicago press was thrown almost entirely
against free coinage. and this influence
pervaded nearly ali the States of the up
per Mksissppi valley.
Throughout tho entire Union the trusts
porporat,ors and ban,.inr ,nterosts for tn,
No., -, 80. .. -
a at par, orsamz9d against silver an,
n o,,, iW.tres.S could act IN concert on
ION '' ' nouce, Wfhie proinpt co-opera
kIo oa was dlIhcult, II NOT imposslble, amohi
~ is,s' me campaign GA NOT anoru Sui
,.nnn Tine 10 bflnS clearly petore IN
,eo Vin an important truth when invest