The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-15

impresstve fscts. that the American Rove
n,ent was not ia earnest and that Secretary
Cages proposed method Of currency re-
| form and the self-constituted currency re-
| form commission were conceived IN mes.
| tility to the reconciliation Of silver. and
that President Mckinley was not sincerely
| In favor OF an international agreement. Inc
council OF administration for India advised
against rsopening tho India mints. Tnls
was not the voice Of the people OF India,
suffering from plague and starvation, with
the stslle Of their immense Accommodations
OF silver ornaments and money cut down
more than half by the heavy hand Of their
government. 1t was the voice Of the money
power Of London; but 1t had It's weight
So we got the negative decision for the
present. Perhaps Lord Salisbury will he
instructed by new events. Already one BY
election to parliament has been lost ON this
issue. The bimetallists iof the world Sfe
aroused. and the third step OF the new
movement q step backward indeed. so far
Is likely at any moment to be reversed
and forward step taken In the interest
OF the prosperity and happiness OF the
whole great empire OF Great Britain and of
all the civilized world beside. Many debtor
nations OF the world can not LAY Great
Britain what they owe her, interest and
principal. in gold. 1t will be part Of VIA
dom for the empire to aid in remonetizing
Bradley in the legal tender cases are lucid
and powerful but the creditor interest
will lose some OF its gold Is geld the one
thing needful? Is 1t worse for the creditor
to lose little by depreciation than every
thing by the bankruptcy OF his debtor?"
At all events. the duty is clear OF all
republicans who desire the continuance in
power Of their party, and who do not
propose to bolt their party platform Re-
| a N IN m
ways and means. for fulfilling them. Only
those who were never at heart for BIZ
metalllsm will stop ON account OF the Brit
lsh ministry's temporary negative. The
people OF the whole Western Hemisphere,
by immense majorities. are in favor OF
the reconciliation of silver They need
only to be aroused and organized by the
powerful influence of the United States. A
Pan American RECOMMENDATION congress
may be held and united request OF all
the governments OF North and South Amer
lea may be presented to the European pow
ers 1t will be needed. China and repre-
sentatives Of the people Of India will join
In the request. 1t will be needed even ty
ENGLAND. For myself. | desire TO be
guided by the counsels of Senator Wocott
after he has submitted to the president the
report OF the ENJOYS. Mr.. Wolcott has
given means time and exhausting labor to
his great work thus far. Others might pcs
sibly have done 1t, but 10 one came for
ward to do 1t. Associating the inspiring
name Of the friendly Republic of France
with that of the great American Republic,
he has asked the British ministry whether
they were sincere in their explicit and un-
qualified promises of March II, 1896, to
reopen and TO keep open the India minis
In aid OF international bimetallism. and the
ministry have said they are not now pre-
pared to do it. 1t was worth much more
than all 1t has cost not to let the promises
stand unchallenged. but to thus pnt this
question and get this answer The answer
VIII not stick. Lord Salisbury will not kill
the goose that LAYS the golden egg.
William E. Chandler.
November O. 1897