The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26
CAGES PLAN.

Secretary Cages plans for currency re-
FORM are elaborate and well lined out, but
lhey Will come 10 naught.-Fort WAYNE
Sentinel Oem)
secretary Gage says that the first object
mat he has is TO commit the country more
thoroughly to the gold standard. If our
memory serves us right the republicans
CANNED before the last election that we
nave the double standard. Secretary Gage
now comedies that it is the gold standard
put not sufficiently thorough to suit him.
Plymouth Independent Qnd)
| The essential vice of the whole hill
| consists in its making the government re-
| spohslbe for the bank notes issued undar
| ~ ana perform all the labor of redeeming
them' while the banks pocket the "a per
cent interest paid on the bonds thew de-
post as security. This will be sure TO
XIII the bill in congress, it. indeed II ie
| ever seriously discussed by that body
New York Sun (Rep.)
IL may be natural for National banker
10 seek to throw all responsibility for coin
resumption upon the government and To
.eneVe the banks from responsibility even
, ,oI ther own paper. But there is reason 10
usl'eVe mat most people will incline IN
we opihlon that II the banks are to have
n nvaaIy an the profits arising from paper
eurreilcy they should also be resnonsihIa
Tor its redemption in coinNCh ioso.o
chronicle tDem.) '"so
secretary Gage has now submitted h,s
plil Tor reforming the currency 10 the
, must ms scheme has the implied indorse-
tuehe OF the president II must tharafor,
ne accepted as the unqualified exnrassion
81 she republican party The pretended
ssliehuship Tor the white metal was there
that M, uniS sop TO silver republicans But
mt ,hin veneer is now off and ,ve 49,
Expect separation of forces hntb IN aaa
sless ana out OF it.--Richmond Snn-Ta,a-
gram (Dem) oun-1eie-
ne Presentation OF a currenoy .o,..
o,ii ny secretary Gage to the banline ~,
raay committee of the house ~ ran~
sssilNes on Thursday last has already
oetNea one most excellent purpose II has
tinna, ia LATED the discussion among orr Ma
concr,, w y, -iliaAefs on one tangible and
.Viufete plan for the revision of our 49,.
a sary laws, and this was necessar,. NU 9,
r nnahce Dill was to be passed during ~
p p,t session of congress .-Comn,ar.,anie
Tribune (Rep.) commercial
WIN President McKinley,s rscon,
ra,h "n,ch 90 part of the way i, -.
~ .ualhea out by Secretary Gaya 10
tioihised report of the monetary oo 49,
n,,rrann, .n ,i,,, committee on banking and
ins,y VIII nave before IL the wo,,,na
!ssusnent OF the administration ,nature
Ne business interests OF the co,,atr 60 OF
: s,l suiae % its labors. 1t will defas, a.
; ;u;s expectation of the country II = ,n5
i rst, 10 agree upon some satisfactory sau'
RecorS currency m.--Philadeinhio
heeord tGold DEM aueiphia
mone, a,s me next month the plan Of ,ha
convention sp NJ InSin, appointed from ire
submitted ~ ,,hha u viii have been
Any az WIN be before congress Wba,a nsehllon
r ue ae specihc measures proposed tbsv ,nay
AZ tsa, a nave the same general nurr wsn
- ma ma Of the secretary Of the tr pasnose
money ,s .nsm be the work of the sound
PURPOSE IN he N b sne house to advance that
Gold Dem) 10TH Times und.