The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02
WILL BE A SILVER

| WILL BE A SILVER 4
Washington, December so.--y
clal. New members are daily -
% the congressional campaign
ard It will meet and organize
work shortly after the first az
ono thing is absolutely clear,
iha committee and its work for'1
campaign are both going to 81,
by tho friends OF silver.
There is every reason to belie,s
fact. / have received evidence ~
solutely irrefragable that there ~
ors in that committee during The \
paign who played into the ham
& 3adbugs in every way Insslbf)
tended a conference OF pron,Isss1
men here a few evenings ago ana n
story came out. / am not now AZ r
give the facts, but the reader
ost will have them as soon a,
gets them, and that will be whosI
organization OF the congresst,r
pa gn Committee begins to shl1j
and those disloyal elements beeI2J
TO the front for new fav0rs NJ
and attempt to further dictateli
II the committee. The fur Is roIa
then from the backs Of some va
snent people in this country and
will create sensation
The silver people have madyz
minds to stand no fooiisbness
and every man who is not aSs
tried silver man will have to
rear. s.1
1t is a safe prediction to maxi
light is going to be made next n
he standpoint more of patriot,
craftsmanship and the element Of
all silver forces viii be a promin6,
IN the congressional campaign. \
words, the campaign committee
70 try to organize its plans SO 4
in all the silver republicans ana
no are honestly and earnestly n
Thds thing was limited at in a IA,
ter and / am now in a position to 4
everything Will be done TO bringx
unity of all these forces. This n
lot comprehend nor take into CONF
the middle Of the road populsu
ares TIE burnt end OF a. broom 4
them. nor for what they may do.
lC1g TO Mark Hanna any way \
tart little shed of their ON
Louis on January IL next. After d
fagration gets under good headu
may all be consumed, for there
nobody to throw them a fire q
turn the hose on them.
The plan of the silver people
to get together on the single isse
YER and prevent the republican,
them up on multiplicity of issuq
they are going to try to do. II
party, the populist or real peoplsI
and the democratic party will cad
tain its autonomy and each run ~
ate and distinct ticket everywh1|
choose TO do so, except for the ontI
date for congress. Every ticket n
tain the same name and each pN{
vote for the same silver candidatA
assuring the election of a true bid
man to congress.
The fusion will be on the consi
candidate alone. In a district ~
mere democrats than either silver
Leans or populists, then deInoc|
be nominated and go on all thresI
to be voted for. Then In a distf5
tanning more silver republicans It'd
democrats or populists a silver M
will be placed on the ticket to n
for for congress. The same thi1g}
done with a populist where the hoa|
yer popuiist predominant. In this 4
silver men will have created harm
erected a veritable nigger's coon ID
will catch republicans and goldhq'
Mark Hanna populists "a comb1
gwine." They will elect silver "
representatives by an overwhelmil
Jointly ard that means a democratitl
er, for all the silver elements wild
line 10 vote for silver democrat n
represent the dominant faction OH
YER element in the house. III
And right here begins anothal
based on the successful termina4
his fusion proposition. Already :
candidates for speaker are layirl
pipes for the election of the next Z
IN 1889. Joe Bailey is In the lea
think he Will stay there. Benton Y
Of Tennessee is out of the race, fut
gone home and will return with 4
ltorial toga wrapped around him
dangerous rival of Mr. Bailey vi
oeen siienced with big plum. h
eague, Jim Richardson, now loom
bout the biggest man Mr.. Bailey Vi
% go against. He will be the mernb
tennessee on the congressional n
and his friends are bo0u}
or chairman of that conlmitted
riends Of Bob Henry. who is our
If that committee from Texas, By
Collecting him very earnestly to
| candidate for chairman OF that
iee and it speaks volumes for Bal
ilar,ty here. He would make
ace, too, and his friends would
lin to a finish, but Bcb is to8
zaliey TO do anything that win
rom his strength rs a speakershit
late and besides Bob has no 'swel
N account of his popularity "
lot court the hard work and respcs
Tat must attach TO such n posIts
VIII be for Buck" Hinrichson d
or chairman of that committee.
iinrichson is In every sense well y
ne position, both from the siapdp
silver man and a man OF sxecntin
4 high order.
BY stepping aside for Buck Hs
Fob Henry has scored good by
satley, because Hinrlchson is az
3ailey man for speaker and hit
With Western democrats is about
Thus you see there is politics =
hing here and every move mad
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