The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-08
THE SAME OLD HUMBUd.
ma the EdItor ~ Tho POST.

9. international bmetallism.
"A "ft Is tho presidents Intention" says
n Mr. Chandler. when he financial con-
dtions in Europe and India are more ia
vorablc again to send the monetary ENJOYS.
. Senator wolcott General Paine ind ex-
" President stevenson, abroad to resume ne
gotiations."
i Is ii possible that at This lstc date and
v stage or The financial discussion. Mr.. Me-
Q Kinley Ia so densely stupid as to believe
that bimetallism. by that hypocritical hum
, jug, international agreement. is a possibili-
7 y? Or is Mr.. Mckinley so presumptuous as
to suppose that any man Of ordinary intel
, ligence, who has taken the trouble to in
form himself on the money question, is yet
50 stupid that he can longer be fooled with
that international agreement fraud? Such
presumption on the part Of Mr.. Mckinley
is an insult TO the intelligence vi The Amer
lean people. Does MIR. Mckinley believe
that in tho face OF his message to the late
extra session of congress, Just before It's
adjournment. recommending ti:e bankers
and business mems Indianapolis gold stan
dard plan, and in the face o; his recent
message TO the present session of congress
recommending the Gage gold standard llan.
and his own plan of gold recommendation.
any man having n premonitoey symptom
of common sense can be made To believe
mat he IL sincere; that he Is not itiiling
| with the intelligence of the American PEG
pie?
| II Mr.. Mckinley was sincere and really
desired TO carry out the St. louis plat
| form pledge In promoting international BIZ
| metallism. then WHY did he send hts gold
| standard message recommending financial
legislation on the lines of the hanlCers' and
| business mems Indianapolis convention
| pan 10 The extra session of congress? Why |
did no recommend the Gage gold standard
pan ana his own monometalic plan to the |
present session of congress while his BIZ !
| metallic commission was still in Europe |
| no doubt making every effort to accomplish 1
International bimetaliism?
lnose very recommendations of MIR. Nc |
hiniey to congress at that time. ito COM |
NIT the country more thoroughly to the |
| gold standard" was proof conclusive IN |
| england and the other European govern |
| tnents that the president was insincere |
nat no International agreement was de-
sired; that the ST. Louis platform pledge |
was myth inserted by the leaders of the
republican party for no other purpose than
70 eaten bimetaliic votes. IL it had been in
tended 10 carry out the St Louis r,atfotm
peuse TO promote international bimetallsm
would not the president have deferred mis-
recommendation Ia congress on The imam
ciai question untii his bimetallic commits
SION had returned nnd formally reported
ne result Of its labors? The president tells
'ne people IN MS recent message to con-
Hress that every dollar of our money is
sooe. Then according to the presidents
own statement there was no urgent necas.
shy Tor any financial Iegisation no urgent
necessity for any recommendation tos con-
greSs to commit the couhtry more thor
Cughly to the gold standard 4" TO saw NOTHING |
as to the good faith he ought IN lava
SHOWN the country. the European govern
ipehis aud his bimetallic commission and
nor have that commission placed in the
fihlcuious attitude OF asking for something
that is not desired.
u, according to Mr. Mckinley every dol
lar OF our money is good. is sound where
~ the necessity for any financial lcgisla-
ton! Does he want to make our i, oney
unsonnd? Does he desire TO make one
KIND of money better than the otberp mid
moi MIR, Mckinley tell the people in his
ante-election. front-porch speeches that he
stood for good money. sound money? In
nus recent message TO congress he says:
Every dollar OF our money is good Well,
thcn what more docs he want? Gold stan
dard permanently Did he not roll the peo-
PIE IN his front-pcrch speeches that all the ,
country needed was republican prosperity
,arili measure? That republican pros
Pvtlty tailH measure was the panacea for
All the ills OF the country. mot the OMEN ,
ing of the minis. but the opening of The !
nuns. that republican tariff measure {
wouiu iofre the opening of the mills and |
then prosperity would oyerwhem The coun- !
try? ,
HlTe we mt "Dinglev BILL" an esclu- :
siVely republican prosperity measure? And /,
YET we near from the gulf 10 the lakes :
IRON California 10 Maine die deep inurmur 4
ri the multitude ,,
NOW then having "Dingley BILL" n ,
genuine republican prosperty measure of ;
the Mckinley variety in full operation.
under fun control of the chief maxim
PROSPERITY producer, according to the re- ;
publican ante-election promises. the coun- ,
wy ought TO be prosperous in every line :
OF business Are we? Yes so are also
the New England cotton factory operatives
ieeilng very keenly the Mckinley pros
oerity" of 10 10 % ner cent wage red,,c-
ions. :,
II 1t was not for humane and pa
triotie feeling. for the suffering of tho in -
hocent IL would be "A waste of time to
express amy sympathy for the New England
factory operatives, because they viii per- II
s , IN voting the republican ticket, though n
tney 20 naked and begging for bread, | =
AGAIN 10 MIR McKinley's sincerity. Now
that we have genuine republican prosperi- b
W tarin measure manufactured according o
10 the latest improved Method. by The only n
simon pure prosperity manufacturing es- ,
tahlishment In this or any ether country, | ~
under the Mckinley natent, and Nels. Ding a
ley manager, and all OF our currency being a
sound, every dollar icing good. with the n
prosperity machine IN full sway forcing
prosperity upon the country why all this u
hRhation OF the money question by the n
goldhugs?
Have we not been told by these very | a
same godbngs during the last four years "
mat the aE'iation of the financial question
destroyed confidence aud disturbed the !,
business in;'y,sts.' and that prosperity =
could not come? WHY are these same self :,
T'ylrd prophets nsltatingP According TO y
their own assertions IL destroys confidence -
ana d,stufos business interests. Or is It y
possible that a goldhug can have a special -
u'sp' psation from some unknown power -
thereby enabling him 10 aeitatc the money %
question and not destroy confidence and dis ~
Turn business interests? With "a goldbug ~
agitation Is crime, the agitator Is a bath :,
erskitc. lunatic, repuhiator and anarchist u
unless he himself Is the agItator "oh, AZ
mn consistency thou art i Jewell with ~
goidbug Now what is the object OF all OF
this financial agitation OF the yoldhugs?I