The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25
HOUSTON DAILY SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 20 1888

courage fidelity and patriotism OF the peo'
ole, to whom we appeal to aid US IN Or
ranisins and properly equipping our iorce'
for battle. shall appeal TO the peopit
/ once aeain 10 do their whole duty witnou
,al,er,nu remembering that whoever fights
with Us fights for country, homo ana .s sen.
/ ..Then, governor, you state unequivocall y
mat the democratic platform of 1875 STU
yolces the principles Of tho party"
! Most assuredly. All talk about apan'
don,ns tire we'll understood and long cstap-
/ lisbed principles of the democratic party
az clearly and accurately enunciated IN the
chicago platform OF 1896, ernanatcs only
,ror, those whose wish is father to the
thought. Among those OF US who support
I'd that platform--'that is, among the loyal
democrats OF the country--all such talk
nc shelving the silver issue is regarded as
absurd. which It Is The democratic party
of the United States is composed only OF
those who supported MIR. Bryan and VINO
.u,, stand on the platform Of the party.
Theirs arc no other kind OF democrats
The ringing remarks by Governor Stone
as above given, coming from man VINO
IL true to his principles and his frionas'
one who is looked to by the rank aud ,iie
of the dernocratic patty as v0.cing the sen
rlrnents Of all honest nrsn In the party
should be sufficient 10 quiet for all time the
many incorrect statements OF tho goia
press regarding the work Of the ways and
means committee. 1t will not, however,
for these paid tools Of Wall street are In
tentlonally mtsrepresentirg the motives
and objects of those composing the COM
mittee, for ttey are fearful and suspicious
of any act prompted by patriotism.
There is no other single agency at work
in this country, that know OF. that Is SO
we'll calculated to make the great mass OF
the rpeople self reliant and masterful az the
work outlined by this committee. 1t means
a political revolution, with the people mas
tiers of the situation. The people are asked
to contribute and also to flnancier their
own political campaign against the comol-
nation of trusts and monopolies masquer-
aiding under the gulse and name OF re
publican party" The party OF Mark HAN
ma and the Sugar Trust; the party that
now stands for gold recommendation where
formerly its wisest leaders favored bimetai-
hsm and pointed out the inevitable result
of a single gold standard. Read the FOL-
lowing words of James G. Blaine, spoken
In the United States senate February IL,
1878, (see Congressional Record, pages SEQ
s22) in the great silver debate which end
ed in the Bland Allison compromise:
81 believe the struggle now going on In
this country and In other countries for
single gold standard would, If successful
produce widespread disaster in the end
throughout the world. The destruction OF
silver as money and establishing gold as
the sole unit of value must have ruinous
effect ON all forms OF property except those
investments which yield fixed return In
money. These would be enormously en-
HANGED in value ard would gain dispro-
rortionate and unfair advantage over every
other apec;es OF property" Gretts.