The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-10

doubt rs to government dDli1ty 10 reneeIi
Its obligations should occur. what would
become Of the large piper currency tina
| the monetary commission would have III
issue, based on government bonds only?
/ Which would be the more valuable II
crisis involving loss OF faith In tht
government paper dollar, with no lega
tender power, nor any intrinsic value
| based on deprecated bond which IT wa
believed the government could not pay, OF
a silver dollar having full legal tcndel
quality and large intrinsic value and rec
ognizcd as q money the world over?
The wind" which would be used by
| the democracy would contain no fiat
money. Gold and silver and the govern
| mcnt notcs, not money, redeemable in
| gold, or silver, the money metals oil the
world are the elements In the circulating
medium tho democracy would furnish. The
element or faith would enter into silver
only 10 the extent that II was cheaper
metal than geld, and the democratic con-
tenton is that to restore II to its cqnality
with gold. ais n money OF the Nation, would
raise tho bullion value. As II matter OF
fact. tho democracy Is the only party that
does not offer TO the country any wind
In It's circulating medium in the shape Of
the '.fiatIsm" OF which the Picayune
speahs only a narrow hostility towards
the regular democracy, or a too fcrvih
Imagination, oin discover any wind
bjnwIng through the democratic platform.
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II tho boastiul American were told that
ono day We would become as indifferent to-
wards, or impotcnt TO ward OFF, foreign nB-
Fit ssloi and insult as China is today ne
world Indulge IN an extremely skeptioai
luugli and yet there Is a large and respect
able element In this country ut this time
that would adopt practically the very policy
that haG been pursued by CHM until the
military spirit of that nation has completely
died out. Pence at any-prlcc generally means
tho highest price.
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This years iyaohing record bids fair to
hc mn imposing " not salutury one Amcrl-
ccna nrc forever attempting to beat past rec
oi ds.
II is more than probable that flannn'h dt-
feat would embolden the victorious faction
TO tackle Mr.. McIiinloy's standing and pres
tigc in Ohio MS has boon buggestcd Mohin"
10y Is 10 stronger than his boss. and almost
helpless without the latter. Hanna could
not control mueh patronage. even though tho
rIeaidert wanted to bnck him, II the Ohio
senators determined to oppose Hanna men
Mr.. Bryans comment on the Gage policy
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Tho ncxt step necessary to be taken 10y the
citizens of Houston In the interest Of bayou
Improvement should be taken at once. what
oypr that step may be-. In n word. the matter
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celebrations In ,pnnv cit,sa In this counirv.
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Germany Is said TO be willing to nosotla,e
reciprocity treaty with the United statea.
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