The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23
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According TO announcement. cx-Governor
Waite Of Colorado delivered an open air
speech in front OF the market house in this
city last evening on theieading issues now
before the country. He had fair audience.
ana was introduced in an appropriate man
nsr by Mr.. ID. W. Leech OF the populist
party. Governor Waite has voice Of great
range, and his words we're distinctly heard
by all present Eptomized. his address was
a very able defense Of the Omaha and ST,
Louis platforms as adopted and affirmed
by the peoples party. He denounced the
money power of the country, and charged
1t with being responsible for the present
poverty OF the laboring masses, condemned
monopolies OF all kinds, especially the
Standard Oil company; championed the nm
ancial theories OF the popuiists as superior
to thoss OF the democrats ana republicans.
appreciated the use OF Federal troops ~
putting down labor strikes, and cens,lroa
the process of government by injunction
and the conviction and imprisonment Of
men without a jury trial, as in the c1ses OF
those charged with contempt OF court, adj
vocated the enactment OF an income tax
law said the popnlists were opposed TO
IuHlQ0 WIN DOtU Tie. bi17 pEIt1tht. nut III
favor OF a union with all who honestly
meant to bring about political REFORMS,
spoke of the recent atrcct car strike IN
Houston and urged municipal ownership US
the true solution OF similar troubles III the
future. Expressed himself In favor OF tic
government building happy homes Tor lib
helpless citizens rathrr than wasting the
money OF the National treasury IN con-
structing and purchasing needless ileets,
and wound up by referring to The cifort
TO enancpate Cuba as follows.
CUBA has becn engaged for years In
*ltrnggle against the uiiBrcakabl6 tyranny
of Spain. and years ago she earned her In
dependence III the United states had given
her fair treatment according to the. law of
nations. Turkish bonds caused the pcrscot-
tionsssin Armenia, and Spanish bonds
brought about the atrocities In Cuba Last
June the republican convention in st. Louis
declared. We watch with dcsp and abiding
interest the heroic battle or the Cuban IN
triots against cruelty andsepprcsson. and
our best hopes 80 out for the full SUCCESS
OF their determined contest for liberty
Well. the heroic Cuban Patriots did con-
tinue that contest, meeting ana overcoming
mode OF warfare invented by the butcher,
Weylef--a mode OF warfare that WAS In ut
ter syiQ}c lion Of the law OF nations, and
more hun,l than Apache or Comanche ever
.drCS sentil The Cuban farmers men wo-
n or sldreu, old and young, nom com
na, e separtod from the soil pre-
- enani cnltlvating IL. and concern
mil fortified towns where they we're
deliberately starved to DEATH Weylersm
found Cuba fruitful, but 1t LEFT her In desc
lation; II found her with green fields and
bountifHl harvests. but IL left her barren
aud deserted; II found her farmg, homes
aud villages tecming with population but
II left her vast charnel house, ar farms
deserted, her villages smoking. and her
dead nnburied. But IN snlte OF all thtU,
horrors tho brave Cnbans, confined tho
Spanish troops to the walled towns and In
the Held continued to fight for fhclr inda-
pendence, Did President MCKINLEY and tia
republican party In congress then watch
with deep and abiding interest the strug-
gle OF these gallant patriots?' No; they re-
FUSED to acknowledge their Independence
unless Cuba assumed the payment OF the
Spanish bonds and 5000. 1000 moro asjthn
price of herliberty. But events move rapid
" In time OF war, Let us not forget TINT
during the administration OF Grover Glove
land the democratic party Bhirked the duty
10 cuba and humanity just MS the rspub-
lean party commenced TO do now. When
Cleveland with all bis official power and
patronage. sat down on the leaders OF tho
democratic party land Grover wears No
rs shirt collar. and when In good condition
Netsns lou pounds), his party ilattenpd out
and became the seryilc tool of the bonded
But the democrats have now
ranged themselves upon The eide OF free
dom and want TO give them credit for It.
with the aid OF some honest republicans
they nave made Mckinley come to terms.
The money power has moved Heaven and
earth to prevent war--and failed In Tia
discontinue, who knows but that tho sal
Walton OF the world from industrial slavery
may not be just In sight OF usg No man
.an tel lmst what day or on hour may
nring forth, Let ns remember that wc arc
Americans: that the Nation has called Ia
arms and lei MS all join IN laying our
CUTS unon the altar Of our country. Let us
hope that the Republic viii soan emerge ,
from the darkness that now surrounds US
greater and grnnder for its effort to proteet
human rights and perpetpate National
ireedom--her flag ono In triumph over n
united and prosperous people, and thai
src VIII continue TO be the guiding sior
o nations, and once more aud foreycr ho
~, ne Iend OF the free and the home OF the
orave cloud applausc.)
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