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

. amount of interesting material ~ VII
} be found very valuable as text book 10
democratic speakers.
on picking up the book the firs' INN
to meet the eye is quotation ironi 'ei
ferson as follows:
Let the hands that do Nations WORK
that produces Nations wealth. aisu
guide a nations government, ana al VIII
BE- we'll"
This is the very essence OF democracy
Opening the book the inside tltle page
discloses exPoetmaster General 1onn
Wana.r1ker's structure on Quayism, u
which he says: 600
II have been a republican since 1861,
but my party stiuks in the nostrils OF de-
cent men," etc.
This statement comes with great force
and peculiar effect Just now when tue
/ country is teeming with the scandals OF
the war and political corruption.
The first pages OF the book are taken uT
with the Chicago platform and the funda-
mental principles OF democracy dehned'
similar to the 30 book. Then follows q
Jeffersonlan article on the centenary OF
democracy, showing the history OF the
/ two early parties and the formation OF
| the democratic party. From the WIltlhss
| of Thomas Jefferson it is shown that the
democracy, at that time as well as the
/ present, favored bimetaism, OPP
posed n public debt and favorsd economy
IL favored the annexation OF CUBA
urged the necessity OF a navy 10
prevent insult, opposed foreign alliances
a nominal aristocracy, and banks OF ISSUE
Urder the head OF the money question 1t
is pointed out. there is no division among
the people upon the subject of war, except
as II rr~- affect our domestic finances. The
| financial question must therefore remain
| the dominant issue o. the coming cam
paign.
The money question is literally ana
, very ably dealt with from a democratic
standpoint in a number OF articles in
which facts and figures are quoted and
given TO maintain the democratic plea for
equal rights for silver as we'll as gold.
! In an article entitled Quantity of Gold
Inadequate TO Justify Gold Standard OF
Valuation" It is proven beyonli question
the policy OF the republican party as now
declared is TO commit the country more
thoroughly to the gold standard by retir
Ing standard silver dollars, silver GER
tiiicates and treasury notes, suggesting
yearly quantity OF gold to supply the grow
ing demands OF trade. The present ratio
o. monay TO wealth in the United States is
less than | TO 30.
The increase in production OF gold is not
sufficient 20 meet the increased demands
OF trade and the loss BY abrasion.
The article on silver ara wheat points
out their relation ana proves beyond
doubt that economic laws do not change
conditions, however, do. That with CON
tinued decentralization of silver and gaunt
famine IN foreign countries, what and
silver prices diyerged for a time But when
the minis OF lnlia were open 10 silver and
lrdia had wheat TO export, silver and
wheat kept close together as they always
nave, Tables to substantlate this are lb-
orally shown in wheat, cotton, oats, corn
and other cereals.
The quantity Of money Is given ana II
is shown by statistics from the treasury
department that the present volume Of
non'N is inadequate and that The frequent
SUI 'nEency in the money market is because
tne per capita OF currency in the United
States has steadily decreased aud is in
suhlcle.N to NEE. the demands giving the
money centers undue advantage over m.
iso.2ted aud agricultural sections of the
country. '''
One Of the valuable articles is on cur
Fency reform as promised by tine republican
party, whidn Is shown up at length and ia
an attack on the republican plan for the
retirement OF treasury notes and the ex-
panslon OF banking privileges.
NOT only taking the government ont or
the banking business but putting the banks
INTO the government business
As indicated by the Gage bill which Is
SHOWN up as the climax of the republican
financial policy, these cover the new tea
lures ON Ue financial question
The decline OF our merchant marine ,,
pointed out with considerable force the |
writers of the article say the war ,us,
closed has made a wreck OF the Cbinese |
vail ana the restriction barriers placed |
~ Vne pathway OF American commerce
must give way to trade reyolutbon which
VIII cause transformation from ronrhu1
can to democratic policies
Inc record Of the democrats in congress
on one war revenue measure Is nren,rea
with oare. In its completeness If proves
, rioh me democracy was anxious that the
Neh and poor should bear their pronortio,,
ave share OF the burdens while the rerord
brands the republicans as being altoes,Sar
noH.ltous Tor the capitalistic class and nj
mIN taNhless TO tae interest Of the
DlNGLEY LAW A FAILURE
Inc deficit is shown by the treasury STA
-istics at the end of the fiscal year to he
,lo2' IsS'47l.35 The statement also sbouirn
\, NE i pinsiey law receipts for the fiscal wear
,ain 900 as s@o,''9,o6i.So less than the re-
'lous year OF 1897 Wv E'e
lie democracy shows its devotion to
~, principles Of reciprocity and quotes
lhomas jefferson as the author.
An''her interesting and important artic,.
u tue text book comprises a r.view or his.
tory OF the Cuban question IN ~