The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

gan. sat1 egitt0-Jailv IN W. issue OF ceD
tsnsber H. The Hon y7e y Saycrs tam
IJcee a large chunk OF common sense ulyor
the community.
n wifi BE- remembered that the pozstio
az the gold a1cu EerSis.cntiF 1fvocatsd .
mat tirne vas that Texas democrats sholl
nzsSisely await The sscIslon OF the comm
National convention aud they d.pscc3te
ayy snort here In Te-3s 10 influence o. u
.asy trsy ronfrni that action NJ. SaysF.
atsifuSt. as flseios-,f In this fntery!e~
vas n exacs accord with the Views 81 III
Cssyk Hardy element. The silver azita
tinr cc1tlnued 10 spread after this not
wishssanEirg almost every Federal eife
ktidrr IL Texas. 8sif every afvrr1tn o
stleFeIaRdssm. sxerted himself 10 tho uS
l.shst 10 ketp IL in the bs@fgToa1fi y
evident sympathy with their efforts. Nj
Sayers came 10 the front again on O2fobe
Us. 1876 AMI mate another protest agaIns
agitation * the silver issue which ia
reeprded in al Interview Published by III
san srtonio Express d. October 10. iS3Ss Al
follows.
-.sHstfl. Texas. Uessoer Iss-- Before
returning to his home at BastroD. Ma
ior Joe Ssyerz. congressman from this
district permitted himself 10 he INFER
viewed by The Express Correspondent.
IN answer 10 the question, What Is
The outlook Tor the democratic party
next year. Mr. ssrers said.
Z / think the outlook is COOL ard 4
the present prosperous condition Of
the country continues the Pswnts VIII
nat desire any change in the sfuiuls-
tTa,ioa OF the Natfoaal affairs tbs
eEtef farm products are now bringing
yc1d prices wages ara gradually in
crsasfps and | lhiEk th,t the wave OF
prosperity nov sweeping over the
country will continue to gregf.
DO you thlnk the coming congress.
which will BE- largely republican. viii
s.stlrpt any wildcat legislation For the
purpose OF embarrassing the demo-
era,+7-
No / do rot iaes for none but
conservative measures 10 he passed uy
tlls aeH- congress. Ter both sides will
sudezyar 20 nsskc records with " hitch
10 N before the psoFIe nsxt year. Mr.
EecG VIII be thu speaker Of the hoEse.
and he Will Hcs psrnsil his presidential
hopa 70 D, hampeEsG by any wildcat
IFsislaticI IL no can possibly avoid it,
.'Wan silver be Al important question
before he people next year,"
oh. yes; but I lhink the question
that Is Of more real Importance 10 the
South sr1 West than all other ques-
items combined is the opening OF the
Nicaragua anal. II this Is done. you
viii see the trade Of the Traasmissis-
siFpi States diyert to the Texas coast.
Il ~iN mean at least four good Texas
psrts aud yor will see the Texas cons.
dotted with more white sails bringing
n any carrying OUT commerce than
were ever seen IN the Mediterranean
Ssa- The future possibilities OF Texas
are already very great, but they are
roshtHg IN comparison TO what they
VIII he IL TIE Niearsgu canal is ouzu-
ed by this soVeFnment."
What Dir. sayers meant when he said
nat the people will not desire any change
q the administration o. the National af-
aIrs is little obscure. +, Is wcil known
hat Cleveland looked forward 10 third
erm. and Mr. sayerz' language may have
Ieeu IN Endorsement OF that ambition OF
rs polsti-al friend and patron. or il NAV
ave merely meant that somebody who re-
tHlhlsd Cleveland would succeed him. HIS
efeFence to the Cleveland wave OF pros
,zTtty' Is Disclosure that Mr. Hanna
lasSFfssd that campaign phrass aud Mr..
sEEis saoula- even AZ This late day. have
us credit for it
! think the democrats O. Texas Will
zTse with me that a congressman who
Siieved on the 18th day OF October. 1895,
nat the Nicaragua esrll scheme was @.
sEriy more importance thau the oliver
isue, and who turned from that contsuip-
iopsly rs matter worthy OF only three
.erGs; on. yss; but" was not a silver
laa 10 hurt In the terms OF the ant
arse which Judge George Clark used 10
Spilla MS appearance on the stump IN
eh@h oil M savers in the latter's dis
'Lct IN 1884,, He hasn't got the silver dis
ass bad. anyway
ID January. 1886. the Fort Worth Gazetta
idrtsscd TO Texas ccngressmen the follow
Is inquiries
!. Whit should be the main issue TO
he presented By the democratic PARTY in
its next NatIolal platform:
= Nhas Is the most practicable and
hep-fai r9licy fer the advocates of hi.
Idc'allisas to pursue In the coming cam
paigny
:. ls it desirable and possible to align
all ct the supporters of bimetnllIsm ,,
lhrousncut the country In a compact
and aggressive body in the apprcafh-
'ns contest, ard il so. how may il be
dcre,
number Of responses TO these questions |
ere given that aided IN the Capitalization
Euhiic sentiment in Texas. Mr. savers
ado 10 reply,
signiilclnt fact Indicative o. Nr. say
Sttltnde during this epoch mai King
rasSlc WIS the afrectiorato conduc, ma
licitous inteHat of the geld standard
eecrs N his district towards MIN. This
rs ey!need on humorous occasions. If
q element in Texas vss ever anxious 10
omote the political prosperity OF man
aon i believed 20 be warmly devoted 10
c silver cause, it is The first instance
the kind tina, ever cane within my OBJ
rya;ion.
The SEN Antonio Express of November
1855. contains this item In 1t. losaI
iumns:
W =. Parker. prominent young
attorney Of Lockhari. WAS among Tho
pleasant callers at the Express Office
last night Contrary TO the IMPRESSION
thai rrcst attcr1es~ are candidates for
'cnSresT, Mr. Parker &c NOT actively in
ncitics further than being a sound
lcmoerai and president OF the den,
rate club CT his town. we are an
'eTy foad Of the Express down our
yly.'i sslt he last nirht "and while
he iree SILVER idea hes heretofore been
.Fnesslly growing stronger aud he
icYe frsicriIv OF the democrats Of
'uF county are for honest money. II
now OF only few democrats who are
o rampant ihat they would leave the