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

"A kubbfed successfully against the
clufton. and caused its withdrawal.
viii remember that two years ago
All In che convention at Kyle, Hays
I,ntv. acting with the editor OF this
Ter az secretary OF that convention.
knows thnt expressions were made
mat convention Of doubts as to
ore Major Saycrs stood on the silver
rstion. which resulted in the adop-
n, 81 resolution unanimously In
pctiur for Major Sayers provided
declared for the free and unlimited
mage Of both gold and silver at tho
IN AZ IS to I, without the aid or con-
Of any other nation upon earth.
n was giving him an instruction
silver string tied to II.
y, ~ Mr.. Savers by his cwn constitu-
cxnressed W bodies OF democrats In at
s,,o counties What wns II? Why docs
Foster try to explain II?
,s the showing that the record makes
relation Of Mr.. sayers TO tho light to
eyeiand, Carlisle. Whitney ct al aud to
= j,s ancient creed and defllcd temples.
thc beginning to the end of that con-
which exceeded In Importance any that
,urrod since reconstruction. Mr.. Sayers
asyd from, twice. Once he deprecated the
I. patlentiy for the action OF the demo-
National convention before taking any
m on the subject and In his last de-
ncc ridiculed the silver Issue by show
bw Infinitely small It was compared with
Fnnosal 10 build the Nicaragua canal. |
minded by this OF the attitude OF my
barney Gibbs on the silver question.
tor free silver, and he thinks that II the
silver product Of the world lad access
coinage the result would Lot add n
r's weight to the sum OF human happi-5
In his view, the silver theory is politi-
nconlbe--but he is for II.
. democrats OF the Ninth congressional
had relied upon MIR. Saycrs for guild
the fght OF fs95-96, their plight must
been pitiful, indeed, and they, like him
(ould have been lost In the woods. with
art or compass. II there had not been
as such courageous spirits as NJ. NJ
10 lead the forces of silver when all OF
jficaI prophets horoscoped victory for
md and the gold standard. who can
that Texas would have been captured
cmlssnrics OF Cleveland, who attempt
epeat In 1896 the conquest they achieved
mpasas in 1892 and happily were
ed?
not propose to deal In innucndo. as Mr..
has done, but VIII frankly declare my
Understanding OF the position of Mr..
As is known to some people In Texas,
Injection with the fight for silver began
the first nomination of Mr.. Cleveland
opposed him then because be-
he was In sympathy with Wall street |
finance. | opposed his reconciliation |
N 1855 for the same reason. At the |
Bas convention III 1892 fought for anti
nd Instructions and an,i-Clevcland
rs to the National conventions, and
ID that II nominated and elected he /
cut loose from his party and go over |
mugwumps before the expiration of q
think my opportunities for keeping |
h with the silver sentiment in the
nd for knowing Its friends have been
God. II Mr.. Sayers ever stirred a step
red word to encourage or aid the
ght in Texas / never heard of Ii. 1t
understanding that his closest friends
dent advocates OF the gold standard
he was not subject to call to keep
y In the State out OF their hands. My
from Washington were that he was
touch with the Cleveland administril,.
d that he was one of the few repre.1
es from Texas in congress whose rec
atoms for Federal office were OF
! was told that he WAS an intimate
hd counselor Of Secretary Carlisle, and
secured several positions for his cons
both white and black, democrats
ibiicans. as late as 1894 in the treas
frtment. This inforniation, at "A time
MAS well known that the strong
II silver were tabooed by the National
ratinn-and most of them had ceased
ocial visits to the president because
tier fight against silver aud Its repre-
s--caused mo long ago to put Air.
my own doubtful :column, aud
TO say that he is still there. Possi-
ny be wrong, but the experiences of
fears OF Cievclandism taught me 10 |
antagonsm to silver wherever his
sted. believe that the alluring In
ne commanded and the strong per-
ne undoubtedly possessed cost the
no tne cause of genuine democracy
oil their ablcst and most promising
no test OF any mans devotion to
what he risks for 1t. When the d. r
was made, for the first time in the {
American politics, before the people ,
ublic between bimetallism and mono I
?, MI Crane threw caution to the .
embraced the cause OF silver with y
AFFINITY that commanded the atten- .
me entire State and brought upon
ne maledictions OF every gold organ :
which they have almost without c
on continued to this day to repeat. t
cement had gained control of the i
", Natlonal convention his political a
~ ", uNe peen irretrievably ruined \
nit course, and he knew Il. He h
friends of silver feared and the :,
NJ ps,lovcd, that Cleveland would :
~ .Sational convention of 1896 and )
~ a,u,opt q radical gold plank can II
o,'n ,sl men OF Texas who sacrificed (,
s < sno,, Dee;suse they expected this. s
] npyn.nsf who. Tor the same reason. II
probable Nomination III, oourreea 1
aai nominations went begging in "
= districts for the same reason n n
- r mat me foremost advocate of T
y. ~ ieSas today quit the democrats | d
s"e saine reason. He believed that n
ascendanny In the democratic :,
assured and that there would be d
W. rom the party to the popu- N
y" we're the circumstances under
H. , ,n burned the bridges behind
o,,i k'n.fai expectation that gold :,
Nj ~ adopted by the succeeding %
Sa,i9nni convention hud boon Il
would have been promptly reIc. :,
III, III ,ear. with every other active y
ca ~ ana would have forfeited IL
~ " y, poll'ieal advancement A, no !,
N i o st'te or community have ths ~
n ~ n',u s.andard. when In control. G.
i,,aa, overlook or to forgive che M
'@nhs,ip for silver IL IL well O,
s"ld republican was infinitely =,
stu, ~ views of Cleveland and his ..
silver democrat II
nour cane that tested the iaitn n
y 81 men, Mr., Crane risbcd every fo
ayers nothing. The position ana m
'"s 'st'cr as q member OF con- ~
~ successive terms charged lin - =,
I responsibility in campaign a.
: STA, Federal issue. He can nat n,
mat responsibility as no tried IN =,
.,us'se attitude drring tho llosg- 81
a'sh' by saying that his undivided 81