The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-23
HOT TALK AT WASHINGTON.
Houston Post Bureau.
Sun Building. 1917 + Street.

Where wealth accumulates and men de-
cay"
The above lines are peculiarly applicable
to the United States OF America today.
The accumulated wealth of this country
absolutely controls the affairs of this gov
eminent under this administration, and
the men who are in high positions under
IL are suffering with decayed manhood.
The action Of the administration in its
dealings with Spain IN this crisis is
marked by everything except manliness,
eotHage and patriotism. ] wired The Post
tho other night that the cabinet had de-
cided TO force autonomy or home rule I'M
DER the Spanish flag upon Cuba and also
arrow an INTERNATIONAL court OF arDitia-
tlcn to settle the question concerning the
cause OF the Maine horror In Havana har-
COT. have since wiring 1t heard 1t denied
ana 1t may not be as bad as at first re-
ported. but there is no sort OF doubt that
the pusillanimity of the administration
stances out like buckeyes on mud wall
and is unnaturally visible There is no
doubt that II is trucking to Spain aad
showing the white feather in more WAYS
IMAM one In Its Insane desire to avert war;
all because Wall street and the money
grubbers therein have insisted that our
ed, which means that the stock marka,
must not be disturbed.
Tho fact that our warships or part
OF them have been ordered from the Gulf
and sent up the Atlantic coast at the de
mand CT Spain is another evidence that q
large streak of yellow runs up the spiAl
column of this republican administration.
I gg e,..ly.,
and If, after all, the country and comgress
snould take this matter out OF the hands or
these dunghiiis aud precipita,e war; then
they Will have forced the administration
against its will and it will deso:ge and
receivethe eXecration of all men who love
honor and liberty and humanity above de-
lars, and next falls elections Will give IL
u body blow that Will forever settle i.
1t has now gone too far and shown too
plainly that 1t Is the cringing, iawi ing
creature of Wall street and all ac.s cen
sonant with decency and manhood ia 'd,ure
VIII not avert the disaster that VIII over
take 1t when the people get to the ballot
Dox once more. The vast ma jorty OF the
members of the house of repres antatives
are mad clear through and boiling over.
They have been waiting patiently, appar-
entity, for the report of the Maine court
OF inquiry, but any one could see 1t was
forced patience behind which was fire. Tho
suppression OF their feelings have causl "a
some OF them to almost explode and now.
If this administration has laid down like
a steer in the road and refuses to act
when the honor. the dignity, the manhood
of our country Is assailed and spit upon by |
n little. rotten, fourth class European
power there are going TO be warm time, |
and display OF verbal pyrotechnics at this |
capital that will cause this admins.ra- |
tlcns oowardly bones TO rattle in their en-
velope.
Whether the administration has cr,wlsd
or not, the people here, whose business il
is to know say that the most powerful
and tremendous pressure has been brought
to bear from the money power to make 1t
do so. They have threatened 1t with the
only weapon 1t is afraid Of a withdrawal
of campaign funds. Mr.. Mckinley knows
very well that without Doodle and coolies
Of 1t, tho republican party in this country
Is not deuce high, He also knows, or II
ne doesn't he soon will know, that uniess
ne makes all the demands OF SPAN TIE
people OF this country want him TO. that
he republican party is u gone fawnssin
anyway. So the republican party Will be
tanned If ii does and damned If II doesn't.
i is caught in the trap of its right for
is cowardly course towards Cuba Ii IL
rad allowed the bellgerency resolution
Assed by the senate last year TO so
through, Cuba would now be free anG it
would not be in a hole with the 81 les
oaped and no ladder In sight. If this al
cringes now and acts at The
'ictates of its masters in Wall and Iom-
'ard streets, | am firmly OF the opinion,
rom what | can gather in priva.e con-
'ersntion with republican members OF con-
,rcss. that the big car can no longer
"a hplH an bAt nd s,san
freak away and vote with the democrats
nd recognize the Independence OF Cuba
That accounts for the SOLICITORS anxiety ,
4 the administration to get an early ad-
and "get congress OFF its
lands" an end TO which 1t and all its +
in congress are working tooth i
nd nail every day. When l wrote OH I,
his subject the other day the democrats .
iere wavering and some OF them wanted i,
. adjourn for mere party advantage. But +,
hey are now standing pat and viii re-
let adjournment to the utmost. They see t
] this crisis much better opportunity to Il
lace the republican party in 4 more un- Il
nviablo position, than by adjourning !,
here Is no sort OF doubt that after al y
preparation bills are passed, and mat U
irs like the currency question and other Il
itS questions come up Tor conSiderat on ri
nat Tom Reed will again put his thumb A
own and adopt the same tactics induced
! last summer OF adjourning over from +,
thursdays TO Mondays and then over 10 n
thursday again This was unpopular with A
le country and it will be more 50 now. q
lstead OF quietly acquiescing in the ar h
trary procedure as he did last summer, a,
as TO piacate republicans on contested
eetion cases and allowing the republicans n,
reap all the odum attaching to such n,
sihods of spending the peoples money, IN
am fully persuaded that Mr.. Bailey, as n,
e leader of the democracy on the floor ei
III resist and fight to the last every
leh motion made by the republicans. The
'moorats have made up their minds to
M now, and they purpose TO stay here a
I'd see this Spanish crisis to finish n al
takes all summer. / think they are pa
unit on this proposition and think 10
ey are wise. =.
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sinister emphasis is given to the peace. !
purpose OF the administration by the N
thdrawal of the battleships Massachu- CT
10 md fr..xa 1. a. IL