The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30

horace Chiffon, a stauncn tres sl,v.r =, =,
uh.eu states senator to succeed Han N,
~ reagan, himself fres silver ,uan MI
na.ionai reputation. who had resigne
~ .ahe the craftsmanship OF the State raiI
ca,;ia eouniission. In 1889 there was
Saiea session of the legislature, and un
ger The Constitution successor ~ 1nh
81. reagan had to be chosen. Ii was
sii'.n period In the history OF the fire.
49, llo. ement, then struggling for firs
o,aee IN the democratic National platform
ana N sore. need OF brave. true hearte
G CIV answering friends Hon Horac
M m.,. s VINO was supporter Of Hogg an,
M ssollinission, and strongly in favor q
sne Tree coinage OF silver at the ratio Z
10 TO l, and Hon. II. O. Mills. WIN nnnoss y
i aioss ana who did not believe In free coin
as at tne ratio of 16 to 1, were the can
uiuates for United States senstor. Mr
i sti.ane' then&a state senator from Johnsn,
/ county, voted for Mills and was ayains,
u,lliton. In view OF The possible ,eler.
~ u,on .' OF ar. Mis- the friends of free silver
~ ,ns ieslslature prepared and presented
Tor adoption the following resolntion. -
Resolved by the house Of renrsss,t,
ives, the senate concurring. That onr col, .
SLOTS IN the United States congress IA n.
es.ucted to vote for and use tbeir has,
. enorts TO secure the passage Of Il hi,l IN,
tne Tree and unlimited coinage nf ~,
az lhls session of congress. and that n,,r
t .,rl.'s In the lower house of com
80 are requested to vote for the same
san,,'a se al theif influence and ability ia
| secure its passage when Ii CONES I'M ~
| .ne ia instant Congress was then m
| SESSION. ""s 'ueh III
| senator Searcy, gold standard man
ana supporter of Judge George Clark In
.toduced the following substitute for ths
above resolution: 'He
nesolVea by the senate, the house Of
REPRESENTATIVES concurring, That NE ro-
na,,a .ne reduction of the tariff as the
uaramount issue before the American nno :
o,e, ana that we also favor the free and
anialiiited coinage of silver, and our sem
a'ofs are instructed. and our renresenl.-
.NeS III congress are requested tn VITA
IN accordance herewith 49,
me first resolution instructs our MON
pers IN congress TO single shot for silver
~" a makes 1t the paramount issue. wbiIa
me Searcy substitute relegates sjIv,r -
the rear, which was the burmese If ~, W
PRODUCTION, MIR. Crane voted for ~ ~
searcS substitute and against the single
r rat'l. OF free coinage in the firsr
tesoiution, which was defeated.
:, senator O'Neil, strong free silver and
i,oss ana commission man, then offered
.he following amendment TO tbe seorrv
substitute: '"e ''e"tey
ae ~ " S.iihIhS out the first section
Oh the resolution which announces he
proposition that the tariff is the paramonnt
issue before the country,
WI crane also voted against the ONeil
amendment. Senator Burney, a strong
Tree silver man, then offered the follow.
ihG amendment:
amend by adding and especially to vote
i htm use every endeavor to pass the silver
Dill 10 come up on the I'D instant"
senator
supporter of Judge George Clark. moved
TO lay this amendment ON the table. M
Crane voted with the gold men to table
Eurneys amendment. For a record ri
MT. francs vote on each of these amend
nents see pages sc, 81 and rs. journals Of
the State senate, called session 1898.
IL therefore appears that Mr. Crane Is
the only candidate for governor now be-
lore the people who ever cast a vote di-
rectly or Indirectly against the free coinage
Of silver.
Had our senators and representatives ins
congress all voted on the free coinage is
sue there, as die Mr.. Crane in the Texas
legislature, the move would have met its
ieath in infancy and Bryan as its leader
would never had been heard of.
Now let us turn from the record of his
votes on the silver issue to an examination
NJ his record as an advocate on the stump
If the white metal.
In 1894 there was a campaign for gov
'rnor in which the silver issue was promi-
lent. In fact, II was claimed by the gold
tandard crowd that the platform made at
he State convention in August of that year
md on which Culberson was nominated, |
vas a gold standard platform. The silver |
dement, of the party denied this, and 1t |
vas therefore matter of vital Importance |
o the cause of silver in Texas as TO what |
the candidates for office and |
'ur leading public men would put on the |
latform.
On September 4, In n public speech at !
IAN Marcos, Sayer5 declared his continued |
adherence to free coinage and construed |
lie Dallns platform as favoring that view. |
september 90, Governor Culberson de- !
ivered his famous Goliad speech, inter-
'reting the platform on which he was NOM
mated in favor of free coinage and d.
laring for it himself in unequlvocal
erms From the date OF the convention |
c the end Of the cainpaign at the NO
ember election we challenge any man II
Tut his finger on published utteranoe
II Mr.. Crane on the silver issue in any of
he daily newspapers, though he was the
ominee on the same ticket with Culber-
on for attorney general. 1t can not be
leaded by Crane in justification OF his
Hence on his issue in the midst of The
truggle that "his friends knew how ne
tood,' nor will the statements Of individ-
ais that he was for free silver at that
Ime, unsupported by any published utter
nee, suffice. 1t was period OF history
taking, period of set speeches, when an
pen public declaration, published in the
apers and circulated among the people
lould have gone far toward influencing
ublic sentiment fayorably Tor silver, but
such a document exists we have been
nabie to find any mention of 1t. During
ne same period. however, the daily pa
ers were full of reports OF speeches by
[ogg, Reagan, Culberson. Bailey, Sayers,
Iutcheson and other prominent leaders de-
aring in no uncertain sound for free
oinage, and giving an Interpretation u
lie Dallas platform in favor of it,
The first public utterance OF Mr.. Crane,
, far AS the daily newspapers OF the State
iseose it, for free silver, was in 1883 at
10 Fort Worth silver convention. So that
fair reorganization Of Cranes silver rec-
I'd shows it up as follows:
In 1892 he was voting against silver as
Texas senator, first, by voting against
resolution declaring for silver alone as
ie issue; second, voting for X. @. Mills.
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