The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-30
coLD NEWS PLANS.

Whether some practical Joker has been
imposing upon Chairman H.+H. Hanna OF
the Executive Committee OF the Indian
apolis Monetary Commission" or whether
this gold bug champion has become SO em=
boldened that he Is ready 10 give away his
plans to The general public, II Is difficult
to say. but The Post has become the re-
cipient OF a circular letter hn which Mr.
Hanna unfolds the present purposes OF his
organization In the Interest OF Sound
Money"
1t Is Interesting 10 learn from this COM
mnaication that the friends or sound
money" are decidedly disappointed AT The
record OF the Mckinley administration, 10
date, In falling TO make our money
"~sounier, :" and propose to create
d press clamor for an extra sos-
| sion Of the Fifty-sixth congress. to speedily
rivet the chains OF The gold standard upon
an already cnslaved people. II may not
be violating the sacredncss OF n strictly
business correspondence 10 note that among
other interesting things Chainm@n Hanna
remarks.
Tho thousands OF business men that helped
Ia IhyI and agnip in 1878 To give Iull power into
| the hands OF the republican party nave been
| expecting positive legislation of such n char
actrt as Will give 10 the declaration for tie
goid standard tho permanent form OF law ana
place our currency. system upon a sound ana
enduring buais. You understand that II has
been impossible to enact legislation with an
adverse majority IN tho senate.
Yes, Tho Post has understood something
of this kind. but 1t has thought. as prob
ably Mr.. Hanna thinks, that IL was both
an evidence of cowardice and incompetcncy
GA The part of the administration not TO
formulate some definite plan of currency
reform, press it through the house and
throw the responsibility upon the adverse
majority IN the senate" OF Rejecting IL.
However. the recurrence Of congress fonal
elections in 1898 has been fully recognized
by The Post. AZ by the administration. as
am admirable reason for a do-nOthing re-
publican policy up to che pregent time.
~ seems. by The way. that Chairman
HANNA also recognizes the potent s~oporlilG
nfluencc in the premises of a pending cleo
don, as he urges tho press OF The couatry
to "wlloop up" an extra session OF the
FIFTY sixth congress 90 handle the finan-
eial issue. Mr.. Hanna. says:
After March . both branches ot congress
VIII nave HOtnu money lnNlOritIpE. III inlS
LEGISLATION Is postponed until the long session
II Is doubtful whether tho party IN power
VIII undertake a measure of such great inn
portannc Just before the campaign OF 1900.
when IL would have to 20 To the people bo-
fore thoy had I'M opportunity to test this one-
Iatier OF the law. II there is to be such lcgis-
latiof. It should be had at ah extra session
Of congress To be called early after March 4.
lsla. The action of the president upon the
question OF n special session VIII depcad
as he Is able to discover 1t through the news
papers.
IL We shall find the gold standard papers,
therefore, clamoring for tan extra session
we may rest assured that The clamor Is de-
signed to galvanize the presidential back
bone and secure, at immense expense 10
the public. a session OF congress for tho
special gold standard interest,"!
Mr.. Hanpa Is noticeably pncomplimentary
10 his republican associates when he thus
accuses thom of a cowardly lndispoaitIon
TO act Immediately before the campaign OF
1900! Stbl Mr.. Hanna knows them, and
knows that whatever actiun they take will
he taken with n PARTISAN purpose, pure and
simple.
While The Post is not disposed to aid
M urging an extra session. 1t is indiiferens
In the premises. II would like to SEQ the
gold bug element do Its worst, openly and
once for all. and then leave the thereafter,
TO the sober second Thought and continued
disastrous experience of she American peso
pie. Nothing would plelse the bimctailists
better than TO have their foes come out In
the open and flight without disguise.