The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-19
THE WORK FOR ~

,.rtii X, az .hc uext two 80. -
WI, uc .ne politieth storm cens.s g.
qu n LOT active work bv ~ - ~
Inere was q time when ~ m
occupied this position. s.,s.H 49, Iet b.
democratic party. Tildcn n /
In " and Cleveland M "a -
marks a period Of sixteen - vi
democracy OF the State ~ ~ ~ y
tated this policy OF the psr. Wv IN n
oil that name was our news Il Z
But a change came IN ssas
South and West. asserted ~ WA
ard self-respect, nomtnat,S 81 sluprs1l
PLAINS OF Nebraska. and divnssyaa y b
from the money bags ma 49, " n
East. In the meantime III. Ausu 4 n
West have grown In impor,as,. w III Il
u Is mat today We find he -, " y q
OF limos Win Its more than tb,s. y, ~
population. the pivotal State a wv, ~ n.y. y
and Chicago tbs, politlNal news - -. ~
the Nation. New York Is IA Isls
State TO be reckoned with a n y. n,sr
Of 1900 it Will probably be COW y, aeti
gold-tnust aristocracy combIns,,ss Y
possession OF the republican rs.sa Ut
1t was from this city CMns..,
Mark Hanna and Senator jonss "
the two lines of battle IN lSos ya<
It will be again. in 1900, tina ~ e.
Of tire two chiefs to be selected ~ y. !!
tional committees of that ysar ~.
and means COMMITTEES Of ~ A.. ~
National committee has opensj 49,
in the Unity building In M -. - y
the work for 1900 has aaready b,sas
~
The story is now going TIE nusa. 4,
the republicans are sure To MIA \.
ate till 1906. Tte truth Is thai l. ~. h
legislatures will be elected ~, -
elect in 1901. thirty scpatpns. 49,. z
republicans. eleven democrats, eae s~s,.
and one silver republican. ANA, \
gold Republicans Who VIII 90 uut =, y
Wolcott Of Colorado. Baker Of Han., 4.
ter OF Montana. Elitns Of West VIZ.
Mcbride of Oregon. Thursocu & N.s,,.S
and Cullom of Illinois. II the ds,rs,sd
carry the necessary number d Ssss.s ,
elect president in 1900 they ri ~
a decided majority in the United ~
senate. 1t should be remembers ,sJ
among the recent gains made by ~ =
publicans, gold republican senainr y.
substituted for gold demucrstc ,e.,ssj
and in this there was no loss
i had u talk this week with Mr.. p,r,
OF the ways and means connltts ~
Cookers visit to Chicago, and be ,es ,
that there is no bond OF sympathy bsss
Croker and Ex-Governor Stone o, MssrTI
or In fact any OF the members Of 4. IN
and means committee. Mv. Harvey q
THAT THE published reports about CO.
and Stone emanate fresh republican soyrs
and are intended TO create supisicw y
distrusit on the part OF the rank aud q
OF the democrats toward slch lelasn ;
Stone. Stone" Mr.. Harvey says y =
after the presidency or any other Oh
and can not be taken up on to blsa nri|
tain by gold democrats, shown kiwsl
and nude to sell his soul"
The ways and means committee :
meeting with decided success From n
tiers ] have been shown at the connlas|
rooms 1t looks ais II the people woiror
| this opportunity to make themselves "a
respecting IN politics. Heretofore ths N
ule have waited for some one to fhaas4
| their politics for them. and they IN
| found that the few men who put W U
money. as a rule, did SO with Z yisv
controlling party platforms and Ses
legislation in congress, and that such y
| interests got what they wanted by q
having placed politicians and conGdz
under financial obligation TO then
people seem TO be grasptng this Qusz
| as they reflect on the plan Of TIC "a
cratic ways ana means committee. Am
| the things that they have observed q
mast. and now know how to account
| Is that 1t made no diffencnce whiia "
candidate was elected 10 the pescn
the rich grew richer and the poo'
| poorer. TIE keynote has nav been szs
that accounts for 1t. II any one pa
doubts as to the success OF the oeloa
campaign fund a confidential lnzey
the books of the committee, such =
had, will remove the doubt
Among letters l was permstN y
extracts from at the rooms o. me ON
tee are the following:
A San francisco banker writes:
Enclosed please find blank flm =
for So a month Tor twenty-iiYe - ~
instead OF 81 per month; also se
payment. 4 am talking u sIeA sa.a'
in ane money question. A&ooHa
stockholder in Uwo banxs asa
rector in one OF them, am w
double sta,ndard, knowing fuA xeil y.
prosperous bank has It's money ~.
out. therefore its SAFE Is not fan
idle money, but instead OF haes
MORTGAGES, and as the pulv. .sI'|
power of money increases gu, sa
decreases. and finally We VIII ~
able TO get our money uch' M,
reason and for many mole =
| the single gold STANDARD. .a...
"A New York manufactures r's y ~
Il HEARTILY indorse the plaa \ =
a fund tn support OF Vno,susss ,Jsd
deem our country from class W.
more .tyrannical than KING, ~
monarch. Il cheerfully silpscris y a
H',rI, ND each month from nos
a a day I'm 1900 my mite W \
eor,o com,ng the fight mus. y X,
no n, the extreme East. ~ ~
rover Is enltrenched IN .ni' Ain ID n
IL only needs to crack Wy ~, anal
der 10 make even the Dl's'Ss. y hyuu|
The manager of biz nus'. ~ NJ
i, St Louis expresses himself ID e " ~ -
Enclosed YOU will find 49, ,~rk
scriptddn for the next m ..o q n
an, not a democrat, resupilc,s - nJiJ
"I,st. am a prohibitions - -, d 4
i haya the greatest holi,. NJ
Nv d,,I consequence OF tns s,s
ia standard. it is aDso o.u u
gold sla ~ think Of the S0 '.,as
palllng W universal gcla ~. Ia
AZ is unauestionably W. void
Of the gold ring Of the ne T eSSnsss.
is going to be a severe ere ' ne
c,,,se we virtually fa asst saa
c cauHe of of the world to a s,ssr . Y
S eaI, no,' u in money like w s,sl, u
their points. and ,Ss 'm~csapS
: PIE wno calf have many 'a 81 dssz
soi a ran oks. Most all q ~ tns &:
own 9" n1so panh papers IN I. y, 49, "a.
, havs been bought u NO., y tSst ~. ~
; and are trying to s'i srs 'besis,la
the dark. People aie o,ly ssNss
s s clothing and .nS nsy thits
i ine 80 many people, r Is ,ss ~
sanator Hurley Of 'res meek ~
SIarad find my cn "a ~