The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02
THE GOLD STANDARD.
Hard Fight to fasten 1t on the
Country Will Be Made.
DEMOCRATS ARE SIMPLY WAITING.
When the Time Comes They Kill
Move Quickly.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH SPAIN
Is Likely TO BE Called For at an
Early Date and II Is Likely
10 Be Sent In.

Washington January 1,--(Speclal -
The republicans are lining up their forces
and holding meetings and caucuses engin-
eered by the gold bugs of the East, pre-
paratory to making fight all along the
line for the Gage currency plan. They VII
soon have all the commercial bodies of the
country at work sending In petitions and
memorials begging that that plan or some
other that will forever. fasten the gold
standard upon the people be adopted by
congress and enacted into law. That is
their programme at present. The demo-
Gratis also have programme and are say
ing nothing but are making lots of saw
dust They are simply waiting for Nc
Kinley's administration TO commit itself
.rrevocably to the Gage currency system.
They will then have o tail hold on the re-
publican party and a down-h hill pull. They
will then wait no longer. They will not
take tire chance OF Providence again going
into partnership with the republican party
and causing a famine in, any part of the
globe in order to boom the price OF any,
thing temporarily. They will remain pas
sive no longer. They will start on the
trail Of the gold power with howl that
will reyerberate from Tadmar in the VIII
derness to Yuba Dam. What they will
probably do is to first call general grand
indignation convention right here in WASH
ington OF all forces and parties in the
country opposed to the gold trust. There
will be formulated the thunder that will go
out all ever the country, and similar meet
ings viii! be called in every school district
and voting precinct In the United States
The fight will then be ON in earnest and
never cease until the polls close in Novem-
Der, 1900. That is the way prominent dem
ocrats here talk, and they are the leadevs
in formulating policies and party plans.
1t Is expected here, in quarters where tho
people generally know what to expect, that
congress will, at an early date, call for
the correspondence between this govern
ment and Spain since the appointment of
| General Woodford as the American minis
ter to Madrid.
! IL is also believed that the correspono-
enre will not be withheld on tho grounds
| Oh public policy. IL is we'll known that the
notes OF this administration have been
| written with care to cause no offepse.
and as member of the house one day ex
pre- sed, Each is as tender as a love lei.
ter. That the latest note OF Minister
Woodford should have excited some feeling
! at MADRID is said 10 be cause of surprise
I at the department OF state and IL certainly
created thoughts In the minds of some OF
the members OF the house committee ON
Io-eisn relations, which the announcement
! that the note can not be made public he
cause the contents OF the preceding one is
yet secret viii not dispel The members
OK this committee are particularly anxious
! to be KEPT we'll informed on all affairs
relative 10 Cuba. and there seems 10 be hui
/ little doubt that the correspondence Will
| be called for
AS usual. we played little game with
England and lost. Those Western mem
Ders of the house who opposed the bill of
Mr. Hit OF Illinois prohibiting, absolutely,
Americans from engaging In the seal in
| dustry in Boring Sea and the North Pacific
ocean. are now saying to him, II told you
So" According to his statement, the OBJ
| ject OF Mr.. Hits bill was 10 show the
earnestness of this government in It's de-
that II we took the frat steps that England
would fall into line. Lord Salisbury has
! seielched that idea by writing TO Ambas-
! sador Hay and refusing 10 enter into any
treaty to stop sealing. He says Canada Is
not willing 10 enter the compact. and hence
| England would not be justified in acceding
| to our proposals This means that the
subjects OF Great Britain have us on the
/ hip. They can continue Strengthening seals
at will, while We enjoy no such privilege.
yet many citizens OF this country have a
| vast amount OF capital invested In the seal
| ing business. The viii probably cause
them TO do power" OF thinning.
Judge Dave LittIer Of Illinois Will not
be the only man disappointed over the de-
termination OF the president to appoint
Judge Paxson of Pennsylvania as member
OF the Interstate commerce commission, TO
succeed Colonel William r. Morrison.
David X Watson. the .x-attorney general
OF Ohio. also ex-reprssentatiye OF the Co
lumbls, ohip, district. was promised the
place by Hanna Hero is an Interesting
story in that connection that comes from
Ohio, Watson has always been loyal to