The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-22
6IlS POLITICAL MATTERS.
!. rl.b.ro Gives Good Ne asons for
3 retircmsnt of Republicans.
|.ifRS Ar WACO WERE STIRRED Up
a.xers, speech and the Reglstra-
-, Increased PerceptibIy--As
40 sayers' Appointments.

-. Texas. October 0.--Hon. Rudolph
-,.A.,s according TO his appointment, ad.
90, the people OF jackson county in
\. .onnty court room tonight. Many ladies
:. rreyent and frequently applauded the
..,r His speech lasted about two
tun
Z, Kleberg gave a brief account OF his
.s.srdship as the representative Of the
..r,a In the Eleventh district, stating
~, he always stood by the interests OF
Z. constituency as well as could be done
ia q republican majority In congress
81 .Boss Reed holding the gavel.
a criticised the leaders of the PRESENT
.arinistra,ion for having male excessive
ssands upon the people by issuing the
u, war bonds, aggregating several hun
A. millions of dollars in excess OF the
s.,usl demand; for maintaining. unneces-
.ss;ly a large part of the present. vo.dn-
- army Tor not closing. promptly, the
ssrp negotiations with Spain. thereby
s,rentng the great expense of mai attaining
laree part OF the present army.
~ read a portion OF letter from Sem
.tor Chandler to some of his republican
.ules admonishing them to stand firm
Il the free and unlimited coinage Of sill
- At the present ratio of 16 to |, warning
nam that when they smothercd that IS
~ out Of the National republican plat
trm II means treason to the party's dec
| ratIops and would result iu it's ultlmate
| d;8elt.
There Is a "bug" under the chip, he says,
+ md It Is "goldbug."
Al alliance with England he believes to
he dangerous, mo republic should form
| M alliance with monarchy under any
circumstances, said Mr.. Kleberg.
He favors the independence of Cuba
and Porto Rico, with the right of their
(oun people to govern in any form best
|s,ited TO themselves. believing that the
protection of the United States from for
[egn interference would alone better insure
their good welfare and prosperity.
He styled Porto Rico and Hawaii as
|sHle white elephants '-more troublesome
|tni expensive than profitable,
Speaking further on the territorial ex-
|pansion theory he said that he considered
|;he acquisition OF th's Philippine islands
|ss disastrous to the interests OF our gov
|@nment usurpation of political
power, through the equal suffrage OF such
|people as inhabited those islands -m ght
land would eventually destroy the sacred
principals enunciated in our declaration Of
and preserved by a strict ad-
herence to the Monroe doalrine and protect
lei by our present National constitution.
Mr., Keberg positively declared himself
is Standing squarely on the Chicago demo-
cratic platform ana desires to see ths free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at the
present ratio OF IS to i.
A falling market, under which tn !
American market is effected. Is due to a
scarcity OF money: the volume of mons?
controls the price; decentralization of silver
means low prices on all commodities; re-
monetization Of silver is the only immsd ate
and practical remedy now before the peo-
pie,
The interests OF the people demand a
limitation of the power delegated to the
Judiciary department OF the government:
When the legislative department Is ham
pered BY such decisions as was hande'
down by the supreme court of the United
States when it declared a just and equitable
Income tax law unconstitutional.
Mr. Kleberg closed his remarks with
an admonition to this people 10 steer
straight to the oil democratic life hoat,
sM In 1900 they would see Colonel william
j. Bryan again made the party stan Hard
bearer and his victory would be signa'ized
u the greatest victory that democracy has
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