The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-28
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but our own people along the gulf coast.
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.tHEE SILVER OBsTRUCTToNisTs." |
The war against Spain has made 1t neces-
sary for the government OF the United
States to raise revenue considerably In
excess Of its regular receipts. The question
as TO the manner OF providing the govern
ment with additional funds has been be-
fore congress from the beginning OF the
war, and as was to have been expected, that
body is not unanimous as to the ways and
means.
The silver and populist members OF the
senate and house who have always ard
consistently opposed the issuance OF bonds,
propose now that the government coin the
silver sciguiorage and supplement It with
an issuance of Sl50.O00. 900 OF non-interest
bearing paper Tho advocates OF the gold
standard. ON the other hand, who have
ever declared the inability OF the govern
mont to meet It's own expenses. either in
peace or war. without going into debt, that
is without increasing its expenses insist
upon another bond issue
| The debate upon the question brings
| about II reconsideration OF the issues of tho
last campaign. and as usual the gold
standard advocates rely Upon a geneml
yilincation Of the opposition and pharsa-
ical exhibition OF their own patriotism
rather than upon reason and an unserish
ondeavor to assist the government IN its
present emergency The free silver scna-
tors are assalled as obstructionsts aud III
every way is their patriotism impeaehcd
The following excerpt taken from ldrpor's
Weekly by the Galveston News IS a piece
In keeping viii the usual sound money
| TRADE and nyective
MIR. Bailey, Senator Allen Senator Morgan
Senator Tiilman and tho rest OF the gallant
| crow OF shouters are doing their utmost to
| prevent tho government from obtaining the
means TO carry on the war. They hurried us
INTO the contest before we wcrd ready. They
brought on the war at time when we had
10 troops TO support the navy They have
thrown obstacles In the way OF nearly every
eHort TO make the army more efficient. They
have insulted the instructed officers of the
army, and have refused TO provide even the
noocssuries of life for the volunteers. They
stand stuhbornly In the way of providing the
money needed for the war which their shout
ing has prceipitated The treasury Ia really
without funds that may properly bp used 10
meet the emergency appropriation Of $4,000
600 and ye' the democrats and pnpulists In
Eist that no money shall be borrowed. In
and yexntiona scbemc ~ tnynunn ~" ~. coin'
age OF the soignloragc on silver In the treas
ss,,a az s,sn Son oam 1to 1pe
scheme witch is recommended hy tho senate
o,n e ,hs, snouiu purauvam,u's *
towards the level of span's and gold would
az once hesln 10 nissrnrar, TINS eSpresse.
Of tho passed democratic leaders They ar,
against bonds although bonds arc necessary
better than they love their country The,
are for srecnbacks aud lmrraetnable tnxn
,hnn NOV lave ,hFtr Ho,,,,ry Tbis l. ,s we
eN"ttd The yellow journals are dnns then
~ .,s,et ~, M ,t,,., n,S' NJ =, iiow
; statesmen are working tnc war 'ur llyor art
NM vs Mpnp"n" Pf fnr n, Nv ar,
Mt the front ready to hSh. Il
When Il IS realized that the most dis
tlngu!shing differences between the sol
and silver members OF congress Is the dit
ference between that of strongly central
lstd and q liberal democratic government
the anlmus of Harper's Weekly ana 'r'
News is easily understood Unless u esi
not heavily in debt ana 'hat the siapillt!
OF It's government Is to be measured alon
by the frequency with when 1T Issue
bends. the contention tha' 'he SILVER maj
are obstructionls's can not De sustained
: and WHEN The News oharaeterizes 'he'r &C
, ton as lack OF sympathy between par
tlsan politics and paramount Na''oa'