The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-21
through its representative. the republican

loves the gold standard more than !,
loves the protective tariff because IL
loves the gold standard better than Il loves
government by Injunction; because 1t
loves the gold standard better than Ii loves
the robbery OF the Philippines by imperial
ism; because II loves the gold standard
more than everything else together; be-
cause the gold standard Is it's bedrock aud
1 It's foundation, the one thing alive all
others that has aided in the concentration
OF wealth. In the growth of corporate pow
er, and that has contributed more than all
other causes combined TO the creation, or
gsnization and existence OF the trust. Or.
gained wealth dominating the govern
ment and mlsusing legislation wants the
| gold standard above all other things.
And for that reason, II for none other.
the labor and producers OF the land ought
| to declare that they do not want Il and
Will not have it.
In your efforts to put into application
the principles of the Chicago platform, In
the administration OF this government you
will find opposed to you the political forces
and agencies OF the great cities of New
York. Of Chicago, of Indianapolis. OF st.
Louis, OF Cincinnati and of Louisville. To
| those In control OF those cities, the patron
age OF the city departments is OF more
value than the election of congress and
a president, and they would bargain away
| deputyship in a municipal office. You
must look TO the country and to the small
towns for the bulk OF your support, and
| for the hope OF your success
But you can win, and you will win,
The common people have the numbers.
| You have hundreds of votes where organ
ICED wealth can buy or intmidate one.
, The weakness of McKinleysm. the cow
/ ardsce Of Algerism can not stay you; the
hrufallfN a
the corruption Of Crokerism can not over
whelm you; individual thought and in
dividual freedom, the subsection of party
to principle will give TO you the governs
ment that Jefferson dreamed of, tina, Jack
son fought for that Lincoln prayed and
died for and that Bryan lived and contend
ed for
"Ycu have to inspire and aid you the
words and examples of men than who the
world holds none greater. You have before
you the courage, the brain, the vlgor of
Charles A, Towne, of George Fred Will
Jams and Of that leader among men. VIII
lam Jennings Bryan. And here in Chicago
there lives In your sight an example of
courage, never surpassed, of herosm never
eXcelled. OF nnselfshness and self den al
never equa!ed, in the person of the patriot.
the scholar, the humanitarian, and best Of
all, the American, John p Altged"
The mention of the name of Altgeld pro-
ducea great demonstration, men standing
on their chairs and cheering wildly The
next speaker. who was neatly introduced,
was James f. Brown OF New York.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina came
next and was greeted with great applause.
Alexander Troup. tho National commit.
teeman from Connecticut. was humorously
brought forward by Chairman Darrow and
his address was greeted with great cheer.
ing
The next speaker to follow Mr. Troup
was General e. b. Finley, who laid great
stress upon the conduct of the present adj
ministraton. He spoke as follows:
we are told that we must not criticize
tho policy OF President McKinley's So
called Philippine war, and 10 do so, is a
species OF disloyalty to the ilag-a giving
AID and comfort to the enemy
Some OF the administration papers 60
so lar as TO make our acquiescence In the
pollcy OF President Mckinley touching the
| Philippine question, the test OF loyalty
and denounce as traitors those who dare
| to question the right of President McKin.
! ley TO cnrry on a war, as they put IL, I,
| suppress the rebellion OF Aguinaldo ant
| his followers.
| NJ tllt iHQ say lndl the SYN
| pathy of every American does not extenc
10 our brave and loyal soldiers and sail
! ors, who, by direction OF their commander
| in chief. President Mckinley. are herolcally
! shedding their blood for a policy which
they as obedient soldiers aud sailors have
no right to question. We are all of one
mind on that subject. But If the test Of
loyalty TO the flag is 10 be measured by
loyalty to President McKinley's Philip
pine policy. l predict that, long befo.e
the next presidential election, the truly
loyal element in this country VIII be found
to he in q hopeless minority.
The people, at the risk OF being called
traitors, are asking some very pertinen
conundrums as to what the war is about
who 1t was that declared war against tn,
| Filipinos. and why we are sacrificing tn.
lives of our soldiers and sailors anc
| spending as 1t is said, 81 900 900 per day IL
| so-cnlled war against mixed race OF PEG.
pie whose country we have neither tn,
right nor the inclination TO forclbly an.
| mex and make part of the United States
and whom We under no circumstances
| would admit to citizenship with equa
rights and privileges OF the citizens of thi,
| country.
They are saying the power to declar,
war belongs TO congress, and congress hai
| not declared war against the Filipinos.
| When II is answered that Aguinaldo ant
| his followers are in rebellion, or bav,
raised an lnsurrection against the United
states. they reply that rebellion agains
government implies the right OF the Ma
ton or government rebelled against I,
control, govern and make laws for tn,
rebels, and they very pertinentiy inquire
when and how President McKinleys ad
ministration received the right II tn,
reply is that his administration bought tn,
right from Spain. they answer that Spain
| by its treaty with us, attempted to sci
what she did not own: that AguinaldC
| and his country men were at the tim
! successfully resisting the attempt Of SPAR
| TO acquire dominion over the Philppin,
islands. and that Spain could not sell MOI
McKinley's administration buy either tn,
| Filipino government or its people, anJ
that the resistance Of Aguinaldo and tn,
| Filipinos to the demand OF President Nc.
! Kinley's administration for submission u
his military government can in mo sense
be called either rebellion or instruction
! against tho United States.
our candidate for president. MIR, Bryan
together with the democratic party. II
| bitterly assailed by administration organs
for daring to criticize President Mckinley,
Philippine policy. These organs point with
| pride to the present commercial prosperit,
| as complete vindIcation of the argumen
advanced In 1896, that the safety. prosper.
| ity and general welfare OF the countr,
| demanded upon The maintenance nj IN,