The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-16
WASALL BUNC0MBE'
Republicans Had No Basis for Their
Campaign Scare.
ENGLISH EXPERTS ON SILVER.
United States Can Fix and Maintain
the Ratio.
THE TALK OF FIFTY CENT DOLLARS"
Is Declared to Have Been National
Humiliation.
THE SALARIES OF TEXAS P0STMASTERS
MANY Increases Made by the Dcpart-
mcnt and CompnrHtiNciS Few
Decreases.

Washington, June l5.--Thc Washington o
Post contains a very interesting interview :,
with the well known English political 4
economist, MIR. Moroton Frewon, on a o
short visit here. on the subject Of the
currency question, Mr.. Frewen declares
that nothing has occurred since 1896 to y
weaken his faith in bimotallism
Mir. Frewen Is one of those Who in 1896,
held that the United States could maintain 4
free coinage single handed, without gold {
going to premium.
lis this stll your opinion no was
asked
Certainly it is" he said "and II you
can continue exports on anything like the
present scale there is no one who is en-
titled 10 express an opinion but who Will
agree with me. But the present phe-
nomenal exports apart, am certain that
expert opinion is setting in that direction
namely, that with mints in India roopcned
TO silver the United states can snsie-nand-
ed Tx and maintain any ratio II pleaseS'
gwen OF course. Tree coinage mere.
What expert opinion are you thinking
Off"
well, / should rate Lord Aldonham's
| opinion highest oil ali, and IN his evidence
few weeks since before the Indian cur
rency commission, ne makes this assertion
| quite catcgorically, giving chapter ana
verso AS the reasons tor his belief, 1 have
his evidence with me IL you would Ike 4
TO refer TO It, Now. there Is no higher
authority in the world where a question
of exchange is involved than Lord Alden
ham As Mr.. Hucks-Gibhs, ne was
member OF parliament fOI the city oil Lon
Britain at the Paris monetary conference
he served his term rs governor Of me
Bank of England, and he is a morchtAe
prince the head of one Of tho greatest
mercantile houses in the world Tnen'
again, ! noticed in reading he evidence ne
gave before the commission lhai MT Rod
crit Barclay, the chairman Of thu Manches-
= fer chamber OF commerce, expressed the
: same opinion as Lord Alderman, ana not
. less emphatcaly. Mr. Barclay again has
, as a merchant the mos, extensive ana
=, everyday experience OF exchange qnes-
q lions"
{ so you are not afraid Of being labeled
a crank, your opinion being reinforced by
such statements as these?'
Exactly, in dealing with question Of
. this kind we must rely upon sciontihc
, opinion. based as Lord Aldenhams is.
: upon the experience Of a lifetime Ana
the howl raised in this country in 1896
. iOT nOllLltdl ItdSOHHt huu NNlfh l'Nl HE''''F
. the inuocents with all the talk of hfty-
!, cent dollars and the rest was disgrace
full was nothing less than a National hu-
initiation. ! don't say that Lord Alden
), ham is. that any OF MS are, intalihle' hut
~ believe more implicitly than ever that
~ at the ratio she selects the United State'
can give gold bills for silver bills and sill
~ yer for gold ad lbtum without any dan.
~ ger Of such currency drain as wonl(
"a | drive gold to premium
= In the annual readjustment Of postoffic,
/ salaries the following changes were made
~ In Texas offices: Abilene, Bolton and
N Bcnram were advanced from third 10 SCI
- ond class; Angleton relegated from thirt
l. to fourth class.
he Increases In postmasters' salaries' Npi
ry lere, $500 to $1,000; Alvin $1,000 to $llOo
NV Amarillo $500 to $l700; Ballinger. $50
- to S1400: Beaumont, $1,000 to 324OO; Bel
70 Vile $1,000 10 $780, Bolton. $500 to $1,000
!, Big Springs S1i00 10 $500; Bonham, $3.50
y. TO $4,000 Bowie $1,000 to $500, Brennan
- $1,000 TO $500; Brownsville, $500 to $lod0
no Brentwood $4,000 to S2l00i Caldwell Alo
,nt to St2C0: Cisco, $1,000 TO SlfO0, Clarendon
oh Sll00 to s1200 Clarksyile, 3lbUO to SltOV
H. Ceburne $4,000 10 $1,000; Colorado Al4'
~ to $500. Commerce, $500 to $1,000; Cors
~ cana. $4,000 to $1,000. Dallas. $1,000 to $1,000
~ J. De! Rio. $1,000 to Sl2OO Dublin $1,000
a. s17C0: Eagle Pass. $500 10 Si6OOi El Pas
$4,000 10 $500; Goldthwaite, SlO00 10 Alloo
Granbury. 1920 TO $1,000 Greenyille. ~
10 s2SO0; Hamilton, $1,000 TO SlloU, iel
derson. $1200 10 $500; Henrietta. $lfou
.. 1880; Hico, Sii00 10 $500, Hubbard. Sl-
10 $1,000: Huntsville $500 to $780, lialc
.s, 1920 to $1,000; Jacksonville, SlloO TO SlZD'
kaufman, $l40O to $500. KerrVille' ~
ION to $500: Jacksonville, $llO 10 Fi5o
en- Kaufman. $14OO to 1880; Kerryille, Sl2
Of to $1,000: Llano, $1,000 to $1,000 McGres'
r.y 5000 20 $1,000 Marshall, S2lno to 91-V
"' Midland $1,000 10 $500, Mineola, SldUO
sl400: Orange $1,000 to sl700 Paris, ~
,er- 70 S2500; Pilot Point, 1920 10 $l5po, ~
was burg $1,000 to $1400; Port Arthur, HlZoo
the $1,000. Quanah $1,000 10 $500: Hchnon
am S1100 to $1,000; San Angelo, $500 10 Sls'
mi San Antonio. 5000 TO $1,000; san Marco
fter $1,000 10 $1,000; sherman, S25O0 TO $3.50
adj stephensville. $l4oO 10 $500 sulph
Springs, $500 to $500. Temple, $1,000
US $1,000: Tyler, $1,000 To $1,000; Uvalde, ~
10 $1,000: weatherford $1,000 70 go
WhItewright s1400 10 Sl50e. Wienl'a ~
$500 10 $500: wills Point $1,000 to $l{o
Wolf City. 5000 10 $1,000; Yoakum' 81
Vas to $500. -
Decrease Alyarado. $500 to Silo
has Bartlett. $1,000 To $780, Cameron y
q Ia TO $1,000; Cuero $500 10 SlbOU' iona -.
loss 10 $1l00: Flatonis, $1,000 TO SllOo; GeoI
sbla town. $500 to si700: Groesbeeck, $500
80 $500; Hllsborn $4,000 10 $1,000 Loekha
$500 to sl460: Luling SliOo to $500;
VI iaFco. sllOO TO $loOo WaNahachie' W
10 $1,000
pplv Postoffiees established Board. Nava
ions county. Lewis A. Smith commission
postmaster, Clean, Lee county, VIM