The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
SOME VIEWS AT WASHINGTON

The mask Is of, the open rupture nag
come, and the fight is on that predlc'eu
year ago between the goldbug alleged
democrats and the sure enough demoorats
OF the country. II simply had TO come p''
cause tho conflict Is irrepressible' II Was
I pracipitated sooner than was expected ps
4 the maaliness. patriotism and unueA'er
/ democracy OF Colonel William Jennihhs
Bryan. Very little else is being taikeu o.
here in political circles and Bryan mas
4 mado many warm friends and admirers
among people who have been disposeu'
hitherto to sneer at the man ami Gem c'"''
( They will do 80 no more. If anybody eNsi
/ doubted that Colonel Bryan woula DC lhe
] choice of democracy ut the next Nation"'
convention all doubt has been dispeheu W
the manly straightforward stand taken
by him in this controversy with the goIa-
bug element OF the East. He has taken eN-
actly the proper course TO smoke 'huln
out Of their holes. They now stand pefoFe
the country in their true colors, as 'ho
most implacable and worst enemies OF
pure democracy in this country. Ihey are
worse than republicans for they attempt
to masquerade in democratic clothes oe-
tween elections and stab the party In the
back when voting time comes. They are a
set of disorganizers and the sooner tne
democracy spews them out the better LOT
the party. They pretend to be democrats
BOLT the party ticket and its principles
hold rump conventions, play the Pharlsee
act Of holding up their hands in holy nor
ror at the principles enunclated by the
party, and work UP sentiment OF opposi-
ton that is more hurtful than all the
straight opposition of the republicans.
They are not democrats In any sense oil
the word. They are bound hand and foot
to the wheels of the chariot OF Manmon
they are tied absolutely to the plutocratlc
, idea of combines and trusts; they are hard,
earnest workers in the vineyard of the
money power and are positive menace to
true democracy Ia this country. Let the
, democracy repudiate them and send them
/ where they belong-to the republican par
) ty. They have nothing in common with
: democrats, for every sentiment they ex-
press is exactly in line with the platforms
and principles OF the republican party
: They belong body and breaches to the
4 plutocracy OF the East. Let them stay
e there and the democracy will gain twC
votes in the West for every one 1t loses
In the East by sticking to Its principles and
making the fight along these lines, Eyet
I with silver subordinate issue in this
y campaign we can not win anything In thI
! East Everything in that section is bit
terly opposed to the income tax and thai
must stay in the platform, or we may no
make a platform or put out ticket. Tint
u East Is irrevocably in the clutches of thu
> money power, and we may as we'll fact
: the facts. The money interests own thu
: so-called leaders Of the democratic part!
L as much as 1t does the leaders of the re
I publican party all over the East. Tn,
l. fight for the repose of constitutional gov
j eminent in this country has got to be mad
by the honest voters of the West and Soutl
Of all parties, or We will soon be owned
4 and controlled by the trusts OF the coun
9 try. II the democratic party will act upol
u that principle in its next National conven
n 1t viii capture more republican vote,
/. that are honest than 1t will lose democrat
c who adhere to the gold standard.
Is ~
u The contention of the gold democrat!
c in the East that it were better to droI
silver and unite on a fight against trust
: and combines is nonsense, in view of tn
= fact that the gold trust the very one
e they are most enthusiastically support
= ing, is the daddy of all the trusts now Il
existence. If the gold trust is smashe
"a then 1t will be an easy matter to knocI
/ out the whole kit and bilin' of them.
y a currency system is established that vii
: make it easier TO put money into produc
y tive enterprises and more profitable tina
boarding it in banks, safety deposit vault
and bonds, and in the establishment q
gigantic trusts in restraint of trade,
bnom prices and knock out the little mar
= then, and not until then, VIII the go
~ trust and all other trusts go glimmerint
n This, the Eastern so-called democracy
II organized to fight to the bitter end be
- cause all its interests are identical wit
a, the gold interests. / have heard it sale
ID also. that the gold men of the East, IRE
., spective of past party affiliations, hav
organized a movement to capture con
W trolling interest in the balance of TIL
newspapers of the country that have nc
re already succumbed to the power of thel
. purses. How true It Is l am not prepare
Id to say, but in the light of past events l
n. that direction I believe It to be a fac
N There is scarcely an opportunity toda.
/, for any man to really express his hone:
al convictions in the daily press OF the coun
ut try, The moneyed interests of the cour
$ try have not overlooked the importanc
. 0f owning or otherwise couttolling tn
newspaper press, Especially has their at
tention been given to the alleged demo
cratic newspapers, for they perfectly I'll
derstand how much more effectively the
10 work of confusing real issues and raisin
OF sham issncs can BE done by press pre-
a fessedly democratic than b. press thu
err Is avowedly republican or plutocratic.
& \ \
u The people suspect and discredit the lai
ter. and so the burden of the work OF mi,
ilaodfnw thar, their Dlap