The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-23
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
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GRITTY In the senate has made political his
| tory.
The expanslonists, before the treaty was
ratified and when they had the hasiots
scared out Of them. gave II out that this
was Germans fight and that his success
would be the downfall and complete UNI
doing OF William j. Bryan. That was a
| boyle man and nobody scared worth a
cent. The fact OF the business is 1t was
not Germans fight, but fght organized
and carried on by Jones of Arkansas.
happen to know that when Bryan was
here. he and Jones had frequent confer
ences en- this subject. Bryan favored the
ratification and vigorous fight against ex-
pansion afterwards. Jones opposed rati-
ication and both were working for the
same end. 1t was question of policy and
not principle. Both were advocating the
same principle. but seeking to obtain re-
suits by different methods. 1t is true
that Jones fights with bludgeon and Cor
man with rapier. After Jones inaugu-
rated the fight, German became one of his
lieutenants and did some Of the fine"
work. and 1t was on the fine" work that
they beat the minority and ratified the
treaty.
The majority held the "finer" hand and
shows.
while Jones was working simply to car
ry out a policy there is no doubt that Cor
man was animated by more or less self
lsh motive and also a desire on his part
to carry out the programme Of Croker and
the Eastern wing Of the democracy and
sidotrack Bryan and silver and make ex-
pansion the leading issue in the next cam
palgn.
II the ratification of the treaty had been
defeated there is no doubt that German
would have claimed the victory and en-
deavored earnestly to pitch the democratic
tune on expansion to the utter exclusion
of silver If possible. That they will try
to do this anyway there is not the slight
est doubt, as ! have pointed out before,
and their success depends on the loyalty
of the West and the South to the prin-
ciples of the Chicago platform. The dem
ocrats here are earnestly in favor of maxi
ing the expansion question a leading issue
in the campaign of next year, bat not the
overshadowing issue. Silver will be its
running mate and will lead in the race.
but there are million votes for the de-
mocracy in the expansion issue when prop
erly explained TO the people.
The Developments OF the last few days
in congress anent the big deficit that will
,tu, to- hv no
list Of July ana necessitate bond issue,
will assure silver a leading place in the
campaign and make finance the leading is
sue. The caucus recently held by the re-
publicans in which they determined to
draft bill and embark on the sea of
financial legislation as soon as the new
congress meets, will also place the money
question to the forefront
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Not only will the attempt OF the Eastern
democracy to force silver to the rear and
expansion to the front as the issue of
the campaign, have the effect of making it
prominent Issue, but 1t is now believed
the army bill can not pass the senate and
as Mckinley has announced that he will |
accept nothing less than the Hull bill. he |
will probably be forced to call an extra
session to do it. This will make clear
cut issue and the democrats are willing 1t |
should come that way aud are prepared to |
meet it. 1t will mean simply that the |
president has called an extra session in |
order to force a large standing army upon |
the people, in order to carry out the ex- |
pansion policies of this administration. It's |
enormity and iniquity will soon be per-
ceiyed by the people after the democrats
begin to get action upon them.
The democratic party never had the re-
publlcans in deeper hole in the political
history of this country than they have
today, and II 1t does not ram them further
down it deserves to be defeated We have
the republicans on the hip on the financial
question, the expansion question, the war
the big hole in the treasury that
must be filled by bond issue, the army
bill and a whole lot of other things that,
when they are thoroughly ventilated VIII
punch holes in this administration and
swamp it in the opinions of conservative
people.
The fighting around Manila is still at
tracing the attention of the politicians
here and all news from there Is eagerly
ought by bcth parties. OF course, every
body is sorry 1t occurred. because of the
nga nf life ssupcially among the hrnya |