The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-08

fewer. Both par.ies had met this situation
ffank3y, each Offering its remedy. Hence
the campaign had been fought uadsr no
favorable conditions. In whatever dIrec-
ten ot8 might TURF, whether to cur rail-
! rcasSs, TO our maQrfactorses or our inland
I or foreign trade, there was gloom and
despordsncy. s .S
Mr.. Gfosvenor then oueline3 the plat
/ forms OF the two parties, dwelling specially
on The low tariff and silver polic-es Of the
democratic aud tins protective tariff and
gold standard policies OF the republican
| party. z.&
The result OF the republican policy. be
said, was already seen in the increase OF
/ gui EFFORTS tTing ri gold 10 t52s lctsafry
/ an stopping ice revolution o. the endless
cnaln.' about which 50 much had been
T heard under Mr. Cleyclaad's Sduinistys-
\ tic1. The issGe had been clearly cut and
distinctly defined and tie Democratic ora
/ tors had dvelt tspecislly Upon the Fnsnaess
OF maintaining gold standard.
Mr.. Grosyeucr then outlined the action Of
| congress unSer republican leadership in
passing the pinziey bill. Dwelling upon
the passage " the BILL he showed that
there had bsen in the beginning en- appar
ent majority IN the senate against it, but
never in TIE bistosy ef a free people had
there been a better demo cstration % the
power OF The majority OF the people than
had been shown in the Passage OF the Din
clear yielding to the popular demand and
WIS = strong monument to our free gov
eminent. 80. co,tlausd Mr.. GrSsseaor,
the Grange in the tariff had been made
though hone had been made in the cur
rercy laws. There had ben almost tao
years cf republican administration and no
two years had ever sesn a more rasfcal
Change than had occurred in the general
cord.tlon. He fnstaaced the prosperity OF
the railroads. declaring that no line OF
IDEAS IVES able 10 carry its business. Also
tEe foreign trade was without parallel. In
view Of naese facts he had no doubt that
Mr.. Bryan had often had cscas on to re-
greet his u.ter4ness in the campaign
he most unfortunate utterance a pub
lie man ever made be said. was Mr..
Bryan's frequent Inquiry upon coming Into
town whether General Prosperity had yet
arrived. That inquiry was bens,zth TIE
dignity OF a great man. man maze great
by srsae ISSUE IL not BY his own per-
sonal magnitude.
The Chinese wall CT foreign trade had
besn broken down and ioF the first time in
our history Europe was looking to the
unlted States to tx the rate of exchange.
He naiEtaiut6 that while there had been
an UNPRECEDENTED decrease 10 the revenues
derived from abroad On our Agricultural
products, the exportation OF cur mauufac-
tnres had sep; even pace with them He
ptcceeasd IN some detail to show that
nsrs Of the earth aud winning for our coun-
try the admiration and envy OF all man
KIND. concluding With al appeal to the
country 10 sustain the policy which was do
ing so nlTh for it.
Mr.. Underwood fDeu, AIa) replied
briefly to Dir. Grosyenor urg.ag the fu-
tslfty OF recent tariff legislation in secur-
Ing prosperity and the inactkou OF the psr-
~ in power on financial questions.
Ir. Cox Dem. TENN also took up the
political theme. alleging that if the gov
eminent was on gold standard It was
not due TO any legislation By the party in
power, but through rle course OF the sec
rstary q the treasury
An amendment was made TO the appl--
cation Of the civil service law to emergency
enspsoyes. Thee already in service under
the emergency appropriations are left OUT
side the civil service regulations, while
tscse hereafter appointed are brought VITA
in the operations Of the law.
I1e bill was then reported back to the
house and agreed to throughout with the
exception OF the items relating TO the civil /
service commission. which went over until |
Monday.
Adjournment was then taken