The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-12
SILVER IN THE Mn
tBY JOS. ON

Washington, Febrn. sa
tho Atlanta constItut,..' \
terestins facts that ~
e a'a,. attention s,a, are enSodiss. :,
which Chairman Jones :, ! =
national committee ~. = 8
publication. This letter !.
discussion OF the prob,h,s
the n. new senate. and q i. -
question. encs a - =
Taking as his text TIA y,
ment that the election, !, sse
tn. tn past few months. based !, 's. !:
the elections Of Noy.rm 49, ~ 60 ,
an anti-silver senate uptlI ,.'s "
most favorable calculates ~, ". s'
proceeds proceeds to argue tina. nj, w. !.
',',i, and no sustains 4, y y Y.
with some interesting s.rs d ssat
re pases what sho has. a q.
vote recorded on the Teller : ~. ~ ~
January %. 1898. This, !. , VA.
Jar test of the faith ], n.y..
present senate upon the ,,,-s
,or II came, as will Be rso,,,.. w.
, .ons, and hard fight made b. N
,ra'l0n republicans and sola .
These resolutions declare. ~ ~
That all the bonds y \. 81
states issued, or authori,.s 4.
sued, under the said scss
(hereinbefore cited) arr I, w. . =
cipal and interest, at fbs IN.
government of the r,r,.. 49,
silver dollars Of the cols.ss y.
United States containing ID Il,
each OF standard silver. ~ 4
restore to its coinage s,,rh al.
as q legal tender In pnymsss 's \,
PONDS, principal and. Inter- y.
IN violation OF the pubIIc ,,ua =
IN derogation of the rights !, 4, NV
creditors. eAs' y 'ne pa
opon tue adoption Of thess 49,
by the senate. there was, q s..,,,.
points out majority Of Hitsss, " \
an analysis of this vote upos ,sS.
senator bases his claim ,bst ,,,s
metaliists succeed in elec,lur n.
dent in 1900 they will also s.ct,,. "
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working majority in the sea,t,.
senator Jones points out that
man has since been elected ID Il. y
from Oregon to fill a vacancy vs,ss
auces the silver majority to iou,ists
"of those who voted for the ran
lutions'' he goes on to say, sxras
be succeeded on the III Il
next by senators opposed to ths I'LL
coinage Of siyer,' and he naues III
Nebraska. Mitchell OF wiscousin. NJ,
If New York, Roach OF North 81
smith of New jersey. Turpis Il III
md White Of California as ths I'M
This. he points out. would Leave ii
sides equal in the new senate Vii
iiyiding vote In any similar teth
lands of the vice president 10,
,iatins of the gold men that thu WI
'enate safe for long time to tgut
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lot, in the face Of this analysts, "a
Passing to the probabilities and n
'iiities of the elections Of 1000, "a
Tones says:
This year an unusual propottia
bimetallists, who come from a.
States. have had their terms n ~
In 1900, however, all this WILL n n
ed up by a larger proportion y
Bon feeG1Eg a & ne iron a
States. What is likely to b tn IN
ton of the senate In 1901 can N ~
seen. The terms Of thirty ien1lnu
pire at that time. OF these IN
eleven who are now friendly 70 u
may safely be counted as abJplulI
certain to be succeeded BY dlg
men. These senators come tp1
following States: Alabama, Arm.
Colorado, Georgia Idaho, MisdxlI
North Carolina, South Caroltni
nessee, Texas and Virginia ne
lowing States may be expected g 4
gold men to succeed gold man q
time: Maine, Massachusetts
Rhode Island. n
New Hampshire Is nov leplc ~
by silver man, whose Term ~
pire in 1901. Much will depend y Y
State upon the personal pspu,nn
the present SENATOR MI Cnanuls''
If he should be succeeded y Z
man. Louisiana and KentusN
represented by gold men, " w
10 send two bimeiallists In tnel
leaving the advantage 50 iar wy
silver men. 4, ,,.t.,.
In two States-South laku1
Delaware--where we NOW hsM
senators, there will be cols
the most that can DO cIsln1 "
gold men Is that we arc ~! ~
certain TO hold these Ststee; ~
following States, now rep .;s1
poId men. can certainly pot . ~
ns sure to return sold ~ !
tim namely. Iowa, kan \
gan, Minnesota, NeDrssE ..ST5 i,
sew. Oregon, West Virglnis Il, y
ing. From all this y = .cs;1 I
tn assert, without fear . 2, =,
lion that II the binetal!e n
IN eiecting the president y 4
Viii Enthusiastically have y
ing majority in the unilss /
ate.
Senator Jones' letter ~ h n. !,
scussion because It has : .s.s =
the friends of silver 70 - ~, y
We saI to again secure eonsssl Z :
chances which they pa
use they were lnclinss ]
anted the republican M \
ntrol. ~ =
OF course the prospect =. Z -
seate, but the chances y ~.
: , certainly atns as good, unls.
Ike political mistakes I,
IN will be of great inle =
ical history Of the e0a's "
Ing Of a political n'tufs !, - Y 4
n this year and next ~ J. =