The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
The Ohio
Democratic
Platform.
A declaration Of American
principle. Enumerated In
candor and confidence.
See page 4.

iiament TO participate In the government
Oh TINS Union, IN monetary or other mat
tiers,
THE leaders OF the republican party are
committed to bank currency. Not being
able to go into partnership with Europe
on the silver question themselves. the re-
puoiicans have resolved to appoint re-
celver for the money question, and their
selection for a receiver not appropriately
TO be the banks Of the country. All hon
est men. however, may c'amazed at the
enrontery OF a party which one moment
contends that this government is unable to
sustain an American financial policy and
tne next moment asserts that the Ameri-
can banks can be relied upon to formulate
and carry out safe and proper financial
policy. And we are at loss to under
stand why, II the bank can be charged
with this exercise OF governmental power,
they did not, in some manner, demonstrate
their fitness for the trust in the money
famine OF 1894 when their vaults we're
bursting with the accumulated money.
If there has been an increase in the
worlds supply of gold, and If that in
crease has in any measure found its way
to our mints, and If an increase in our
money supply has contributed to our pros
perity, as our adversaries state, 1t follows
that we were right in 1885, when we con-
tended that the money supply, il increased,
would result In prosperous times. II 1t
be added that the scale of general prices,
excluding only the commodities. the manu-
facture and sale of which is controlled by
trust-that the scale of general prices
of all other articles is still on the de-
cline, and If it be further considered that
India has been forced. by the money power
OF England, to so to the gold standard. and
the Bank of England has been for some
time and is now making frantic efforts
to supply from other sources. gold re-
serve for its vassal, thus reducing this
country's distributiye share, 1t must follow
that we are right now in our contention
for recognition of the white metal.
we are pointed to a business revival
In the United States and it is argued that
this makes most strongly against our po-
sition; that there has been a revival, none
viii deny, and that the revival is not con-
hned TO this country our adversaries will
certainly not contend. Revival of trade
In Canada, Germany and Mexico. as we'll
as the United States proves too much
for the republican party has nothing in
common with Germany, holds Mexico as a
horrible example and till it yields up a
portion OF Alaska, will not he re-estab-
lished on cousinly terms with Canada.
The business revival for which so much
is claimed is naught but the reaction sue
ceeding world panic and world famine.
Such reactions always come. are always
marked and are somtimes spasmodic.
Business revival after the panics of '73
"a and 81, but remember waves ride the
ebbing as we'll as the flowing tides. The
existence of the revival calls as evidence
TO establish the fact that trade will con-
time. Proper conditions are necessary to
support and maintain II and an increase in
trade reoniras in.tjtah,v an Increase IN
the Medium through which trade il carried
on.
.roncoda bowavor that we arc ;ncro,s-
ing our stock of money: admit thar the
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WY thls country may MOI estapilsh anu
Iialntalh an f amer niohetaIy Polioy
III lh,s unues eiopeu count,S nioi'es 10 Ie-
quiFeu 10 eStaplish, as wen as 10 carry on
enterprises, ana IL money must be Dor
rowen' II interest must De plia, let IL be
borrowed and paid here, to be returned,
without decrease, again and again, into the
field OF our activities and to be used again
and again In the further development and
in furthering the prosperity of our own
country.
THE silver question is not dead, and
till men cease TO think. till the Ameri-
can people are willing to take their laws
from Britain, till the republican party
recognizes that not the existence but the
distribution Of wealth makes prosperity,
till ease comes to the agricultural classes,
till fair wage Is paid to the mechanic
and till content and satisfaction come to
those who toll, until silver is restored to
its proper place in the coinage. the demo-
cratic party will stand by the Chicago
PLATFORM
1.-THE money question is not. however,
the only issue in this campaign. Every
thing. from pine lands to peanuts, from
steel rails to sardnes, from straw board
to sugar from tin cans to tobacco, from
crackers to chewing gum, has been or
ganzed into a trust
mot only are these aggregations or
wealth intended to control prices and TO
beat down wages. but in politics they
threaten to affect our liberties. We are
informed by an eminent republican VINO
processes to know his own business that
no political issue can be made of the trust
question. And why not? Because 1t Is IN
effectual? Because the State can not con-
troll its creatures? Because these giant
corporations have too much power?
1.-The republican party is in power In
the State and Nation Why does IL not,
instead of denouncng the trusts on paper,
prosecute them In the courts. and why does
il not hold up the hands OF officers VINO
try in this respect to do their duty? Bur
is not all this In line with what was To
be expected? To be consistent, must not
the republican marty favor the trusts? To