The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-02
REPUBLICANS SCENT DANcf1'
[BY G. A. EnwAnns,l...

The reported determination OF som. I
publican leaders to force tho =.
standard unuualifedly upon tn 49,. 80
the United States has awakened Is. \. =
hostility of many prominent rson,, ~.
leaders all over the western sna ..s.
country. -
Senator Thurston opened the -,
two weeks ago In an interview !, 'u'
he proceeded, with characteristics ,. ..ca
to hammer the secretly prepared 49, 0'
lions made recently by the sos ,p'' 49,
OF republican magnates at Newnor, w
straight from the-shoulder as,r :, s
senior senator from Nebraska ~. =
tracted wide attention. has soprs..
rallying cry to hundreds of tbous.,s.
republicans from New York 10 c.,,.
ana from the lakes to the gulf y, 49,,
Oh popular protest seems to have ~
growing ever since in every section :, \ - :
Union outside of the money center. !, q
East, and l am afraid 1t has 90 .c..., -. '4s
| republican bosses that they vii,
do just what the democrats wsro
hoping they would do. Some Of the .,o..
said bosses have. been told BY N. ~
political observers that tho ron,,s,,''S
party will commit an act of swif, r,,,.,-..
suicide If 1t persists in following ths
sci of few selfish and segregated nol,,s.,
leaders. 1t is pointed out tina. M ~
port star chamber" of finance h,. y.
the moment forgotten that the 80.
majority of republicans west n, N. 49,
river are alphabetically opposed to n.
permanent legal enactment of tho ,,.-,.
gold standard. ="
Indeed. 1t Is said that legislation a, ~.
time in favor of the propositions oss,.a
by the republican manipulators a. ~
port would cost the republican party 4.
electoral vote of every state west =, n,
Missouri. and would seriously enas,s,,
its chances in the great political hath.
grounds of Iowa. Illinois, Ohio, WILSON,.
sin and Indiana. 1t is said by cousery,.
tive critics here that each of these s,.,.,
might today vote against the repubc,,
party If free expression of opinion M.
lnnuenced by the money power couia 4.
obtained. l am told here by nromin.,,
republicans that the friends AZ M
metallism are more determined TODAY than
than ever before in the middle west an
That they view with alarm" any al.
position on the part of the republican Z
party to discourage the use of silver d
money as well as gold. Thousands Of vol.
ers remained within the republican nartv I
a ~
they could obtain favorable Legislation
as easily inside the party as out Of 4,
They We're assured that the republican i
party would never do anything hostile
to the cause of bimetallsm, but on ia 4
contrary would use all practicable endeay. \
or to advance and to promote the speedy
enactment of laws friendly to both rod
and silver as circulating medium Thes.
men now believe they have been
lied to and grossly deceived Thiy
think this latest move Of the republican
party IS essentially an act of bad faith.
to say the least; and a good many Of Tie
more outspoken do not hesitate to declr.
that any affirmative legislation at thA
time, which would tend to strengtheu
the position of gold In the monetary sn-
tenn TO the exclusion of silver, would 10 |
regarded as reasonable In intent and
iniquitous in effect.
~
How the republican party en
expect such independent, consesri.
tive men like 'Thurston Of Ne
braska, Wolcott OF Colorado, Clark and
Warren of Wyoming, Carter Of Montanl,
and Baker OF Kansas, and others to ~
ceive this insidious attack from The
enemies of bmetallism and not attempt
to resist it, seems to be incredible tot
rank and file OF western republicans Re.
publican critics here say that they do nol
believe that even the wonted loyalty o.
the more radical republicans OF thal see'
ton will read the propositions OF tas
Newport conference with complaceng.
They point to the fact that the revolt u
the st. Louis convention In 1875 snou,'
indicate the temper of western blme!n.
lists and that the leaders OF the pais
would be wise to keep that lnciaens i, y
mind. 1t Is thought here that lr
eastern republicans insist upon stapeas
bimetallism in the back, western repuoE
cans will be forced to retaliate IN : w
which keen sense of self proteciioa w
suggest and that way will De taious'
the democratic party. ....
That the western men will not nssa aa.,
to strike swift and hard az the , I'VE.
time Is readily conceded by poliue''II,
here competent TO form an opin'oa. =
H. Curtiss, an Iowa politician, ~ sTs
ing on this subject, says ou' 80. IA
friends will find that there are po o,,,.
take as we'll as blows to give IN pv h.saa
warfare like that which they have pesaa
TO wage against us on the money WI. IA
They will learn that we wall PERM 4,
man or set of men to use US oA sh,ov
their selfish purpose and theh ". I'M
US away like empty bottles ai. .,..oa.
have perverted our generous ~ ,hXf
and our credulity into material AZ
iniquitous and injurious schemes
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The Newport conference plpVO'-
are certainly encouraging from 0sls
cratic standpoint. 1t is the Dehs, NJ.
now among many prominent rspuD III
that in u straight-out fight pel"''.
recommendation on the one sue - statn
metallism on the other, a numps ssa n voai
which voted for Mckinley IN iesv ~
vote differently today. And yel ~
the howl ali over the east ina. rr., &
democratic party will only drop ~" al,
bimetallism. we will win in Wa n, ~
nonsense, and likewtSe ra,s yosB
straight Issue as sugges,eu ,,urs ON.
hold all we had in s6 ana yWinreso'L
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsiu, West W
Kentucky, perhaps Maryland :, esssiftshg
ginia and the two Dakotas. ia risbd
Is a contamination deyoutly 70 eyspItsNss
that n little clique OF eastern .,iy 10
win compel the republican p il VI
up the money of the coun"s snap bsf
handkerchiefs so they may ,,is vbo pr.
fingers in the faces of the peop'e. M airin
test against the procedure nope W