The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-14
'PUGH ON MORGAN.
Says He Has Made Very "Graye
Mistake"
OTHERS CALL 1T TREACHERY.
Bryan Now Stronger Than Ever with
the People.
GEN. WhEELER'S SEAT IN CONGRESS
Is Very Likely 10 Be Declared Vacant by
the Governor.
GOVERNOR M'LAURIN HAS BEATEN ALLEN.
The Congressman Can Not Get
Enough Votes Even II He sat-
isles His Claims.
Is Very Likely TO Be Declared Vacant by
the Governor.
GOVERNOR MLAURIN HAS BEATEN ALLEN.
Especial to The Post,

Washington. July Ex-senator Morgan,
latest utterances on the political situation
has had the effect among the democrats
here of the explosion of dynamite In q
church gathering. 1t is almost the sole
topic of conversation among the politi-
clans. The statement is regarded as moth
ing more nor less than an appeal to the
silver and to strike colors to German and
the goldbugs. Some OF the democrats
very bitterly accuse Senator Morgan OF
| treschery. Senator Pugh. his former
colleague. has prepared statement for
the press, in which he protests against the
words and sentiments of Senator Morgan
He regards his declaration as intended to
aid those who strive to defeat Mr.. Bryan
for the nomination and warns the party
against such advisers.
ut is grave mistake of my old col
league. have had much political expert
ence. / have watched parties and know
their history My political career has
ended. but | am as much as ever devoted
to the democratic party and Its prin-
ciples as declared in the Chicago plat
form.
II believe that William 7. Bryan is the
best and wisest and most reliable demo-
cratic statesman now living, and he is
now better established in the confidence
of the American people as such states
man, and is now stronger than he ever
was. and can be elected when nominated
as he will surely be, by the next demo-
cratic National convention.
What influence would democratic
president, with gold standard convictions
that he had waived to insure his election,
exercise in his great office? Would he be
silent pending a free coinage bill In con-
gress? How would he distribute his ap-
pointments? How many democrats who
had urged Bryan's nomination and ia
vored the Chicago platform would receive
appointment"
Selma, Ala, July Ex-senator John T.
Morgan, who arrived at his home today.
says the issues of the coming campaign
will be many.
1.-THE moro there are the better for us"
said Senator Morgan. THE congress that
assemblies in December will, in providing
for the government of our new possessions,
have to modify the tariff which viii ma
terially strengthen the democratic position
Sugar will give you issue enough. We can
no mere place tax on sugar from Porto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines than We
can from Louisiana. Then in providing
for the government OF the islands will
come the arrangement of n financial sys-
TEN. Silver has been the only money
known there, therefore the reconciliation
of silver will be again demanded by the
democrats. II we can get free coinage
we will say give us five hundred or one
thousand millions. Once we make an in
road the rest OF the party way will be
cleared. Then, again, the issue will be
injected OF the income tax. which no effort
has been made TO collect. / shall Offer
as soon as congress assemblies, "a joint
resolution to request the president to pro-
coed to collect this tax, which will no
doubt throw 1t again In the supreme court
Still another issue will be brought out by
the reappointment by republicans in con-
gress under the new census and the action
to be taken on the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the constitution so far as
II relates TO States likes louisiana for
instance, which has DISTINGUISHED the me-
gro. As to trusts both parties VIII de-
nounce them in the strongest terms and
neither do anything inimical to them