The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

accomplish blmetallism is through the
action of the democratic party. The great
effort to stop the fall of prioes--the
shrinking of values--and TO relieve the
distress OF business resulting from these
great evils, without doing Injustice OF
injury TO any class or business is being
more and more understood and commands
the respect of honest and fair men al
WAYS when understood, and another CAM
paign of ridicule and abuse such as that
of 1S96--whether dictated by ignorance or
venality--can not succeed against tenn
perate arguments and appeals for simple
Justice, when the people have time 10
fairly weigh the arguments aria form
n deliberate judgment There was great
unrest and dissatisfaction in 1895 through-
out the country, resulting from falling
prices and shrinking values. The repup-
lican party promised that IL they were
entrusted with power all this would DO
changed and that prosperity should sue
coed existing conditions. Mr. Mckinney
and the gold press now assure the country
that we have prosperity. There Is quite
boom IN STOCK speNoi"'AO''' -
street, but Wall street Is not the country
as we believe great famine and
short crop of wheat all over the world
eycept in the United States naturally
raised the price of wheat while these con-
d,tions lasted, and the beneBcent eheots
of This temporary advance In the price
of a single article. which was so marked
in the short period it continued, is iikeiy
| TO stimulate desire for return to that
condition permanently and al. extension
of II 10 all other products. This Is our
PURPOSE and was our purpose In 1896 when
| the republican party denodnced any effort
10 increase prices as crime.
How do you account for the activity
| in business"
"There has been necessarily an IN
creased demand for labor within the last
| few months, as the result OF the with
arawaI Of large numbers of American cit
,zens from the ordinary walks Of life To pc
omp,oved in the army. whose places hal
., ba allied. There has also been an m
! creased activity in and a aeinauA ioi az
| nroducts which were necessary To the
maintenance and support Of a large army
Rut all these conditions are In the very
nature of things temporary, and all OF US
| know that they must pass away with ING
o,d NJ the conditions which brought them
into life. Making due allowance for the
;,auence of these three causes on the
nresent condition of the country thare
,s today as much dissatisfaction and as
-,,cb cause for II az there was IN 1917.
M relief was or Is TO be expected under
ronublican management except such as
comes by famine abroad and war ut h ms
, condition of constantly falling general
nrieeg Is everywhere recognized as con-
, d,uon of distress and hard times, ana
snecuIatiye excitement in Wall street doe
10, change this We believe that small
, volume of money forces prices down hence
va have urged the coinage OF our silver
ne well as of our gold-not only TO cheek
this grinding fall in prices, but to pro-
mote steadily advancing prices.
, "Then you think the Chicago platform
, is gaining ground?'
81 most certainly do. In the election
last year the principles OF that piatiorn
} were not the leading and exclusive issue
IN all sections of the country. THESE wer
partially obscured in many States ana dlS
| ,r,cts. The question OF bimc'allism, e.
ranrh,,can effort 10 retire the greenoaek
| and to confer upon the Natiohai Dam
the absolute control Of the Noiu"e
| paper money, and 70 surFen
| der the country to the trusts wef
| ~ many sections. for the time oeir
| ,ost sIgbt Of in the excitement OF the wa
| ana ne resulting questions; and IN OH
: ers they we're sldetracked by enoF'a -,
: Substitute local issues in their stead ~
result was grand loss OF interest anu
), large falling on in the vote, WIN asrat
emily unfayorabie results to the s as'ao,'' !,
z party. In Colorado. wheS Na''oAa'