The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21

telegraph companies say SO, And why was
the law SO made that the telegraph com
pany could SHIFT the burden ON to the man
who sends the telegram Because the tel
egraph companies have more influence
with the republican party than all the poor
republicans who use tho wires. IN an hour
Of peril the government can take the son
from his mother, the hushurd from his
wife, the father from his children. and
stand them up IN front OF M encmy's
guns hut In an hour Of danger this gov
ernment can not lay Ito hands upon seru-
mulated wealth and make that wealth bear
it's share of The expenses.
why Is III II IS because the repub-
lican parry has made money more precious
thar blood Ms friends en- heard man
ideneunee car incohie tits ~ 1896. wait
TO say it Is stronger today than Il was
then. And II thoss Who have been sh rk-
! ing their taNes think that they have set-
tied this question forever, ! want 10 tell
ihem that the income lax VIII be in the
next campaign until The constitution of
the United States is 50 amended as TO
specifically authorize an income tax 80
that neither ops Judge nor any uumher
OF judges can build a hS.wark around the
fortunes OF the rich aud throw the bur
dens Of government on the people.
! But this is only one question / sm
going to speak of another question which
shows how the republican party Ia lcoS.
ipg after the Interest of wealth aud ure
leeting the welfare Of tho poor am
going TO say a word on tho money plcs~
tion. know they say that the MONEY
question Is q dead issue, but. my fri nls
silver has been buried so often that a
little thing like funeral does not DO her
us like 1t used to. When reverses in a
war with q handful OF Beers will shake our
financial system, where viii the gold
standard be If England ever attacks a
nation of her size and gets into real
waf? When we join ourselves TO the gold
standard, when we make gold alone the
legal tender for the payment of debts,
we connect ourselves with very disruption
in Europe and make ourselves their equals
in that sense. They tell us Il Is a sound
money system. II is false. That system
( Is not sound. They tell me II is an Amer-
lean system. u Is a lie! There IS no
such American sgstem; there is no Amoy-
lcan system that makes us trouble every
time there is trouble among the gold
standard countries Of The world"
Continuing upon the currency question,
MIR. Bryan asserted that IN 1896 the lead
ing political parties demanded double
I standard differing only In lhe method OF
obtaining It. Now. the republican party
insists upon single standard and a bill
I Is pending in congress which not only
seeks THAT end, but also endea.ors Ia
perpetually force upon this county the
present National banking system. 1.-THE
| republicans had advocated such a measaSe
In 1896, he declared, Mr., Mckinley wotitA
never have been president,
After fully discussing the currency
question Mr.. Bryan took up the trusts
which he discussed al great length. in
sisting that the republican party had no
intentions whatever Of interfering with
such corporations under any circum-
siauces. From The trusts he passed to a
discussion OF the standing army and dn-
clared that the presence OF 100 900 soldiers
in this country and In the Philippines WAS
but step to war In the militarism. He
! then discussed imperialism, arguing that
there was a great difference between that
and expansion. The present policy OF the
administration, he asserted tended To-
ward Imperialism, although It's friends and
supporters endeayored to show that II was
expansion He discussed the problem OF
the Philippines from the point OF COM
merce. civilization and religion and cited
the results of the English government in
India to show that none OF these would be
accomplished IN the Philippines.
''You can not find an argument" hr
said. "for the permanent holding OF the
Philippines that would mot apply TO Cuba
When we went into the war we said tina
the people OF Cuba are and OF right ough
10 be free and challenge you TO draw
line between the rights OF the Cubans anC
the rights OF the Philippines. Did Coo
say that the CuhaBs were entitled to theii
freedom. but moi the FilipinoB? No, up
friends there is only one difference hs,
tween Cuba and the Philippine islnnds
We promised independence 10 Cuba; VI
did not promise It 10 the Philippine islands
But. my friends our promise was but tn.
recognition Of a right that would hsy'
existed without the promise. We sal,
that Cuba should and OF right ought q
he free. and n that WAS q right then. NJ,
friends Il existed IN the Philippines.
= want said AIR. Bryan in conclI
sion sif can To helm to restore gov
ernmeni founded upon thr doctrine ~ llI
/ dependence and on the doctrine Of Jener