The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-20
MIR. HAwLEY AND PROSPERITY.


friend. Senator Waller Burns OF Houston.
Hon. r. B. Hawley. congressman from
the Tenth Texas district, has this to say
The political situation in Texas has never
been so full OF interest and concern 20 INV
thoughtful men OF our State as now.
The republican party with It's unexanpiea
record OF patriotism, progress ana prosperity
presents for their sunrase standard peHl ne
OF tried aud proven statesmanship OF lhe
highest ordef--acceptable alike TO every sec
ton OF our country.
The question is, shall we sustain II ana
the conditions OF today, or shall any, tor tne
sake oil n mistaken sentiment, dsGy lt-ior-
saking his own and his countrys wen De
ing? Every industry in the country is run
ming at full time and full wages; never IN
the countrys history has the volume Of bust
ness been so large or wages so high Are
they going TO vote to change that2
The country is on d sound nnanciai oasls,
every dollar paid for products OF farm or
mill, every dollar paid the wage Garner u
equal TO that paid the bondholderi there are
no money changers to shift gold to silver or
silver TO gold as there are on every city cor
mel of every silver country in the world
taking with each shift the tribute which
money changers exact. That IS what they
arc for. to collect toll from men VINO labor;
but would like to zee one make his salt IN
any part Of our country. WhyY Because
today II you want gold for silver or silver
for gold, or paper currency Tor either, you
step up to the governments counter or your
at par besides this stable and uniform quality
of money the quantity under the pr sent al.
mnistration has increased ~ per capita ana
the opportunity il given TO every community
to organize banks on such favorable condltpnB
that in the rcmot st corner Of Texas n feW
farmers, merchants aud mechanics can as
semble together and organize bank. rms
| Is being done now In many parts OF the
Union. Are they going to vote to change
that?
Imperialism, you say. is one of thsr car
of al
notice how little the democratic party is for
md how much II Is over aud always agalnsty
In 1892 II elected it's own president, congress
md senate yet before Its term had hdlt
expired II was against the administration aod
ali II represented, There was time before
these Latter pay Saints got hold of IT that
| It stood for something and not against every
thing. Most conspicuous OF all was II the
/ party Of acquisition and expansion Every
square mile OF territory added to the original
thirteen States was acquired under south
ern president. but thnt was different This
new order of statesmen say, certainly II was.
! Everything differs one from the other, the
new Southern ports loading with cargo ships
OF the greatest draught differ from the old
| ports. where neither ship nor cargo ever
came.
Every observing man knows they were
created by the direct aid and policy Of sue
cossive republican administrations. whose
| broad National policy will he maintained
and further develop them aud further max
1 It possible for every Southern and Western
l prOQNct through these ports ana SIAlSHl
through the American isthmian canal 10
1nd an additional aud competitive buyer ia
the countless mlllions on the other shore
of tho Pacific Expansion has come. We did
not seek H. II Is here to be dealt VITA by .
/ statesmanship equal to all OF It's exactons
The unmlstakahle attitude OF the government
Is made plain by Secretary Hay in our pur-
pose toward China We will neither in wade
nor acquire additional territory; but main
tanning what we have. use II for the bencn
OF the American people and all the nigno
purposes OF an advancing civilization.
The Kansas City mixture Of principles ant
policies declares it's unalterable opposition tC
pfogrtss-to undeniable prosperity and to Ma
tional good faith In its entire platform
there is but one affirmative declaration, tina
Is for the free and unlimited coinage % sill
yer at the ratio OF 10 10 /. WIN the farmers
and merchants and mechanics OF Texas TAXI
lt-with the coming cotton crop shleable a
o. farm and held and mill so to 100 per cen
higher than when We last tried this con
oiuslon, aud all in gold' VIM they vote fo
the shallow, false hearted, heresy and sha.r
. because II bears the name OF the once prou'
democracy? Or will they vote for the SUB
> stance OF the things they meet and feel II
: their daily lives? The verdict OF the American
lpeoplo is as definite and as determined to
day Us 1t Will be after they render 1t. Th
5 question Is only one OF mAlorttes. VIII on
State Join the great procession We ough
TO organize for supreme effort. In tn
coming state convention VIC should nominate
. a candidate for governor whose character pnt
. ability viii Justify every accession to III
. PARTY and for State chairman q man O
, experience, energy and ability who will or
q ganlze against the bewlldered democracy nlon
Il and sternly discouptenancg dissenston in III
republican ranks from whatever quarter
may proceed.
with such n purpose and organization tn
people OF Texas will not only help us II
every part Of the State, but add to the nov
assured republican majority in the next nous
Of representatives.
The man who casts his vote against III
> incon parabl, Mckinley and Roosevelt mus
/ surely do so on other grounds lh1n an
presented by our unhappy friends at Kansa
City Sincerely yours.
Cssned) r. b. Hawley
| Mr.. Hawley takes roseate view, L
y be sure, from his standpoint: and ths fac
I that he begins his message to he peopl
n Of Texas with the rather grim joke tina
/. in Mckinley and Roosevelt--especiall
s Teddy-'the republican party has present
r ed standard bearers OF true and prove
s craftsmanship OF the highest order" mus
& not be permitted to weigh against HI
g evident honest enthusiasm. He has re
}. Gently abided in the high temple of re
/. repuhlicanism at Philadelphia, has had IN
: innate converse with Mark Hanna ct al
), and this graceful yet ludicrous salute
o the Incompatible Mckinley and RoosC
y veit' was to be expected,
q But what OF his arguments? He spea:
a grandiloquently OF the we'll known an
n undisputed fact that the gold and silv,
G. and paper money OF this country are a
: on parity and readily Interchangeable
> attempting evidently to fix the inferenC
in the public mind that the Mckinley a,
In minlstration has made this so. This is
l. claim without foundation. In that r.
lie spect the financial system OF the count
a. is precisely what 1t was when the McISi
in ley administration went into office, al
e. the only change is to be found 10 q
ut financial bill passed at the last sessi,
in OF congress which puts the currency
at the country in the hands absolutely
SO the National banks. And even this mea
by ure contained rider providing for |
;is metallic standard under certain possil
cy II not probable contingencies
lie. With regard to the prosperity SO iout
~ proclaimed by Mr.. Hawley. The Post
Is willing to admit, conditlonaliy, the fol
Ito of the observation. But is it not Il
hat that. outside OF good prices for the pre-
is uots OF the farm, field and ranch. W