The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-03
w. j. BRYAN IN HOUSTON
The Great Nebraskan Spent a Quiet
Day in This City.
Met His Wife Here and Went to Galveston Last Night.
His Views Upon Matters of Current Interest
As Expressed to Post Representative.

opposition TO the republican party Is
growing daily. AS an evidence OF the OPP
position he pointed 10 the fact that tho
Baltimore Sun. the New York World. the
New York Post. the Springfield Republic
can and several other Eastern dailles
which supported Mckinley In 1896 are now
opposing him on Imperialism and trusts.
The New York World is against the ad.
intimidation on the Puerto Rican tariff
blu and the Sun Is against the president
on the Hay Pauncefote treaty and the
banking portion Of the currency bill.
He said that a great change had oc.
CURED in the past two months and that
the republicans themselves are becoming
alarmed. He said that the Puerto Re4 n
iarln BILL which was Trained on the as
sumption that congress Is not restrained
by the constitution when legislating for
Puerto Rico and the Philippines, shows
what Imperialism will lead TO. An un.
limited monarch, In the opinion Of Mr.
Bryan. could not assert a doctrine more
repugnant TO the principles OF free gov
ernmeut than that ed by the repub-
lican party when II claims that a prrsi-
dent and congress created bv the con-
sufution can avow the limitations OF hat
contribution In any c'acial act When
the flag s carried beyond the constitution
~ N-N"Na W w ilit nag OF INs HNUtDltc
and becomes the flag Of an empire; IL
ceases 10 represent a government derlv-
Ing its juEi powers from the consent OF
the governed and becomes a symbol q,
force.
In regard to the Philippines, he beliavee
tho people Of those islanls should be
given their independence, a stable goy-
ernment established and they should be
protected IN their own form OF govern
mient as the republics OF South America
nave been projected By declaration that
any act OF hostility toward them would
mean an act OF hostility toward the
United States
lie said that the gold standard had
never Tough, an open fight in this country.
The present advocates Of the gold stan
dard pledged themselves in 1886 to vote
for international b.metallism and the
president slgnalized his entrance into Of
nee by sending commission 20 Europa
10 SECURE tue double standard lie re-
iefsed to tho fact that he advocates OF
tho gold standard secured the passage Of
me currency bin through the lower house
ana now they SPOKE openly tor Ca gold
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no. - ~. tnIa eonless'hs
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90 49,, ''ns !" Natl"hAl oahh me
can 49, y. u3.IS ~ JAIN uotes' az the
~, hc,4lt !, taJtns llc pluA interest on
;gs, ~ ~. ~ lN.us WHY tne ordinary elt-
~ s,,,s,,,a N'T "a nus money ana mus
- VIZ" 'ee VS. OF me interest
:, 49,, - - -S..."uI hlnNs po"of
~, - a. B.. Nou'sa1t lle currency al
-. 80, ue 'in'hes the conllilons
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80, olHN n",e9 can not -
T., w " 9.i" ''' if.e Fd'ne OF me h2n 10
''il '[ p' pelNA' ann increasing
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,inr N''N'Nuen oy an increasing lopu!a-
MN
IN speaWns OF the owls OF the trttts
ehopd ,y'rr,s. ,i, 49,, -. NY ,ae ia r
prevent the org1nlzati9n Of mornnoIIes IN
the state. ana to prevent outside mo1opo-
lies rom coming mo tho state, bit m be
helei timer congress must also AID in the
eNiinguishmcnt OF the trusts. and favored
law compelling corporation authorized
in q State q take q Federal li,ense b.
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