The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22

many and France will BIO quick y 1ll;
low ~ example, and almost n410t<
orope anow goc Es wgG 1 n Oss
sway over chat rnagi hccnt co,siiiinxh(. "a
While we are trying to curb the HIM.
must not ' Forget .en' the Invialo lsssoh
taneoNsly with its advances n ESnal
Tag far inside OF our line on the Al31NA
nouhuary, TINS Is u matter also Which
1Sa an ~ & rSs,gsnt Gss
20 no apprehension he Will not be equal
to tho occasion. II may be that the bfeaI
tsen al u aroamd WIKI that sv SosntrS
THIS Is common sentiment. Naturally
inc jingocs are breathing blood and war
occur before any such contingency q
WIS arises The United States wi8hea
n no,h,ns but what is right. and viii have
i,ritain thoroughly understands this thS 4
Sri4,u.nuions questions win in all probR-
I 4 as s"d ns.ny to ,h be q soution
Great Britain can not airord to 70 10 war
WIN me United States, especially whcil
| Anly mean It's expulsion from the whole
| NORTH American continent and the ds- s
ff,,rneti9n or its commercial supremacy.
its ironclads might possibly be able "a
| cities. - 'N
lt tho improbable should happen all Eti-
rope would he astonishei Mt the colossal
army which, in the twinklng almost OF
an eye, would gather around the star
spangled Banner from the East ana the
Wet the North aud the South,
War Is always deporahc. always TO be
avoided II 1t can be done with public
honor But the evidences which cluster
ho r disclose probably what a great porii-
nenrt OF the native should he stirred TO its
u,nths RHlvc aud adventurous spirits
w ,hvut nnrnhei. ambitious of career.
| late war, thousands OF whom are stiil via-
orro"s, would put on their armor, Like
every ruot OF British territory in the
, WSs'ern world and did The enemy UNDER
w aSI 70 n ,and an army on our shores u
Nothing wovid give me more e'i happin Ss;
than 10 lead n division into Canada''
Hut. MS said All this while gratifying to
| Nntional pride, and showing the splrit OF
our people In no indication that anything
valuable to Great Britain and donhilcss
VIII he. TO know the condition OF tho popu-
lar heart In America. for II is quite assured
that the pross and people OF this county
VIII he unit. Also viii Il he flashed under
me depths for Al England 10 read that
| ton were silent IN the face OF public duty
ana public honor. The president received
/
inE his course and II 10 probable las has
not felt better for many II day.
Tho situation has It's political side, Of
course,
There were quito number OF republican
senators yesterday who thought that they
observed In the new ana stslwurt foreign
policy an attempt on the part OF the presi-
dent to make himself available, and in
| fact, Indispensable as the next Democratic
hnlnineo for the presidency. with the DEM s
ocrnts there Ia considerable toV over tho
| now turn OF uftairR 1T is the flrHt CLEAN
| Of Hight I have seen for the democrats In
| lNm says senator Faulkner, and many
! OF the democrats agree with him that tha
| proposed vigorous stand will bring the
masses 10 the support OF the president.
| Tue rcpuhlicnns have had some OF their
! thunder stolen.
They md intended to make the hitherto
weak ana supne policy of the administers
! ton subject of attack in the presidential
campaign. but n tho present condition IL
! continued they VIII have to find some other
issnc Under ne clreurnstanses they can
and they are nlnced in an embarrassing
| position,
Il is niso interesting 20 note how. with
n sudden rush. The name Of Secretary
Olnry has risen to the lips OF men as "a
prunablo dcmorratic nomlnee for the presi-
dcnry. Everybody gives him the credit Tor
inspiring IL not actually writing the mes
e1go and the vlgor of his note 10 Lord
enough al Amorcaiism TO stir tho coolest
heart,
Wh,n x,KoprcsenfntivH uNeill OF Bos-
ton, nov tho collc0tor OF that port. wns
~ washington rev days age, ne SAID
that MT nlneN would be nominated pv ac-
eiimntion If ne would acccp, the position.
and he predicted that he would make
close race with any r"puhiicnh mat might
be- named " indeed he were not elected,
Mr. o'Neill had IN mind at that time tho
note which The SECRETARY cent 10 TREAT
britain. and his opinion of plney'f hvaiia-
Iilty now mat me iHtslleni 'lcssago
mas nee u hHhc pnhli',, ~ 'rn"eu Wy un, .'i
ialtn eomH true for the Venezuelan 9ucs.