The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-17
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Austin. Texas, November ia week
ago the average citizen was signing with
pleasure and congratulating himself ana
his neighbors because the campaign was
over. Today he is chasing around looking
for signatures to petitions urging the APP
pointmeut to office of this or that noble
patriot who contributed of his jaw. time.
influence and personal magnetism to the
success OF the vlctors On the day after
an election the American sovereign takes
1t TO be his duty to pretend that he is
disguised with politics and performs ii
with a will. To hear him talk on such
an occasion is refreshing He depores
the Generalization Of business supposed to
be incidental to political campaigns and
VOWS that in the future he will be found de-
handing fewer elections and advocating
the Acknowledgement Of ignorant and venal
suffragans. Inside of forty eight hours
the spasm disappears. however, and your
sovereign is himself again. His stimulated
surfcit Of politics turns out to be a bluff.
and he promptly goes to figuring on prob
abilities for the next election, before the
official returns OF the election Just passed
are given out.
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be rs,a as oTo,ta1 T., ,,,ro,,eD, ',N
Of different applicants for preferment un-
der the new regime as he does in talking
up his favorites before the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
Above all THINGS tho American, soyo,
eign is It natural born politician. no mat
ter what his profeeeions ia tho cor,r,r,
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~ ,i1 ,,,,, ~ ,V "a" Ot uepcnusu upon ia
inu To nffictai afy't". =" u"S 'nius pertain
H.. 20 "'i"IiS' anu MS business
- el'i.'i
This year there are very few If a,v
State appointments TO he made NJ :, i,
pretty well understood that M cba,e,,
viii occur In the personnel of the admin.
istratiun as well as that the anpotrton,
have already been picked ont for sue,
vacancies az exist because of resignotIons
and fn, otber reoyors t,,, o....,
, N"7" 'i'ei
~ '''S N4s''ipu'ioh OF prospect
/ 1--WE fcderal pie to satisfy the most ex-
acting slate maker. And the legislature will
soon meet nnd haca po,,o,,,,o 60 ,,.,....
o., -, V""ho ~ oes'o"
"'' 'N0''' Nuilosl'E Win regard to the
| character OF the laws 1t is apt to pass.
In so far Il. the Federal pluns arc cn,-
cerned thoro aro 5o,,,,. - .. -
or,.,. -, :" '0is
49, V"l" an" eNu'y one III siEh'' ard they
anu theF friends are beginning to move
about in Il manner that gives prou,iso ~,
lively tilnes ahead First Of all fine ouos.
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to be decided, which OF itself is something
OF poser I hat settled the main question
remains the question of the Offices in the
determination of which many more than
can or Will be accommodated are inter
osted
:--:-
ON the matter of prospective State legis-
lation there are several subjects sure To
recuivc atlantic, r5irs, ,,,,,., +,,,, =.
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'ne one vi asS'BhlneHVs' great dcal mas
been said in the last six years about re
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statutes that vouId mora sttroreef,ilIy in,y
er the standing OF Texas in the commercial
world than the existing act undor which
YuS'i'ls 80 '"llu''s are 'hsineered' NHlle
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ht' '.'.A ~ nv o"'t'-es'' !, lh'l'eS
,I '"'N W 80. ny supp anu Sut III
49, 80 " v'io Vt % ''iie"l VI 'lose VINO
~ Wv DuS'n'sS III an ho"ot @"lo man
ny.,, mo ,,',,,i,,.t,' ~
49, ."G e'sS4 uPu'o"s Vfc"ltur ana tuc
,."'s uon'u' y! ti'"plIns u'e h9'lef !"
ii,s we 40. ine. anu ptac,Ical'y smut out
e.'N''o' - Vstec'a'i! 'nose iNIhS at
. t's'""Ne, "HeNeNet '"Nolapie oppoI-
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