The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-22
NOTE AND COMMENT.

the language OF the JtfncS.-H eraIl, itauS
scalding lesson about our recent course
n the National election" The temper
and sentiment OF this "scalding lesson
are expressed In these utterances:
THE fact is the South has made It's
greatest mistake since going 10 war iOr
slavery, in supporting i3fyan IN LIS a.
tack on our government.
we strongly d.sapprove OF poor leil-
munity : MAKING proclamation tNat IL mas
no nNed standard o. value and ms no ts,,
spect tor plisnted filth y man VINO wouil
rush with his chiidren's money to sufn 4.
community would. In all countries winch
have anything to lend or invest, be con-
siderea little short of crazy.
In supporting Bfyan the South has ior
the time beng. parted company with CIV
ilizatlon
Neither the South nor any other cen,
munty can profit by turning the wor.d
upside down. In lustry anu ndeity anu
common sense WALL by and by, restore KS
fortunes but 1t mn,t not expect such
gotten at once. our belief is the south
VIII .sniier unuA the support OF rationsH
legislation this year ana another prssl-
dental election show that the late lesson
has had its effect and that the people are
once more clothed In II cir r.sAt nina.
70 abuse capitalists and In the SANE
breath try to borrow from them y nor
rat onal. There must be little interval.
TO invite people To invest IN COM
munltr which prop0les TO uebaSe the cur
rency IN order to make it easier to Ray
der TO punish them for der.-iof- makes
their appeal to moneyel men 10 conc
down ana trust them seem little snort OF
q Joke.
OF democratic opponents Of free coinage
who. having Joined in the primaries to
which the issue was submitted and in
common with all who participated therein
pledged their faith TO abide the result, the
Post says:
1T Is very much as 4, having attende
meeting OF Molly Maguires, AMI the
meeting having, UNEXPECTEDLY 10 YOU
Voted to murder man, You felt bound 10
lend hand"
II would naturally be expected that any
Southern newspaper would, through the
simple process Of absorption. catch enough
OF Southern spirit to resent So vile SLAM
der as the above. Not so with the Times
Herald With imploring look and faw:lng
tongue 1t pleads:
Nay, nay, but softly. softly good Post;
W. frankly say to you We honor good
fighter. We Ike an honest hitter ana a i
u.re an outspoken censor on sp-ak
plainly but the rines-lierdld ana other
sound money and good government pal ers
OF this State and the South generally had
me courage and tho frankhess whe tho
hsht WIS hottest TO say all these IDENTICAL
things to these. our own people. however
hH2a dous it was then to nut n practice
n" precept we must be sometimes cruel
to the kind Remember you now to be
20 our virtues very Kind. to our faults a
fass the gr.cVous mistake W. for our
Ives have made. ana feel but too keenly
the sting that error starts"
Truly it lie pity tina, in one of the
leading cities of Texas tbs spir,t of gro
Yelling toadyism and self-ahasemcnt Should
be proclaimed by the entire daily press
MS representative sentiment The Post
does not believe that the city OF Dallas
is lacking in the manhood and woman
hood the pride and entity, that are tie
most precious jewels OF Southern heritage.
1t is its misfortune. rot It's fault. that,
through the remarkable escapades OF us
daily press. the impression Is gradually
being disseminated that Dallas IS the one
81 OF in the entire South where none of
the traditions and sentiments which were
and arr distinctive elements Of Southotn
character hngsy to restrain the spirit OF
lust and greed The doctrine prea ched
daily by its press that every pr.ncill.
sentiment ana rule OF morals has an ex-
thangeahle value In coin, IS not, we are
sure. Endorsed by the peupla Of Dallas AS
ii who.e, though 1t may seem at times to
have the approval OF majority.
Passing from this exhibit Of toadylsm,
happily isolated. 1t is worth while II in
quire as TO the anteccdents aui credihil,ty
of this accuser of the Southern people
There Is, Ne believe, but one American
newspaper that openly affects TO despise
the government under which 1t Ives AMI
the people by whom i Is surrounded. and
that paper is the New York Evening Post.
There IS. rs far AS We have observed. but