The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-19

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is smoulderins becomes triumphant fame
and sweeps over the Nation.
| when a city wants to Improve tie coaai-
ton and prospects somewhat. Ct must
make UP its mind. 20 TO speak. 10 spead
some money. Nero talk without works
accompllshes nothing. There must be
nrs,. well defined chiec; In view; sec
ond. business calculation OF i;s cost
and profit. and then the money and EFFORT
mus. combine After that returns may
he expected with confidence, but 4; Is idle
10 expect returns without previous in
vestmcnt. The question for Houston now
aud first Is. does st want TO improve ,is
present status That question answered
the specific directions of Improvement can
be determined Afterwards Can anybody
suggest way OF sscertaining public sen.
timent with reference to expansion and
progress
According to the opposition organs. Mr
Wsnamaker is offering some splendid bar.
gains in the senatorial aght IN Pennsyl-
lanA.
The Lodge immigration bill has finally
pa Ssed the congressional stage. Once
law. there - no douh; that the character
Of our immigration viii - greatly i'm
proved The bill simply excludes tho hlit-
crate and vicious An iliiterate native is
han enough but an iiiierate foreigner is
worse as a citizen. clothed with the power
OF the ballot
MI Heana haa boon comparatively quiet
and out Of sight for a week past. Can he
have begun on h.a inaugural message thas
carly?
In Mr.. Flat. Governor Elect Black OF
New York fnio steward who Is assuin
ing all that worry and embarrassment oc-
casio7ed now executive officers by appii.
cations for office and the proper distribu.
ZION Of the various appointments wlth.i,
their SIT Air Plat attends to all this
without seeming annoyance or complaint
on his part. \ friend in need IS Il friend
indeed.
There IS the TO be said of Senator CaI
that can not Doe said for others IN the
Senaie-he comes prc'iy near representing
d cuban constituency.
Senator Quly's recently announced oppo.
si'ioa to placing any more mlillonalres In
me United states senate is attracting
Widespread attention None of Mr.
Moodys late converts In New York APP
proach this change of heart in Senator
quay IN sUddenness and pc;urealuelczs
Now that Houston is thinking and tllk-
ing bus nese once more, let nothing break
the SPELL /, Is Just as easy to make tho
holiday activity permanent.
What do you think OF this from lead
irg Pittshurg payer. the Dispatch? sen
a'or quay is most loved for the enemies
he has made by NJ. defense Of the people
against the corrupt combinations OF poll
ue.ans and organized wealth" Talk about
the devil quoting scripture.
And now the women are 10 enjoy the
right of suffrage IN Idaho Colorado. Wyo-
ming, Utah sud Idaho! only abou, II oc0.-
"o OF the population remain to be con.
vcried
The acqustal OF Marie Barheri has intro
3uced permanently into the criminal prac-
tee now dcfcnse-psychical epilepsy
Like mos; OF the other defenses old an
''"' ~ appears 10 ne cHcctNc and dead
cosy
March Il is the date on which Dan
stuart wants 10 bring Corhctt and Fitz
together hgh, to finish on St Pat.
rck's Day ouGh,n't to be such hard
matter 10 arrange
some Ll,y thousand children have boon
orphaned hy tic Armenian massacros
That b. "a triile more Tran the number
annually orphaned "a America by tao 300
and moro homlchles