The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-03
DII: TEXAS TOST.
A Correspondent Calls Attention TO Some
" the Papers Antics.

iaifraNEe, IrNus, september l.-tSnc-
cial corrospondoncc.l -That great oracle
OF modern wisdom. Die Texas Pos,. pub
lished at Galveston, is frothing at ;hc
mouth In its mad endcavor to prejudice
the Germans OF Texus against the dtmoc-
racy. This Is of course to be expea ed,
but X Is rather contrary to tho character
OF the people who support the organ Of
tepubhcanism to indorse deception. They
do not indorse il. They know now that
pie Pos; published the republican plat
norm i'm " thout saying one word
ABOUT that prohibition plank The av-
ouge reader OF Die Post Will take any
ithas before lie wall swallow PROHIBITION
iund lpie Post knows Ii. hence It's ettort
TO deceive its RAIDERS in tina, instance.
Now II has discovered another maras
h,si. II publishes a list of articles of
consumption AND shows mat these arti-
- cost in t1ny Instances twice as
much In Juar.z Mexico as they 10 il
| ~ iaso. 1t says bacon costs in Ill Paso
lit-c and SlC IN Jnare2. ma.ches u1c lcf
gross in III Paso aud Sl.2O in luarua. ~
the same proportion it cites the prices OF
"'"l,E articles oI consumpuon ine ld~t
Is. of course. that free silver Is the cn''sN
IYf the high prices in Mexico. But Die
! lcsi never says one word about tie ,ariff
across No Rio Grande Every one Of the
az ig les e1umerat i is taxed by a h.en
eFs And another thing Die Post does
/ not 40, 70 never 8Nys enc word about
he prices paid for country produce In
MrN leo; \ prominent German farmer who
I teaos pis Post in calling this currc-
spoudenIs attention TO t.c
mited a query witch the Germans Of
TrNas WON'T ike f0r Die Post to answer
Why hoes 1. not tell is readers the price
paid Tor cotton N Mexico? That query "a
fSsniiieant, for it shows that the German
,or IN MeNico soils for is cents corn 81 10
lrr h'sh"L The German farmers of Texas
raise cotton and corn They raise th,ir
bacon ,1,.,I
II to the markets too. They have nothing
TO- lose by paving high prices for crack.
van ia, maccarom matches ami various
surdrN a"iicias which pie l,cs ,.ite. - -,
,i.,y en- s,ll cotton for nearly three
,rshle It's price - FOR they market corn
W. n they gat twice as n1uch f,v i,uttor
m crgs honey tomatoes and bacon,
farmers Of Texas viii walrorne ti,ot '.,n
OF prospc riiv. They CANE % -roxas ,-o,rs
,,9 hclsh, farms, worked and paid for
ne IT, ~; ,nneN see mat their sons, equally
not do It with cotton at cents. with
e. IN az an average price Of Rs - nts. Win |
n ,,,,.i ~ price which rreciudes the
Ihey see change Is rocesssrv aud :.
i.ee SILVER WI double the prices Of pro- |
ulNts a. Die Post saws II Will well AMI /
by It. man ''''f WI" not lose
ard No., i'N''"' ,,'"'n ms hH0T r7''l
i IT,, m'"T'' mas peen written about is con-
,non ,ho lux ~ w. = robson who is now
90 s,,n .ne stump talking 70 the German
f,a,, III fAYe'te county, has letter
nom nephew who lives in Mexico. m.
Yong MAJ, amor 6 other things, SAYS;
,l.i., an I..'''sruIaoie iact MAT Mexico Is
,,],. coinpaGativ ~ Speaking, one Of. IL
~ u -lr NOS, prosperous countries In the |
N'lhd ana also II can be trutrfuliV sail !
\ Slr,t, II not the greatest, proportion OF
G ""t,tnc'Hcnis are due to its financial
- -, some uttcen years ago the ay,rnu.
r'5Fy paid for labor was between 1oi.
'ni N cents a day. Nh!ie today ~, o,i 80
W sAiasy raid FOR labor ranr"s fra,,,
:. To ., cents day and Ar H.. 81 oiii
, M Il Men can dollar TO-DAY vtii S'nie
'rlrn ln Mexico as 1t would 0ftaa,,' ra Hs
~, anu IN some Instances more - 'eafs
rs Is hHt paragraph from tb, 49,,
- y Young man. whose name y" i ~ E ,er
~ = Up and resides In Cii,i,H - - i,ar-
Mexico. That paraeranh ",,n'sto
Inns or slush written nv ono,,,t "'ps
.sii lNhtcy II ccmpleteiv arst,.seS OF
~ iGus articles OF Die Poet ~ ,o,.s tae
" ,st way, the editor of bio I, -. iu'i'
/, tulN TO the responslblIifv can
'ops"h 8 nephew VI Judge
~,
IH"re are some real ,-icb 90,
hug5 in pi. Posi- NJ una rncy
pc nm 49,. - 'Vr instance. in civ.
t&nuAirss rom tbo c., ''''Nh oi the ,
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