The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-23
OUR PUBLIC MEN.


Their Motives.
statesmen, politicians, demagcgues
and blatherskites! II seems that all
public men these latter days are de-
nominated by one of these four titles.
1have heard it said that statesman is
dead politician. If that be true. have
no disposition TO go among the tomb
stones and write about the dead; and
yet think statesman may be differ
emily defined, us follows: A well-in.
formed, broadminded. patriotic, un-
selfish man, who lives and labors for the
good of others, using his position sim
ply for the public good. With this
definition am candid when say don't
believe there are one dozen statesmen In
the United States congress, both upper
and lower houses. II is wonder to me
that the masses have any respect ut all
for our public men, for they are
maligned and slandered and gossipped
about by press, pulpit aud parlor. Their
motives and conduct are alike de-
nounced, and there is very little incen-
tive these days for broad-minded, up-
selfish statesmanship. Many men go
nv ''''ee so''' ii,e"' ou' NO" ''is '"eE
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lie VIII cuss ana drink "ith the gang.
lie VIII Talk IN the meeting. lie carries
bipie III one Pocket ana pot'le ol
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devil, 1901 or knaVe, lachnss or
SKUNK keg OF Deer OF ooutie OF
champaign anything from S"ihe Oh
craps up 10 tine leadihg prayer meet
ing On every snip he can be either
cabin passenger or go on as stHerase'
we nave many IN pupIlc NE ilhe TINS
lheh we nave what the newspapers
can ANNIVERSARIES 90 hou Know ''e
meaning OF the "0ru' iiteraiiy' hho"
soine 'iieh " "hol' ~ 10 "pI'i'eu "n'
reno" VINO Gun ou''iieroo iieFoo ana go
peyoho 'he lines "''efe Sense "n"
'hough' Will CO. VINO '"'hs win we
r'eaiiiiieiess pi"s "a an ''''s 'ii'' i'es
empty cartridges ID every aire'''on'
soaring women anu ci'horeh pu' never
wounaihg h@n--he Is my iueo' Oh
piathersAi'e.
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DAY huhdreus OF men VINO are heither
statesmen or politciahs OF denasogues
or ANNIVERSARIES hey are niue ie''o"s
VINO s'ahd ior mounting, 40 mourning anu
amount 10 hothlbB Nu1ure seems 10
nave put them INTO the "oriu on the
same idea that uhe glrl a'e the iettucc-
Just TO MI up on i had rather De
hlatherSkite IMAM ho'hihg' "A piather-
skite is something ana somepouy una
may be converted aha mace INTO some
thing better. But the Hod OF nature
has made everything OF something else
since the evening ana morning We're the
first day in this world s history
1t would he sourc OF infinite satis'
faction TO the public If they could