The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19

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huSk' Texas, July l6-Coniost Editor.
SUM Nhit ago one Of my friends stated
IA IL letter which he wrote The Post that
would withdraw from The contest II /
a"uid mat II MAS being the means o.
making the friends of nlvsel, and others
sreni money for coupons. / have since
received the Information THAI such Is
Delis nohr, hiVing drect evdeil, in such
a., ,", "a as to satisfy m that ought
iiF@t app arcd ~ The Post I'm this contest
HtSt Impulse was to withdraw. bat
~ ON careful consideration ef the mat
yer detidci that The Pest had tins CON
, .est i'r aIN srtising and That The contest
w3s harmless III itself. but could b, so
conducted az TO be productive u, harm.
decided that. as The Houston Post nas
been 50 true to the moral welfare % tn.
people, and has helped the pr.uchers in
ne state light the battles against the
Wis OF the rec II WAS hut just that t.ley
De M INC service Of The Post IN sucn
WAYS as troy are able. Recently | in
ended TO Withdraw from III, contest IN
favor Of Key. Leon Sontield. since he Is
9ealiH one OF the most popular preachers
IN tins State. bat was SURPRISED to soc
tiiut he had withdrawn. y few days since
nave learned from friends not conuect-
ed win the contest that the spo<'ts and
gambling element are making this a plea
ioi ihe;r own crpokc lnnss. While the
pea Is Ero-indiesS, and tho contest is
sun believe, nevertheless il mat make
my brother to Offend 1 VIII cat no moro
meat as long IS live. I thank my friends
boxes of nrr@toii,i ni,,tn,r,f ~ vMnn WI
/, has boon pleasant TO M TO thus learn
OF the place 81 residence ana of the abll-
49, MAN. lin lps H.ue s9iie Sra'i
about me. whicn, if havn mo-, d.scrve,i
them, viii stimulate me to higher endoav-
or in future hnrdly think my friends
who havc ho"n 50 true TO ma In this CON
test and elsewhere VIII think have made
n blundor or treated ihon hndlv nv with
drawing since believe NAT / am nrdar
moral Obligation d, wtth,ii,.,v for IN. ,r,-
sons assigned and for s,,n" atn,nilv ,,ood
unue ccs.niy 10 mention boiiev. In TIM
Houston Posi- ana r.ad if .,n,v d.,
hc!eve In lie insurance ana ,arIy Senl
ON my He. / believe The contest IL inno-
cent In itself, else would have withdrl W.,
at first. hut Siu.r r. Is rrnd,ini,,o, Wi ~,
-nnl. Quaeters aud more VIII result ~
thu battle incrnasos and the nnJ on,4roaoh-
-. viii r.tire aglfn INTO the untnplc.,iI a
opscuriiy tn which this contest found me
mud ns,tiit 4tr upon the oxcolienties of my
Win much griiitudr 10 all who have
thus nxnre-acd fr.end.hlp to ma AMI
SPOKEN kindly. of me, am, as ever. Yours
very firmly r.ii,n,,
Th. Teller printed herewith from, rav
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49,, " '',N 'iu''' we con,
"s'' 'Nprtss'S sentiment which, al
though not concurrrd IN, Tx rho Post calls
,o, so,n, word Of .,,i,,,,,i,., -, ,,.,,,,',
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OF REQ "9'oeS p'i'H one OF the leaders
IN the contest. In regard TO the spending
of money for cnuuo,ts q,bo ,,,., win SAY.
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may be- spent Ia that mlnurr, it has and
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