The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26

| III own debts through the pfO1its OF private
patronage, and aid. possibly, the other
branches Of the public service. In a
word. It has every appearance Of being 4
safe business Investment for the taxpayers
and neither a possible burden nor o risk
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Hugh Hanna notes that three principle.
ara found in an the currency reform
| plans. viz: Goed obligations. retirement
OF greenbacks and an extension OF Ma.
tfonal bank currency. He Is quite right
They are in all the plans. And they mean
a big steal FOR the bondhoidcrs to begir
with. followed by absolute control OF the
currency by the banks, and paper money
imitation. to all OF which the democratic
party has been In opposition ever since
II existed.
| II Houston gets that bayou appropria-
| tion, then-watoll us.
| We are told that Mr.. McKlnley's mes.
sage VIII deal chiefly with the currency
and CUBAN questions. II Will be an un-
necessary waste of paper and ink and
valuable newspaper space. The Cuban
policy outlined will not mean anything or
Please the country, II 1t, as is inttmated.
ifarps on autonomy and advises inaction
by this government. while the currency
pomcy under all the circumstances win
but show up as an 'iridescent dream"
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II VIII require an expert plumber to
stop the decision leak in the Federal SUI
preme court.
Yellow journalism will literally reveI I'm
the opportunities furnished by the trial of
Martin Thorn in New York for the m,r-
der OF Guldensuppe, although the story ia
an ola one. There arc thtghbones and
ouner subjects OF Anatomy that will justify
brilliant page Illustrations, while the DIFF.
ferent poses OF prisoner and witnesses
VIII afford no end OF opportunity to art
and descriptive talent
inc next great sensation from Europe
VIII be the restoration of order in the
Austrlass reichsrath.
III tho capitalization of water WORKS
street car company and electric light c,m-
pany In Houston represented the cost OF
plant or material simply and the city were
operating these franchises Itself, does any
be immense and that taxation could be
greatly reduced? Well, ha.f loaf is al
ways better than none.
The Competitor crew are going An for
daniases from Spain. Do they not know
the consequences OF suing a beggar?
Princess kafuani is trying to popular
lie herself out In Hawaii In order 10 be
prepared to catch on IN an cmergency "A
the DISPATCHES tel us AS the PRINCESS is
young good locking and has some money
SING ought not TO have TO walt long for her
etowif-as tho queen OF some handsome
adventurers home
For riot and scrlmmages the Austrian
reichsrath will compare favorabIy any day
win a Texas republican convention with
Grant and cuney In opposition.
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me old bourbon elements in spain being
opposed 10 Cuban autonomy, are making
an Idol OF Weyier for want OF better CAV.
me bourbon everywhere would rather
perish with his mossbackism than prosper
with progress. And Spain, by the way.
mas no monopoly of the bourbon.
It Is true there is a contract between m.
city OF Houston and the electric light
company. but has that contract been com.
piled wdth' IL It being lived up to nowY
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10 claimed, and with good show OF
reason, that an electric plant owned by
the city WIN not only give to all our peo.
pie better and much cheaper lights, but
that the plant itself will be more than
selt-sustatning. What more could be-
asked2
Tho shipment OF $500 turkeys by Denton
IN two days Indicated an enterprising hus-
mess confdence In that town In the
THANKSGIVING appetite and met merited
reward Intelligent enterprise will nay.
It seems to Inc Post that an attempt Is
being made to engender personal feeling
among the candidates for the Texas nov.
ernorship. or course the motive for this
can be easily understood but there Is no
good reason for any such conditions.