The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-08
HOUSTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. *.
aALvEsroNs HOMOGENEOUS SONG.
Poor old GaIvestonl

win it never tire OF It's monotonous song
ugalnst the Houston cotton differentnlP
VIII it continue to go on forever demands
Ing that geographical distances and NAB
ural barriers shall absolutely be ami
hilated In It's special behalf?
In spring and summer In autumn and
winter, as n matin chant and n vesper
hymn. this same old song against the DIFF
fereDtial is heard from the Island City.
The Song Of the Shirt" was as nothing
to this song of the differontlal.
II looks as II the Islanders were doomed
to walk tho earth forever with this burden
of a differental checking their laughter and
spelling their Joys and rendering Houston
In their eyes an eternal nightmare, which
they could not shake off
Falling. falling, falling-and yet tho night
boss is still carrying them down.
Vainly they have tried to get rid OF tho
horrible Incubus.
There Ia no hope save In the railway com.
mission and tho commission liz heartiess.
Politicians have threatened and big mcr-
chants and bankers have begged, and yet
tho cruel commission has continued to rec
ognise Its duty and count geographical dis
tances between Houston and Galveston iust
as It has counted them between other
points.
The commission did not put Houston
nifty miles nearer tho cotton fields than
'aiveston. and 1t feels hesitancy In wip-
Ing out tho work OF Providence by scratch
Of the pen.
Now the islanders have fallen back upon
the trades unions of Galveston and have In
duced island labor to besicge the commits
sion. Some people have an idea that you
only nave to get trades union upon an
office holder and he will surrender uncon-
dltlonally. How silly this latest move.
oven II the commission was composed OF
mon who could be influenced by such con
sideratlons! Tho Texas railway commits
sion Is made OF better and sterner stuff
thah that But grant that island labor
would BIO benefited to some extent by the
removal OF the differential in the face ~
natural conditions and common Justice to
Houston--what would become of Houston
IahNrp
This is the great labor center OF Texas
no one disputes that.
There are 5000 laborlng men In the rail-
way and cotton and compress yards Of
Houston to every 1000 In Galveston AL
most half the voting strength OF Houston Ia
tho labor vote. Would the comparatively
few union mon In Galveston want the COM
mission to cripple the tremendous labor
interests OF Houston~--to sacrifice the many
FOR the few7 Even upon this latest phase
or the differental question the Galveston
case Is weaker than ever
1t Is really and seriously an Insult to tho
Intelligence and integrity of the railway
commissioners that Galveston should so
perslstentlv annov them with It's cyerlast-
ing whine--for it is nothing. morc--against
tho differentlai
me dinerential Is res adjudicata and
Haiveston would have the court stultfv II.
self by reopening the question So ,orc :.
the cities continue to remain fiftv mue.
apart. N''''s
In tho interest of variety and 10 hrs,,,
'ne painful monotony Tho Post would suy-
ses' .nat Galveston for time sing ..co,,
rades" or 1.-TWO Little Girls In nme, .o"r
the commissions Window. 1A'sr