The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-21
SOME LEADING EDITORIALS.
From tho chicago Inter ocean.

SUmE LEADINU EDlION1hLCs
From tho chicago Inter Ocean.
SOUTHERN INDUCEMENTs.--On Sat.
urday the special correspondent Of the In
ter Ocean, Mr.. w. H. Skaggs. gave some
facts that are Indicative Of the changing
and improving state Of Affairs. For ex-
ample. one Of the executive force Of the
Southern Railway company writes to our
correspondent:
1--WE have received more inquiries during
the past two weeks than we have re-
ceiyed during the six months before
There seems to be tendency among the
manufacturers in the North to pay more
attention To assertions we make relative
to the advantages OF the Southern coun-
try. Moro agric,llturists are going to To-
cate in the South In the year 1898 than
have located during the past three years.
This Is indeed process OF uniftcation
Of States. We need more Southerners IN
the North and mor- NortrenerS are need
cd In tho South. There Ii In the mental,
moral and social fiber Of each something
that the other lacks; blending OF the
best qualities Of each Is needed for the
development and perfect and tomoge-
neous race.
The manufactures OF the South in cot
ton and iron have progressed n1arvelousiy
Of late The increase In the number OF
looms and spindles at work In Georgia,
Kentucky, the two Carollnas, Alabama and
Tennessee has been at the rate OF 1870 per
cent between 1880 and 1897 And large
number of the cotton mills are owned
by natives OF the South.
The evolution OF the iron industry has
not been less marvellous. though 1t sur
fered somewhat OF check from the Mjt-
dicious boom" Of few years ago. But
perhaps the most important fact is that Of
the continually increasing flow Of small
capitals In the hands OF Northern farmers.
mechanics and tradesmen to the Southern
States. The prosperity and power OF a
community are not measurable by the
wealth Of few, but by the comforts en-
joyed by the multitude. And while the
South offers many Inducements to the
the man Of modsSate means and .reat
energy.
From the Washington Post
THE HIGHEST PRIzE.-The Syracuse
Post says that Assemblyman Lewis, who
is the republican candidate for mayor Of
Rochester, selected his own platform in
the following brief speech:
III am elected mayor I promise to
give my best thought, my entire time. and
all my energies to the business of the
city, to the end that it's business may be
conducted in the best possible manner
Economy shall be my watchword. Ex-
perience shall be my guide. The public
interest shall be my constant care, and
the approval of my fellow citizens the
prize which ] shall always strive hardest to
possess"
Our Syracuse contemporary thinks there
Is not much room for Improvement In
Mr.. Lewis platform. So far as 1t relates
to what the candidate promises to do, it
Is all right AS to tho prize which he
says he shall always strive hardest to
possess, 1t is all wrong. For a mayor to
give his best thought, his entire time and
energies to the business of the city which
has placed him at the head OF its affairs,
is admirable. He ought to realize that
municipal government Is business, not
politics; that, in the discharge Of his
duties, he has nothing to do with the
tariff or the currency. II that is what
Mr.. Lewis means. 1t is entirely commend
able. His pledge to promote economy is
also to be commended, provided that he
does not put wrong construction on that
much abused word. Small expenditures
may be the most wasteful, and large out
bays are OFTEN the most economical
But the prize that all men, whether In
public or private life. should always
strive hardest to possess Is not the APP
prevail Of their fellow citizens. 1t may be
the duty Of Mr.. Lewis. II elected, to do
unpopular acts His judgment--hls reason
and conscence-may point one way and
public clamor seek to impel him In the
opposite direction. That Is a contingency
liable to occur to any official. It has hap
pened TO presidents, governors, mayors
and legislative and judicial officers many
times. We know Of but one safe rule OF
conduct for man in office when he is
compelled to choose between his own sense
OF right and the conflicting views of his
fellow-citizens. This above all, to thine
own self be true; thou canst not then be
false to any man." And. In the long run,
the man who has moral courage enough
to be true to himself will get the respect
OF those whose good opinion is worth
having. The highest OF all prizes the
most valuable OF all possessions, is self
respect. The applause OF parties or fac
lions may be grateful to the ear and flat
ering to the pride Of public servant. but
no man can afford to purchase that luxury
at the cost OF self condemnatlon.