The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-20

was placed upon her head sixty years ago
and yet no scandal has rested around her
name. The great inventions Of the times
and stirring politics OF the century have
revoluiionized human society, but the
queen OF England has remained serene and
unchanged through It ALA model wife.
an affecuonate mother. pattern OF pro-
| priety, an upright and Just sovereign.
The perfection OF the British constitution
from it's popular side of view has relieved
| the occupant of the throne o. the details
| OF political management The real power
| rests no longer with king or queen. bu.
with the commons and the ministry, yet
| the influence OF the sovereign permeates
all classes of society and strongly affects
current thought and politics. 1t is in such
respects that the now aged queen has most
directly exerled the influence OF her per-
sonality upon her times The moral tone
Of the British court and OF British society
has unquestlonably been elevated during
the reign of Victoria and the fact has been
largely due to her own severe moral stand.
ards. Pure aud true womanhood has been
rendered douhly attractive BY it's conspie-
uous aid consistent display for sixty years
unde. the fierce light that beats upon the
first throne OF the world. The domestic re-
latiors have been made more beautiful by
tho demonstration Of the possibility of mu
tual esteem and affection even In the usu-
ally corrupt and oppressive atmosphere of
hollow hearted courts In word, the So
cial side OF England aud the world has
been elevated and purified by the noble
example of this womanly queen for more
than half a century.
The British would be less than human
were they TO tail to celebrate her diamond
Jubilee with an enthusiasm born both of
love and respect. The vast growth OF the
empire. It's territorial extension. its in
creased power, resources, population and
wealth; Its progress in the arts and Sci
enees and literature; its present command
ing position In the world-all these are of
course matters Of congratulation and re-
loieing during this great jubilee occasion.
but, after all and above all. the llveliest
gratitude OF the British people and the
proudest emotions of the hour should be
stirred by the reflection that for sixty
years the British throne has been occupied
by one Of the model woAen of the CEN
fury. who Inns kept the crown untarnished
and The court free from corruption or scan
dal and against whose name no honest man
has ever whispered an ugly story.
The courts of Massachusetts have grant
Cd bail in the sum of 5000 to a teImster
Who criminally assaulted little 7-ycar-old
sin The other day. The child died from
the iiuries rceived. The probabilities
are that the hend who cotami.tel this I'M
sneakeble crime will get off with a peni-
Tertiary sentence. Thank heaven that
human nature is not the same In all com,
mInlas.
The Paris baseball team seems to have
a nhddhng tight grip on last place.
The Eowser joint resolution to exempt
manufacturers locating IN Texas from tax
alton FOR ten years has to go OYER until
me regular biennial session. and more's
tho pity. We need that exemption, ana
We can say to capitalists everywhere that
they may count on It, That, with our
mn"nificent crops. would max. Texas In
dustrial interests grow like pickaninny
In 'Dossum time.
Colonel M1tonius Park has closed the
midGle-o' -the-mGck council chamber with
many lurid remarks and a key.
The newspaper correspondents who were
indicted for contempt In connection with
the sugar trust investigation farel as
wei at the hands of the Washington
court "a the trust magnntes. 1t is a well
known fact, however, that the newspaper
men have u.s. much popular grease" in
reserye tor their friends rs the millionaire
magrates,
The sugar trust is a living and conspicu-
Gus example Of the fact that the more
sugar a man has the more he wants,
After comparing the Texas legislature
with that OF Illinois. the people of this
state VIII vpte unanimously to re-elcct
our present Legislative body. 1t may not
strike ais swift a pace as it should, but
it doesn't grow hump shouldered holding
its hands t'hind its back beskoning 10
doodle dispensers.
Texas coast country vegetable and fruit
tioins for every large city in the North
VIII soon be as con mon az pig tracks.
Who would have thought that Texas
grave and reverend senators were addict
eli 10 the cigarette habit? The alleged
frivolous house put a prohh.tivc tax ON
them and tho senate scaled it 90 per cent
We may now expect TO hear of the senate
indrlsing In q mumh.ety peg party before
tinal adjournment.
FTha ontftpfstlc ran,rta OF tnnu',