The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
OPENING OF CONGRESS.

Rington, Deceihoei 'es'
All, and dead. There was no live
:. snlrit. no ardor of a high hope.
rsnublicans are decidedly a wilted
- last elections. with their ice-cold
did It. The party Of Hanna-Mc-
and the prosperity that did not ar
,resees defeat year from now.
,sent is bad; the future has worse in
They are to lose the house next
mon the senate. and in 1900 the
10y 1t takes no Elijah OF politics
.,. II is this fate, already plainly.
dimly, In sight, that teaches the re-
face such gravity and clothes Its
gloom.
hsr staggering thought to repub-
es they come together In house and
!. the reflection that the Dingley
millions month behind the needs
Nation In the revenue 1t provides.
,ssted measure is a failure. IS best
admit it in covert, sad converse
nh other. The tariff architects Who
II don't know what to do in rem
me country is going astern nine
month short OF paying current
,ariffites don't know what TO do.
,nx shudders at a bond issue. The
,,ief Is. however, that the dunning
ries of the case will drive him soon
As. Meanwhile the republicans. all
mpeded, talk in mood OF addlepate
a nj economy. They must economize
pnditures: they must shave and pare
I,ronrlation bills. This sentiment OF
saving is good and sound enough.
nity the country must grow bank
pfore these heavyweight Statesmen"
arouse themselves TO 1t. But in my
bninion they will find that such
NV" as they may. exercise will hard
the trouble rhey will scarce
nd shave" TO an annual aggregate
600 600, all Of which would be
10 match tho progression OF the de-
ow eating itself fat and larger with
moment.
trouble with the country is plain,
,ch weak sisters as Mckinley and a
"a majority of homeless republicans
equal to the remedy. The country
from blood sucking by fake PEN
BY place making, by a multitude Of
ems OF all sorts. There are tenfold
nv men on the government rolls as
ners and employees" as by an honest
belong there. Glance AT the figures
the war broke out, thirty-siX years
rhe overall expenses of iuhains thu
ment was an annual sixty millions.
it is over $60g, 900, 900. There is
II right nor argument for 1t. 1t Is
eresb robbery when all is said. And
at the books during the last one
OF a century shows the republican
responsible for it.
the ratio of increase which obtained
yernment expenditure for the one
pf the century prior to 1860 the over
t Of running the government today
to be less than $250.000,000.
the fact that the republicans, acting
Tor OF leeches of party and TO bribc
rength needed to perpeuate them
in power, have, instead of $3.50, 600,-
one to full $500, 600, 900 yearly as the
be bill OF the Nation, that today
deficit and sets the country star
bpelessly into future full Of bonds
the first year of McKinleyism, the re-
ans display themselves as incapable
demands of the hour. With a tariff
, on their hands in the Dingley bill
deficit colling about the country
like some python; with recent de-
at the polls, ii staggers them, ant
their prophesied prosperity still I
word 1t Is small wonder the party II
and senate seemed today damaged
did McKinley's message sound in any
note Of cheer. 1t was lacking II
"; it was worse than mild; 1t wa
Now was the time for a bit OF vim
Eigor. Mckinley wasn't equal to 1t
message was fraught with hesitatint
nent, and where there should hav'
decision and directness there were
fgy and wopbling about. The repub
lelt sadder following the reading
they did before. A weak leade
weak army, and a coward at head
ters means defeat.
Is would be a splendid chance for SOM
republican to seize the leadership. Blu
Tor the hope of the black party. TIL
among them are such narrow failure
zen as Reed as Grosvenor. Hanna
count. That crimson necked senate
was a leader even of the littl
iisl breed. Hanna comes to be mere
catlle buyer of politics, with just skill
81 to see to it that he gets what h
LOT But Hanna couldn't lead a part
more than he could lead an orchestra
ms money holds. he can hire ethel
ms money gone Hanna goes also.
'Aihs down into the senate chambe
was as If one gazed into garden
- y, every desk bore lis burden OF flow
inese posies are presents. Som
ue,k' tearing the loss of his or he
Snips dray load of flowers to
VI 10 invoke, it may be. his benignan
en''0h' There's something patheti
Wls annual senate flower show. A
unce before on a similar occasion,
OF gifts.
MS present making comes to abot
remarked the great editor, "sonl
1 VINO can't afford 1t gives some fel
s''uething he doesn't need"
"''n the senate flowers, which in tn
SAFE must have cost thousands OF do
a'S afternoon. Grosyenor, white
ana wofdy, over in the house, g
"'eath OF flowers, but mixed up wit
osSo'hs came an excellent vocal ms
1ucs made OF wool and wood. VIII
~ SPOUT GroSvenor to remind an az
ol merino buck can't for myse
uon tknow much OF Grcsyenor ar
sIs OF merino bucks. suppose, how
mere is some fine analogy betwot
ana doubt me not but Grosvenor