The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-03

Insult TO compare with Turkey, all bccauGt
the almighty dollar la In the balance.
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What the republican party has been do
ing In part to promote the prosperity o.
the wheat farmer. is explained By the
Nashville Sun. as follows; The repub.
iican administration at Washington has
been busy in piling up taxes on him. When
he sells his wheat and begins to make
ready for the next year, the farmer VIII
find that he must pay more for the hoes
and the plows and the mowers ard the
reapers, so necessary on the farm. He
will find himself forced to pay additional
tax on the harness FOR his horses and
mules. the tin pals into which he m'lks
his COW, the nails he uses In patching up
his fences, the stove In which his cook
Ing Is done. the washboard and tub used
by his help the clothes he wears. the
hat he has on his head and the shoes
| which keep OF the stone bruises He
| must pay more for nearly every garment
| worn by HIS wife and children. must pay
| more Tor his table ware and for his clock.
| his carpets, his door knobs and the pipe
| he smokes at night The American farmer
| h not fool He knows why wheat has
gone up"
A near-sighted man has been powerfully
handicapped at the seashore this season.
The corporation OF Brown University
now realizes that It kicked all the fat in
the fire when X galiy hoped President
Andrews collar. and Is trying to wiggle
out Of It. II can't do It, 1t has hit the
gold standard solid Jolt in the Jaw and
all fair-minded men are Disguised with
such narrow-minded intolerance. Pres-
dent Andrews is not the manly man we
believe him II he doesn't allow his reslg
nation to stand.
There ~ suspicion that Andree stuffed |
HIS balloon full Of wheat and that IT'S still |
going up.
The Austin Statesman criticises The |
P.-t hecause Il condemns government ny |
Injunction. which destroys the liberty Of
speech and peaceful assemblagc. The
Statesman compliments the patriotism Of
The Post by us criticism. Nobody ex
pecta anything else Of the Statesman but
TO pander to piutocraey and uphold the
doctrine that a workingman has no rights
which a plutacrat is bound to respect.
The 81. Louis conference did not do !
much toward putting the miners on Klon-
dixie street.
The goldbugs who are yelling with Joy
at the fall in the price OF silver either
forget or don't care that this country
Il a large producer of the white metal
and that whatever reduces the CONNER
cial value Of any American product de-
creaaes just that much our total wealth.
aud cuts off our debt-paytng power.
Senator wellington tried TO play the
Ton Platt act and got 1t right where Coll.
got the garrote.
hi Chandler says he will never forgive
himself for allowing that conference COM
midee to swat New England In the neck.
II he VIII only forget himself VIC don't
cato whether he forsiycs himself or not.
austin politicians are stll suffering
rroni audiSeeuOn since that banquet ten
dcred to Judge Terrell
The Tmes-Herah Of Chicago sueers at
the New York Journal for It's fight In be-
half Of Miss Cisneros The Times Herald |
IS getting very gay since tho price of
hot buns went up.
Mark sent for Mack and he Is now IN |
Omdtoutng FOR him IN regular oId-fash-
.one, eectioneerlug style.
Gtng out ito see a man" between |
actiin Atlanta is going Into innocuous
desttpde. as result OF Wen starched |
fonpino vertebrae and an unmarried |
mapr
| Conel Gus street has the rare privi- !
| led OF feeling that just now everybody
| Is ta.nst him except the people.
~ "Bhck Eagle OF Gregg" is staying
linfashington, watching every move upon
thpoiiticai choes board and doing some
"Eerfur straight talking
30 Pennsylvania democracy is to be
cSratulated upon It's determination to
phone but democrats on guard.
! |
lvcrnor o'Ferrall of Virginia gives n
sting and conspicuous example OF IN
| gitude to the democracy of his State.
Ihim 40 whore he belongs.
4 |
4 bile Mr. Bailey MAY not be a cand-
!, d for the senate, no is not throwing
q bouquets at the mon who are
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THE TEXAS EDITORS.