The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16

aid in the creation OF a monopoly can not
be sustained. Houston presses and Hous-
ton buyers do not want all the cotton
grown In Texas. What they can handle
economically and cxpeditIously is all they
ask for. but the commission appears 10
be determined 20 deny them any OF it, ex-
cept what they are willing to labor under
disadvantage to get.
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1t Is surprising how few skilled Iaborers
are found among the immigrants TO this
country An official report of inyestiga.
ton says that among Immigrants from
Scotland there was one skilled In four:
| from England and Wales, one In five:
Belgium. one in seven; France, one In
nine. Germany and Norway, one In ten.
Italy. one In fourteen Russia, one In
eighteen; Ireland, one in nineteen: Poland
, one In twenty three; Austria Hungary.
one In twenty-nine. No wonder there Is
extraordinary competition in the fields Of
unskilled labor.
Guadalupe county has concluded to start
an opposition Klondike.
How did the Foreigners" get into thu
brought there by the corporations that
ere trying to hold them In practical slav-
cry. Many of them were brought there
under contract IN violation of the laws Of
the United States to dispace American
labor by men who are getting the benefit
OF tariff on coal. The system of PRO
lection to the American workingman" pro-
duoes some very Interesting results.
The yellow fever liar Is aus busy as a
boy in a bumblebee's nest.
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The prompt demand for satisfaction for
injury TO subjects OF foreign governments
In the Lathmer butchery, Is In striking
contrast to the pusllanimous action of
this government when any OF it's citizens
have been Injured. Indeed. it Is humill-
atlng to every patriotic American.
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me Dingley bill liz also responsible for
starting some Of the wheels In Kaiser WILL
helms head.
Tom Reed refers to the rise in stocks
TO prove that prosperity has arrived. He
proves that 1t has come to the stock gam.
blers, who bought stocks. but most of our
people did not buy the stocks. They did
rot have the money
We desire to call the attention. OF the
jealous and active Dlugley bill to the boil
worms IN Texas.
The Boston Post says New England
practically gets nothing out of the tariff
III That were true the New Englauders
would have II revised, or break up the
government,
Texas patriots for pie are on the 1ti vtve
since Mr.. MCKINLEY is again in charge Of
the patronage mill
Although the government is already 0r
uring on sending "A relief ship with sun
piles to the hungry gold seekers the ex-
odus VIII continue acknowledgements unless
this weather lets APP
The yellow fever liar should be given a
d SO of the whipping post. 1t would prove
"a specific In his case.
Senator Wellington predicts that the
Maryland republicans Will meet a Water
loo this fall. 1t Is to be hoped that he
VIII he moro successful as a prophet than
az boss.
AS a White House pest 1t is a neck ana
neck race between mosquitoes and office
seekers for the pennant.
1t is claimed that a demented womn,
found near Chicago liz Mrs. Luetgert. The
old man will give that sausage factory
II somebody will prove It.
wonder II General Longstreet came
to the ccncusiou that there Is one moro
honeymoon in him yet.
The American people are not going I,
quit looking at Pennsylvaus.a with n frown
until that sheriff and those deputies are
put on triad for murder.
Hanmrs passionate declarations of his
ioVe Tor the labo'Fng man just now are
both pathetic and impressive.
III the testimony Offered by the nrosc
cution is correct. then Luetgert tried his
host to reduce Mrs. Luetgort to Kipling.s
"a rag and II bone and a hank of hair >,
Many or uhose patriots for pie of 'g6 who
climbed into bhe band wagon are NOW
taxing jolt In the ice wagon,
EoNomment by njupctjon In Pennsyi- |
van'a means that II unarmed strikers At
tempt To walk on the public highway. they |
must be shot in the back.
The schoolsswill soon be opened all ove,
the country to the thousands of idle chi,
dreA. thanks some more to the pdngley
bill.
Does the goldhug press see In the whole. |
sale slaughter OF peaceful and unarmcd |
men another attempt to array the poor
against the richg
IMe Sabine Pass and Port Arthur peon,e
Know what they are there for. They have
assurances Of cur distinguished consider.
ation.
congressman Cooper Is trying to use |
armor plate to turn Colonel Imboden,s
shells in the next battle in the Secona |
district.
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