The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-17
LEADING EDITION.

LEADING EDIT0pIss
Carl schurz In Harper's Wa. 4.
OUR coLoRED crTrzrNS
whole, the wiser heads amons z u
people themselves can hardls
that their political preferm..s h
precede, but follow their 40.
the other walks Of life. 4 s--
Der Of negroes achieving dis.iocfss. 81
yers. or as physicians, or - 49,
as educators. or az business u.
by the impression produced ...'''
opinion, effect far more for ~
| advancement of their rane ~
many negro politicians gettin, -
elected to congress or appo,rs = IN
offices. and infinitely more thss n
OF colored place hunters, who 4.
| ty committees for "influencer ~ ~
ing officers for favors in thu ~.
colored vote, and who thus htsss1s
responsiveness Of one of the me- M
features OF our political life.
In this respect nothing mr.. u.
can happen to the colored uss,a. ,!
that all the government empior,
put under civil service rules. a tx5. q
oolored citizen who gets an snss<,
be known to have obtained Il q 7zs.l
of his own Individual merit In frs. ~
tition on an equal footing with 49, p
zens, white or black, and thss q
therefore. fairly and honorably euiki.,
it. Places so won will, indeed, = ~
Of real proficiency and distincts y
raise the colored people In thai ~
esteem which above all things ~ A.
From the Chicago Times Herald
A BLOW AT THE DREAMY WAN
The waltz has got TO go. This has -. !.
creed by the American Society d h,,I
sors OF Dancing at its recent NH.
Boston. The waltz has been the = 4
the terpslchorean functions for gens,tI
Indeed, there would be very little = /
hopping exhibit that did not includ, 4
delirious ecstasy of motion which IN Z
portorial fancy has characterized 4 i
dreamy and may waltz"
But this is go of different ~ {,
means that the master minds who pa
each year to figure out new deylos /,
enabling our young people to get toe,I.
and do things that would not Be- tol.n.a
under any other name have plaesd N
professional ban upon the wallis, N, 4,
cular form Of terpsichorean INSANITY m
enables the young man to look de<p n
her dove-like eyes and throw nusnh \
nothing In her willing ears to the 49,
OF wheezy violoncello and 1 aorsI
clarionet is no longer in good form N
matter OF form, OF course, has alwau 4
ured prominently in such natter. hut 4
young man has never been captious a n I
respect. He has evinced ON all occaaun I
willingness to accept the situation a II
faith and take his chances on the ~
The waltz has withstood these ar,aus
before. Fer century or more Il b, N +
the object of censorious criticism M
those wall flowers who neglected u luaI
1t in their younger days and are reivcutl
to tackle 1t SO late In life. But the Win |
like the young man who participate b 4
has held It's own, and we believe Il III
continue to hold Its own In spite Il d
odict promulgated by the assochtIa n
dancing masters.
IT is doubtless true that the wslts h|
September wheat, has shown suvuI
Jumping tendency of late. But It mut \
remembered that a wave Of prospehy II
upon us and that everything IL "a III
Jump. A waltz that is fun Of jump II
mulch more typical OF the modern Anetu,
life than the tame and dreamy glide AAI
10 devoid OF hustle and brings nsith@ I'll
nllaration nor Precipitation.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
FOOLISH CONFIDENCE IN LUCK
The certainty that Europe will haze q
pay to the United States between $looMi|
900 and 5000, 900 for wheat TIL ri
and that the balance OF trade will v a
our favor has led to speculation
the way in which the debt will b ~
Europe may either send us gold Of caira
loans which she has made to U.s. 10 aas
event we profit to the amount Of The |
ance in our favor. If she cancels ~
or. in other words, returns bonds z
on which she has advanced none,
debt of the country to Europe is dlulls
ed and our wealth is corresponding
creased. 1t is generally believed snA
balance will be settled as other Da''aa
usually are. by the offsetting Of ~ =.
Of debt against another and thai
can securities will begin to return
If our currency were based on
system no one would care whetna
or bonds We're sent across the ~ NJ
fall. 1t is because Of the ease VIVA n
all the gold can be drawn from
eral treasury that the possibility q ~.
crease in the supply of gold IN sns
try attracts so much attention. ~,
the condition of a man who woua /
have his debtors pay him IN casn ~ n
receipted bills. In other worus' ~ ~. n,
to postpone the payment oil OUT usst n n
use the cash to help US shin aoas
few months more. !. ,atus
We are optimistic. and thai asssu
ate, for optimism is better thsp suhs,is
ism. But we trust too much 70 ~ ~ ~
ed luck. We are having good c.'p
year and there is a prospect tnas sra,lsi
come of the government Will % u,cp,h
than it's expenditures before many :. 4
In view of the good times comlns ,s pa
folding our hands and compiaceeiun~as N
ting our faith in the God oil Nas NJ
has thus far led us ON Our w. nj ~
We do not want to be irreVeren's ,minri
do not believe that the LORD Tin ID
likes to have His creatures take SIN
a fool. There is more faith IN .n =, nsa.
that the Lord helps those who hep III, M /
selves than in all the tempoI iA'Ae .tr n