The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-10

: billions OF n newspaper" and then Innocent,
proceeds to show that Il is impossible q
realize any OF them. unlcss II be the ins
mentioned by hIm--to get and publish th
latest news. A newspapers development is
good dcnl like that OF Torsy's up to Il ccrtair
point--it Just grows up in conformity L
its environment and financial resources. Few
papers ever reach stngo whcro they can In
dcpondcntly map out and pursue nm ideal
policy,
In thrift matters Austria appears to be a
kind OF "Mc Too 10 Germany.
There are n few patriots left In the North
who think We should not protest against
RussiA's rclsing China, corea and Japan. II
shc WANTS tho latter, because Russia pre-
vented England from recognizing the South
rome thirty odd years ago They belong TO
tho cIaHa Of patriots who want TO give every
''homc guard" who Rhouldcrcd muskot In
tho North, blank check on the Federal
treasury to be fllcd Mt his pleasure
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Tho United States senate IA always ready to
\ Influence the stock market II II can't do any
thing else for business prosperity.
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II is gratifying to observe that the senate
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| interest In our trade relations with China and
japan, Texas is deeply interested in keeping
oriental markets open MS we are sending large
amounts OF our cotton to the othcr side OF
| the pacific This country ought to back up
| England in a policy Of opposition to closed
| markets or favored nations In tho East.
Northern politicians are IN big luck this
year. Following tho Ohio senatorial pick
lngs now comes another Wanamukcr candi.
dacy IN Pennsylvania
We should like to see q little winter down
this way for sanitary purposes. but mono Of
MS would welcome the assortment oil weather
tho Eastern Smtos have been eNperlonebg In
tho past week or 80. rhe accounts ns they
como to NIX In detail In tho papers from New
York aud New England show terrible losses
and suffering. Nothing like the storm has
been soon for years
The lingo talk in tho senate caused heavy
selling ui stocks in New York. Possibly the
tip got away from tho senate In time to do
snme people lotB Of good,
Tho action OF colorcd citizens OF Houston
in Joining the movement 20 secure deep water
for this city is significant Ms an Indication
that All classes are beginning to rea!iso their
vital interest in the premtses-thc poorest and
the highest, the black and white viii all
he bcnihted through tho contamination of
thia great project.
The proposed @, A. H. colony TO be located
near Matagorda bay ought 10 omtstrip FitY-
gerald, GeorRn. In "a year or two. Evcry
natural advantage will he with thu Texas
colony.
Fifteen hundred mon IN Wisconsin employed
In digging iron ore and themselves compelled
presumably by the workings OF the ningley
tariff to accept 10 per ceut advance In
wages. Syracuse IN. W POST
by tho same token Il wouldn't no cut ot
place to call attention to the happy effects
Of the ptpslcy bin on labor In Now Eng
land
American marines arc landed promptly
enough TO protect our cousulates In Central
America, but when " comes to Cuba wo view
| tho melee from afari Aud ye, Spain Ia not
| 20 many,
| II must he said for Mr. Dole that he did
not como 80 high M King Kalakaua IN lS'b.
| II cost thon a fraction less than Ss0,o00 TO
entertain the ruler OF Hawaii We seem to
have gained from republican simplicity In
the Sandwich islands whether or not tho ma
| tiyrS have.
Tho poston Globe remarks that Il took a
! si60oo diuner IN a sleo0o,Oo hotel 10 tell tho
pcopIe thai the president is just as far from
nowhere on the currency question as he was
when elected,
Tho cruising squadron around Dry rortueas