The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
os disappointment among the rank and nie
and occasioning defeat at each recurring
election In the East,

election IN tne FShstf
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The colorcd citizens OF Houston appreciate
the general value OF the proposed bayou Inn
pfovcment 10 all classes OF residents In this
vicinity. II is work that has SO much
intrinsic merit about II that no man. how.
ever humble or ilitcratc fails to see its util.
lily and possibilities the moment they arc
mentioned. He Is sorry citizen, indeed
who does not feel deep interest 10 tho sue
cess OF the project. Il III
! by tho way, tho news OF marine disasters
has been coming fast and furious for the
|. past week or 10. Life ON the bounding wAvo
| Is losing much of Its poetic attractiyencss
| We arc Informed that oil In paying quanti-
ties has been found near Taylor. One Of
| the richest fields to be found anywhere is
around Sour Lake Texas bids fair 10 rival
| Pennsylvania as an oil region. OH. coal
iron, cotton, sugar, tobacco, corn, wheat wool
and CATTLE. Where Is there another such Il
! State on Garth?
Congressional and administration circles In
Washington have remained unexpectedly cool
and quiet in waiting for definite details from
Havana. Tho air. however feels very much
ike tho calm before The storm.
-.se.
The trusts In this country are standing In
tho way OF individual enterprises in Texas
as well as In other States, Sugar mills, pack
cries and score OF other lines OF industry In
which there is profit, must fight the trusts
while struggling for n footod The people
ought TO rally to the support OF all indepcnd-
ent enterprises.
This Dreyfus scandal In France, the moro It
is unfolded. indicates that there 10 a niger
somewhere in the French woodpilc. The
government is guarding some dangerous So
cret with III concealed alarm
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The peace at any price fellows In this coun-
try. and especially on the Eastorn exchanges,
would rather sec the whole Atlantic squadron
blown out Of the water than n disturbance
of stock spoculations. The king bee OF this
crowd Is j. Picrponf Morgan, financial ad-
wiser to the present and the preceding ad-
ninstratlon.
Tho administration is at least sensible In
determining not to send another warship to
Havana Just at present. Tho next time we
pay an official visit oyer there we want the
whole ncot to 30, and 20 10 stay.
One New York paper says that one of Tia
exchanges occupies so much space in its od-
torial columns replying to tho criticisms of
us contemporaries, II Inns no chance to say
anything new. Well newspaper that can
rot count few robust critics among It's
readers Is not doing its duty to Itself or the
public.
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There is no difficulty In finding where tho
Hon James s. Ilogg stands. He Is for Cul-
bcrson now and for Chiffon two years from
now. and II might be possible for him to tell |
with come distinctnegs who is his choice for |
six years hence
Upon the gentlemen elected to State Offices
depend largely the discipline and the record |
for consistency of the party they represent. |
The Importance. therefore. OF having such
mon In perfect accord with their party on all !
the great public questions OF the day viii at
once be recognized.
In doubling tho amount allowed by tho
house for the continuation Of the work OF our
coast dofenscs. the senate not only acted
wisely but rebuksd the partisan spirit Of Mr.
Reeds slaves. who would sacrifice tho de-
fense OF the Nation to lessen the deficit under
the Dlnglcy bill.
While we are sure Spain wouldn't make n
square monl for us, the Spaniprds fancy they
could easily whip the United States-so there
gon are! II is Just possible, by tho way, that
n no other two countries on the earth is
ak so cheap MS In Spain and these United
states.