The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

States do-thcn we shall have the nucleus 10
volunteer army that Will command the re
spec, Of the world!
Farmer Shaw cvinces a determined disposi
hon to poke sticks into the Texas raiiwa,
cage. N
Bryan and Bailey make a great team. Bot
ycunE' both infefatigable workers both stick
lers for the constitution, both friends OF TIL
masses against the aggressive and rapacIou
classes, both with the courage OF their con
yctions. and both briliant--it is no occasion
for wonder that tho agents OF the syndicate'
and trusts and money power are desperately
attempting TO bcllttle and dlscrcdit these trib,
tines of the peopie
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Senator Quay shows a disposition to jolr
the clamor in favor OF aboishng the grand
Jury system.
The charges OF bribery against Senator
Hanna are at last ''to be looked into" by the
senate With two United States senators I'M
der indictment for misuse of money and for
fraud and conspiracy and another accused by
the senate OF his state of bribery, It is high
time tho dignifed upper house OF congress was
taking steps to protect Its crumbling and be-
smlrched reputation.
Tho prolific season OF ringing American
pfoc,amations in Cuba and the Philippines has
been formally opened.
Now France comes along with a threat
against our cotton seed oil interest The pre-
oe6eDt In national selishness which VIC have
been giving Europe so long in our protective
system is beginning to bear bitter fruit for us
on all sides. Chickens and curses and high
tariffs always come home to roost!
Russia is placing large orders for new and
improved guns--posslbly with view to en-
forcing her peaceful disarmament PROPOSE
lions
Governor Johnston of Alabama expressed .
significant and profound truth when at the
Atlanta banquet 20 Mr.. Mckinley he declared
that in the late war I'VE had the best privates
ever assembled and some Of tho fattest gem
erals!" And thereby hangs the tale of the
war.
From his speeches at Atlanta and Montgoni-
cry we figure 1t out that the policy OF Presi-
dent Mckinley Is to let the people point out
What they want and then annex it.
The Washington Post is out In leading
editorial predicting that the resignation of
SolCnei Bryan VIII call Tor mucn unlrienuly
ridicule. Evidently the leader writer of the
Post fully understands tho methods and pur
poses of the photographers OF that paper.
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The house committee has ordered n favor
allie report on the bill to extend our navga-
ticn laws to the Hawaiian islands. 1t will be
seen that We are expanding with the spirit OF
a Shylock.
The accident to the battleship Massachusetts,
calls attention to the fact that even Now York
harbor Is not safe during low tide for vessels
of great draught We could better expend our
surplus millions on our American harbors
than In political speculation In Asia.
The police force of Havana, we are informed,
Is to be reorganized after the New York City
system There is evidently an impression
abroad that Havana is going to afford great
opportunity for big pickings.
The esteemed Crockett Courier has lead
Ing editorial on the late democratic caucus
the conclusions Of which lead us to suspect
that the Courier has been reading after one of
tho New York Journals snakewhip corre-
spondents.