The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-14


ficc, inc icssenina Of crime, or the iucrest,
II tho comforts OF living. IS scarcely 4
i be counted In dollars aud cents. suel
matters involve the grow4t OF civilization
i and morality and arc chop at any 60; {
In the ready money Is not on htnl Il
secure them II must be borrowcd--aild y
pays TO borrow It. Not one generation 4
Interested Ia the development OF Nauons
or local well-bcing and safety. but many
| generations.
| Objections, like those no.ed, 10 the nuop-
ton Of public measures on Tho ground OF
too much expense" are typical OF i'r-
row. mstcrlolistic view OF government ana
1 society which is too relnYnt'y exhibited
| In these times Economy In public X
penditures is right ana proper. but tho
refusal to 60 after :he best objects OF or
ganized society because III their cost is u
| mistaken policy and. IN the end really the
costliest. IL smacks Of medieval ignorance
and stagnation.
Another assassination was added Saturday
night 10 the already bloody record In this
city. This thing lis not only growing monot-
onous, but alarming. II we were seeing AR
rests in these cascs with damaging testimony
piled up against the accused We might
breathe easter. but every crime whose per-
pctrator Ii undiscovered only emboldens other
criminals. A little more and protective
organization, to clear the streets nt night OF
all iramps and loafcrs aud persons unable
to give nm account OF themselves. might be-
come necessary.
Mr. Bryatthas delivered a non-partisan
cuiogy on Encoln and the Eastern pencil
pusbers can give their "safkasm' much
needed rest.
The press dispatches announcing the organ
izatlon of new steamship lines to ply be-
tween our Southern and Western ports and
those of Central aud South Amerca, contain
encouraging commercial news Direct COM
municaton and transportation are what we
need more than anything else just now to
| give nn impetus to our trade TO the South Of
uB, aud we want TO see that trade under the
American flag. We hope to sec regular lines
of steamships out Of Houston one OF these
days bound for the isthmus and South Amer
| lea,
France rs always near the crater OF po-
litlcnl volcano but just now she seems to be
approaching the brink and getting whiff OF
the smoldering Ares.
Spain is attempting to borrow more money.
She ought to offer 10 sell Cuba to this coun-
try and sell It cheap. The first thing an
American would think of under such circum-
stances would be TO unload at any price on
tho nrst purchaser who might come along.
Tho end OF credit means the and of resources
with Spain aud exhausted resources mean the
ccrtaln loss of the island, It's a case of
trade or travel now with the dons.
IT IL favorable 10 the reputation for sobricfy
Of the German customs officers that they
have not seen so many bugs and reptiles after
all in American fruits
In trying TO purchase Texas bonds an
Cuborson has incidentally demonstrated that
| Texas credit is as strong as that Of the Nation
or Of any Nation. The TOXINS democracy has
made an cnvuhle record and maintained n
magnificent reputation for tho Lone Star
state
| II may he possible. as ntimatod from Wash
| ington. that hts oxccIloney, William McKin-
ley, Is preparing shntp and ringing mes
| sage on tho Cuban question. hut seem will he
/ bcllevln' in that cnsc
| No change In the New England strike sit
uatoul Tho factory lords who have been
| receiving dividends larger than tho interest
| on unlted states bonde ran afford to keep
comfortable during the worst New England
blazaras and they eyince no disposition to
rcent or TO compromise.
| The British profess to approve Of the Amer
lean governments conservatism under the Dc
Lomo incident The absence OF resentment
Mt Washington In eases OF insult is always
ostenably approved abroad.
| II the United States senate really Intends
to consummnte the atonl OF Hawaii it ought
| to bu generous enough 10 give Queen Lii
u pension or lump sum IN damages. Let
Ne be a Robin Hood or Claude Duval rather
than a common sneak thief IL we nro going
, into robbery.
The confession OF a queen OF confidence
women recently TINT she has helped TO steal
$5Oo,o00 In the past Ave years through tho
gold brick swindlc, shows what scuryy aud
incorrigihle lonfer the foo-kiicr is,
Figures lust published rs to tho Boston no
lico force show one officer 10 every 100 of
the population. In Houston there Is one po-
liccmnn to about 1000 of the population. It
Ia well to remember. this In diacussius local
criminal Statistics.
| II We arc IN danger OF war with Spain. II Ii
| lucky for us that Spain continues to send her
cruisers to Cuban and American watcrs--it
will save us SO much coal In running them
down and picking them up
!, George uouid has had the $40 check he re.
celved for grand jury service in New Jersey
put In sl2 frame and hung IN his ofhcc-an-
other testimony TO the pride and pleasure
which Il young man feels In earning an honest
| dollar.
WHAT TEXAS EDITORS THINK.
The Waxahaohie Light asserts that fac
tories aud plenty Of them Is what we need
| In Texas