The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-24

VINO Sill have bny reBaIu LOT thc cuhSus"'o"
are accounted BY these high handed conspir-
ators rs mo.sLacks and fosies' II the people
do not soon take hand In this government
they Will have no government.
Mr. Philip Armour will no doubt be Inc
cllned to regard General Miles talk about
"embaimod meat as somewhat personal.
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The Post discovers from innurnernble ex-
pressons Of opinion from NIL directions that
II Is accurately voicins popular sentiment In
Toms IN calling for new constitution which
will fully meet the changed conditions In
Ttaan since 1876. The legislature will put IT.
self in sympathy with the large majority OF
the people in promoting this Important move
ment.
| II the Austin correspondents are to be re-
lied on. the coming Legislature will develop
considerable long distance talking talent.
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Railroad Commissioner Meyfiold made u
good point when no told the railroads apply
Ing for tho approval by the commission OF
| soine rates Identical with commission rates
| which have becn cnjontd, that all they had
! to do was 70 90 to Judge Mccormick and get
| him to turn loose the rates they wanted from
thu Injunction and there thcy were
Under orders from tho trust the price OF
coal has gone up, but IL Is worthy OF note
that the wages OF the miners were not dragged
up with II.
| A State that does not outgrow It's cors.itu-
tiornl garment In twenty-five yenrs In these
times Is either blessed with a very expansive
| organic law or Is at n standstsll. Texas mas
| not flexible constitution and is growing at
an Unprecedented rata new coat therefore,
is an Imperative necessity.
| American laborers who are going to Porto
| Rico should make sure OF their return passage
| walking Ia not good between Porto Rico and
| our mainland.
| The editor OF the Washington Post pennea
a leading editorial to announce that he OK
| peeted Colonel Bryan's resignation would be
| tho subject OF good deal OF unmeritcd ridi-
| ca.e. and then surrendered the balance of the
| paper to his subordinatcs to justify the expec-
tations.
| II is understood that when tho expansion
| Aght between Senators Hoar and Plat gets
| too hot Senator Mark Hanna will do the Con-
ME Mcvey act.
| Tho heads OF bureaus of the war department.
who wcro so largely responsible for the mis-
management of the army are only incompe-
tents Ia the discharge OF their duties--they
can command aud manipulate excuses with
the brilliancy Of experts
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AS Representative Blair OF San Antonio will
not be member OF the twenty sixth iessia'
lure hoo'us seems 10 oe a'ra'" Oh 'aehs "
the speakers chair.
| There IL talk Of electng Governor Tanner
Of Illinois to the United States senate. Tit
senate has survived some terrible blows IN III
tiir@. out tnere IL s"ch lhihs US ue"u
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Dewey and Schley nave received tho sworus
but the indications are that sampson SUI
has hit grip on the tavoritism machine IN TN
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It appears that at last tho real blue -oioooe'
aristocracy Of New YORK has been whltte'
down to only thirty eight families 1t was
member OF one or tho thir'y-eight famiies
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The late Calvin Brice used to boast that h
never had days Illness In his life. Thos
are the Kind OF people VINO never nave NOR
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Tho Hon. Alexander watkins Terrell ma!
take advantage OF tho raging conflict DO
, tween tne rhiiWhSs au" lno conihi'Hoioh
| NJ, ~. t,to tha to,oa hat ar
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| This Is said to be the coolest December eS
peri.nced In Texas In ten years We have tn
word Of one of the "also applied" crowd tina
; II Is the coolest In twenty. Mt least.
w. .,,u ,rohahlv neyer know what 4, I,
h.como of the First Texas until we hear of
at Havana. or see 1t mustered out in Texas
AT present It is n case OF now you Zee 1t ant
now you don't 81
ssn,r snrnsta ia reported as seriously III
II would BIO strange coincidence II this mos
typical OF Spanish statesmen should go OH
with SPANS colonial empire and prestige
A. ,be flag ia going I'm over Havana. mr.
va 10 understand that the president will wan
: to know who will withdraw it--who win hau
Y II DOWN" In II tho purpose to keep 1t Their