The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-21

Judge Terrell's critics claimed that IL
Judge had made and Texan diplomacy sill
compares favorably with anything in tha
line that has come cut OF the North.
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Times are changing when Senator Vest pro
| poses Federal quarantine bill to ovcrrid,
State laws and ccntfaiizc power in the gen
| cra' government. The constitutional theor,
| of States rights Is rapidly becoming MON
| ory merely under the decay OF old fashionS,
| democratic policies. To such an extent /,
this true that thousands Of so.callcd demo
| Gratis failed to recognize an ld.tmo demo.
| cratic platform when II was feannounced n,
| Chicago in 1896. But Senator Vest ought tc
know better
Japan is said TO be ready to fight for peact
In the East! That's the only kind Of a peace.
| maker that commands respect.
| DELEGATIONS and hnmeseekcrs from the
North and Middle West continue TO visit
| South Texas at this time IL fertile soil,
cheap lands and mild climate constitute
inducements to settle among us, We ought 10
keep the majority OF these visitors. And
neither politically. commercially. nor socially
viii these strangers find the Northern new
Now Mr.. Mckinley will have to put up for
Cuba. the republican party forever shut
up about Its sympathy with Struggling pa
triots.
The overshadowing Importance OF the Buff
fao bayou Improvement should be kept so
constantly in mind by the citizens OF uous-
ton that they viii be ready to act promptly
mud generously In aid of tho project when
ever called upon. All other matters of public
interest are trivial in comparison with this.
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Any citizen of this community who would
aehshly stand In tho way OF the improve
mont of Buffalo bayou ought to be pillorlcd
In the public's contempt
Colonel Brackenridge's splendid gift to the
University of Texas demonstrates that 1t is
possible to find public-spirted phiiauthrop-
ist now and then In this neck of the woods
Would that there were scores like him
Moneyed men can leave no nobler nor more
enduring monuments than generous provis-
ions for the public comfort. health or educa.
ton.
The republican party is Just about to pull
the hole in after 1t when 1t is compelled to
either Aaunt the bloody shirt" once more or
retire without fight
The republican administration and the re-
publican majority In tho lower house OF con-
gress are determined. II possible. to sncri-
flee the public interests In order TO cover up
their revenue deficit MS far MS they can. But
the people won't do a thing to such cow
ardice and ncompetency,
the trusts are shutting up some mills and
mines also NJ this time, but II is not because
they nre forced to-they simply can't sup
press their hoEgish Impulses.
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Tho European Sunday" is said 10 be ran
idly becoming q popular fixture in New York.
1t Ia just as well, for where the European
Sunday is prohibited the American side-door
and "saorea concert Sunday is Invariably
substituted. II people must be wicked let
them not be sneaking about it.
AZ last point has been reached whore all
the ohio republicans VIII not expect office at
the hands of the administration. The fact Is
ono of the I'm de steele wonders
Certain legislators up In Massachusetts
want to turn over all corpses of paupers TO
institutions having a dissecting table. The
employment OF our paupor population In the
promotion oil science would strikinely Illus
trnte the utilitarian tendencies of our ago.
The Texas Panhandle is said to be rapaly |
Increasing in population. The Klondike ought
to get few sensible men so long as broad
acres in Texas remain to be settled
uermany not only robhed China. but she |
new virtually announces thai no other IA
items need apply for commercial privileges IN |
hiao chan bay We have great faith. how |
ever in the aggressive cupidlty OF Graudnaas |
government