The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-22
NOTE AND COMMENT.

More than fifty years ago the great English
philosopher. Carlyle in writing of our expand
ing government. said, viz:
| THE Republic west of us will have its
trial period. It's darkest hour; It is travelling
scourge viii not come amid famines horrid
| stride. nor will 1t come by ordinary punitive
judgment. 1t Will come as hiatus In state
| craft, a murderous bungle In policy. Then
so-called statesmen will cry over-production.
the people, will SO to the ballot box amid hun
ger and restitution. but surrounded by the
glitter OF self rule. and ratfy, by their nal
| lots the monstrous falsehood, over-production.
| uttered by misstatement, and vindicate by the
| same ballot, the Infamous lie, over production
| thrown upon the breeze by seryile editors
| through corrupt press. And this brings ruin
upon the country, serfdom upon himself and
oppression upon his children"
| Commenting on this. the Louisville Dispatch
says that suppose Carlyle could revisit this
world. could he after reviewing all that has
been thrown the breeze by a servie
press amend the foregoing? Suppose he
could have seen the people Surrounded by all
the glitter of so-called self rule" so to the
polls in 1896. and then and there ratfy the
| infamous lie. over-production. Could he then
| have spoken any the more truly and descrip
| tive of today than he did? When n people
deliberately undervalue their own and give
unearned increment to their creditors and
| yet glory In 1t, the time seems 10 have arrived
when that people are truly 'on the high road
to that direful day. that darkest hour" All
of which has come by preaching "the ina
| nous lie. over production. Equally so mas
Expansion" Had there bean no demcnctiza-
| ton In 1873, no over production" apparent
| or real could have had even piece of leg
| to stand on. No discomfort here, or In Cuba
| sufficient to give birth to the conditions pro-
ductive of revolution. could or would have
occurred. Hence. war. Hence. no "expan-
| sion" Each event IN this world is but the
| mother OF a brace more to come on, and
so we come to the era when 80 called states
| men" not only teach "the Infamous lie over
production" but they use even war itself
with all Its horrors to help on the monstrous
lie. Surely the hiatus In stateeraft" has
arrived and we are drifting rapidly to the
trial period" Shall we reach the last state
described? viii the ruin come? And with
It will the serfdom OF himself and children be
a final realization?
OF course no complaint has come from Gem
| eral Lee or any OF his intimate friends. Gem
oral Lee Is soldier and does his duty wher-
ever he Is placed. Tho southern press has
any protest by IT against the setting aside OF
General Lee for an officer OF less ability and
inferior claims to the governorship Of Cuba,
might be considered OF sectional prejudice. but
| nobody can deny the Justice and force OF the
words we have quoted from one OF the fore
most journals of the West-Atanta Journal.
The Post repeats even again. General Lee
| ought to resign his commission In the army.
The position assumed by Mr.. Bailey in the
matter Of the claim OF General Joe Wheeler
land We all love Fighting Joe') To hold a
major yensrrsi'ss commission IN the army and
same time is. In the Registers opifion, a co..
ret one; and there, Is no democrat in the
sStTs WIG does no, n,w 4 to
OF the two Offices at once, His services In the
spanish war were DISTINGUISHED, but they will
trymen II he persists In HIS contention that
an army officer has any place In the halls
q congress. Fort Worth Register.
General wheeler's personality cuts no figure |
In tho point raised by Mr.. Bailey. II is far
more reaching II Is one Of principle. II
| 'enerai wheeler can be general In the army |
and member OF congress Mt the same time
then General Miles and General Shafter and
Admiral Sampson. and even Secretary Alrer |
can occupy the dual role. And II ths hs
true. what Is TO prevent our becoming. as has |
France. simply militarism? Certain people |
who are criticising Mr. Bailey's position in |
This matter must BIO doing very little think |
Ing.
How would Colonel Tom Campbell stack M |
a. the head OF State railroad He has tho |
oormon sense, the ability ana the experiences |
70 conduct Il successfully in spite Of COM
blnss and IN spite OF the Gonlds and the Hunt !
ingtcns Tyler Courier.
The Post has heard 1t intimated that Mr.. |
Campbell was ono OF the orleinators OF tbs |
State railway idea, and that It was not orig
irai with Barney Gibbs.
by the time the next National democratic |
ccnvention meets there will not be many |
wild-eyed expansionists left In this country
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