The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-31

papers of course made IL very strong mental
reservation in favor OF The Sunday Post,
with It's twenty -four broad pages, full of the
most elcvating and constructive and. Mt the
same time, entertaining reading matter and
sold TO everybody, without regard to race,
color, religion or previous condition of seryi-
tude at cents per copy--no more. no less.
And Texas got a fun brigadier general.
Poor old-several other States.
Tho rapid and excessive response to tho
presidents call for volunteers is magniAcently
IN evidence Of the nndiminishIng patriotism
OF the American people And the spontaneous
outburst Of patriotic sentiment from every
section Of the country should thoroughly dis
sipate the notion that the people Of the great
eat commercial nation on earth are at all de-
fieient in the cnnobling sentiments that spring
from love of home and country.
Certain people are shouting that the free
SILVER Issue is dead in Texas. May be So but
we'll see about that later
Imagine what IL would mean" saws m
advocate OF peace, ''if all that Is now paid To
Keep the Inherent nations In readiness could
pe devoted to tho peaceful pursuits OF civ
hl@ation, TO the promotion OF science and art
ana oducation!' Yes, and imagine what IL
would mean II the millennium were here!
The attempts of unlnterestlng members OF
the Clergy to achieve notorlety through oppo-
sttion to the country's war for humanity in
varably prove dismal failures
Senior Pulgceiver Cor words 10 that orfecn
tbe Spanish finance minister who is to h,
| forced out OF the Madrid cabinet becnusc he
positively Will not consent to an income tax.
would no doubt receive an ovation in Fifth
ave. and Beacon-st, II he were to visit thi,
| country.
| II is hard to mako some republicans under
stand that what this country wants Ia less of
tho Dingley act and moro OF the Dewey act.
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| Honesty Is tho better policy under all cir
cumstances. The use OF paragraph from
tho Washington Post against Major Sayers
by Colonel Wynnes campaign manager. after
tho former had distinctly corrected this item,
was not the better policy
| IL Spain is fighting for honor she Is likely
! to have n most glorious victory II her honor
s to be determined by the thrashing she viii
get
| Those patriots who are contending for n
| pond issue to carry on the war would be .or
| any measure which hSd for Its purpo tho
restriction of the volume OF currency. And
that is the whole reason for the insistenoe on
| Il bond Issue.
The next two weeks will decide whether or
| not Colonel Wynne will be able to determine
| between fight or foot race at the Calves
| ton convention.
The Madrid bakers need only to raise the
! price of the loaf OF bread, as they contem-
plate, and civil war will soon follow in thu
| provinces, Bread easily proves mightier
| than bombs.
| The people realize the superiority of The
Houston Posts war service. This is abund-
anty proven by tho way In which they buy
Tho Pos, every day.
We observe from their home newspapers
that each and every regiment OF volunteers
is composed OF the manifest lot OF soldiers
| sent to the front from any section of the
| country"
|
| week The Post Is glad to announce tant
South Toxins, and especially Houston. will be
represented there
The $500 United States troops that have
sailed through the Golden G.Se are the ad-
vance division OF the first army OF this coun-
try that has ever been sent to foreign
| shore.
Tho archbishop OF Manila. who has issued
another pastoral announcing that four span-
ish warships are on their way to the Philip.
pines. must be something OF gay deceiyer.
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retired Spanish diplomat believes that
European interference Is bound TO come at a
later period In tho war II he be right, SO
much the worse for Europe,
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lsnouGh Mules ut Present.
st. Louis, May 30.--Colonel G. +. Smith,
deputy ouartermaster general. received to-
day an order insiructing him to cease pur-
chasing mules until further orders. Ths
order indicates that the government has Sc
cured all the mules II requires. About II. :