The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-24

| into the war. after drumming the country
from Maine TO California. the recruiting Of
hfers to this good day have not been able 10
make the regular army number $1,000 men.
Al last accounts the force hsd b,nn augme n ted
| BY about 2o,Oop-making the grand total 5000.
| The volunteers felt that as soon AZ the war
was over volunteer regiments would be mus
tered out. but that all regulars would be held
Tor the fun period Of enlistment I. was this
fear OF prolonged service that kept the reg
ular ranks thin. II has been for years hard
and uphill job to keep ,he regular force as
large as $4,000 even Recruiting Offices have
been maintained In all parts Of the country
ana yct-no regiment was filled before the
war! III. therefore. IN time Of war IL Is not
possible to Increase the regular army 10 Gi,Oo0
men. where and how Will the government OBJ
tain 10000 men for garrison duty tn distant
and siekly stations? The young men of this
country viii not adopt the army a. bust
ness. for obvious reasons They have shown
that fact clearly--evcn clearly enough FOR Mr..
Hawley to sec. How viii the government get
us standing army then? II mon will not
volunteer and yet must be had to police the
Pacific and West Indian Islands. there l. evil
IDENTIFY but one way to get thom--conscript
Them Either that, or the pay and perquis-
ties OF the private must be largely Increased
But this would add vast financial burden to
u oae already borne by the people VIII Mr.
Iinwley's constituents agree to checrfuly pay
war taxes for the next ten or twenty years to
support great military burden? 10 til y
want a man to represent then who will as-
s.st In adding 100000 go year to the gov
orDnlents expenses IN order to maintain "co-
onics' for the syndlcatea and truss 10 i1onop-
olizc? II Is easy enough to cry "demagogue.
but that is no answer 10 serious facts and tell
tale figures.
One OF the evidences that tn hundreds Of
newspapers with their correspoudeDtB from
the camps are correct in piliug up the 10 Is
against Algcr OF hts ncompetency In the war
department Is that tho san Antonio Express
does not asreo with them II there is
wrong side to any question the Express can
be relied on to ordinarily champion it.--Cle-
burno Chronicle.
The esteemed Express got of wrong In It's
defense OF AIgerlsm. and made the mistake
Of being too stubborn to acknowledge that It
was wrong.
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II the free coinage of silver will restore
confidence and bring prosperity TO the couu-
try. especially to the South. which most needs
H. We say let US have free coinage. II the
free coinage Of silver AT l6 TO ! will give us II |
system OF currency with one dollar as good
as another, We again say let us have II by
all means. But we are tired and sick TO the |
degree OF disgust OF seeing organs like The |
houston Post and democratic leaders Ike jos |
Bailey yauplug themselves hoarse, aspersing |
the honest propositions and mpugning the |
honest motives OF all who do not accept their |
wild dogmas, In their Efforts to satisfy tn.
MASSES that such financial system as they
advocate ls practicable IN execution aud
nanaeea In It's cnocss when they know that
fuch n scheme is nopamong The remote pGssi.
bilitios even.-Crockett Courier.
Touchy, Is the Courier when the financial
question - preached 1t Is one OF those that
have been hunting around for new issue
with which to sheve the money Issue, and
falling In its quest. very indiscreetly loses its
temper. But the Courier could at least be- /
consistent. 1t ought not to scold so Justify
about the motives" OF the goldbugs being
attacked. while in the same sentence itself
attacking the honesty OF those who believe in
aud advocate bimctallism, But cheer up. |
dear Courier, 1t Will feel all tho better when
II quita hurting
Dear Raub;--l tried another republican |
fusion this year. but some how or other my |
wei laid plans went sadly astray And now I
| am IN the political bouillon. Sadly, Eagle" I
Whatever can tho Willis Index mean by the 1
above 1t sounds a bit familiar, but for the (
lilo OF us we can not Just now place IT,