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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
THE souTn's STEADY GROWTH.

Teatimony from reputable sources Is GU
mula,ive from week to week that neither
Internal financial or Industrial conditions
in the country at large nor the existence
81 war with an obstinate foreign power,
have had any npprecIablc effect In checking
the steady development OF the South.
The activity OF capital. both local and
from the outside, In the Southern invest
mont field continues at this time as 1t has
continued for several years past. In every
Southern state mills and industrial estnb'
liHhments are multiplying now as they have
done during the whole Of the current de-
cade and the factory Is becoming, day by
day. more important accessory In South
ern progress and the achievement OF south
ern financial. commercial and industrial
IL dependence.
The 'Tradosmon of last weel, noted the
following new establishments. reported
since its preceding issue. as in immediate
prospect for the South:
a boz factory In East Tennessee; n box and
basket factory In Kentucky (rebuilD, large
cotton compress In Mlssisslppl a 100000 cot
ton and wooden mill IN Texas, $500 900 cleo
south Carolina n municipal electric light
plant In Alabama and On electric light aud
power company " East Tennessee. u 5000
fertilizer IN Middle Teunessac; Touring mills
in North Carolina aud Arkansas aud two in
West Tennessee; Ncetylene aas works In North
Cnrolinn. gin and mill supply company In
North Texas, q 100 glass works In West
| virginia; knitting mill in Alabama; 500,
| OOO lumber company in Alabama and smaller
| concerns IN Virginia and West Virginia, mat
| bic works Ia East Tennessee aud granite
nj n r,1i Inn. na1g gau1 ltita AZ
| and $4,000 oil mill In Alabama, an oil
| well company In Tennessccj sewer pipe
| works IN Middle Georgia, sash and door
| factory In Tennessee; n saw mill iu South
| Carolina, and refrigerator car company III
| West Virginia.
Even though tho half Of these enterprises
may never be brought into o9era.ion--and
that is violent conclusion yet enough
remain to make II magnificent showing OF
progress in the short period OF IL weeks re-
pcrts.
But this Is only ono week out of many
Tho same evidences OF development. OF the
large investment of capital of the rapit
increase of the south's industrial establish
ments, of its onward and upward progress
arc found in every issue of the Tradesmar
and other journals OF the kind. There Is II,
other section where the same activity Is
seen. no other part of the country wher,
the outlook is 50 promising.
The basis Of the success of all these add.
ed enterprises Ia the continued agriculture
prosperity of the South. IL only farmer.
ana planters VIII exercise a little NOR
discretion and sound business foresight II
thc diNersifica.ion Of their crops, so as Il
enable them to live off their own ION
lroouc's and hold reduced acreage u
cotton for surplus cash crop, the South
.in states in another five or ten years viii
be one OF the richest, most prosperous an,
independent sections to be found anywher
uhlor the sun
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
FROM a REVENUE sTANppo,y,

The Kansas City Star has summari,oa
the reasons Tor following n policy of tnr-
ri'oriai expansion as consequence OF this
war; ana among the planks OF this now
PLATFORM Is the suggestion that "if these
Islands (Which we are TO take and hold,
have been beneficial TO Spain they would
prove so to us
But there's tho rub--theso islands have
not proved beneficial to Spain.
spain has eNacted moro revenue from
Cuba aud Porto Rico aud tho philppines
in one year than under our revenue sys-
TENS would be obtained from the same
territories In five years. Everything has
been taxed heavily upon which an imposi-
ton could be laid. The Internal taxes have
amounted TO robbery and conliscaton,
while Import ana export duties have been
particularly burdeusome. Tho natives
have been treated as enemies to be squoez-
ed, the trade has been diverted arbitrarily
to Spanish ports, certain Spanish cities
and firms have been granted grinding
monopoiies. and fabulous sums have. when
the poverty of the natives Is considered.
been extorted by tho Spanish government
and by Spanish officials for their personal
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT. And yet 1t is admitted
by the moro intelligent spanlards that
these colonies have been burden rather
than benefit to the mother country!
SO generally does this conviction prevail
in Spain and Europe that Spanish As pre-
sent tho singular spectacle OF rising In
value as tho prospects of the loss OF these
colonies become more pronounced. The
colonial empire is regarded by SPANS
creditors as a milestone around the PENN
aular governments neck. SO TO speak.
To maintain Spanish sovereignty, 10 pre-
serve order and TO collect taxes, the home
government has been compelled to build
contributions. keep thousands OF soldiers
and an extensive fleet In the colonies. Gil
mate ana revolution have killed of regi-
ments OF these troops annually and kept I'm
the drain on Spain.
How can we expect In che light OF This
record to make these possessions nav M,
Our limited internal revenue system OF
taxation would yield us little In Cuba and
the Philippines except from tobacco. The
Imports that arc now considerable from
this country would 60 In free. and the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23

the present crisis in India. which is a
very serious matter? Sir Robert ind-
Gates what is to be done, though he
doesn't put 1t in plain and direct terms.
AS the closing of the Indian mnts 10
silver was political move intended To
hasten the sacrifice OF the interests OF
the American people to the golden god
Of greed. so now they are to b. re-
opened to silver again. thus giving In
dia and the people OF that empire the in.
estimable commercial and agricultural
advantages which VIII follow the re-
newnl Of free coinage. What is the
argument in favor of it? Sir Robert
presents it very clearly and concisely in
the following paragraph:
"The depression Of exchange in the
debtor country, which is the result of the
competition for bills of the creditor coun-
try, lowers the valuation of the money
compared with the creditors money, and
thereby the value of all goods In the
debtor country compared with the credit
ors money Hence there Is a stimulus
to the export OF those goods which are
suitable for the creditor country, and the
money of the debtor country is not acted
upon at all. although 1t is one of the first
things to be acted on. as we have seen.
when the debtor country has the same as
its creditor"
1t will be seen here that the gold
monometallists are prompt to adopt the
arguments of the bmetallists when oc-
casion serves. In the paragraph we
have quoted Is to be found cnndensa-
tion of the main contention of those who
voted for Mr.. Bryan The only differ
ence Is that Sir Robert is here contend
ing for the much dreaded SILVER basis"
which was said to be too fearful to con-
template-ioo outrageous-even to be
considered.
Under gold standard, debtor coun-
try can keep It's gold reserve only when
prices of commodities are forced down
to Il level with or lower than, prices In
a creditor country. Under a silver stand
ard, the money of India will not be act
ed on at all, but the exports of goods
and commodities will be stimulated In
fine, we may say. that Sir Roberts ar
gument is the truth in e nutshell, and
every word of it applied In this country
from 1893 to 1897 and will apply again
with more force than ever when India
Is again placed on a silver basis with
open minis to the white metal. and the
food crops of the world are not cut short
The depression which is now central
over India will then be transferred to
the United States and the work of spoli-
alton to the profit Of our dear mother
country will go merrily on.
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West and the development OF the millions
of acres OF sugar land In Texas.
Organized labor is already beginning to
open its eyes to the possibilities Of cheap
labor competition this annexation business
has in store for It,
1t would be tantamount to the admission
Of slave state and put in competition
with our labor 10000 Japanese and $4,000
Chinese coolie laborers. Our laws now pro-
hiblt Chinese immigration. If Hawaii be-
comes part of our country, how can we
keep them frcm coming to the mainland?
Notwithstanding all these things this an
neNatlon proposition Is popular ard viii
pass the senate. A lot of the former oppo-
sitlon to 1t is beginning to weaken already
This war is responsible for the whole thing
and the people OF this country feel now
ike reaching out and grabbing everything
In sight. II matters not that we passed Il
resolution when we went into this war
that we were not waging it for purposes Of
imperial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and territorial ex-
pansion, but love for humanity
1t is the unconquerable Anglo Saxon lust
Tor land that is now asserting itself within
six weeks after the passage of that lofty
resolution. We are putting ourselves in po-
sitson to be charged with acting with
Punic faith and dragging the country down
TO the level of the old world land grabbers
1t is the history of the human race An
history proves that the passion for acquir-
Ing territory grows with what it feeds on.
The man who asserted that his modest de-
sires would be satisfied when he owned all
the land which Joined his was the typical
American. Where Will We stop?
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TWELVE PAGES
HOUSTON, THURSDAY, JUNE ~, 1893
TEXAS AND unm TROOPS.

Texas has done nohly In tho character
of response she has made to the calls for
troops for this war She has four rcgi-
tcally ready for service while It is said
that enough companies remain to form at
least half dozen more regiments.
The prompt action Of the Texans in the
premises Is attracting attention among
army officers, and at Washington ana
throughout the East. The resources of
this State from standpoint Of popula-
ton are causing surprise In quarters
where Il has heretofore been supposed that
Texas was great cattle plain, peopled
only here and there with cowboys. IA
strange ms the fact may he among an intel
lisent people yet It Ia fact that the
country at large is san lamentably lgnor-
ant OF the conditions aud degree of dcvel-
opmont in this State
Tho war is at least bringing us into
better notice II Is becoming prominent
piece of general information that Texas
was among the first to furnish her quotas
and stands ready to comply with all fun o
Their calls made upon her. We shall soon
have 5000 troops in tho volunteer army
and those ut the front are even now heinz
praised by the general stan Tor theIr splen-
did appearance and soldlerly bearing. The
citizens OF this state know that when
these Texas boys are put In action they
viii elicit stlll greater respect and appro-
baton from the commanders of the army
Texas is capable, under pressure, of put
ting at least 10000 soldiers In the field
The United States once upon a time con
qucred Mexico with no greater army than
could now be raised In this state. and
1t Is nor purely idle talk we hear when
sometimes an enthusiastic Texan declares
that Texas alone could march conouerlnp
host to the ancient capital Of the Monte
gumas
These are matters for much state nrldc
and qualification. We follow the b,ne-
coated boys from our towns ami Acids
with affectlonate interest. and while Nc
trust they may all come back 10 ,s sof,
and sound We feel that under whateye,
circumstances the Texans are tried IN,
States old-timc reputation for dash and
heroism viii be fully sustained
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Men Unwcpt and unsung..
Editor of the New York Herald.

Editor of the New York Herald
The Herald war news" is a necessity 10
thousands of people who take their his
tory hot off the griddle" with their cof
Zee mornings and depend upon the Herald
Tor an impartial statement of facts. This
implies that dozens of men are sacrificing
their ease and risking their lives near the
action in order to flash the news North
IN series OF brilliant dispatches and let
ters. The Herald correspondents are
doubtless well paid in money hut money
IS not all that your gallant correspond
ents are earning. They are writing history
ana writing it WELL and are, moreover.
IN almost as much danger as the soldiers.
suggest that from now on the Herald
give us signed dispatches and let lis know
me names OF the men who, at least. rick
,heir nVes to supply the news we demand.
II they are unknown give them the chance
tor a personal hit and IL they are known
so much the better.
The autograph letters of Poultney pisa.
40" nave commercial value, ana the
war notes OF Richard Harding Davis from
4 Hotei window are things TO be put away
IN eninphor. But there are others. ana
my pea Is for the names Of these others
VINO Write in a shower of bullets. perhsns,
wa deserve the same recognition and no.
tiee as the regular army.
emu so, l ask again, who are thew
Grace Livingston Furniss.
NeW YORK. June f5 1898
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
The Electric Light PLANT

10 the Editor OF The Post.
houston Texas. June lS.--Knowing that
your payer has Large circulation outside
OF the city and is undoubtedly read nv men
IN different sections OF the country who pre
thinking of engaging in mannsa.-utes here
ana with whom cheap power Is iarse ,ac-
~ l am greatly in hopes. not alone ior
p .ne sake OF the prospective manurac,t er.
uut l"r our own as we'll. thar yu,fr npoer
on son'orrow VIII announ e that the lily
loo" 'n touay gave It's building commit
zee site and instructed them thot ,hn
i nanuate Of the taxpayers last year was
imperative and that they must buil1 ,le
eity electric light plant.
~ Is only by this means that relief will
~, sFcn me present consumers from the
e@v , p,'aht charges Of the present company
ana general inefficiency ana give the ,itv
nuequate lighting, which it is In great need
vs. George Claiborne.
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vicious from the BEGINNING.
New York Times.

Asa'nst the annexation of Hawaii as a
war measure, suggested and Justified NV
lhe exlgencies Of war, very little would or
souiu DC said. For the national defense
=. we speedier defeat OF the enemy we
eouia afford 10 override tradition and tnl,r
W ~ p,oniems to be solved in the future.
elt the annexation OF these ISLANDS is not
war necessity. That is an imnudent mr., !,
'ehse' The suggestion is not ON oltepns
~ cue war, II originated long ago with A
~ OF plotters aud sohemers. a vulgar
money ,oh lies at the bottom of the trans
ao.loh' That makes the effort TO sneak the
thlng through as a measure Of natrio,,,n,
peeuNariy nauseating. 1t Is the motive 81
.ne orisinal annexationists even more tha,
sme annexation itself that offends and dis.
NOT misstate his attitude. about ths -,
aunt ~ ahnexationist of all is the presiden,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
SIMPSONS "poys y BIZ
written for The post usnzIes Gun
Wnrds and Music by ~, II,

written for IT, The M p1s', by Msprls. crn'
Hn,rah, Hurrah, Hurran r
our squadron rides tne VA
Our gums are doume-snosrs
no all the Sp7niaris a,r
Ard dncr beneath us We, crsv,
Wen sink tho rut-tn.,oo'ss nauish bc,e
Fn- paw Jones neeas =
Tn I'll his locker, hlue;s,v, and DIVE
RMl Simpsons Schley un
WIN never wink nor N VIA The Prize
tn srsnish blood mr., . Inc
ch ,. rs pines. we're 'hc Tr ss,t,
"e'r, ~ ~, p, n,orv,, leads our hee'
n ~ , . o,p and iashins eais
Wen never know ne, ns toe
Ws,n s Woo Vim pum fight or Ace, - ~
ror S.,mnson's Doys ~ bius
cuba shall be Tree
rrrrob, Hurrah. Hurrah. so'
we've of the fighting so.s'
wo,vn "tottled ZIP" Cer'eia
In Santiaeo's port ,s along.
AMI whom Cama.a comes
Win Spanish pride salss, aree thsts
VeII nut him throuTh ?
On Culia's sunny shor,, ,at.tsy
on. r,,rs will play .
I,nnn his Spanish harks; 10 ehs
TIL, WanLee wit ard true WV
shan give lin 10 the sia''
were The boys to make n Var:
And eur thunder's hea,,i hsyc % =
Thn last the West, snaii -
While Uncle Sans AZ Ma,v"
Weir, lighting for "old YIN e,,u:
We're fighting honor ; ,,hss r!th
we fight for truth ana euv
To freedom and q cams
Three ,ousirg "hip hurrsn,s,ii
And Give them with rneseys -
For schley. old Sampsn's
or riving Spain a PHI, arm.
Load ur the guns OF ires, raut
Ard let them roar nni Han
Fnr ITuclr sam Is ma
A. what the D1n's anou ss,r
Inns. over there Is CUBA Ia
Well lay the devils iowbsrty
Ami strike for God ana
4 Terror in each blow
Chnrrs- sood's risn
W. viii, fight for mahnuys.
z On the sea or on the sSsrresf.
Wnfre the battle RACES ssaI,1.
There, there We love ~ "a
On Cuba's sunny soutnss's tr1e
Wc'yo planted fresunir ,srv ~
"Unciaincd the dogs o.
"Cusf shall be fre@
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A crowd of New York capitalists have al
ready scented the chance for profits In the
Philippines, and have organized the hmcri-
can hHiatlc association to work the lead for
all n IL worth They declare their purposes
10 be: First. 10 foster and safeguard tho
trade and commercial interests Of tho ciu'
zens OF the United states and others assoei-
nted Herewith In the empires Of China, Japan
nnd Corea. the Philippine Islands and else
whore In Asia or Oceanica; second. to secure
tho advantages Of sustained wntchfulncss aud
reudy action which will accrue from united
and permanent organization, whether IN scru-
tiny or action in regard to trade and treaty
rithts. or new legislation or treaties affecting
the same; third to provide for convenient aa-
ccrtanmont and dlstrihu'on OF information
affecting the interests Of It's members; fourth
and. generally. to promote beneficial ar
qunlntnnce and association Of those having
into csts and pursuits In common concerned
with such trade or commerce" II this coun-
try gets into the colonial business the average
American who socks to do my trading with n
colouial possession viii find himself up
against biz corporation that will be running
thirgs with MS vlse-li rrin MS the Iiud-
sons Bay company IN British America. or the
East Irdla company, or our own ALASKA Seal
corpnny We will learn by experience that
the early syndicate gets the worm and hangs
on 10 It..
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GOOD usn ron rnn noyp MONEY

There Is one use TO which the proceois or
the sale OF the 5000. 600. 600 of hon Ia about
to be issued, could be put. that would 70.
o'nc''e an classes moro generally to this
financial step Of the administration than
could any other use of the money. That
uee would be the building OF , powersu,
navy Congress could grant the authority
POSSIBLY no war in history has more
strikingly demonstrated the value Of A
hrst-clnss navy than the present STRUGGLE
Such Victories as we have achieved have
oeen won by the navy. small comparatively
as tnnt arm Is, and Spain has been mar
aiyzed because Of the want Of naval power
Even with her limited fleet, however badly
handled as It has been, she has been aha
. delay our offensive movements and make
some show of resistance, to our Immense
Cost,
II We had been suddenly thrown against
stronger naval power such as Frunce
fer instance. capable OF putting half
dozen powerful sQuadrons on the sea. what
could We have done? II there were n COM
binatlon against us now and England
should stand aloof. what could We dor we
should suffer humiliation and untold losss
Tor years until we could build sufficiently
powerful neet to meet our opponents, Could
We even do that while they also were
strengthening their sea forcesg
4 great navy Is National insurance
policy, against war in the Arst place, az
~ = lessss attsr war has begun. with
sA ~ pfessas naval fOscs w sould
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tariff duties would not make so good a
showing under American control as under
the Spanish system. Our revenues would be
inconsiderable. while the expense OF main.
taining our sovereignty would be great.
The American trusts and manufacturing
interests might he benefited, bu the Fed
eral government would meet only deficits.
TIE Kanras CITY Star should rather say
that II these Islands DO not pay Spain under
wholesale and merciless extortion. how
could they possibly be made to pay the
United Statesy
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A Cold Mans Argument for silver,

Atlanta Constitution.
The New York Commercial Advertise
VIII doubtless read With wonder and
alarm the letter recently contributed IN
inc London Times by Sir Robert Clifton
the eminent statisticlan and een,o-
mist in opposition to the establishment
OF me gold standard in India. Sir Rob
ert' as our readers viii remember h,,
oeeh leading advocate OF Tho co,a
standard during tho past quarter ., :
ceatnrN and his arguments in fa,o.
'hereot have been the chief reliance =,
the financial ignoramuses in ,h,s
'ry VINO had no arguments Of their own
In enect Sir Robers Cifo,
= soia standard Will moi do far snae
he valiS halt to the camnnin, 'uuls;
psas.Haly admits that as The nr,, wn,'
s s.a sterling has conquered Inc Iin ,s.sa
r,;s, ~ me midst Of much 49,
M ana sacrifice, there is no na.i ,u n
tne suNoo1tes OF gold to seixa an 49,. io'
VII, ro.sn say that the gold stan1as,
NJ NJ mo, uo, De good thing for Tnd,s ~.
Ain mn',s that The gold standard IN Ya'
hsr,' seiu nave disturbing eYsrt ~ ~.
he 49, ana ouliionlsts Of London. 'us
scnts Nn"l In this matter. he ror ~"
which az oSs. opinion Of London a.,
stitn,io, noari street. Tho Con
namely ,hat aiready stated the rsasn,
prove d,s,,s so'a nasis in India would
a drain On ,hu a factor by setting nm
What thar so'a reserves OF the cstv w
~ 'aen' IS to be done to mi nl
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TEXAS TRESS SUGGESTIONS.

loakum Daily Times: Those who com
plain of the shortcomings of their local
raper should remember that editing a
paper is far different from reading it.
Terrell Evening Index: The man who
thinks he is called to preach because he
succeeds at nothing else should not CON
sumo the time of a committee of eXami-
nation. He is OF no account.
FL Paso Graphic: During these times,
when every one wants to become an oiii-
Ger In the army, it is a good thing TO have
pull, but it is still better to have push.
Austin Daily News: II is rather Ugh on
the cablc companies to cut their wires Just
as Dlonco is loading them with reports OF
spanish victories at remuneratiye rates.
Laredo Daily Times: The government is
paying out gold over the counter with a
free hand, but is getting it back through
the custom houses The country is 50 full
OF gold now that no one thinks Of boarding
it any more than they would currency
San Antonio Express. Yes, the country Il
SO full of gold coin that every man you
meet is loaded down with it, and therefore
you and the rest of the goldbug newspapers
ought not TO object TO the coming OF more
silver and printing of more greenGacks in
stead of issuing interest bearing bonds.
Beaumont Daily Journal: Some esthetio
gentleman who writes from Mexico tells
the world that the better class of the REQ
PIE OF that country sympathize with tie
United States in its war with Spain. AS
TO who constitutes the better class depends
altogether on the point OF view, and he
sides, TIE worscr class might be able to
put up much better fight than their BET
ters
Brenham Evening Press: Manila has
fallen so often IN the dispatches that SHE
must have hurt herself considerable. but
there'N be great news when the American
troops land-famous and final.
Gainesville Daily Register: Poor o,A
Gainesville has just concluded that the
town COW must so. Just fifteen years he
hind sherman. A town with dumb town
c.oek is bound to be antiQuated anyhow
sherman Democrat town that hasn't
HE enough TO sustain town COW. and
has nothing to boast of hi, time. should
not throw rocks at her live neighhor
San Antonio Light: There is n3t tho
least reason in the world to apprehsnd
any yellow fever trouble Of any amount
this eoason. Keep clean and cool.