The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Columbus. Texas. November 2s.Alany
readers of Tho Post in and about Columbus
| nave expressed surprise Mt the position 1t has
tal en- on the subject OF our health laws. 1t
was felt that broad gauge paper like The
| Pos. appreciated the necessity for something
more in State health officer than the mere
mcrbanicnl administration of quarantine.
| Even the present inefficient statute on that
snhtoc, provides for very much more. though
J II has been tho fashion with health officers
| TO ignore all such other duties as that
statute provides for. The devotion of a few
weeks In each year during the season OF
psncb to tho administration of quarantine.
| VIII or without cause. and the drawing OF
| ,ne'r SALARY, seems to have satisfied them that
| they have done their whole duty. The invcs-
even eridemic diaerse. II not contagious. the
| investigation OF the quality of the propr
| vded for. have heretofore secured none OF
| their attention. IL Is on this account the
desire to sec tho state provided With a board
| Of heolth; and IT is still 10 be hoped II will
| b. secured. O.AZ.
| The Post has not discussed the question
of the formation OF n State board
of health. hence the objections of tho
correspondent are msapplied. What The
Post has been contcnding for is the
| rotcntIon by the State Of it's quarantine
syrteIn Instead OF snrrendering it to the con-
| tire, Of the National authorities. when the
bill looking to the organization OF State
now In the course OF proparation--is made
public The Post will declare itself, either for
or egainst 1t as may seem beat for the pub
| lie good.
~
There is no denying the fact. Texas needs
more deep water and more seaport room,
| provided tho better II win be for the State
and her people. Brenham Banner.
| The business men OF Houston and the in
| terrier think so. but the Galveston News
| knows q darned slEht better.
~
!, ,,I.,. friends g. who are 50 certain Of
hence are not in touch with the sentiment
Of the peoplc, Of Teas The Legislature If
down Ensters who would glory much In
Bailey's defeat In their case. we love Inn
more for the enemies he has made. -Bonham
News
So do the people OF Texas. What those
down casters don't know about Texas poli
tics would fill many volumes. Sherman
Now. there's couple ot them for the wise
young Mr.. Hearst, They will do for a scare
head-black type blast in the New York Jour
nal.
Mr. ed House of Austin is said to be very
esflnablc gentleman; but somehow or ether
he has too much to say about what each sue
csessiyo administration will do and won't do.
PcoIc would prefer to hear from the head OF
the administration If Governor Savers has
appointed Mr. House his mouthpiece ho ought
to say so. and II he hasn't dr. House
shouldn't be so handy with his tongue.--Beau-
mort Journal
II Mr., House is noted for any one thing
above all others In politics 1t is that he is
the owner of stil tongue. lie seldom
tails no begin with he is a very modest
gentleman and shrinks from that publicity |
co,rted by many; and added to this he has
senb1 like lead horse. He can do moro |
wori, with less talk than any campaisner
Texas has ever known
Some folks think that the American people |
can not make mistakes. But IL Is now gener-
when the negro Just out OF slavery was given
the franchise: Politics. Cor which he WAS IN
no Wise fitted. has cursed the black race in
takes can be made even by the American peo-
plc,-springfeld tMass) Republican.
Aud under the lead OF tho Mckinley admin
Istration they are about to commit one now
in this Philippine affair.
u the esteemed Galveston Tribune will look
n little closer Il will find that the trouble In
tho Tenth district was that the democrats
weit IN Mark iannaless condition --TIous-
II does begin 10 have somewhat OF that cap
n1eafnent' The democrats must make up IN
u'ftCTtlon WUAt tnfy VIII MNAyS lAch IN the
otheI essential OF political success.--Galyes-
tou Tribune.
The kind of 'discretion' YOU are oontending
TO-. surrender to small minority OF gold
bugs. might prove a disappointment Some
of the real democrats OF the district might
take a notion to give some people some OF
their own medicine.
The Memphis commercial-Appeai is putting
IN now and faster press. and the Louisville
Dispatch Is putting IN plaintiye appeals for
funds with which 10 keep Itself afloat. The
Louisville Dispatch makes n speciality OF the
Chicago platform. The Memphis Commercial
Apneal doesn't. Washington Post.
The goidbug owners Of the Commercial Ap-
prs might put In two faster presses and ra,sc
Editor Mike connolys salary without be,ns
forced Into bankruptcy The Dispatch mas no
gtNf -standardrcapitaiist attachment; IL Is
published for tho plain people and has to
hustle,
One Death from Smnltpox
Cameron, 1exas. November 2S.-Dr.
Green, city and county health ofhcor, re