The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-13

prevent this boarding or cornering OF OH
money and that would actually put So
per capita in daily use, we should. indeed
see lively business and easy conditions Il
the United States. 1t is such systHi
that the democracy would give the cour
try
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Secretary Gage In his references In his re
port to tho popular bond issue" suggest
that the popular" feature has turned out b
be conspicuous failure, 1901 persons nov
holding the bonds thnt were Issued to 1i60o
subscribers! The Post can not refrain from
indulging In an II told you so" In this con
nection. The bond issue was designed fol
the banks and money spectators. MS The Pos
suggested at the time, and their dummies drt
row rapidly turning the issue over 10 tiieIa
And the esteemed secretary hypocritlcalry re-
grets that the popular holding was not Sc
permanent as could be hoped for!"
\ In refusing to talk back, Joe Bailey is TAX
Ing mean advantage of his critics.
Tho Post is glad to note from publication
In another column this morning. that the
Fraternal Life Assurance association recently
organized In Texas, is fairly launched and
fully ready for business. This organization
Is home Affair." in the hands of Texas men.
with Colonel w. A. Childress OF Houston at
Its had and the character of those In charge
is sufficient guarantee Of good faith and
honest administration. II we had more such
orders In tho State, Texas would not be SO
trained 81 it, wealth; the money would be
kept nj bone.
1t is about time for the administration to
Al. o;,>t,
The tobacco convention and the tobacco ex-
hibit during the festival in this city last week.
will undoubtedly have the effect of bringing
tho fine tobacco lands In the country tributary
to Houston into prominent notice and slim
ulating another great industry in this Vicinity.
AS these lands rise In value and the crop be-
comes larger. both Houston and the sur
rounding territory will feel the impetus of new
life and trade.
1t would seem that the students OF the Texas
University have become epidemic, so to speak.
The death OF General Garcia, lust before the
flag of Cuba Libre became the recognized en-
bem of authority in Cuba, after struggles and
unparalleled privations of half century, looks
like the bitter irony OF fate. Cuba has suf-
fered an irreparable loss ut this time in the
death Of this able and honest patriot and II
is moro than probable that the United States
have also experienced the loss OF an nppre-
catIve and cordial coadiutor in the pending
work of qualification and regeneration of tho
island.
Since the actlon OF the democratic caucus.
thN Was Dno l,.u
rate salo OF predictions.
The chances arc that in less than Ave years
Houston Will have big sugar mills, tobacco
warehouses and grain elevators to supplement
her oil mills and cotton congresses. Deop
water and the rapid development OF the Sec
tlon win do the work The ground floor"
won't be on the market much longer
Houston and It's tributary territory have
special reasons just now for feeling that
remarkably bright future opens Immediately
ahead.
| IL is becoming apparent that the opponents
| OF the Nicaragua canal are as fertile In Of
.ering distracting eSpedients as they are de-
termined In purpose. The people will have to
take an active hand before we get this cansI
1 ~ N'-'-'','
Joe Bailey won out before Young Mr..
Hearst could get his editorial writer's ogcr
! to Washington 10 break up the democratic
caucus.
]: is not extrnvngant to say that thla imme-
diate section may soon become tho Cuba OF
the South from tobacco standpoint. We
have got the lands and the climate and only
need q little more experience in tobacco Gull
ture.
Atlanta's peace Jubilee IL looming up. It's
a gloomy spell Of weather when Atlanta can't
make frst-class copy OF anything Chicago
can paint
The Chicago newspapers say the flrht
against the street railway franchise In that
city Is fight against corruption. II the same
thing were going on IL Texas those same Chi
cage newspapers would call II fight against
capital
IL DestIny about 10 point . long. skeleton
finger menaotngly at France also and mark
~ as another Latin victim q Anglo Saxon
yiriiitys
Certain Texas democrats who voted for Nc.
Kinley In 1893 look like man who feel that
they have good breach OF promise case
axainst somebody.
The Posts suggestion that tho next legisia-
turs submit the question Of constitutional
convention 70 the people has met With very
general popular approval.
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atfss. NJ shall merit hear u some Dallas or
rovs Woyth man putting ~ sdditiop 70 Ha-
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