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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-28
THE soU11i TEXAS RAM.

Morgan News: The Houston Post Is ad-
vocating a fair for Southern Texas. The
Lone Star State Is sufficiently large for
two such fairs ms the one at Dallas.
Wharton Star: Tho Houston Post speal,s
out for q South Texns State fair, and The
Post Is on very warm trail OF some hing
very, very good for South Texas when ~
does 30.
Schulenburg Sucker: Southwest Texas
should by all means have an annual fair,
and the most convenient point for its Local
,tion is Houston. Dallas. with Its State
fair. Is entirely TOO far away from this part
OF the State.
Tarrant County Citizen (Fort worthy
The Houston Post is exceedingly happy
over the success OF the recent Fruit. Flows
er and Vegetable Festival and hints at
great South Texas Fair 10 be a permanent
feature OF South Texas entertainments.
San Angelo Enterprise: Now that Dali
las has won such renown and commercial
success by having the State fair, Houston
and San Antonio are likewise pulling for
similar expeditions. These carniyals, fes-
tivals and fairs do make cities and Iluus-
ton public spirit is aroused aud In the race
to win. is 1t not in order for San Angelo
to do some putting and pulling for a West
Texas exhibit
Wallisville Age: Houston is just now
considering of a South Texas fair to be
held there every year. Mr.. Frank Dunn.
one Of her wealthy and public-spirited citi-
zens. favors the idea and suggests Forest
Park--a beautiful Houston suburb-as an
excellent place for the fair ground. He
thinks the ground should be bought and
the fairs managed by an organized stock
company and offers to invest $4,000 In the
company's stock. AS place for Il grand
festive exhibit once each year of the pro-
auctions of South Texas enterprise, genius
II tx,I, ,tst,.t vE n
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HOUSTON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20.
TEN PAGES TODAY !.
SOME FRUITS or "BRyANrsMw

Ii is very significant that since Mr.. Bryan
beSan to talk OF the crme OF sub1ectins
people without thetr consent 10 our dom
nation the peace commissioners and oabi-
net officials and Republican leaders are say
ing that the future OF the PhWlppines mas
not yet been determined!
Nothing wold have pleased the imperial-
its bitter than for Mr.. Bryan to have op-
posed the ratification OF the peace treaty.
He would hayo been denounced 80 an OBJ
straictiontst and as an ally Of Spain, ana
been held mp us little short Of a traitor to
his country. The Nebraekan w'as too bread,
however, It's assume slrch a position. In
common with all other humane Americans
he recognizes the proprlety OF freeing the
Philippines from the cruel sovereignty OF
Spain and that the beet way to accom-
Ill!sh this is by the treaty of Paris.
But because We wr,ing surrender OF the
islands from the Spanish does net mean
necessarily that Wa should permanently
bold the Territory. To retain control OF
the archipelago against the consent and
protests OF its people would be conquest.
pure and simple. and amount to criminal
aggression
Mr.. Bryan, thererore, with the prescience
of "a statesman insists that the interests Of
this great Republic, as well as justice to-
ward the Philippines, lie in tho direction Of
ssH government for the islands, and not in
Scridbte annexation. He feels that 1t is
possible to treat the Philippines as we have
pledged ourselves TO treat Cuba.
That his Influence is fenred. and that he
has outlined practical and humane way
Of escaping threatening National difficult
TIES. Is demonstrated in nothing so much as
the more conservative tone adopted Just
now by the expanstonists. A few weeks
siuce we were going into Asia to stsyl
We were under no obligations to regard the
wishes OF Aguinaldo and his followers!
Where the flag went up It must remain
forever, even against the consent OF peo-
p1e who were conquered into pmr fold
In yesterdays paper Senator Frye told us
that the treaty does not Indicate what we
shall do with the Philippines can give
them back to Spain II We wish 'The
whole matter is left in the hands of con-
rress This Is a more concIiatory posi-
tton than the imperiaiists have been as
summing, but ID has an echo from tho cabi-
net.
1t fs just possible that Mr. Bryan has
converted the administration from its reck-
lass policies, He .s great balance wheel
Just at present, and left the army none too
soon. 1t does indeed look as Carnegie says
as VI he We're the man 10 save the Re-
public!
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THE HOUSTON POST.


Winsboro Wide Awake: The Houston
Post is the ablest edited democratic paper
in the South.
Galveston Opera Glass: The Houston Post
issued swell forty page paper last Sun
day, chock full OF attractive ads.
valley Mills SUN: Again. last Sunday, our
office was visited by that monster feat of
journalism. Tie Houston Post. Which con-
tanned forty pages. Twenty of these pages
were filled with choice, instructive ana
valuable reading matter, and as many
pages were filled with bright. artistic ad-
vertisements. We highly praise The Post
for it's enterprise and push ani its splcn-
did facilities for furnishing paper second
TO nome which Is a credit to 1orston and
our State. We also compliment the BUSH
ness mea OF Houston, who substantially
encourage the great paper. upon ther IN
teligence and Hberafity.
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VOTE AND COMMENT.

Governor Savers having boon sent back tn us
win ENDORSEMENT regardless OF party lines
h pc VIII pc expected to maintain The Average
but It's worth the effort OF statesman. -
Galveston News.
Hcre Is an invitation to Major Savers to
break over the limo and dish out democratic
patronage to boilers. sorcheads and even
republicans. He may accept 1t. and he may
not
Senator Gray is an anti expansIcnist. Or
tho peace commission, when asked IL he
would vote for the peace treaty he simply an
seems plain enough. He will defend what
he has approved and perhaps observation
and experience have cured him OF his anti
expansion malady.--San Antonio Express
This but emphasizes Senator Hoars recent
contention. that 1t was wrong. even grossly
appoint men on commission who would sub
sequcntly have to pass on their own work
One of the most pleasant experiences OF u
newspaper man Is to be abused for not doing
MS DUTY J., Why. by people CPL who do not spend one
The Post has experience along that line
The men who have the most to say about
how paper should be conducted are those
who contribute little or nothing to its sup
port.
Houston Ia certainly In earnest about deep
water in the bayou and no doubt will sue
coed In getting an approximation. but It may
be some time off.-Crockett Enterprise.
Not SO far of as you may have been led
to believe. Tho proposed Improvement of
Buffalo bayou is not merely local enter
prise; It is almost National In Its importance.
and the influence behind II Is not by any
means circumscribed.
Mr.. Carnegie, the great steel king. has an.
Rryaa FOR presSena IN 1900 he saSs he viii
not only support him with his voice and his
pen, but also with his purse. while the
phone.
And. gee whiz! What flutter the an
nouncement has made IN republican and Han
nacratlc ranks.
However much We may esteem The Hous
ton Post as great representative democratic
against its excessive Bailey EMISSIONS. In its
every day. Sunday and geiniweekly issues 1t
slops over with bully boy Bailey buncombe.
Texas has twelve other congressman and two
senators. Only one of the congressman Is
n candidate for the senate. Had you thought
of 1t that way. gentle readers of The POST
Terrell Transcript
Here is an intimation that The Post Ia
booming Mr.. Bailey for senator This is a
mistake. The Post has been doing what every
patriotic Texas newspaper should have been
doing. defending one Of the sons OF the
State-and among the greatest OF all her
great sons-against mean and contemplate
effort TO humliate and even TO destroy him.
That is all. We feel sorry for the Texas
newspaper that would not do as much. and we
conmiseratc the Texan who Will not indorse
The Posts intentions In the matter. Tho
question of the senatorship has in no wise
entered into The Posts calculations. In a
word. The Post feels that II can be proud OF
Joe Bailey ms Texan and great and brill
liant leader OF his party without committing
Itself In any way to anything.
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A constitutional oonvention.


We have always realized that frequent
changes In the organic law OF State are
dangerous experiments and have usually
looked with disfavor on constitutional
amendments unless they wore to meet a
crying necessity, amid heretofore we nave
been opposed 10 a convention to draft and
adopt a new constitution, for the simple
reason that we did moi regard the political
condition Of the courtry sufficiently serene
10 summons enough elaboration to draft
"a sailing chart for this great State.
That Our present constitution is in
adequate to meet the advanced conditions
morally, socially arid commercially en-
joyol by people whose numbers haye
MORE than doubled since 1T was adopted,
and whoss business conditions have undei-
gone complete revolution no thinking
man Will dispute, and yet the people are
opposed TO amendments arid almost always
yots them down.
That tho present constitution was
adopteil at time when ths political mind
was agtated with agrarian yagaries worse
than the pallniest days of popul.sm ever
evolved, no man can doubl who studded It's
provision.
Four years ago there was considerable
sentiment among the thinking men OF the
State for q constitutional convention, but
II was overrldden by the moge ar-see.ng
thinkers, for no other reason than that
the public mind wao not in condition TO
frame o new constitution, The star OF pop
ulism was them at its zenith. discomfort
ami public clamoring agai-st THE powers
that be" were hearj on every hand, and to
plunge into the making Of organic law at
such time was to invite the same failure
that was made IN 1886. and adopt COM
promise documeet that suited everybody.
The conditions are different now The
sea OF State politics Is serene; there have
been good crops all over the Stata, the
people are clothed and IN their right mind,
contented and happy am capable of sober,
sertoro ard intelligent Thought
A conststutioa drafted under such con-
dh'ons could not fail 10 be a great i'm.
proyement on the old one, ard theirs never
will be a better time for a constitutional
c,Irven'fo1
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Deep Water at Houston.
Cotton Ginners' Journal.

Cotton GinnerS' journal. !.
In some quarters 1t is asserted tnal =
canalization of Buffalo bayou and cons3us
ton of a ship channel with adequate oeps
Tor large ocean vessels, from Hous'Dn
Galveston, is not feasible--and semi -
tific arguments are offered IN fuppoN
the assertion. The Journal admits ~
ability to tender an expert OF V
opinion on this subject. which Is one
engineering science. We must ieaso ~
problems to engineers. II ehSlnee's n
competent to decide In auvahce W ~
practicability of such works as .nc ~
the Suez and the Manchester-Lvsssss ~
canals; ON the great German SUP
that terminates at Kiel; on tine lessN
New Orleans and Galveston; on SUI 49, NJ
pels as that Of Mont Gems ana olns
the wonderful bridges ana Dreak" ~,
modern times; II they pan al+a s,s.iis
60 accurately that the shrewdest cAp ~
of the country are eager to put SLOW
or even 5000. 900 600 in the constrnaI
an Isthmian canal to unite the A.
and Pacific--thein surely thsre p en-
ing talent competent to decIde.
building It, on the prgdticabiuty o.
a ship canal from Houston to oesp ~
ct Galveston. And II the underpakans "
be declared by competent AUTHORITY
feasible, then surely there Is no IT, ".
argument whether It shall or sna"
built. II feasible 1t is not oaly ~ M
but 1t is necessary. ard ought 70
Any measure, in this age. thai =
and feasible. that will promote ~ -
being Of peoples. tho prosperity Q. s,ss
try. shnmllt be achieved. Deep wrsTs
10 Houston is to Texas. by pii,is
what the Nicaragua canal Is 70 w ,
States. 1t is q measure that sng ~, ssrfl
the steady, cordial support o. ~ ,ss
md we imagine that the blsansss ~ ~ ~
State pride OF Galvestonians ~" ~
them. al soY5iy as Hous.onians'
vocacy Of this inland canal.
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4 GREEDY rnoTEcTED INTEREST.

For the first time since the civil war
The people OF the United States, Without
refetisnce TO party or geographical location,
hSve recognized the necessity for building
big navy for this country and building
II as quickly as possible, 1t has taken a
demonstration CT the overshadowing Inn
pou'ance OF sea power. however, 10 secure
this unanimity Of opinion.
Who would imagine therefore. that when
thu masses had bean brought around to
consent TO large naval programme. a
virtual protest against 81 would come from
~ shipyards OF this country For yeans
these yards have been clamoring for more
ships 10 build and criticianS the slow and
parsim0ndous policy OF congress. Duhng
thai time ihey have been given an ab,o.
iute monopoly Of government work and
tnye enjoyed the advantages OF high tar. n
ps0tection. The ship building interest has
~ iact bean one Of the most favored AMI
pampet,i TO be found In The country. 1t
be- fattened upon tfe discrimination IN It's
bshalf aud IL now actually competing with
~ ETeAlhct shipyal'ls abpoad In building
vetesls Tor foralgn goyernmsnts ana citi-
nene.
1As~s ship builders now ara actually
eejeoting To the biz naval building pro.
gENnuae which the navy department q
n!!4lang this consrass 70 authorize. Ii seems
- &eve ~ ta'sse rsclpaenis Of our bounty
~ tAey Ar full TO ovsrAowing They
thsy have 70 much work ON hand
~ ~ pesfer 70 'havs ccuxrsss authorize
IN E1k ~ vessels Ibis year that Tho do
~ egks for.
III hsrs epneers thu unpat,sotIc
y - 80 pvoisptsd interest, ii con-
~ ASSEMBLY, withoub decllnlrg ''prl-
= meet ~ rpauIrenents, pos.
b v4sun>ent work. but X protests
$1,000 ~ anesdpent Of ~
1eU1 - ~ ctanss Of re gov
~ ~ ~ psrnit ne pur- |
6esls gsuo u ~ ptepsl pn6sr
- ~ 49, - \ = slrsnsI
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Jefferson Davis and mckinley.

CHARLESTON News and Couriea.
The special correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune. who attended President Mckinley
ON his Southern tour. says of the reception
at Montgomery, Ala.:
Never was a more cordial greeting ex-
TENDED any visitor. The president was visi-
oiy Affected and was gra,ified in the ex-
Weme. Inc CIVIL war lis undoubtedly over ;
NE suggested to Governor Johnston as they
drove from the capitol through the applaud
ing thHongs which flied the broad avenues
me capitol building, on the steps OF which
JeHers-n Davis was inauguratsd as the only
president OF the Confederate States. was
eiaborately bedecked in the National col
ors."
We are glad that the president went TO
montgomery, That he was greeted with such
sMaeie demonstrations OF popular good
wlsnes, and that he found out that 1.-THE
civil war Is undoubtedly over" II he were
alive. We are sure that Jefferson Davis
would have applauded the patriotic fervor
With which the president was received at
montgomery and elsewhere Id the other
Southern critics which he has vassted. The
last public address Nh. Davis made was
aeiiNered at Mississippi, City, In 1888, and
IN unIt he pleaded Tor q reunited country.
saying:
MI. Chairman and Fellow Citizens: All.
pardon me The laws OF the Uninsh States
no longer permit me to designate you as
1elp5w citizens. but am thankful that
may ADDRESS you as my friends feel NO
regret that stand before you this after
noon man without a country. for my
ampiton lies buried in this grave of the
confederacy. There has been consigned
not only my ambition. but the dogmas
Upon witch that government was based.
me faces SEQ before me ans those OF
yourk men. Had not known ttds would
n0t tHNe appeared before YOU. Men An
whose hands the destintes OF our Southland
ne, Tor lowe of her / break my silence to
Freak to you few words OF respectful ad-
mon nion. The past 10 dead--let ii bury it,
dead. tts hopes anti its aspirations: before
fou iiss the frture-a future FUN OF golden
pnomSe. 4 future OF expanding National
ndy. before which all the world shall
'paud amazed. Let me beHeech YOU to law
lside all rancor. all bitter sectioual fesliur
.hn 10 taks your places In the ranks 81
rose WHO Will bring about consummation
asv9uty TO be desired--a reunited coun-
lt = ~ the highest degree gratifying TIA,
nr Mckinity stands now whore Jefferson
'Asvis spccd ten Years ago. and that after
I"sise sea7s Of patient waiting he found
se nppcrursty for saying that the graves
= INC Cenfederate dad should be cared
- By ~ country. 4s1
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POINTS ABOUT people.

u aan shcrt. broad man" said Senator
Vest the other day. but my enemies say
my speeches arc both long and narrow
The iate Rev, August r. Korfage Of Kan
sas city wlss 4 pioneer circuit rder and
Methesitst missionary who, In his earlier
years, essistsd Peter cArtwriahl. the great
fron.asv evangelist
Major General Henry Gordon Waserneid
9. b., wen win consma1id the british troops
intxu'Ssd 10 operate sGainst tho Mad Null
lab. has been an Indian officer all through
his career, which began IN the nf'luity year
OF 1857.
yrsacs Nns. oASasvss. Who sold sswsps.
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DISHONEST JOURNALISM nxrosrD


Some en'terprisnx newspaper man has
effect,rallv put the New York Journal lin
a hole aesi exposed the smsllncss and
sham in the mcthods Of young Mr.. Hearst
In the conduct OF his American paper for
the American people This result WAS
accomplished by the following communica-
ton few days sine, to ohio journal:
s"W. X. Hearst, ESQ.,. Editor OF the Journal.
u can give you for $3.50 Tor publication on
Sunday morning. a feature OF National IN
terest It will be statcment signed or au-
tho rizcd by Andrew Carnegie. giving All ac-
cont OF his Interview with W. J. Bryan. cx-
Views on expansion and generally indorsinS
the latter as q thoughtful, patriotic Ameri-
can. Let mo know your decision at once In
regard to this matter
Here was beat for paper that
brags that 1t spares no PALMS and sndulges
in no prejidice in gathering and publish
ing the news. OF course tho pa1try charge
OF $3.50 could not havo weighed with multi
millionaire Hearst in securing a semsa-
tional interview with one Nahionsl char
aoter about another National character
and on a live National question! MIR.
Hearsts paper replied cds,or.ally:
Tho Journals decision is that 1t does not
,,rInt a. un1ta,. any ,ir,,,r,st. -.
an advertisement. To print praise OF Colonel
woia he \. su Sapas nun as nnareW Sarn ne
and wantonly and unjustiy to iniuro tho
reputSa''on OF Coionei bryan, Mr. ca,nesie
which the latter would undoubtedly have
x M o1oa ~, naa y ucem posAtple 10 90 80;
80 far violate the decenc,es of social inter
t tousFe as 70 Aks rap,sai OF nrfva,e m
that his ways are devious and uncertain. We
tha "ty sa M,h cur corresp9ndent snat
the Journal certainly does not want it.
r, JoI n Which uhH s1ur I wishes from
rect and over his own signature.
How easy it is to assume VIRTUE II you
have 1t not!
The Journal would protect" Mr. Bryan
and the democratic party by refusing to
PRINT pralse from Mr.. Carnegie OF the
great democratic leader!
lit is amusing to hear THE New York
journal talk OF protecting any mans char-
acter or standing--,a journal TO which
nothing 10 sacred when measured against
the chances OF creating sensation; a
journal that prizes into tIMs secret life OF
all men and women within reach OF Its
eavesdropping; that robs homes Of THAR
privacy and sanctity, ami, In panderkug to
the morbid patronage of yellow Journalism,
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An opInion Of The Post.

'vAeS MtSQufuer.
Coming right down TO It. wha, do you
think Of the Houston Post today sun
DAYS Houston Post.
Well We think she's hummer. no, only
today. but 365 days out Of this year ana the
best all-round newspaper that reaches our
exchange table.
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Ana 10 victo,,r,.

Bell County Democrat tBeiton.)
W. J. Bryan will he our grex, lesder !,
1900, IS he was Ia 1896. Democrats III,
tollow ais leadership. and with Joyful -" ana
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Senator Quay. afraid TO face court and
Jury which he did not own, has resorted to an
old law In Pennsylvania by which such ouses
car be certified to an upper court, There w
is said the senator is safe, II, indeed, he Is
ever brought to trial, As Danl Webster once
said there was no refuge but in flight, and
fight was confession OF gullt--or words u
that effect.
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Telephone Numbers: | s:::::':' u:

~ csty.-Ths Pos, 10 sel:versd 10 any part Of the
eiW 81 carriers, per Month, et.ee; three nenshs
o1.se; six moths. e0.oos one year, yss.oo.
NJ. Theodore BerinH has charge Of the city
circulation and collecting. F:sssvs. Iheseefs
esrinT. Charles Lott and Tom South efs the au-
Aorlsed collectors Of all city bills (boh adverfs-
NJ and sutscription) and no money should b
eild to any other than those named, unless
speclui written authority signed BY the Business
usnaees IL shown. Al accounts Of any sire
should BE- paid BY check In favor Of The hous.
son Printing Company.
oGhscribees failing 10 rscsivs The Post regularly
paper is expected TO Ss delivered no, later than
S:ss s'clsek .. N. ss
uo6sr Ne circum stances Will orders given BY
employees on tho office he recognizes and
paid. ar accepted In payment Of accounts.
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Have urpi...ant Dre. ms.

Bryan Is causing the gold bug monop,-
lists 10 have Nightmares. When h. sp,ass
their organs 30 Into mysteries and when he
IL silent they losc sleep tryinv to figure
out what he Il thinking about,
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The National board OF trade" ought to be
renamed the disguised gold standard promo.
tion society,"
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Sneaker Reed thinks that Malays even at s.
a head would be costly luxury for tL,s
country.
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ZION DAILY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 2s 1893

desires 70 ~ National industry rsmain un-
fetsefed. A new kind Of ssrfdom IL being In
situted in the Incest government on EARTH
ana II will not b long before II will be Inn
possible to uproot Il.
vasssr college this year has 80 students.
II Is understood that the guards WIRE doubled
while Hobson Vas loose in the East
The scramble for franchises in Havana has
commenced In dead earnest" We need TO
protect tho Cubans against those early birds
OF prey ~ we'll ~ to protect Cubans and
spnniards against each other We know what
grip on a public franchise means even In
this country.
There II no better time than the present for
Texas communities TO begin TO discuss ways
and meana for securing small local factories.
The long felt want is patiently waiting to be
met.
With new and up-to-date constitution,
Texas would soon show new and marked evil
dences Of development. Notwithstanding our
great size. we rnust Join in the Southern pro-
cession Of prctress II We expect to remain tho
best State in the Union.
Dawson City 10 beginning to send out glow
ing predictions ~ TO next seasons gold out
But In tho Klondike. Dawson City has evil.
IDENTIFY run short on It's supply OF profitable
tenderfcot
II ia rumorsd that ex-Ceneral Jonathan MI
kado Claiborne has been diminishing around
In search Of another party to join.
We are against expansion. but on the sub
iest OF the ability Of this country TO govern
foreigi. territory candor conpels the admission
that Voc l,ay ttstI