The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-02


1t aecms that Street Commissioner Jack
Kennedy is to have opposition, md that mn
attempt at some kind OF combination of au-
tasonistic clements VIII be made to defoat
nm. No self respecting democrat can afford
I" JOIN In such n movement against Jack
Kennedy. He went before the primaries. made
fair and strong fight and was renominated.
and is, therefore, entitled to every demo-
cratic vote that VIII be cast in the election
The Post, with ali other conservative and
fair minded democrats, can only dcprecate
amy scheme TO lead party men away from
their plain duty In this case, or any othc,
similar to it. The democrats should give Mr..
Kennedy the fun party vote. both because no
is tho nominee ana is in every way worthy,
personally. of popular support
Mr.. Mckinley Is now anXously hoping that
nsht or SagaHta would come TO his relief
The feint OF revolving tho RECOMMENDATION
orders and feeding the starving comes from
Spain too late. We know how she would re-
turn these poor wretches to their lands
pine boxes
Tho second month OF spring has, arrived
and the sanitary obligations resting upon us
continue to loom up with moro dstinctness.
San Francisco had It's nrst serious earth
quake, Thursday for years past Tho whole
western const OF the Americas is subject to
seiemic disturbances, and II would not be a
matter for surprise to hear some day OF
great destruction from this source nj san
Francisco
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Thn
spend the summer upon the coast and have
no end OF fishing and cunning.
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! II Germany attempts to seize Liberia we
may expect 10 SEQ the war spirit strike New
ENGLAND after all, The Halos and Routelics
do not so much on Cuba, hut they will como
/ out strong for their negro protcgos on tue
West African coast!
| The people Of tho Danish West Indies VIII
| pray that Uncle Sam and Denmark will not
swop horses In the middle of the troubis at
any rate
II Is said that there ia one county up IN
PENNSYLVANIA where q majority Of the voters.
both In town and eountry, rcguiarly wait Tor
| the highest bidder in primaries and elections
But isn't there some mistake hero--only one
! county?
The country is now breathlcssly waiting 10
sec tho administration cat jump. And It
| can't hold It's breath too long, either. without
danger OF an explosion,
or course. the people wnl not forget that
mp to the commencement Of hostilitlcs the re-
publican party had failed TO accomplish n
| sinGlc thing for the relief OF the country or
10 redeem single pledge OF their st. Louis
| platform
/ Mr. McHlnlcNat least owes il to the country
10 make up hisAmnd In time to get Fitxhugh
Ice away from the Havana mob, we can't
afford to lose General Lee In the preliminary
! fparrlpg.
Whom The battlesQip Kentucky gets Into the
hgh, aud Wins or Roses, II viii always be i,
nau,rel and National issue whether it was
,he bottle q water on The Prov or the Ken
,upty iio'trhcp on The "a thst did the work
Tor her
| Wo may nov expect the gpldbug organs 10
raise The erytpf lingo" against Mr.. Bryan
FOR dsrng 20 Intimate that the NINE has come
to STRIP the spanish government rom making
monkeys out OF aessrs. Mckinley al bay.
Spain has the two strongest arms q. an or
fensiyo nest--srlnored cruisers and .orpeao
boats, Our brilliant naval construo hrs arc