The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-20
howiers'' for discreditine the conditions
that are found under this blessed regime
Of the party OF confidence" and pros

l OF the party OF coutiuehce "i" p~
pcrity!' ---.
Hon. Albert s. Burleson Of Austin Is can.
didate for congress to succeed Major Saycrf
In tho Ninth district, and The Post on yes
terday printed his Views on public questions
No man who reads his cnunciation can OF
will doubt his perfect devotion TO thorough
democratic principles. He speaks plainly and
| 10 the point. leaving nothing to Conjecture.
| Mr.. Burlcson is young, active and OF hnc
| ability. and Just the kind OF material for a
| congressman. He stands high with all who
know him, and no man In Texas can lay
| claim TO more devoted and enthusIastic
| friends. He will make n strong race.
Possibly the state and navy departments
understand that II we must have warship
at Havana II won't do to send u boy to mill!
The republican party has at last and as
n party declared against poor Cuba. Rep
reyentntivo DeArmond of Missouri put the
house majority on record against the strug-
Cling patriots Tuesday when the speaker and
his slaves refused TO listen to his appeal in
Cnbas behalf Said Mr., pcArmond; 'Tn
the presence Of your master. ruler and leader.
In whose presence you scarcely dare to think,
ask you to give freedom and liberty to
Cuba. or meet your outraged constituency.
Let us sec which course you Will follow"
And they followed Mr. Reed and Mr.. Dingley
against Mr. Diamonds appeal
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We are told that the Hawaiian annexation
lists now number the necessary two. thirds
In the senate. Only give tho sugar trust
time,
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indorse certain schemes for the promotion
and better protection OF the labor interests
OF the country. 1t does not take TO the
proposition to create cabinet position to
look particularly after the great and grow
ing labor questions OF the time, nor does
1t approve OF excluding the ifiltcratc pnupers
of Europe. who are coming here only to
disturb and iniure the labor market. There
would seem to be as much necessity for
department of labor MS for department
OF agriculture.
There should be full attendance Mt the
meeting Of the Business League this after
noon. Houston needs this organization In Its
business
Secretary Cages bill, which Mr. Mckinley |
ndorscs. Is against bmetallsm, independent
~ or by National agreement Mr.. Mckinley |
also indorses tho scheme according to Mr. |
Chandler. To appoint another rowing bimetal-
lie commission. which would be move |
against the gold standard. Now, viii some
one please state definitely whore Mr.. McKn-
icy is at on the financial question:
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When we get Hawaii the Notifications. |
docks aud coallng stations VIC will have to
f,ui
II would pay all the Americans on the islands
to como over and leg for annexation
The utterly haseless stories that arc sent
out from Now York and other points from
time to time to influence the operations on
the stock. grain and cotton exchanges of
the country are the most dsreputable kind
OF skin games and worse than highway rob
bory. Tho exchanges ought to take sonc
steps to protect themselves against the bull
lctlning of baref,tced fakes.
Japan has ~. 900 inhabitants more than
either France ,or the British isles. and yet
many papers continue to refer to tho Oriental
island empire as little Japan" She Is maxi
ing more rapid strides than even Kid Nc
Coy TO tho heavyweight class.
weighty question. singularly overlooked
heretofore and while the charter was pend
ing In the legislature, has lust been raised
affecting the interests OF Greater New York.
whether the city is entitled to more than
one club In tho National baseball league un-
der the League rules. II is lucky this mat.
ter was not sprung before the popular elec-
ton for consolidation.
The goldbug schemes now pending before
the banking aud currency committee of the
house, considerably leave tho legal tender
quality TO such silver dollars as we now have.
This must have been an oversight, however
ON tho part of Mr.. Gage and tho monetary
commission.
The Chicago Tiues-lIerald Is wondering at
and devoutly returning thanks for the kind
dspensutlcns of Providence that after lone
yenr Of Tanner Illinois is still on the map"
Aud yet this same Tanner received largo
majority in Illinois and has n
legislature back of him ready to make any
changes In the map he may suggest.
1t Is said that In HayalM the Intervention
Of the United States is looked upon not only
as certainty. but AS necessity. Tho ne I
rcssity may exist. but the certainty requires
too great stretch OF the Imagination. We
irc powerfully short on backbone In Wash
ngton Just now
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China has war god with 5000 different
plmes,