The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01


executive committee, who so vigorously OF
posed the rigid test adopted nj Dallas. must
be Erbiihtd al the result M various counties.
Tn 20 date. counties having $50 votes In tho
convention have adopted a mild test, while
only 1872 convention votes have Endorsed the
rigid test THIS rs an emphatic verdict thar
the committee at Dallas ola not represent The
sentiments of the State democracy. Ell paso
Timos
Public sentiment has had little TO do with
II. Local candidates in the various counties
have been pretty generally successful In
keeping the bars down" In their own inter-
ost That is all there 80 to IL. II tho pr-
maries to select local and State officers could
have been systematically divided, 1T Is alto
Eether probable that the State committee iost
would have been very genetaHy adopted. cs-
ccpt In counties where the goldbugs. bol,crs
Qtd eoreheads bad he pull
The peace- st-any fellows must be
given q chance at big bond issue to arouse
their patriotism
II Is gratifying 70 learn from tho warm and
worry comprehensive vote OF thanks by the
medical association to the citizens OF lous-
ton, that tho visiting doctors were moro than
pleased with thclr treatment while In this
city Houston always tries to make tn,
stranger within it's gates feel good and the
universal testimony is that she succeeds in
her purpose.
Whom tho Texas troops arrive at the rem
devious the prices at Austin OF paregoric and
squihbs mixture are liable to 80 up
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The comments Of the American papers that
are not thick and thin administration crgaus.
arc NIL to the effect that tho bpncoing OF
John sherman out OF his senatorial seat only
to uhclyc him after II show of service In tns
cabinet, wus ono of the most heartless pie,cs
OF trickcry that American politics has shown
for many n day.
Woyler has coudcscendcd to explain and
defend his coursc-an exhibition OF streak
Of docency he was not supposed TO possess,
As suspected by Tho Post short time
since, tho reform hoard OF aldermen recently
elected in Chicago are not ayerse to discuss
| ins the necessity for reform with gentlemen
of means who entertain more conservative
views as TO the prcpriety OF iaaugurating a
new order OF things in the windy city
| The sanitary conditions In Houston are OF
lar mere importance to us Just now than the
/ sanitary conditions in Matansas or Havana.
| II Is very Important that this Nation should
! quickly win u decisive engagement AGAINST
| tho spauialds IN order 10 cool on some OF
| spain's rampant, European sympathsers, We
ouEht to set Spain hors du combat before we
haya some other fellow to Asht.
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| The presence OF distinguished newspaper
man In the cabinet improves that body % a
certain extent. but there is stn room for re-
forms
II appears after sitting the reports OF uu-
usual activity and excitement omong our
Mexican citizens and nelghhols that 1t is IN,
cneo de Malo celebrations ahoqt watch m y
are now exercised,
| NJ 26la's American audiences wopIa m, hs
decreased TO amy extent by any exhibition OF
hostility towards US by the present French
government.
This section OF Texas viii be represented
at Omaha bS an exhibit thar viii be worth
10 US hnndndfold its cost. such displays
are tho very boat kind OF business invest-
meats.
Continued announcements for office indl.
cate that there VIII DC no necessity for on =
ins a bounty for volenloers to maintain the
| civil service.
The extra war taxation for the next year
viii 30 about si,2a per capita IN the United
states This isa'' such siam as even a
lukewsru pattio, need Kick about
There would be no Intervention from any
quarter to prevent the Establishment Of a few
more industrial establishments III this yisin.
ity this year.