The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-04
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IN THE CAMPAIGN.

The Statesman loves an open ard above
beard hght. but despises any thing s.nackiug
OK CLIQUE work or sharp practice. II the
Do nocrats cf New York are afraid of RooBe-
welt they should openly and caudidly ADMIT
u and not attempt to encompass his defeat
by following the tactics OF some OF the re-
publican disgruntcd leaders, that is Dust him
from the ticket by means Of technicallties. lie
IS declared II Will he the ambition OF the
democratic nominee for district attorney to
secure by all legal technicallties In his pnwer
the prevention Of recognition OF Rooaevolt's
nomination and also tho exclusion Of his naina
from the LEGAL ballot. Such an admission on
the part of the democrats of the great State 81
New York is pitablc for It's smailncss. II
Roosevelt Is not entitled by citizenship to
hold the office Of governor of New York that
fact can he nscertaincd by Judicial lnvestiga-
ton II he is elected but for the democrats
to cry wolf 90 this carly stage OF the game Is
70 confess they nre In dreadful fear that
Roosevelt will sweep the State from under
them. Fight il out In the open like menl-
Austin Statesman.
The question "a tho eligibility of Colonel
Roosevelt was raised by his republican oppo-
nents. and not by the democrats. Under the
New York law the time to file an objection on
this score is when tho legal ballot Is prepared
Tho Statesman is or on both it's proposi-
tons.
The Houston Post protests that Judge
Noonan, tho republican candidate for congress
| In the san Antonio district, should not talk
prosperity to farmers who are selling cotton
AT cents. True but Judge Noonan Is talk
ing TO district whore the live stock Industry
Is greater than the cotton industry, and when
he tells tho oattlcmen they are getting better
| prices than for ten years they know It is So
| Galveston Tribune.
Prosperity in spots" is and can only be
temporary. II prosperity In other Industries
OF the country Is lacking. the prices of cattle
must recode, for the very good and sufficient
reason that there will be less money with
which to buy the cattle. And right there will
come In. not overproducticn OF cattle. but
under consumption caused by hard times.
| II Ia thought that George Clark Will this
year vote It straight and take no water to
mlnify the tastc.--bclton Journal.
There are whole lot OF folks who are
| GOING to vote It straight" this year who
| strayed away from the democratic party In
| 1896 They are heartily sick OF the Job put
up on them by the present republican ad-
| ministratlon
! Tho Houston Post almost worried itself INTO
| fever over the deficit, which il charged TO
the Dingley tariff measure. and now the big
cash balance In the National treasury is
! worrying II still more. II pleases The Post
10 be disnleased. San Antono Express.
The Post has simply polluted out that the
| Dingley tariff bill. designed to favor certain
classes--mosty In the East-at the expense
OF tho masses. was u failure IN that II had
created 4 deficiency. Aud The Pest has fur.
Their condemned the unnecessary Issuance OF
interest bearing bonds, which together with a
big war tax, Is draining the country ant
piiing up an idle surplus In the National
treasury aud contracting the circulating me
dium to the detriment OF all glasses OF bust
ness. The Express seems TO be pleased az any
and everything the republican party does
The Houston Post the paper that seems I,
REQUIRE o. Its correspondents that instead o
tho news they send IN their opinions In rcgar5
to politics. which cpuicps must he IN har
mony with tho "hraipery'' OF the great organ
publishes the following special from Luins, =
MeNia News.
1t seems to be favorte pastime with pop
ulst newspapers to misrepresen, and he abou
The Post Referring to the above The Pos
, will pay reward OF sioo TO the editor OF tn,
News or any pthcr man. for any letter writer
from this office or other evidence 10 shoy
that The Post ever cav. lnsttuctioss 20 it
correspondents To color their reports TO sui
the politics OF this 9aner The Post ha
I some 100 correspondents IN Texas. and IN
/ onv Instructions given them is to furnish tn
news In STRAIGHTFORWARD. truthful and I'M
partial manner
The san Antcbio Express copies one nf tn
late Henry w. Gradys Labor Day speeche
and nlaces Il alongside OF Mr.. Joseph W
Bailey's recent Labor Day speech, a rom
parlson of the two very conclusively prove
! that ME- hailoy practlccd the very worst kin
4 Of plaglarism " Is eacugh 10 lover him II
the estimation Of any man, -~Vflasco World
II was not Mr.. Bailey's speecn which IN
, Express paralleled The World does Nj
Bailey very grave injustice in placing hin
, In such m attitude.