The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-22


than by armed intervention. America can
! conquer the world commercially by the
right kind OF an expansive policy" hut
not through National selfishness nor parti-
san or class greed
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Tho Galveston News confesses TO what The
Post charged, namely, that it steals copy
rightcd articles from the early editions of
New York papers but grows heroic because
The Post said this piratins was done by
Syndicate instead OF an individual pirate
in tho pay of the News. Having confessed its
| crmnaity, the News attempts avoidance by
forcing itself into better company. II says:
There is nm hours difference In time be-
" cen New York and Galveston. and ghen
the early editions OF tho Now York paers APP
pear, containing news not already COY cred by
the NewS special service, correspondent
there queries this office and upon tanswer
wires such service as may be wanted. The
News credits these dispatches to their proper
source, and when the daily papers appear on
the streets OF Now York they are public prop
erty. Tho Associated Press sends such service
to its clients every morning, and surely The
Po5t VIII not assert that the Associated Press
Is a thief.
Now this Is nngrantly dishonest statement.
Tho dispatches referred to by Tho Post. and
which the News has been stealing. arc copy
rightcd by the Herald and are not public
property" II the copyright law means any
thing at all Equally dishonest is the state
ment relative to the Associated Press. The
latter agency takes from tho New York papers
only such matter as is arranged for with the
papers, and docs not fake it. Copyrighted ar
ilclca, such as the News has been cribbing
from the Herald, are given to the Associated
Press with the distinct stipulation that they
nro to be sent out in what is known as the
early morning" and reserved for afternoon
papers printed the fell wing ny. No, The st
VIII not assert that the Associated Press is a
thief. There's no occasion to do so.
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Tho troops that have remained In Texas this
summer will soon he admirably aeoimatcd for
rainy season in Cuba or anywhere.
Tho bartender who can put the largest
collar OF froth on the glass Of beer. and not
the one who inveuts new drinks, will now be
most secure in his place New York Herald.
There Ia moro In this little paragraph than
the llcrald's pleasantly. The republic rarty
put collar" also on the honest German who
has always been used TO his honest glass OF
beer, and on the masses who have made beer
popular drink In this country. when the big
republican chiefs refused to adopt an income
tax TO catch the rich, hut preferred to put
the war taxes on beer. The "growlor" has
gone and the collar" has come, while French
wines for the wealthy have been granted spe-
cial privileges under q new commercial treaty
with Frencc. The republican party will be
around usual, however, for tho German
vote!
llohson Is reapng the first fruits of his
heroism through tho death like grip with
which the Spaninrds arc holding on 20 him.
sherman county held an election on last
Saturday, the ith instant, to determine on tho
| ovy Of n school tax Of 10 cents on the hun
| droi dollars Of property majority of the
| vote oi the county was nolled, aud the prop
osition carried unanimously Sherman County
| banner.
There are perhaps fifteen or twenty children
| in sherman county and the practice has been
when family had two or three children, to
establish school district. appoint the mother
Of the children teacher ut a salary OF so per
month, and the father acted as trustee. county
commissioner, justice OF the peace. etc, as he
was the only voter In the precinct, and all the
offices had to be nlled.--uartley County
| Courier.
Such conditions as these. u they really OK
list. make 1t pretty tough on the nonresident
| land owner.
| Another evidence OF the new expansive
| policy" In this country Is tho recommendation
by the popular branch of congress OF the
adoption Of the metric system. We shall pres
emily have to unlearn all we have heretofore
known.
The peace at any price" fellows are now
| heartily In favor OF pushing the war into the
| enemy country, because they see the ''price"
In rich territory that may be seized aud OK
plotted. Their patriotism is measured by the
same standard as their peace pleaswhat they
| can get out OF 1t or Tor it.-Galyestpn Trib-
| uEe.
Here, now. Mr.. Trib. you keep on that old
thing down there. She's our meat.
|
1t would not come as a very great surprise
upon this country ii the Spanish commanders
IN Cuba adopted such stvlc OF barbarous
warfare as would lead to tho shooting OF Il
few OF them as common criminals when cap
turod,
Tho Post gets condensed Herald service
out OF New orleans, from paper there that
takes an unlimited Herald service. Gal Dial
News.
y statement with regard to Tho Posts war
service made by the News some tlme ago was
so promptly and polntcdly called down"
by telegram from the New York Herald Of
flee that It might have been supposed the CAT
weston paper would keep clear OF that kind OF
attack. Rut not so. The truth rs the old dame
is IL a frame OF mind, She is madden than the
traditional wet hen" And perhaps she has
reason to be- Beaten ut every point, out.
stripped in Journalistic race whore at the
start she had all the advantage-her influence
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