The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-14
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MOVIE AND COMMENT.

! III.
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/ NOTE. AND COMMENT.
Barley announcement two yenrs In advance
| that he would be candidate for tho seiiltp
| against Senator Chiffon Is u cool piece OF arr
rogance. He seems to think that he has but
70 indicate what he wants and It Will come.
| inere WAS time when we should have sup
nS cId I'M Mr. Bailey for the senate AGAINST the
OF Bailey as the State end the party have.
Crockett Courier.
| Mr.. Bniley had a perfect right to become
candidate for senator. and to announce his
candidacy when 1t suited him to do So He
may or may not be eected-he will be against
very strong opponent in the person Of Sem
ator Chilton--but there IS one thing about 1t,
the attacks made on him from certain quar-
tiers are not going to injure his chances In
deed. they will help him with the people,
who. after all and as II rule. believe In fair
| treatment Of our public men. Here for ex-
| ample. this from the Courier gives an idea
of the kind OF fight being made on the young
Texan at home:
The great fight in the democratic party IA
en-. The split seems to be Inevitable and owes
It's esigtence more to the deporably unwise
leadership oi such men as Congressman Bailey
than to all else After the highest authority
III the n ry in his State hal spoken and vofed
down his unpopular views ON some of
the prominent issues OF the day he
upnrntd such declarations rs not binding and
us unworthy or support at,l went to stump
ing the country committing the party to the
sttpendous folly of champloni,sg the cause Of
Is there any wonder that disaster should over
take 1t when its recognized leader was before
the PEOPLE IT. the attitude of q special adyo
cate OF the rights of Spain? The plain. POSI-
tive and unequiyocal duty is to dleplacc such
leaders ard to put men In the forefront who
VIII keep abreast of the times and align them
In mint,
demanded II the democrat is to be spared alb
soiute dissolution and destruction
Tho Courier will have hard work trying to
make the people of Texas believe that Joe
Bailey has In the slightest degree chainpioned
the cause of Spain. The Courier may find
that tile people, on the contrary, will make
up their minds that such unjust attacks have
behind them motives not in the open. which
will, as is always tho case have the effect to
strengthen rather than weaken him. Similar
tactics employed by the New York Journal,
Washington Post and other newspapers in the
East have already borne fruit IN the CON-
plete triumph of Mr.. Bailey in the democratic
caucus.
No sort OF combination can beat Horace
Chiffon for reelection to tho United States
senate two years hence to succeed himself
less personal and political character, is safe
and conservative, and will as ably represent
Texas In the senate us any man in the state
- iocklait Register.
The Post can and does indorse everything
said about Senator Chiffon by the Register.
lIe Is q strong man, n very strong man, both
mentally and In n political sense and will be
mighty hard TO beat. But with such material
us Will be IN the next senatorial race-Chil-
ton. Bailey. CraneHpd possibly sayers-the
contest will more Probably hinge upon Issues
rather than the personality OF the candidates.
A great deal can happen in two years.
Kokomo Ind, December 1.-The old en-
champs. John l.. sullivan and Jake ltilrnin,
were In the city today, This was John LIS
fourth visit here. but II was the first tune
kokomo people saw him eoher and ut MIN
SET, and 1. was u surprise.-Special to the
Ci'"ihinl Ehouirer.
Commenting Tn the above Tiof. Miaue Wal
l"iiee CO are'ly. who occupies the chair of
Hunorology on the Memphis Commercial-Ap-
peal. says. I'VE can well believe the special
correspondent OF the Enquirer. Usually when
people have to go To Kokpno they fortify
themselves IN advance by getting drunk. This
enables Il em to forget that they are in Koln-
mo, and, moreover, does not clash with tho
sensltveress OF the cltizons of that place.
correspondent stated the whole truth when
he said that John LIS condition was merely
q surprise. II must have been u nervous
shock, serious affront a deadly Insult We
admit that 1t is surprise to see Hon. john
H. Sullivan IN Il beastly state of sobriety: but
II the people Of Kokomo were surprised. II
must have been rather at his temerty in COM
ing Into the town that way. 1t was contrary
to all the local customs OF the place; and
besides Kokomo had never done anything TO
john l..
The Houston Post has really Joined the es-
parslcrists. There Is nov room to hope for
us conversion on other points, To recover
that journal from the error OF its way Is real
missionary work.--San Antonio Light
TIL, truth OF the matter is. we just couldn't
help 1t. Tho people are persistent. asl de-
mand that they BIO annexed to The Posts sub
scriluoi lists And the expansion Is going
Oh every day, with no definite indication as
70 where II Will stop.
y ~
Congressman Hawiey has promised to aid
IN securing a congressional appropriation for
ueeprnins and widening Buffalo BAYOU. thus
maxing Houston rival seaport of Galveston
This VIII go a long ways toward healing the
breach tfas has long existed between the twin
South Texas cittes.-San Antonio Express
The esteemed Galveston Tribune headlines
the atcse to the effect that the breach is al
ready healed. And the Trib ought to know;
II has been heeling tho other chicken.
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This fact remains; human life is too cheap
In 1esss.-cleturne Review
Why net organize trust ard put up the
rates:
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