The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-27
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The bill offered by Senator Butler Of North
| Carolina TO pension ex-Conitdcrde soldit rs
does not want 1t. The North VIII not have it..
There is no possibility OF the mfN'nre be
ccning iaw i VIII only serye To- give I'm !,
stilfe. There are many demasosrts IN en-
| gress who would seize the opportunity to undo
me eenE 70 @
aud South. The ox-Confedsrate soldiers are
put tn a false attitude by Senator Butler. For
without asking, for government aid, They do
not consider that they are entitled to pen
| slons 1t is unfortunate that q senator from
their own section should impair the dignity
they havo so nobly maintained.--New York
Journal
OF course the Introduction OF such bill
will do no good. aud. as the Journal suggests.
may do harm while standing no chance of
passage But aside from this. the Confed
crates do not desire any such provision They
are not asking for pensions. All they desire
is to SEQ the wholesale robbery OF the people
through the pension system stopped, and the
payment of pensions restricted to those hon
estly entitled to then Let this be done. and
the ex-Confederates Will not trouble the gov
ernment about pensions.
~
Every great occasion develops q man who Ia
not equal to 1t. There is the presidents trip
and Governor Johnston OF Alabama. for In
stnnce Washington Post.
This properly interpreted. means that Gov
ernor Johnston refused to slobber at Atlanta
with the balance OF them and must now pay
the penalty In being ridiculed by certain
flunky newspapers
General Wheeler says he doesn't know why
a few democrats are trying to Dust him from
his seat In congress-, unless II Is because no
refused TO follow the leadership OF Mr.. Bailey
Iau elan nj ON
Is that the bug under the chip?--San Antonio
Express,
General Wheeler has not done himself credit
by making that statement
w.
Texas must have a libel law that will enable
Texas pagers to dss,Ghsrxe their duty to the
discharge their duty. to the public. II every
paper In Texas would use the license faithfully
In political and social. life there would be a
great change IN the political aud aoca atmos-
Yes. you try 1t awhile on that line, and SEQ
ton POST s' : ''' ~ ''n '"''F' =
Yes and there are others We have met
II ana we are tts--Brazoria County News.
I he trouble with certain newspapers which
have rather antagonized the effort for reform
of the libel laws Is that they have not taken
the trouble to inform themselves on the sub
lect, Only the other day paper remarked
that there would be no trouble II the news
papers when they made mistakes and libeled
people would have the manhood to retract.
This Is merely sample OF the miscouception
Of some half dozen papers that are fighting
til, proposed measure.
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Hon. Dudley G. wooten, member o, the log
stature from Dallas county. is held In awe
by some OF the leeHer lirhts becausa IN was
and Is gold standard advocate Measures
introduced by him will be opposed by some
Q, the smart get that goes to Austin for no
ointr rcason.--Kosse Cyclone,
May be not, May be the cyciouc is inclined
to take an exaggerated view OF the Gather OF
the legislators. Anyhow. the smart Alex who
tackles Dudley wooten will have his hands
full and more too