The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-08

with reason, that more work and better
work can be obtained from a set OF OPP
eratlves who are employed for eight hours
a day, than from n ten or twelve hour
SHIFT. a tired man is but an Indifferent
workman and but poor results are likely
to be obtained from women and children.
especially. who are shut UP in factories
! longer than eight hours day for six
days In every week.
| II Is not this difference In working
hours, South and North, that Is injurlng
| Eastern manufacturers. but the natural
conditions that favor the South. Lsgisla-
| tive regulations designed 10 improve aud
protect tho workingmcn arc really to the
advantage OF the factory owner. because
they aid In securing more contented, In
dependent, vigorous and Industrious class
OF laborers. Slave labor Is notorously poor
ms compared with Intelligent free labor and
In proportion ais slavish conditions are
approached. through oyerwork and other
practices hnrtfnl to the workman. in that
proportion is the labor Improbable. AS
d matter OF fact, however. the condition OF
the free labor OF the South Is about as
comfortable, both az TO pay and hours of
work MS that OF the Northern factory
operative. The cause OF tho decay Of the
New England cotton manufacturing In
dustry inusD be sought elsewhere than In
the contrasts furnished by the labor field
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An improved method of diSposng OF the
city sewage has already become public ne
cohsity in this locality, and, while the adop
ton of new plan may involve much *
ptntc. the money VIII have to be Forthcoming
soon from some source. The public health Is
OF the very fist importance and not to be
measured by dollars and cents, II II be pos
Blblc TO Obtain the money.
After " Ia all over nobody can complain OF
the amount of rope given Durraut.
II locks like the Improvement suggested by
Major H. b. Baer for the water route be
twccn Houston and Galveston, marking the
channel with PlntsGh gas buoys ought TO DO
obained by proper representations to tho
government. Tho natter "a one of sufficient
imI ortance to enlist popular interest in Inns
city
The "gct-rid- of bosses' racket appears 10
have worked itsclf and the legislative ma
chinery TO standstili w In Maryland
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Tho supporters OF one candidate for mavor
announce that they viii not lniorso 1oe o.
personal grounds, hut solely. with viiw 10
the best material interests OF the city. This
IL IN, plane upon which to project the emu
mt
Tx Governor Hogg will not become can.
dldato for the yico presidency. The governor
is entirely too heavy to bo tied on rs II tail
to anybody's kite,
Az Tho Posts Washington correspondent
stated In u special which was printed yostor-
duy morning "the Eight for buffalo bayou Is
now fairly opened in congress, IL bchooyes.
the citizens of Houston 10 get into the tgnt
MS soor as possible, with all the guns ana
ammunition thoy can command.
The pension attorneys are said to be working
b:fid 10 have Commissioner Evans removed
This is an excellent record for Mr.. Evans In
80 short service, much better than was tu-
uclptod from his appointment.
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upon for Fort Worth. Why cant tile intel-
national and SANTA Fe get together ana lmt
up something like that Mt tho foot OF Con-
gross street instead of building 'wo cora
paiatl'cly insignificant structures, MS now
contemplated?
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German newspapers should not laugh Inn
moderately nj old England untii they are
absolutely certain that the Eastern question
is closed. The British lion has limit TO
playful liberties with his tail
II is said that Governor Bushncll's hack
bone IL becoming an object Of admiration ana
delight in certain political circles In Ohio
strong backbone Strengthened into rightly at
tines is worthy OF great popular respect ana
performs a remarkably useful purpose.
The plague In India is becoming serious
and threatening again thus early In the year
The civilized countries of the old and new
worlds viii need to keep their Yards cioan
and disinfcetants within easy reach this sau-
mcr.
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