The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18
An nxou4Sen OF COMPLIMENTS.

The Houston Post says: THE Chicago
Chronicle rdiiorali2ing, on the Mason Boor-
sympathy resolution. with the strength and
arpositcucss that customarily characterzes
Icehility of the Mason resolution. accepts It's
introduction as the opportunity for timely re
huke Of tho disposition Of the president to
dominate tho legislative department of gov
eminent Tho Post is funny newspaper.
For months II has been bouncing upon the
president for not announcing policy for the
Philippine Islands that would satisfy Agu-
naldo and induce him to stop fighting. When
II VAS pointed out To The Post aud other SO
called ant-imperialists that the persona who
were trying to clothe the president with auto
crntc power were the real imperihlSts, that
tho authority 70 declare a policy az to govern.
ment IL the Philippines rested IN congress,
and not In the president, Tho Post changed
ia tnctics aud now accuses the administration
OF dolng that which II had before been censur-
inE him Tor not doing Tho antics Of the anti
imperialists arc sufficiently ridiculous 10 he
funny II they we're not So serious. San An.
tonic ENprcse
Tho Post cheerfullS comedies the prop
osition that the San Antonio Express
should be an authority on editorial in
consistency since that paper enjoys the
unique distinction of heing the lightning
change artist of Texas newspaperdom, But
the Express is not an authority on tho
gem of consistency. II has never worn
that jewel or dealt in 1t and therefore.
from lack OF expert ability Is unable
TO detect the flash Of the genuine article
In the editorial shirt front of a conem.
porary.
The Post has criticised the president for
not keeping faith with the insurgent leader
In the matter OF rho Philippine quarrel,
viii the Express insist that he has or
will Il stop a trlne short Of such en-
phatic revealment OF it's republican pro-
clivitics? Has The Post nj any time held
ihat the president acting through the war
department and It's agencies IN the Phil
ippincs, was not authorized To pursue "a
policy calculated to bring that unhappy
cloee without travelling beyond the tether
of constitutional prerogative?
Is there an honest and courageous stu
dent Of event developed in the Phil
ppine problem since it's initial hour
who does not believe IN his conscience
that the war could have been averted,
II the president and those charged with
working ont his policy had sincerely UNI
deriaken to convince the unworthy Fill
Pine foe that II WAS not the deliberate
design OF the administration 10 possess his
country by force of arms aud to deny
him the benefaotions OF self-government?
II the Express denies, then let She Ex-
press bound into the thorpushtare OF CON
sistency whore the hard macadam OF
direct discussion would sorely try itG mex
support OF the republican policy of impe-
rialsm,
The Express rampant nonsense about
'so-called nti-inperialists trying to
clothe the president with autocratic pow
err by suggesting an honest and Just
treatment OF the Filipino, Mt time when
the president was in supreme discretionary
command, barely eyades the domain OF
criminal absurdity. What the Express
means BY ''so-called Imperialism is prob
ably revealed In the so-caled" democ-
racy OF that paper.
II Is not surprising TO The Post that
a paper that Is daily conviciing itself of
having entered into a sort of secret alli-
ance against the democratic party should
be unable 10 see the difference between
tho authority of the president to recon-
mend legislation by message and the utlli-
zation Of his official power, in response
to British inclination. to prevent the
free discussion by the senate OF the United
States Of Boer sympathy resolution.
This effort on the part OF the Express
to convict The Post of Inconsistency is
on par with that recently made by