The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31
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standing at Its m.... eurcait
s s,on that It viii not s sssa y
aalo ior the Legislature ~ ~
himself to work ana :, "no iaih h
, law The people Of ' Ts,, .'F ! ~
learn that they hava ~ ~ havt
paper, paper is subject to prosssr sss = =
fishing anything reuass,s ssu'lon h
v v,aua,, no matter IL ever ~, = !. !.
provided the event ia ~. w0fd
!, The n,' p papers Of Tesas A. SV s's =
m no other State Of the tjD,o, ICY.
t 70 censor a,sa. every communicable Z,
, ,u,ly guard every line. IL. ', Y. =
ual' urged thereto BY 1 ss sss 's e
1 bring suit for libel. The cslvs., =
the Houston Post, tn ~ .'ssstdl
press press. and possibly other. ny Sa's.
answer court summons /. ~
actual occurrences Of ! lssH,,ssssa a'
character. and in several Is.s.s.'l
mad to pay heavy DAMAGE. s'
was no question as to liz ~, rss
statements they made. 's'a
If a State institution Il. ,...,.,
for dnstance-should b. !. s.aa
TO amount to a public soma, n.y.
become the subject Of lepI.,..,.. n
cation, not paper In Ta.ss y
quate resources to nav ~ WI
columns. saS@ 0iuQ
so unerrlng and unrelent,r. I. !.
US promulgated by the courts ~. l.
mas no option but to assss : ~ Wy T.
being allowed to consIdsr " uaa!
faislty of what was publisbsAs " ~
occurs in I'll Paso which s,. sen
lonss TO the public. The ripe - sSss
ent OF the News or The Post =, NJ X.
Herald VIII not dare send Il io,s ~
may give 1t to papers ouslds NJ
But the Texas papers, Donna ~ ~
by an unjust libel law mn NM ~ y.
HIhe green correspondent viii ~ M
matter forward. The telegram NJ Y
prssuming the correspondent i.
theNcourt record, permits ii "a ,n,...
reIects on some individual. NM
same ume an exact account n =.
lndiVidtiVl has done. A suit h al.
the Offending newspaper out nv
Paso, or IN any county whers I'M 4.
clrculates. yhe truth or the fal,i Il.
occurrence isNexcluded BY the cc,,s
the injury to the individual n
now bad his character, is tbe M,
tion involved. Damages a. ~, y.
against the proprietors Of ths &C
as a matter of course Tia nn,I.
standing at the head Of this psi MN
the papers protection as far 4 ~ NJ
The recital is tedious. perh,ns
the public has never fully reaII,aa
the newspapers of Texas ara M
in this particular. The lerislatm,
been appealed to time and again 4,
measure of relief. But all to ID ri
Those charged with the condu4 h
daily newspapers of the State IN
swer to the charge of not being up{S
got scooped," and all that, and, &
more, they are in constant dread d
imposed on by some thoughtltsI
spondent in some remote corner
State, suit for damages looming
distance.
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Grigg's Excuse.
New York World.
The attorney generals excuse fa
longing the presidents shielding y!
tain Carter from punishment b
nothing more can be done In IL
until Wayne MacVeagh, counsel icl
tain Carter, has made his irgunss
fore me-
Why before me?" The dsclhu
with the president. When Liet
Morford obtained $500 on fslse Ns
and was sentenced to dismlsia
Lieutenant Neall embezsled ile0otl
ceived the same sentence, did th
dent refer the testimony and hndh
private counsel and then to the ~
general? Did he invite and WY
argument" from their counsel!
bit of it!
These lieutenants we're not non
They had no senators or other ~
politicians back of them No ''socll
ers" inteceded in their behalf
larcepies were petty and they D
pull" And the great and GOOD W
sternly made an example Of nsn
promptly approving their sentences y
But with Carter it is different y
"in the push" He COMMANDED
And thus, though one year, tlree Z
and thirty days have elapsed since Y
convicted by the unanimous ve,aM
court martial before which NJ ~.
had made his argument, me 81.
still enjoying freedom under Iuil n
Mr.. McKinley's attorney senelN, Z.
venting excuses for proloneins Y
.,.,yy
president, for reasons WHICH ae y,
has violated the spirit y
In the Carter case.
The Man to Lead the yis's
Journal. I,
Indications point to the nou'n.
John r. Mclean as the democrat
nee for governor Of Ohio. Mcles.
proprietor of the Cincinnati inquls
greatest newspaper published y y
lie West. He is both pniaus
md a statesman, is ini tsll.snsl,is /,
md has impressed his indiyid W q
lfrairs of his State and Nation, y mi, 4,
democrat in all that the woro 2. ~, y 4
n perfect harmony with the .l yS,s N
zation and is what is genera'v n Il
IS an exceptionally strong I. In ~ I'd.
he election of democrats - s y. ii ~
'ather than the rule y = SUCCESS
resident Mckinley and the su ssrom
democratic candidate for sv M srs
ear will be a Reputation O !, .aT a ~
md his policy. Democrats c, s,a,ios
zens Of Ohio are in a repu es,s
+ mind. however, and i .nn Il.
~ HitH"' n Nal can Is w