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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-30

Galveston TripuDe.
Ex- Governor Hogg is worrying about the
proposed constitutional convention. Like
Mr.. Shaw and Representative Cecil Smitn
he centuries up a frightful array OF hob
COLLINS who are seeking an opportunity,
through the revision of the organic law,
to seize Texas by the Liver and lights,
as 1t we're. The Austin correspondent OF
The Houston Post. who is clever opsefs .
or, himself thinks he has discovered cor
porate designs in the opposition to a con :
stjtutiopal revision, One Is as near rignt
no clear evidence that either Is right
The truth probably is that the corpora
items have given no thought to the subject
except to watch the trend OF events nnd
to prepare for making their seinsn pleas
or executing their sinister designs wnen
the convention Is called. AS rue Gor-
pota;ions prefer tn work under prevailing
laws, unless utterly restrictive, rather than
venture new ones. They chooso rather the
evils they have learned to endure IMAM 10
fly to others they know not Of.
So lar as the Tribune has been able TO
discover, the movement for constitutions
revision started In purely unselAsh spirit
TO correct confessedly contrary and coh>
fusing as we'll as Anticipated features OF
| the present instrument Many public men
Of known integrity have expressed them-
selves favorably to the reform. Conspicu-
Gus among the newspapers advocating the
| measure is The Houston Post, which comes
about as near to being peoples paper"
! as any in the State, and 1t is Endorsed by
| majority OF representatives country pa
pers that have spoken OH the subject.
| Mr. Eugg does more than the other OPP
ponents Of revision. He cites some OF the
| things to be feared in the following:
/ IA
| stroyed. The stock 1obbers want the roll
| way bond and stock law abrcgated. Tho
Hand SPECTATORS want the alien land law
| repealed. The monopolists want the cor
| poration lafd law changed The boomer:
| want the municipal bond law modified
and the limitations on the power OF taxa
| ton in cities removed. The money changers
want the homestead exemptions left out
The note-shavers want usury abolished
The land grabbers want the 'nesters
scourged back The protcctionists wan
manufacturers exempted from taxation
The conspirators against trade want tn
| anti-trust law buried. The incorporated
press want liberal libel law. The cen
tralists want an nppointive Judiciary. Tn
disappointed ambitious men want neV
DEAL in tho hope of little better lucl
In the future shuttle"
Now. mcst of theoe wants" are rurel.
legislative. The laws are made by the leg
islature and can be repealed by the legis
lature, constitutional convention doe
not enact statutes and a new constitution
would not repeal statutes. Mr.. Hogs know
all this. and 1t does not credit his fairnes
In debate to set up these men of straw.
But tho enc and unanswerable reply t
all these forebodings is that a new con
stitutlon epNst be adopted by the people
and IL tfasAare not intelligent enough t
elect trustworthy constitution Makers the
are at least discerning enough to defeat
vicious product and retain the present IN
etrument by rejecting the new.
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HOGG's WARNING.
The Corporation Attorneys OBJ
Constitutional Conyenttoss (.

The Corporation Attorneye W."
Constitutional Conyentios. 4
Austin, Texas, January %. = Nss'55
standing the warning given ~
OF Texas by Colonel Hogg, against b.
ting needed reconstruction o. tne y
law, and Notwithstanding the NJ
assertion that among the influences IA
the constitutional convention
may be included those controlled 2
road corporations who have dsslqs
the commission law, dilisens =
among the many railroad attosn1
have been here during the pass
failed to elicit a single exprsssloA
able to a change Of constitut'on VI
one of these representatives g
erfnI aggregation of incorporates
IN the CONTRARY, several OF the moss
inent az the attorneys referred ~
emphatic in disclaiming agalhs.s, l .sS
sition 10 reconstruct the conssNS NJ
cause according TO their nouon y
wn,,ld surely be drawn tisnfeI Tx
than tbey are now by any WIZ
Invention that might be held :.
and because they are pretS cnrikl
with things as they s'nna 9. 10
although they did not sas a ~
fun we'll that In attcmpuns ch1ck
corporations they represcn,i, Fl
railroad commission Is eoa .',e'snt ~
teripg provisions IN me " Ia fr1
ton which intereferc WIN w trsIs n
mapy regulations Whiu ;stencc q
more than one instance interse'
jly with its work. ItI:
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pr. Mcknnnn AcnnI.,eA.

Gonzales, Texas January 2a.--The case
against Dr. :, j. Mckanna of san Antonio
which hasl been sn trial since Tuesday
morning. WAS given 10 the 5nry Friday
evening at o'clock and n verdict of ac-
quittal WINS brought in Saturday evening
This CAGE. in which the defendant wa
charged with an attcmp, 70 poison 7, L,
Trippc cl Waelder. Ky. created srsal
Geai OF Interest here on account OF ~,
sensational cyidence given By ao:no Of th'
witncsscs. disclosing q plot 70 rob a far'
bank in San Antonio,
MrKannn was defended by u, g Gro
rtaus OF Sal, Antonio, Collier Patton o
Halletsyille and 4. n. Spooner OF Con
GALES. 5. III Hopkins assisted District AZ
ltorney Green IN tho prosecution, Three
sreciei ycnirc cases are sci for next Mon
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scnger 10 pay the money, for the conductor
to nay It himself, TO let the passenger step
of at the next station and buy a ticket for
3 cents per mile or to telegraph some pas-
senger agent to wire a pass
~
Feeling that It's not intended for women
90 understand thcse important questions,
the great raircHd. commercial and politl-
cal interests Of the State, We wandered cut
Of the beautiful hall oyerto the senats
chamber.
The doorkeepcr Shaved " seats, md an
cid friond-"s grave and reverend zen
ator came ever and spoke 70 US. VIC
again timidly remarked that We hal como
over TO see the senate wheels roiiuds
ts.th, madam said he. with n Tired loci,,
''thc wheels go round, but they dan't saw
wood
UNDERSTANDINGS the fgurotivc slang, We
raid why, there seems to be a deal Of
speaking
Hc still had tired look, but smiled and
said. Wen get down 10 business wAen
killing time comcs ~ He halls from the
razor back" district OF East 'rcxasa s
Replying to our alarmed and questioning
look. "oh, when the house bills begin to
come In ..@.
At this juncture Lieutenant Governor
Browning raped that historic savel tho
Daughters Of the Republic gave him the
ether day. So, fearing that we We're
disturbing element. VIC departed, wonder
Ing 10 our untutored minds whether the
constitutional convention would prohibit
hurting with firearms and dogs" mako
Cypress river nayigablc,' make the rail-
roads give passes or not give passes, force
! Colonel W. j. Bryan to appear before the
bar OF the house. Well, quicn sabe.
| Roslnc Ryan.
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siGw rExAs Is MISREPRESENTATION

Tie following paragraph from, tho Gal
weston News ~ adopted By the Washington
Pest as text for q somewhat lengthy edi-
torial disccursing upon what Il IL pleased
10 term "Waging War On Capital
.'ooyernor snycrs promises thai no 81.
crlninatioI shall be. made against foreign
coIiIui eotling % rexae fIep tile outslua
World IN pron,ssss tssi ,ns sas,S lao 's,
81 our own citir Ems, hc Says that both will
MID upon an equal footinE aud special ptivi-
hpG .aupied :lirsa wcrds uacs. bur thcy are
tSs Salt Of lie earth Tor sfand old Texas
( Preceding TO comment on this para
graph the Post says:
Grand old .Texas" Is ono o. a very con-
lsmsss q sses y Texa. h has s s
.ssitbs from mn he sieoSs folly 81 wasns war
Ssss @saas a ssy Sill g 'Ss aa s j.
9aSs es sSn=sa s'ss
N. goysrnol 81 u state hnds y necessary To
sksvrn outside capitalists that they Will have
sste au1 s.ss es aor "a 's that ns sucs
vii not adopt ths suicidal puitcy az rspcillns
and expellinK that wbirh she most nerds--ls
o6oHs that IN the recent past tho dictates ai
MASON have heen set aside and the ieuAous oi
extcrieiiee isnorsd.
IT IL perfectly safe to assert that II thu
WsshinGton Post were called upon for
proof Of the charge that Texas has Mt al,
time since the deplocralic party has cou-
tseIlsd tbe policy 81 Ito government winged
WI upcp capital, or shown ether taan 4
ft3sndiy 1pirit IN dealing With public CT
pG1vsie enterprises 10 which capital fron
njltsIde tke stats has been invested, q
would DO forced 60 resort 70 such utter
a1tss W the above, which have been ~
!. h6shed and ivysmpsd almost daily b. I'M
4 {ewc during the leng period IN which !:
( ~ psen Aghfing w dsinpcrstic party. p
4 II tho equally vicious and reckless fui
)ast1f1ss u dlScvsdited politicians.
~ 3Shisgtop I,pst i chellensed s
4 M nv or measure relating W fApl
& r, ~ indlatrial sntespytsex on 70 ipvest
cfo * M Kind, whsther ~ capllaI y
4 70 xIttnla - fFen kithout ~ state
Y nkNi4G boea eylginstee eS nphels
= - 1ncnnr oG1esnofa s( yezes Will
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The Portland orcsoninn.

The annual illustrated number OF tbs
Portland oregonian is splendid piece OF
newspaper enterprise. The Illustrated SUP
plcrnent contains go half-tone engrayings
all printed on the finest quality OF cnamcied
book paper. The views embrace subjects
OF special interest to those who may be
interested in tho prosperity Of Portland anc
The progress OF the large field of which
that city Is the distributing center. Th'
Illustrations OF Portland's harbor, tn,
worid famed Coiumbia river scenery. Mt
Hood in all ito nsnects, The timber re-
serves az Western Oregon, tho coinnbii
river fisheries and Oregon farm scenes es
pecially commend themselves TO faycsaol'
recognition.
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TnE LArE MAeAxlNns.

Few OF the countless readers OF Charlie,
Dickens think OF him as an educator ye,
= writer In The Febnulry Century proves
hir 70 have been The frss English kinder
sSfines Of notera disciple Of r'reebel Who
had also caught tho spirli o. the Aae
esrs' Hsars Barnard and lIora. 1
Mann. Over forty yoars sso he vrair 70,
househcld Nerds an article vhich would
take ? 'Nsdirs piece i compared wi,b III,
pspets read ct D meeting Of The Jptern..
tiepai kindctsar'e union today; sud Ill,
ucfeis not merely contain innumeYsSi,
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GonxaIe. items.

Gonzales, Texas, January 1s
friends of T. II. spooner AZ
his appointment as peniten ,,, V, +
and know that tho State wi'l ~, ~
Bile and faithful officer y
spooner is an uncomprom'ssiIssss ~
and has been loyal 10 ~ ~
friends at all times .,nts1 ~
A. l.. Davis. who was app s,ss n n
armed postmaster at Gonl assos q +!
viii take charge Of me r,s u sul
o oG@e for Srp several months. !. NJ ~ u
camo out for the pioce sines shis n
Ion. He was consiabic ~, - nsts \
for several years and w''' y
oient postmaster, Mn ~!
l.. ii. Fischer has gone 70 .,.ssy ~
i. p. Randie and j. NJ. 1910. ~
dav for tho same city 10 pny H
spring and summer trade =,
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.Aftcr s,nnbicr-.

Cerscana, Tesps. January y sheriff
Il, ! Allen ana bis Aeppues haye n'sd =
raid she pest wsss on gamblers Twenty
eight az them h#yc been rsseed. the ma
jority Of them being psEroes. wnoss sec.
hass pleaded guilty and paid thsir nnes
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NOtoeu ~ eN1 tsA1"ss-~s ~ -tAsr' N*s- N1NfS>
Aoids
Houston is about ready to assume q dsep
water port attitude and smilnsiy accept oon-
ordinations from sis.sr ritins
The lady managers Of the Faith HON, arc
tAking eare o. tho ptnnilcss. btlpltss nstic
orphans. The Pos. desirea to raise a fund
70 hsia them out, Can't you rive some.
thing, 1t will b charity wrll hes.owsd
ssad Tbs Post your name and subscrirtioas
Don't wait to SIC what Others will do. acad
It In nt once. +.
Really. now. would 1t not have been htitcr
for Colonel flogg 10 have delayed tho ceicr
biat!on OF his return o peliticsp un'li ieo}g
tnybody WHO has noticed The number OF
I5,nt resolutions introduced In the legislature
proposing TO amend various articles and tce-
tons OF the constitution Is not likely 70 asrre
With Mr.. Hosx that the present constitution
il IN altogether lovely and perfect tec'lmsn'.
T.. .4-2s ts
A Chicago man shot and killed his VIII
because che would not support him. Womaa 8
sphere OF inty Is extcndns but some women
don't saem 10 know :.
Ex-Governor Hogg Is charitable enough to
oouccde that while tho members of the legls-
lature are somewhat uns1phistcated nnd dis
posed to yield to tho foea!izci pressure oil
special interests they err fairly average as
representatives and don't mean any harm
| Senator. elect Mccunber OF North Dakota
is said to favor the president currency re-
! fern policy. We had sup3osei that policy
| hsd yet to reach inchoh,icn.
4! The expansionist Organs have hurled their
| dead!iest hclt at BourIto Cochran. 'fheg
! claim that he, native OF Ireland, haB ac-
qulred an English acceat during his recent
| two months visit abroad. Partisan enmity
could 80 no further.
| Members OF the legislature resent the idea
! thst Colonel Hosg has whippoi them In
| line against constitutional ccnveation.
| Texas would need to be pited II they did not.
Here is chance for generous citizens OF
Houston 10 do some good. Help alepg the
Faith Home. Send subscription to The
Post, and thus aid these noble ladies. Don't
walt; seud Il at5oncc.
The Post begssto acknowledge an Invitation
to banquet to DO given by the Young Men's
business league at Cameron. Texas, toinor-
rev evening. The Post will try 10 be present.
| +
Queer indeed is the spectacle OF Btsnop
Potter, Rev. DR.. Rainsford and other ID. d. {
standing together as defenders OF tho saloon
ns an institution that can bc made useful
They propose to make the best OF existing
conditions.
It Is inferred frcm the bill introduced in the
house Ivy REPRESENTATIVES. Thomas and Evan:
thst the Fannin county members suspect thu
oxistence OF Embellishments elsewhere thar
In the legislative Hobbies.
we seam to have reached that stage Il
Texas wherc como of our prominent msi
| think the peorlo can not be trusted to vot
on public question.
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An English paper. noting thu. Chile Is
considering the proposition TO return to a
silver basis, says: THE gold standard, this
airrfni importation 81 hcr iIamburg citizens
having brought financial diaorgaai'a,ionr-
rlmott bnntiuptey-in Its trail. Chile Intends
70 re-adopt the silver standard . That is,
suggests an exchange. worth netting on one
account. All readers In this country VIII re-
member the euosies witch thehEoii belt
press few months ago. lay'snsi On tne
Superior wisdom Of the mon OF Chile, who
had detsrmlned 10 adopt the n5nsy Of civ
ilizston to place herself IN accord Vita the
bat enlightenment OF tho commercial Ma
TORS" IL appears from the qnotatiea above
that some Dutch bankers worked their llttlc
game and besuiicd the Chilean government
even as our government was besu!iea i've
and twenty years ago, and that the natural
reeult has followed.
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anybody WHO has noticed The number OF
JOINT resolutions introduced In the legislature
p, oposing TO amend various articles and tc2-
tons OF the constitution Is not likely 70 agrce
With Mr. Hosx. that the present constitution
IL nm altogether lovely and perfect dccumsn'.
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Really. now. would 1t not have been better
for Colonel HoEg 10 have delayed tho ceie-
bi alton OF his ,.rsturn 70 pellllcsH un.ll ip9ll
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A Chicago man shot and killed his VII
because che would not supplrt him. No'naa :
aphere OF ciity Is extcndlng but sorne wotien
dl.nti gam n, knnlv n - W. ~ "a .-.-.
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Ex-Governor Hogg Is charltabe enough to
eoucode that while tho members Of the legls-
lature are somewhat uns1phisticated nnd dis
posed to yield to tho focalzci pressure oil
special interests, they efp fairly average as
REPRESENTATIVE and don't n1enn any harm.
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opportunities aaerds6 for the adysneemcnt Of
women in tho isundriss. factories snd cotton
0rids ~ Vi
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1t Is inferred frcm the bill introduced in the
house Ivy REPRESENTATIVES. Thomas and EVans
thst the Fannin county members suspect the
existence OF '.hlnndishmnntE' elsewhere than
In The iegislntiye Hobbies.
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Queer indeed is the spectacle OF Btsnop
Potter Rev. DR.. Rsinsford and other D. D..
standing together as defenders OF tho saloon,
ae an institution that can DO made useful.
They propose to make the best OF existing
conditions.
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bosses. Inc peoFie w NV '""p w Wv '~N
at all
tinted s,stea Senator Butler found 50 litt'e
s,uratty among Southern veterans OF the
tlvii wcr for his proposition to grant them
nulsions that III withdrew 1t without HAVING
n VOTED u,un. The Introduction OF the meas
orc was u superservccable act. Confederate
,vitrunf were not asking Cor pensions, and II
they had sought any such favor OF tho gOv-
.rumept they would have selected snokns-
man from among these senators who are
themselves veterans OF the Lost Cause. and
net ono who bore no part In the great struggir
an,, who rs reasonably subject TO tho sus-
liz ION Of proposing such pensions purely as
puii,icnl buncombe for his own personal benz
ft.
| About the most Suspicion" thlngs In
Texas are certain Of the fuiminations ayainzt
constitutional convention.
Tie Joint resolution OF Senator Potter and
Y REPRESENTATIVES Wright and Smith OF Grayson
providing for an appropriation for the e'n-
pioymcnt OF experts TO investigate the records
OF Inc general land cfhce and II possible lind
out Just how much unappropriatsd public do
main there WAS on hand when the constitution
az 1916 was adopted as well rs what has since
4 btt0ulo OF ~ WIN " auoptth, tNSHih w IVY
tins Gil controversy concerning the status
q The state with reference to tho school
fund Besides. IL viii give the people a wat
deal rf valuable attenuation relatins 10 the
lpabiip lands-ipformation ~hivh. though Ions
desired. has peycr been obtained.
Attoiny General Tom Smith 70 starting out
IA tie ciscbaiR 0. bis iiuw oineal 6u.i,s Jug;
ike in OLD Lsudsat the business.
i;x-Governor Stosg says that 'ths people
1 a,c safest when they have learned 10 know
their constitution and jealousiy guard agaasl
It's change Grautsd, But do the people Q,
Texas know their constitution Dos Gov
tinpr Hagg know II: Does tbs auprsine cour
know II: Has not the latter reversed itsei
OH a construction q IN y tacre not a CON
4 nlet now between tho two highest courts q
III Rtste over what i mepnsf
| Thx Arkansas house Of representatives re-
fused 70 slsct fslnin.ns otnsiaIs. and the ~
Louis o4t-pispsseh explains that this ws'
|nat ne result Of ssy oppesittss % ths "a
|vaneansnt Of wecnep- They sefu y hsvt en-
<-gHtne1 ~ ssipisn 'sss s>sf> ~ sppl'
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We seem to have reached that stage IN
Texas whero como of our prominent men
think the peorio can not be trusted to vote
ON n nuhllc question.
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Senator elect Mccumber Of North Dakota
is said to favor the president currency re-
fern policy. We had sup3ozei that policy
hsd yet to reach inchoh;icn
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The Post begs to acknowledge an Invitation
to banquet to DO given by the Young Mems
business league at Cameron. Texas, toinor-
rev evening. The Post will try TO be present.
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Tho expansionist organs have, hurled their
dead!iest hot at BourIto Cochran. 'rheg
claim that he. native OF Ireland. han ac-
qulred an English aceeat during his recent
two months visit abroad Partisan enmity
cnuld 90 no further.
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There Is no room in Texas for political
bosses The people do not take to the lea
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Here is chance for generous citizens OF
Houston 20 do some good. Help alepg the
Faith Home. Send subscription to The
Post. and thus aid these noble ladies. Don't
whit gend II at once.
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The first number of the Technology Re-
view has just made its appearance. 1t Is
attractively printed, with quaint cover
in army brown, and has an able table OF
contents. Among articles of interest are
a biographical sketch of President Crafts.
paper on The Function of the Labors-
tory" by Prof. Holman, and a description
Of the new Peace Building" by Prof. Ho-
mer, the architect.
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About the most suspicious" thlngs ~
Texas are certain Of the fuimlnations against
a CONSTITUTIONAL convention.
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An interesting article on Independence
Hall Restored leads in the International s
contents for February. There arc many
fine halt-tone illustrations showing the his
iorical old building as 1t appears after res
toration to its original form. Mr.. Julius
MoritZen, the author of the article, has
evidently made careful study of his sub
ject and to read his description of the
place Is almost as good as seeing it for our
selves.