The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-22

Herald says: at Is hardly wise for candi-
date for president to undertake to defend more
than himself in presidential election This
conclusion is maniiestly wise under all tho
that will surround Mr.. McKin-
tey's next canvass The truth is n Will take
Mr. Mckinley and all his friends to defend
him, and there Is not the least probability
that they will succeed even then.
After We get paved streets the thing then
to do is TO keep them clean
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The Caroline Islands. which were recently
bought by Germany from Spain for s5,ocO,oOo,
are composed mainly of sand bars and coral
strands, and have a commercial value that Is
practically worthless. For several years past
their trade with Germany has amounted to
SAT 60 annually. It is quite sure that our
German neighbors have paid dearly for their
whistle" And certain II is that as territory
buyer the German William is not a much
greater success than our American Billie.
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Governor sayers ought TO send Hayemeyer
ar invite to his antitrust conference.
The Cleveland tohiol Paindealer mentions
the tarrnG and featherlng OF the holiness
preacher 10 Maine. aud OF similar occur
renee about the same time in Vermont, and
denounces them both, And, almost in its
next breath tho Plaindealer talks OF the mob
of street car rioters IN It's own town, and con-
domns ali alike. Come to think about 1t, do
not nearly all of us live in glass houses2
The industrial commission ought to sign
Bar ey Gibbs, Texas. for at least one per-
formance
It is given out that the receipts of the late
prize fight amounted to $s5, 900 This great
sum was made up AZ follows; Five thousand
admission at SIS. $4,000; 1000 reserved seats at
$40 $40 900: eSs reserved seats at SIS, $780, 800
mezzaniue seats at $40, $4,000, and s1s box
seats at S25. s2i400. From this 1t Is evident
that the business pays too well for them to
think about organizing trust.
The Washington Post finds time between ,ts
attacks on Bryan and Joe Bailey to put UP
right stin defense of schley.
Tho two United States senators of Indiana
arc In very different climes Just now Senator
Fairbanks as IN Aiaska and Senator Beyerdge
ls in the Philippines When they return, no
doubt they can tell each other Just how Il
was The one will be familiar with the
boundary line and the other thoroughly con-
yorsant with the situation in our far off pos
sessions
The motto, Competition Is the Life Of
Trade" has no place in the literature OF the
trusts, And they seem to get along pretty
we'll without IT. but It is hard on the people
/ The burlington Free Press is OF the opinion
/ Sc 1t says, that the Bryan boom is hslting or
4 its road TO the White House, and that the
German boom Is advancing in that direction
\ II requires thp very hopeful and imaginative
/ mind even In a republican to see things thai
way. The &, o, p would like very much to Sc,
1t that way, no doubt, but It will never hay,
! that pleasure,
The editors of Alabama took a vote Will,
the press association was in session on thu
! gubernato.ial and senatorial questions In tina
! state, The majority were for Morgan an,
| Wheeler,
secretarJ Gage Is the only republican VIII
has had the hardlhood to come to MIR. Nc
Kinlcy's deiense in the matter civil seryic
violation. and he is probably the only on
who will. Most men In political life have as
lrratioas, ard no man possessing this aimos
universal element of true republication cal
afford to indorse the presidents course
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In trying TO ape John Bull Uncls Sam ha
cotton himself into serious trouble. He ha
q disgusting leper problem on his hands II
Hawaii. aud still worse things in the Philip
pines.
The Philaoeilhia Record in referring to tn
number OF Fillpinos killed and disabled b,
our mer IN the fight in Cavlte province, put
the figures at 1900. and adds that 'humai
life Is cheap in the orient" Are the lives o
the brave American boys over there cheap
too? II seems that tho government thinks SO
The Troy IN. ". Press says that in his be
t'ayal OF civil service reform President Nc
Kiniey urconsciously placed laurel wreatl
: OF fans upon the brow of Grover Cleveland
Good. Grover needed that wreath
General Guy NJ Henry OF tho United State
. army Ahae one eye but even that has added 4
his reputation for seeing. Porto Ricai
paper says of him: "iie has only one eye
but that is az sharp as Mauser bullet
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