The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29


nying trip to this country recently. to secure
a reduction OF his taxes, that many we'll born
Americans hive sunk to the level of mere
tllere OF the soil" MIR, Astor's frst prosper
Gus ancestor In this country. it will be re-
membered. was an emigrant from Holland
who for some years carried pack on his
haci; as a peddlcr
The legislature has ceased from troubling
and the weary are at rest!
We told that General Otis i5 beginning
to kick at administrative interference with his
plans AS he has had all the men no called
for has been given free hand up to the
present time and stil has as big Job before
him as ever. It ia difficult to see where his
kick properly comes in Men sometimes kick,
however to pave the way for jumping the
game
The Cuhan's gun will be harmless so long
as he gives the hoe aud pillow fair division
of his time and attention.
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The fact that the Supreme Court OF Arkan-
by denying to the legislature an inten-
ton which it VIGOROUSLY had. has decided
against. that Interpretation Of the antitrust
law under which the attorney general Of the
looks very much like a disposition to luke"
In the face Of some panlcky howls
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Mr.. PETERS return to repubiicanism is
demonstrating to the republican press that
the best Jokes are sometimes too previous!
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The Austin Statesman says: "The State
Press association put in a valiant ploa for
an equitable libel law, but It failed MS every
other plea in Texas, in behalf of reputable
journalism. has heretofore failed" The legis-
ators may find before long that tho people
are not so intolerant as the politicians.
Reports from Washington Indicate that the
load OF Imperialism is gradually becoming
heavy on the administration. 1t rarely pays
10 reject conservative advice.
President Winston OF the State university
thinks that our public schools should adopt
a course OF manual training. cities like Hous-
ton that have control of their own schools arc
neglecting tho interests OF the youth In not
Introducing this feature.
| Mark Twain says that political corruption
| ia Austria Is worse than in the United states
| The Mark Hannas in Austria have probably
/ been longer in politics than Is the case over
here.
| Admiral Schley has gone through the West
without being kissed by hero-worshlplng re-
] males. but then the admiral is an old and
| grizzled veteran, Tho Western girls are as
diseriminative as they are patriotic and emo-
/ tlonal.
No class Of people in city ought to mani
! fest more enthusiasm in movement to es-
tablish local factory plants than the retail
merchants. The tin bucket brigade is what
makes retail business lively,
II during his trip abroad Tom Reed gets an
opportunity to witness some OF those Euro
pean parliamentary riots, he will be excused
for shaking his own hand little over the
| efficacy OF the Reed rules"
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! The recently organized real estate assocla-
tion or exchange IN this city is now in shape
TO do some Ane work for Houston as well as
for its own members. There ought always
TO be strength in organization.
The Syracuse Post thinks that the trouble
1 with tho czar's compulsory arbitration plans
for the settlement OF international disputes,
would be the difficulty in finding somebody
TO administer the compulsion,