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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-10
HOUSTON, MONDAY, APRIL 10, Ispi
FACT VERSUS ASSERTION.

The press OF the country for several
days past has been giving prominent mo-
tice again to our steadily increasing ex-
port business, especially marked In the
llue OF manufactures. The same growth
in the volume OF our exports that has been
Witnessed for a year or two past is yet
being recorded. and the figures point to a
larger foreign trade this year than ever
before.
After being behind England for years in
the matter Of export of domestic products,
the United States caught and passed Great
Britain In that respect during our last
fiscal year and 1t looks now as If we
would hold this pre-eminence hereafter
among exporting nations. The Pittsburg
Dispatch. in commenting on the attention
which tho press is paying to this almost
abroad, very forcibly rebukes our i'm
perinllstio press by remarking that, not
withstsndng the tell-tale figures OF our
export business. "a majority of these
newspapers persist in giving currency to
the dogma that we cannot increase our
foreign commerce without spending large
sums OF money ON alleged Colonies and
commercial bases in a country where the
United States have never sold a half mil
lion dollars worth of its products in any
one year!"
Accomplished facts thus constitute an
irrefutahle answer to the "commercai''
argument for expansion. As the Dispatch
further remarks. when the achievements
Of the United states without an expan
sion policy rise so far above those of Great
Britain with an expansion policy OF two
centuries, Il is difficult to say whether
stupidity or mendaelty is most noticeable
IN the assertion tina. we can not grow
commercially without "colonics!" And it
can be added that Germany's commercial
expansion within the past ten or twenty
years without anything like CORE
spending colonial expansion, is another
answer 10 both the American and to Brit
ish and German expansionists who seek
10 cloak Imperialism under the mask of
extension of foreign trade.
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at hand). ~. is wrong TO send out pool
girls without a means of earning their
living"
wish. oh, SO much, had your ability
to tell the advantage It would be to the
rich children to be taught how to make
or earn living. Such knowledge would
be better security TO them against pow
erty than their fathers bank accounts. /.
Why should the rich children be denied
the happiness derived from agreeable, use
full occupation?
We should seek to ennoble labor. what
avalls land. cattle. banks OF money,
mines, stocks of dry goods, etc, with no
laborer at hand7
How helpless is the rich. incapable wo-
man without her dressmaker cook, gar
dener etc?
The children OF the rich are not nat
urally adverse to labor any more taNn
the children OF the poor. Both may and
should be taught side by side.
When they have enjoyed together tri-
umphs In the manual arts there will be
an enduring sympathy between them. a
sympathy, an understanding that In an
other generation will untangle the pres
ent knotty questions between capital and
labor.
Again, how often. how suddenly do we
see the rich become the Door, and the
poor become rich, and neither fitted Tor
the new condition. -.
Whether the child be rich or Door does
not matter: he should be so taught that
his mind will think for all humanity. his
heart love all, and his hand work willing
ly for all.
II YOU ipdorse these ideas, wish you
would write another editorial on the pro-
posed industrial school for girls. Respect
fully. Mrs A. M. Wilbanks.
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STORY OF THE WIRE CUTTERS,

In the new story entitled THE Wire
Cutters" Mrs, Mollie T.. Moore Davis has
attempted a view somewhat different from
that of her previous works of fiction. she
has. In fact, based the story not only upon
a stirring episode of Texas life, but has
taken u theme that is startling in It's origl-
nality.
The plot hinges upon the alleged fact
that first husband may SO influence a
woman's character and disposition that
issue OF a succeeding marriage will re-
semble him. In the great struggle for
original and unusual problems On which
TO hinge plot, we do not remember any
thing more FIN de steele than this Lila
Armstead and Leroy IIillard are not bad
people in themselves. but thoy find after
matrimony that they are OF incompatible
temperament Hiilard explains, after the
divorce. that she irritated him and brought
out all that was worst in him. Lila mar
ries again with Francis Deerford with
whom she lives in harmony A son re-
suits from this union. who so resembles
husband No. I that Deerford, In a III O,
Jealousy, turns the boy over to Hillard.
who adopts him.
Here is the key to the. story, which is
strongly and dramatically told:
Doctor" he whispered hoarsely.
what does II mean Am | dream
ing? Am mad? Is he-God! The
boy is my imagel"
Yes" returned the doctor in low
voice HE Is maryelously like YOU;
but listen, Roy; listen, man." for Hil-
lard's excitement was becoming pain
tul- 1T Is a well-known fast he
continued, impressiyely, and. iemem-
Der | speak professionally --it Is an es-
tabltshed fact that the children OF
second marriage some times resemble
the first ADMINISTRATIONS II the
woman at the time OF the first nnlon
was young"
How is that for problem?
When the elder Weller advised Sam TO
beware Of yidders. even he did not
realize 10 the full the dangers Incurred
by those who rashly rush into raatrimony
with ether mems rellcts Mrs. Davis has
attempted 10 depict some of the commits
cations not usually taken into account BY
those who have become cnmcshed In Wild
ows' tolls, and she has succeeded admira-
bly,.
The other children resemble Decrford
physically. but one OF them possesses all
OF peerfords bad qualities.
The two brothers met In Texas, where
the elder son saves the younger from the
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THE GovEnSon AND ms cnrr,os.

NheA HON. Joseph d. Sayers was a can
uodte Tor governor there was no charrs
against him that he was a foo "a c,ni,ai
AZ was urged In his behalf, in fact that as
governor we might expect TO see Texas do.
Velop rapidly in 4 material way. Governor
ssyers is the same man today that he was
III the race for governor, with tho same
views ana the same broad regard far
ieNas progress, but a change mas come
over the spirit OF the dream OF some OF his
supporters OF last year.
Not few OF these former chanlplons
OF the governor are now intimating that he
Is inimieal toward vested capital and that
he Is checking development by his course
with reference to the legislation sought by
the railroad interests. The charge is OF
course baseless, but il only serves TO snow
how little dependence can be placed upon
political support back of which selfish pur-
poses lie in wait The governors position
Is succinetly and admirably set forth by
the Colorado Citizen, one OF the best week
~ papers in the State. when 1t says,
:, solne 81 the aaiies are disposed TO censure
u"tloh iaiiroau Diiis. ana even suggest TINT
Lilo coutss IS ininieai to the employment OF
cAPl'al IN lexas. one company announced
tbdL the veto OF the consouuation bul M
4 SOP to its further extension IN ms rsa-
sons SET torth Tor the yetoes there was moth
ing wlien could be construed into an III.
i ,.,ii " any lssitimate enterprise IN
lallfoad construction, fhe governor uesires
SIMPLY to execute the laws ana 10 nrav.n,
vAAures tnht would give the railroaas fhr
o.ht.ol o. ne state lao fayors ali equitable
~ H..
Governor sayers in his official condue,
has simply been adhering strictly to the
constitution OF the State and the laws az
ne nnds them. He has not made these legal
provisions by which as an honest and con.
scientious official he has been controlled
he is merely doing his duty by enforeinr
them. II his friends or his enemies mag
ined AZ any time that he would submit 10
having the lava Of the State oyerridden. or
uhe constitution disregarded, they simply
deceived themselves by doing the gov
ernof's well-known and strong character
an injustice. Il was their mistake, not
his.
pc governor is too good a friend OF the
State and too much interested in It's de-
yelopment to permit violations OF the leltor
or the spirit OF the laws. So far as he can
prevent That he Is sincere advocate and
pforsoter Of all legitimate enterprise and
material expansion, needs not 10 be argued
10 the people OF Tcxas wao know him
rssrs Is nothing further from him than
. barrow hostility toward capital or or
"a, ntxeI f,t,uft,<.e "A, 10 y ,,....,.r H. NJ. 4.
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wichita ana -.


TO the Editor OF The Post F'rss
Houston, Texas, April tn.
the Pacific coasts are now os..' sau
prominence before the pph,,s ss.ap'l's|
never enjoyed in the past. The ~ =.
airy Of the Nation lies dIrect,v ~, y
Gulf of Mexico. Transocean,o .s's
with the Mexican ports, and H.. 's''sa
America not only. but the shipm.,. !. =
ducts to the whole world h.r. = y \
most direct and simplest chauos, !.
prosperity of Houston, Of Galye,,..
young Port Arthur and New o,,..s'
times when the rest Of the couut,,
ianguishing, was but an eyias,..
vital change in the course Of ! ~,
commerce. Cuba. temporarily on. J.
sure 70 be always sympatbs,,o ~.
at least, will help to deyelon ~. 4s'la
10 contamination SO great that d. -
20. VI buccaneers can not mentally co,r,.I
..s vast commercial significance, i ~.
Marseillon is born somewhere IN =. w
coast In the development Of harhs,s
united demand for the needs n M,
ton, the whole West, with n wv
capped seas or cotton and Tia sala. ~ WV
den grain, Is directly interested ~
luton or the northern part ~ ~
with its direct and rapid intercours. ~ q
the granaries lying to the norm l..
been as slow as 1t might have hsar
II can still be expedited BY aeita,ls,
hrm, unrelenting. reasoning ss,.,,,
of the West. '-' ss'''''
Bereft OF hindering political dvIsI,,
and no longer hampered by sectional ~, Nm
dice, the west of the North and tbs w. s,s'
the South have begun to unite. On Il
become the others auxiliary. One IL. y
come the others shipping point m, 81
unison is not perfected, and much ,em.,,I
to be done. This can only be sccomnI ta
by further, closer and more symnsth.s|
friendship. This may be attained BY ii
evolution of compliments and earues ]
good VIII through the medium OF ths IN,
lie press, but only with tedum ana deI,,
1t may be more sureiy, more syIly NJ
complished by the intermlnglipg m M
: wa SsNhbdllNS uitn vi tue TWO Sccti0nl |
Therein is the vital importance Of m
meeting of the Transmississlppi conrcl
cial congress IN Wichita, Kan, Nv 4
Wichita is in the midst Of the great M
airy which is to develop the gull DOH, n
a world magnitude. There the guf ,on|
should have representation, not excuri,,
lists, but men deeply imbued With the lii
OF mutual development of the two sssicn
who have the facts at hand, who hin|
moulded their necessities to posits, n
mands. Such men, intimately acquainted
with the necessities OF the hour can II
that congress meet men intimately Il.
quainted with their necessities.
Once thoroughly acquainted witt one q.
other, there can be no friction, The b,
terests are mutual, and need only tie n
ment of mutual understanding and uni;as
IN action to accomplish what both desire
The gulf ports should not miss the chiia
to further this opportunity and to sol
large representations to Wichita In Nay
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PRESIDENT DAVIS.

written at time OF his death by Mrs.
Sarah Fontaine Sampson.)
Wrapped in the flag that once so proudly
Led his leglons on to glory,
Hero of gallant story.
Davis liett dead
Deep mourns the Southland, but not
loudly,
Grief like this too stern for walllng,
Words are hushed as unavaiing-
Davis lying dead.
II looks upon its calm. still chieftain,
First and last to hold his power
Even unto deaths dark hour
Chief though lying dead.
Encountered was that noble spirit.
Filling once this frame so sacred.
Gone from love. and gone from hatred,
Now, at rest, and dead.
His people stand within his presence,
Gazing on his brow undaunted.
While their minds are mem haunted
BY the days long fed.
And looking on his moveless features,
One must see again the vision
or that young Confederate Nation
Lying, lying dead!
rs iNAhH hSau III ali Dthul.-
Blood ensteeped her youthful glory,
On her limbs great letters CORY
Dust upon her head,
Her grave was made in hearts of South
men;
Der her hallowed dust each spirit
Pledged allegiance to the merit
OF him who was her head.
Those Southern hearts--ah, strange their
story,
Tomb CT dreams and thorne OF reverence.
Reverence TOR the life whose severance
Throne and tomb doth wed.
All, truly. t was grand possession,
Kings or presidents can not boast OF
Heart devotion like this host Of
sou'hrons siye their dead
Their deaa9 All. yes. and theirs, theirs
And to him they proudly render.
All the honor, all the splendor
That the South can shed
II matters not the Starry Banner
Drooped rot sorrowing in our loss.
Our flag we have--the Southern Cross
Pall for our great dead.
He loved the hlood-stained cross OF honor
Heavily tho 1t pressed upon him;
And bis natlent strength hath won him
love-crown for his head.
And thus we WELD him to the agos.
Davis. with his crown OF glory.
WIN, IN history and in story
Live though lying dead.
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The Taxing of Land.

To the Editor of The Post.
Aldine, Texas, March S-Your syrppss
of the address of Professor Flavin VI
eagerly read by one who, from high y
probation of the character Of Hsi1
George, was favorably inclined to the IN
gle tax theory. but who had nevef nix
an examination of its scope or merits
there is no better reason for the adcQux
of the "single tax" than is found 10 ~
address, can not subscribe to u. Ine III
sons advanced in its favor can be eqeAt
applied TO all products OF industry, Wy,
but the existence of other people N
fed and clothed gives value 10 me pss|
ucts of the farm or loom, after she III
ducers' own wants are supplied! wi
will placing all taxes on lana H's.s|
ployment to the multitude, when q nl'|
are already engaged in that pusmsS
can make support for tnemssisu n, b
the rest of manllindy' VIII WI
land so cheap that others viii % 49,
to settle on 1t and thus lower the Ply n
farm products and at the same llns
sumo the burden OF paying all issH 4.
other people? VIII single tax ns'y
poor, whose taxes are small, OF tns "
the millionaire, the trusts, VINO usss
land to enable them to specuiaps "
labor OF otherse .,..h
The fact is that every other e,a s,.
rives as much Increment OF lns ~. u
value of labor or property a. ~
owner, from the increase Of popI'rr
The patronage of the professloass IN
the mechanic, and the laborsr ~ I. s ss
class of producer depends on w WA
Der of people accessible. oca IA
taught that all men were OF eqss' 81
and for the protection OF person n,sota
tax was levied. and that az r g rs,
whether It belonged to the llu ,s osy !,
fortunate or unfortunate. rnouia . M
equal ad valorem tax for the p. .bssrr ifs
it by the law. The single taA sntI Il tllx
not appear to be an improyemeust 4 ~
II seems to be the produetlvaa. 10 ~
man whose views we're mite sy rsif
large cities, where conditions w ssst IA
il plausible, but who forge, ne Issl
cover but small fraction o. -
our nation
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Is equally true that he can ma be led by
friend or driven by foe to deliberately dis
regard the constitution or laws Of Texas
for any special interest. however powerful
or important.
II is just possible that when the cor
poration agents locked to Austin at the
beginning Of the legislative session. they
made the mistake OF misinterpreting the
new Administrations proper consideration
and respect for the rights Of vested cap
ltai as an indifference towarA the laws for
the protection of the people against corpor-
ate encroachments. They miscaieulated
their chances in that direction, misunder-
stood Governor sayers, asked too much and
asked It too arrogan,ly, failed--and are
now playing injured innocenosi
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uo...,... cnlorea ohiIdrts''

To the Editor OF The Post .t,,a n
= have often been urged TO ss' .ssI|
work of finding homes for children ~ y
the colored citizens. As the @
started | now propose to ks, ~, !, VA
reliable colored citizen OF rvn ' ,sIsd|
has opened his home to a nOiD' .s,orel Y
boy. Any one knowing Of s sSsus Y
under 10 years old without he xll
wanting a good home Wneie ,d ctlif;
educated and trained for so .sst DE
he viii write me will SEE rh ss ~
gees into good home. Nv, ~
are any eolored people who ns,
dra, Ina can give me assuraps'a ,l,ssssa
at,ti,,y - train the child Tor
: ,si,i sse WHAT | can do for ~ s,.s ~
~, NJ ne wsv why not some n ..,ss ~
10y .ne "@s s,,x,ous to DO nll''sf, !, ~
take hold of this WORK anu doori
the heathens at our oNn
me at Fort Worth. Texas T.kfms.
p. s There are still may "a 81
omen to children. II any ons "a, thii
children and write me ! WI ais af
eet home we see Offer, ss .ia lit
from ornhansl 10 feed ana n, rirss
the noor ornhang. That sri
nesa holm ma ought 10 have y Y, 70,
ave ovcr $50 children in our ~ IL
r pgussn' ma ,nS'a "oe,riy In ne sa . ~
do not need esp IN M
What cur piaa aSsA sns :
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at once to world ccmns.,,,. ~
ganizers OF trusts IN sn s,'on. II r.
economic sense and pnhi,. llns have
TO refrain from using M. spirit -
power to tax the pub,,r Z ccecen(1
prices, the public should :, y inou'
any protective advantage thu 'pe e vitl&
po sne 1hs me ae,, thinks" after ~. !.
or pp's des ae f0 MSs clause d Sos.
we should utilize ~.
prosperity to give to can,,s, lining ,,i peflul
to laborers higher wages as liberal ~
better and cheaper goods uu 70 Tie ~
ot the trux era are IN. = ne IN
VIII be an era Of permans, ss'stiihuiel
puDiic welfare and social bars advanos
as In economic organizatiorm u0ny 4 i
ON only a sigh for relief cou,.
come BY his awakened vers rs uou'd posa
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Chickens Coming Home to Roo.t.

Chickens Coming Home to Roost.
To the Editor OF The Post.
Alta Iona, Texas, April s.--The follow
ing from high protective magazine so
exemplifes the adage of chickens coming
home to roost" that It is worthy OF perusal
| by every reader OF The Post:
Within ydar, and especially during
the last six months, the tendency toward
reorganization and consolidation Of u
number of smaller industries into large
/ ones has amounted to almost a stampede.
Nothing like it was ever known before
/ since the origin Of the factory system. IL
thls movement continues during the pres
ent year al anything like the rate 1t has
| been going the last six months, the leading
industries of this country will have taken
on the trus; form of organization. Wheth-
er this movement will be permanent or
WIZ arouse public opposition which will
bring It's defeat through legislative re-
striction, will depend almost entirely upon
the wisdom of the capitalists themselves.
me movement itself is an entirely
natural one and is wholly In line with
economic progress, provided 1t is not un-
economically directed II these reorgan-
cations are conducted on sound business
p.iEclples, as in the adoption OF new ma
Snlhery, VIZ TO create profits by the intro
auction OF economies in administration
ana sharing these profits with tho COM
muhl'y through reasonable lowering of
Prices there will be no serious danger OF
Poililcal molestation. But IL the reorean
i@atlch becomes speculative game In
axe advantage of an industrial sentiment
,or the purpose of monopollzlng certain
lihes OF industry and "gouging' the nnh-
nc by putting up prices, to ply dividends
on abnormal capitalization for promoters,
ulnuses' social opposition which win
,oNs eh political form is pretty certain
" aise' lhere Is already an antagonism
70 truss, from sheer economic preiudice
Tgeiy born OF socislistlc antagonism :,
eapl'al and partly stimulated by nonrlar
aversion 10 the new; but. on the wh,Ia
mus lar trusts have been fairly ecnnnrIt
IN their policy In few Instances ~,
nave departed from business prfncinies
euu 'rleu to establish uneconomic monon-
nave come TO grief.
If few concerns are un,or,,,na..,
enough to be under q leadership snfacisn,
shori-sighted TO take advantages M IN
.elnporAry opportunity the new nrganIas-
non aHords 10 tax the public bv increass5
prices. there Is sure to be a yigoroI,a cr,,-
ssue against the new movement. n win
~ n.y. pe Sohihed 10 the few indseree. con-
cslhs thar have not laarned 10 recos,ni.,.
the highest business suecess b,,t SUI,
ns aireeted against capital and large or
sau,zetlo ms IN general. The lin plate TINS,
70 one CT the fool examples Of u.in. ~,
trust organization to put up the nr.e, ~,
WoHid be perfectly safe ana the nar, ~
good paiiey for congress to pass lsw an ~
lowering and instruciing Inc secrrtere ~
INC treasury TO withdraw The pretss,isa
Guy from all products the prices of when
~ rsisea ey trust ORGANIZATIONS. In short
prlcs ~ "sn, n = rus organization Rises TIC
prenstivs dusy, Il should thsnc,f,yis, Y.
wv upon iss ~ lat and become subjset
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AGAINST the Round Bale.

." FHV H-uIVVI OF Int FOst.
Petteway, Texas, April 5.--The people a,
Petteway met in mass meeting ana or.
ganized club In regard TO this round bale
system and discussed the merits aud de-
merits OF Il, and We concluded that Il IL
numerous 10 the interests OF the cation
grower by forming a company with head
quarters IN New York, and not putting tho
round bale press on the market COR sale
like all other presses. We believe iron,
THIS plan OF business that Il Is their lnten-
ton TO drive our all present modes OF
handling cotton and destroy thousands OF
dollars Of property already Invested in the
country The company win not gin except
for the seed. and By this plan the farmers
VIII be deprived OF the handling OF the
Gotten after Il is ginned, That n about
the ssuse Of our meeting, r. y. Joncs.