The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-06
crime he never committed The mills OF the
gods are still running on full timei

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gods are still running on full timei
The New York Times suggests the fruitful
source OF opposition to fair libel laws in some
of the states in the following:
Politicians in several parts Of the country
are exercising their not very powerful intel
lects Just now in an effort 10 devise curb
for the press. Honest men are often and
ljustihably offended by undeseryed ridicule or
reproach. but they are rarely harmed by
either. and theirs are not the names Identified
with anti-cartoon bills and bills recurring
the signature to articles impeachlng the char
acter Of any person. dead or alive These
pressed to passage BY people about whose
manners morals or abilities there is little
or no question In the public mind and who
10 the drawing OF veil between themselves
and their too observant fellow citizens.
Bye and bye. the people are. going to learn
that the politicians in the legislature and on
the bench arc "curbing the press" to keen
the public in the dark and then there will he
demand for turning on the light that will
not be resisted!
The Memphis Commercial Appeal thinks
that the republicans. are disposed to kill the
''fatted skunk" In honor OF PETERS return to
the party
Commissioner Of Pensions Evans says the
howl" against his administration OF the pen
sion bureau arises from his refusal to allow
the claim agents TO run the bureau. It's
toss UP, however. between an administration
OF that branch by the professional agents aud
tho professional politicians No republican
commissioner has ever been able to resist the
politicians.
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The South should cease apoloszing to the
I for ord
II our way OF doing thiugs is not liked who
is going to help It?
What the Baltimore Sun characterizes as
the ''sidolights" OF the Filipino campaign. the
letters written home by the soldiers, disclose
some ugly conduct by our army In the Phil
ippines To those who remember distinctly,
however. the developments Of "sherman's
march to the sea" these stories from the far
East are by no means Incredible.
France will be better and happier coun-
try when her people cease to Imagine that
little hurrah is necessary on every new turn
of the wheel OF government or OF fortune
over there
The Boston Herald says it Is true that Mr.
MoSinley's late civil service order Is nat
reputation OF the republican platform. but
/ that platforms are mot made to stand on,
but to get IN on!' The Boston paper seems
to be In the lnnermost councils of the e. o
pr
Admiral Dewey seems disposed to allow the
frost to settle on American enthusiasm be
foro he encounters It. He can not hooe TO
escape red-hot reception, however, what
ever season he chooses for his landing.
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China's first wooden mill is furnished
throughout with American machinery. The
American inventive and manufacturing genius
Is the best and safest dependence for expnn-
sion II needs no armies TO back It, but
rorolut,crizes wherever 1t nnds field for
operations.
It looks as II Henderson OF Iowa would
be the next speaker Of the National house.
AS II was understood that Sherman OF New
York was the administration favorite. tho
good Western mans" success is very sigma
cant.
Germany has escaped commercial war
by resolving through the reIohstag to make
no further effort before ne-t winter to pass
tho bill which seeks to exclude all American
meats from German markets. 1t is time that
she stopped her aRrarlan foolishness alto
gether,
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer thinks that AN
ex- president Is about the only man in TINS
country who can keen his mouth smut without
being suspected OF knowing nothing! 1t de-
pends altogether on the x-presldent-theFe
is Grover. for example,