The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

Senator Chiffon may well pray to be de-
liyered from his friends: Bill shaw is fight
ing Bailey Sweetwater Review
But 1t Is only fair to state that Bill ac-
quits Senator Chiffon of all responsibility in
the matter
The neutrality Of Tho Houston Post in
the contest between Joe Bailey and Horace
/ Ctton becomes more and more apparent to
even the casual reader OF that great demo-
cratic daily NJ Campo Eagle.
The rost has said all along that at the
proper time 1t would select its candidate for
senator ard support him, and it says so
now
We don't know who has politics -phohia
the worse the Tyler Courier or state Press
Of thu Dallas News,--Wills Point Van
zandter
some hope of the latter
Chiffon nut things in a nutshell when he
said that Bailey thought himself the consti-
tuition, the Declaration OF Independence, a
second George Washington. and the whole
thing cased In gold box. Elgin Courier
And when Senator Chiffon said that about
an honorable opponent he put himself in a
very small space In public estimation.
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In forming your New Year resolutions, let
orc OF tho chiefest be that You will do all in
your power for the upbulding az your town,
and the earnest support OF all its meritorious
Institutions. What benefits one individual!
in community benefits the whole-Abbott
Graphic
No hotter resolution could he made by any
person who has n desire 70 see his town 80
to the front than that suggested by tn,
Graphic It every citizen would make such
resolution and stick to II, it would result
in the town securing many good things and
the beneficial effects would soon be felt.
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The fact that cotton mills are springing
up all over tho South aud noue are closing
down shows how stable thev are as an in
vestment, AS town builders they are too
well known to need comment,-Palmer News.
Results from various parts OF the South
where cotton mills are established show con
ciuslvely that they are paying Investments.
Conditions in Texas are Just as favorable
for their successful operation and they will
pay Just MS we'll here us anywhere else. As
tho News says, the value OF cotton mills as
builders of towns is so well known as to
render comment on that fact unnecessary.
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Mr.. DeGrRnenreid undoubtedly meant well
when he introduced resolution yesterday
calling on the secretary OF war and the at
torney general for what information they
might have which would throw light on tho
Carter case tn all its manifestations and bring
to public view those who We're the guilty
ones other than Captain Carter, but the
present administration Is not engaged in
furnishing any such data. When II was
forced to sentence Carter 10 q short term al
Imprisonment It considered tho incident
closed. and II can not afford to have III
trying TO bring some more administration
pets into disgrace. Fort Worth Mail-Tole-
gram,
Tho inouis,tlveness displayed by Congress
man peGraffenreid In desiring 10 know. for
the benefit OF the public, all the facts in ref
erence TO tho Carter case Is no doubt dis
pleasing to the administration and It's pets,
and II Is not unlikely that hc is being Sc.
verey oensured for Caring to question the
motives OF the powers that be In CLOSING the
Incident" as they have done. The public
has right TO know who the other guilty
parties are. II there are any. and the Texas
consressmnn is going to ind out. II anybody
is able to 90 the work.
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The Navasota Tablet recently issued a neat
special edition IN magazine form. II cou-
tains an exhaustive write-up Of the city OF
Navssoin its industries. mercantile estab-
ishments and prominent men. together with
hrlf tone cuts OF residences and public build
tnue