The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-14

coming fall.
For two years In succession cotton ma
been sold at prices that hardly netted tn
producer any profit whatever and It II
certainly to be hoped that there will b.
some Improvement in the situation dur
ing the season OF 1899 1900.
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The notion that william j. BRYAN is mar
OF ono idea has been industriously propagated
But, urges the Indianapolis Sentinel nothing
Is farther from the facts. Mr. Bryan is GER
tainly the most eloquent advocate OF blnetal-
ism before the country. But IL should not
be forgotten that he frst attracted the at
tention of the American people by his grea!
speech In congress. This remarkable speech.
delivered shortly after he became a member
lof the house of representatives. gave him a
National reputation Mr.. Bryan has as firm
a grasp OF the questions OF monopolies and
trusts. OF taxation. and OF militarlsm and Inn
perialism as he has OF that OF free coinage He
| Is today. In his speeches and writings. dis
cussing these questions with as much ability
and vgor and lucIdity as he ever exhibited In
the discussion OF the silver question. The
pretense that Mr.. Bryan represents nothing
but 16 TO is ridiculous. He stands In the
broadest sense for all the fundamental doc
trines OF democracy--for self government
home rule and equal taxation. and against
miiitarlsm and imperialism. Tho advocacy OF
| free coinage at IL to 1 Is merely an incident
| In Mr.. Bryan's career. The people, whether
democrats of republicans, who insist that
there is nothing to Bryan but 16 to t." not
only do the democratic leader a great inius-
tice but they dscredlt their own Intelligence
The author of the greatest anti protection
speech delivered In congress during the last
quarter of century and of so many powerful
expositions OF the evils OF mllitarism and I'M.
perialism. is not TO be classed as a one idea
man.
Aemiral Dewey's salary is $3.50 per day
There is considerable "glory'n that alone.
The New York Journal thinks we had much
to rejoice over on the Fourth because we are
a much richer Nation. and that our navy
made us So Truly the Journal has a ne
culiar idea of National riches. Urcle Sans
increased fortune consists OF useless terri
tory. good sized war in active operation and
big and increasing war debt Peculiar rich
ness that!
The mirror trust will reflect many OF the
inauities of these wicked combines.
The Atlanta Constitution gets Off It's base
sometimes, but II philosophers well in this.
The st, Louis newspapers are worrying
themselves unnecessarily over new name
for the United States What is really needed
is restoration of democratic principles as
applied to the affairs of government"
General Miles refused to talk to Cincio-
natl reporter, Evidently the commander In
chief of the American army believes In the
press censorship.
Mr. Owens of Lexington, Ky. says be has
been n democrat all his life but that he can
not support Goebel. Mr.. Owens Is the man
who became mamber of congress for two
years by reason OF the Breckenridge scandal.
and then by the law of gravity. dropped into
innocuous desuetude
Eighteen hundred divorces were granted in
Michigan last year 1t would appear that the
Michiganders and Mlchigooses do not always
mate judciouslY.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal suggests
to President Mckinley for use in the Philip
pines motto Of General Bedford Forrest:
when YOU cit en- skeered keep EN-
skeered. The president may not appreciate
a
mighty good source.
Tho Atlanta Constitution calls the union
depot of that city a"mud shack" and wonders
what 1t would do In Texas shower by which
supposedly 1t means BRACES overflow.
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Kansas City has already raised $4,000 with
which to entertain the next National demo-
cratic convention, Because of this early fine
ahp Of hps nj Nv Ire
abundant hotel accommodations. the Kansas
City pole ought to get the persmmon.
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Iowa has new political organization called
the United Christian Party" Their platform
is What would Jesus do?" It is quite sure
that he would not mix much with modern-day
politics.
The Post likes to see the Fourth celebrated
because of It's origin. but the one we have
Just passed through furnished the expansion
lists opportunity for unbounded gush and gall
Mixed up with this Philippine expansion
scheme. 1t loses much OF Its glorious self
Tho Chicago Times Herald says that the
German boom has been put in cold storage.
That was altogether unnecessary. The recop-
ton given 1t by tho democratic party was
cold enough.
How many OF these new army commissions
will the president send 10 Ohio? More har-
mony In republican ranks is needed there,
and It stands TO reason that the buckeye"
boys win not be overlooked. even II Mark Is
absent from the country.
THE ticket OF Bryan and Hogg won't do
says the Memphis Commercial Appeal, he
cause 1t would look too much like an alll
anoe between Little Lord Fauntleroy and
John l.. sullivan
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
Tho newspapers OF town always mlrrof
the enterprise and push OF the places where
they arc published In this connection the
Waco Telephone remarks;
Houston merchants ara evidently doing a
fne business. Judging from The Posts col
umns.
Yes they are doing fine business. and