The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
NOTE AND COMMENT.

| There has been good deal of abored effort
to show that Thomas Jefferson was an On
| pansionist, iInperiHlist OF the sort that
wants, the Philippine islands annexed to the
| United States. The real fact is that nobody
has advanced one word. written or spoken, by
| Thomas Jefferson showing him to be even
! remotely in favor of policy that would at
| tach islands on the other side OF the globe
to this country.--Cincinnati Enquirer Dsml.
| That is to say, tho old gentleman has been
mi'rcprcscnted. And OF all the efforts in this
direction the recent black type display III the
| New York Journal was about the clumsest.
| AS suggested by prominent exchange, cx-
| papslon which secures contiguous territory,
comparatively appropriated. in the temperate
zone well adapted to settlement and develop.
n.nt by tho white race. is one thing. Ex-
pans which involves the forclblc annexa-
tiou OF a distant. densely populated, tropical
! country is quite another. The Louisiana pur-
chase made by Jefferson was entirely diff
| fsrent proposition from the acquisition OF the
Philippines. Thomas Jefferson, as Colonel
Bryan has pointed out was opposed to wars
OF conquest, and expressly condemned the nc
QUESTION Of distant territory The demo-
Gratis OF the country, with very few exceptions
and tens Of thousands OF republicans, agree
upon this question. with the immortal author
OF tho declaration of Independence.
We are forced TO record tho painful fact that
the gold lies idle In tho treasury at Washing
ton. aud In the banks in New York. and. like
silver, refuses to circulate. Logically tine
gold bugs will now have to Insist on stopping
sh1 opsEs q sod sss oS od i ,d M NO ar
ington. sioo 600 600 idle in the New York
hanks, and other millions idle in the banks
all over tho country, You Viii sec a hundred
silver dollars in circulation to one dollar In
gold What a plty!-Louisville Dispatch
But We have s25 per capita ''in circulation.
don't you know? At least, they say VIC have,
don't you know
The Galveston News continues to print
vicious little attacks. from It's New York Jour.
mai connection. against Hon, j. W Bailey. II |
had apother in Yesterdays issue in which 1t |
was iptimnted that Mr.. Bailey as pet" OF
Speaker Reed WAS being favored in a way
that did not meet the Endorsement of the |
democrats of the house. lew remarks upon |
MIR, Bpiiey by General Joe Wheeler were also |
thrown In for good measure, Everybody oy- |
cept the Galveston News recognizes thu FLet |
that the New York Journal has no political |
influence is a prejudicei sensationnlist, aud |
has recently been badly Hattened out in its
hsht OH Joe Bailey In fact, the hsht on
Bailey was not only hasoo. hut is now
ancient history, And the Journal from a
democratic standpoint Is "ntl'
~
II the presidential election came Off tomo,.
row Georgia would cast her vote for William
N.kinlcy.-san Antonio Light
Don't you believe IT, Georgia is ovorwhelm-
rsy uenoeratic under amy and all circum-
stances.--Brenham Banner,
IL was left for partisan republican paper
to disclose the fact that somebody was work
Ing politics over at the Atlanta jubilee; South
ern democratic papers were too we'll bred and
courteous TO do So But the Brenham oontem
toiary is right. the Georglans are hospituble
patriotic and consldcrate OF their distinguished
gassts. but they do not poddle their politics
In the manner suggested by the republican
Lieht
INC New lork Journal Is ont for expansion
ava says that MT Bryan viii he forced by his
own party TO adopt the expansion policy Ina
good guesser.--El Paso Times
1t is establishing the reputation now OF be-
ins something for thinking people TO laugh y
at. IL
oh. my oh, my What an all powerful \
hitter back and pulverizinE annihilator The
ros, is' After several days of Intsnsest | /,
,,nomght u has come TO the front with
II meant by a certain editorial which the Ghi' .
saEo Times Herald criticised, and which criti-
learned exposition OF what II meant eoulS
only have emanated from the colossal brsio
i.n'ing ne editorial sanctnp OK The Pest,
Anstih Statesman.
'hnmr who wrote tho above may be In eyi. g
ience, there Is nothing worth pulyerl,lna "
and We beg 10 say right here that We hax. !,
10 irclinatlon to 'hit back" The Chicago =,
I'm ~ Herald. ou . question Of fact. printed