The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30
NOTE AND COMMENT.


After noting the fact that the influential
dailios of the spte are in favor Of an anti
trust law with the Objectionable features''
eliminated the Brennan Banner says:
The Houston Post is "hot and heavy for
such a law II boldly announces that the
people demand It," Every saue man In tina
state white or black. knows that the obiec-
tonable features complained of are tho very
Vitals OF the law and that to leave them out
Is TO pass a law that Is not worth the paper
on which It is written
This utterance is copied With approval by
the Austin Statesman, which Is not included
in the Banners list. Both our esteemed con-
Temperatures are permitting extremity of ex-
preston to dlscredIt their Judgment as we'll
MS fairness. Thousands Of sane men in Texas
question whether the feature" referred to
would have any other effect than to need
lessly disturb business until the courts had
dlsproved OF IT. Nor is IL true that The Post
Is hot and heavy" In opposition to the fea-
trre In question. II has questioned the neces-
sity but has expressly stated that II the leg
islature is Of the opinion. after calm and
judicial investigation. that II is vital to the
end sought, 1t should be retained Our es-
teemed contemporaries should not allow zeal
TO drop into Misrepresentation So far as
tho Statesman Ia concerned. Il The Post is
not much mistaken that paper was against
the bill entirely. and advised the legislature
to await the judicial determination Of the
anti trusts bill already on the statute books
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And General Joe Wheeler is to be In com
mnnd Of the Department Of Texas United
states army This statement Ia made with tha
full knowledge Of the fact that Mr.. Bailey
may raise q constitutional question. Waco
Times Herald
That's right cute, II not very funny. But
tho serious thing about 1t is that such MN
paney with regard to the basic principles of
the government betokens the fact that we are
fast reaching the point where this country
may need the services OF more men like
Bailey to raise constitutional questions"
Nine months ago Hon. T. w Bailey cham
nioned the cause OF anti-imntrialists, unalded
and alouo To-day all the great men Of hott
parties are with him. Let's see what Hogg.
q lt9n; Crane Crane, ct n will DO win naileys
to try to down IL, but watch en- lay low and
say nothln' Sherman Courier.
The people are or will be with Bailey and
the leaders who are on the other side--power-
full and popular as they may be-wil find
this out before very long The next State
convention to be held in Texas Will sing a
different tune 10 that sung In Galveston last
August. See II 1t don't!
The question 10 ask In discussing the Geor-
gia lynching or any other lynching Is; Does
tho mode OF savage punishment produce
better effect upon the oriminallY inclined than
dignihed execution under the law Doss
u help society more than the due process of
the COURTS No intelligent man will say II
does. 1t Ia the madress of an hour which ac-
complishes nothing that could not be better
done otherwise and gives license to instincts
and acts almost as debasing as those 1t pun
ishes.-Galveston Tribune.
You are right about that The Post agrees
with you all through but what Is. is, Tho
penalty for rape has been lxed at death
swift and sure and awful death--by court
higher than are any instituted by government.
and from that court there is no appeai. We
may talk and write and preach against this
arbitrary tribunal from now until dOomsday
but It VIII avail nothing
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The press generally lntlmstes that In NOV
Ing to sherman j. W. Blake has an eve on |
tho congressional opening in TIE Fifth dis |
trict The Fifth district has plpnty OF good |
congressional timber without going 70 the ne
oessity of importing env.-DeuIson Herald
I. is quite probable that Mr. Blake is not
responsible for this talk. and that he is be-
ing done an Injustice thereby.
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We do not believe that the people OF Texas,
regardless OF their former devotion 10 any
mans cause. will eling To him after II has
been proved beyond doubt that he is wholly
unworthy OF public confidence. The test, how
ever. Will certainly be made Ia Texas before
many months have ELAPSED. and TIE signia-
canoe o. this article will be fully diselosed.-
GreenviEe Headlight
Why don't YOU call names9 Take the
PEOPLE into your confidence
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Governor Savers is moving right along IN
the old ruts OF Governors Hogg aud Cuiber-
son. greatly TO the disappointment OF tie
Soldouss who SUPPORTED hinl Governor Say
FRS is democrat Bartlett Tribune.
The circumstance here noted Induced Farm
r Shaw TO dub Governor Savers the cham