The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-27

possibly advantageous from the standpoint
OF through service via Waco, works a de-
cided hardship on its patrons In Houston snt
many local points on it, line. For instance
a business institution mailing their letters
Mt night in Houston for Corpus Christi. car
not expect an answer for four days. though
| Corpus Christi Ia less than twelve hours
run from Houston. The schedule is especially
bad for morning papers all along the line
OF road. and IL is TO be hoped that ere
long the management will figure out q
schedule that will more nearly meet the
views Of their local patrons. II such 10 posi-
bic without too great a loss to their through
travel.
Will the United States miss their opportu-
nifty of invading Canada, Selling British
West Indies and annexing Australian Awake
to your opportunities, expansonsts!
A. A. Steropes.
December H. 1890.
There Is nothing small about this CORE
spondent We are compelled reluctantly to
that the United States will undertake the
trifing little contracts he mentions. The
opportunities" viii have to go unimproved
Il We felt any inclination to push our post
ton as the paramount power OF this CONT
nent to extremes, not to speak OF engaging In
highway robbery In Australia, the expert
ment OF Great Britain in South Africa at the
present moment would be quite sufficient to
make us think better of the idea. New
York Journal.
That is to say, Great Britain is too large to
tackle with safety; but we have dead
"cinch" on the poor little Filipinos.
~
Congressman Bailey says he and Mr..
Chiffon differed very widely at the Calves
ton convention on the question of expan--
an overwhelming majority OF that conven-
ton differed about as widely with Mr.. Bailey
as did Mr.. Chiffon and Mr.. Chiffon can
tellcitate himself that he aud the convention
erford News.
But Mr.. Chiffon is contending that there
are no differences between himself and
Mr.. Bailey. what about 1T?
49,
who know what the press wants and can
frame libel law. alike just TO the people and
the press But in some way at the last
session they got the idea in their heads that
In withstanding the demands OF the press
for justice they showed a bravery which
would be rewarded by the people. Even
Governor Sayers. who at one time said that
a libel law ought to be enacted and who
thought seriously of sending in a special mes
sage on the subject, weakened for some reason
in doing what he had thought OF doing in
Governor Sayers has done no such thing,
and the News knows it, or, at least. ought
10 know II.
There is complaint in some quarters that
the volume of money In circulation in this
country is not sufficient for the volume of
business being transacted, and this may be
true, but 1t Is not a condition to excite
alarm. for the stringenoy is only temporary.
lust at present there Is an unprecedented
volume OF business being handled which only
emphasizes the healthy activity of our com
nercal. industrial and agricultural inter
'sts Development Is going on all over the
country which calls for the active employ
ment of capital and the money of the
country is not congested in the banks OF
New York and Boston, as 1t is in periods of
Industrial stagnaton when enterprise halts
and money goes begging for lack OF demand.
The fall in the price OF stocks and other in !
estnents which afford only low rate of
interest and the inability to realize on this
character of Investments except at great
sacrifice may cause some financial concerns
10 topple. but the country at large is not
he sufferer.-San Antonio Express
In the above the Express-thoush It may
ict know It. for 1t knows very little about
the financial questiop-admits every con
ention made by Mr.. Bryan and the bi-metal-
lists of this country.