The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-14
NOTE AND COMMENT.

NOTE AND COMMENI.
What the South needs. and other asrioul.
tur;i sections as we'll is not more money hut
more banks. Southern politicians familiar
vita the banking history OF the South nave
virtually recognized this truth and have done
their hest to have the old State banks re
established by urging congress to remove the
tax OH State bank notes. What they have
rleaced for Is local currency OF their own.
mud they have reasonable grounds for such
ples.--Chicago Times-Her Qep).
Without intending to be at all impertinent
Tho Post would like to inquire of the es-
teomed Chicago contemporary whether or not
the establishment of more banks" in the
South and West would result IN more
money! in those sections? Recognizing the
Times Herald's superior wisdom in matters
financial. The Post will be fully satisfied with
that journals valuable opinion In the prem
ises. When new banks are established in a
country 1t is a good plan to and out whether
or not they will have money in them. These
tines you can't be too careful
In the United States senate February IL. 1878
(see Congressional Record. pages s2o-s22),
James G. Blaine said:
believe the struggle now going on In this
country and in other countries for single
eon standard would. Il successin,. produce , a,
vcrld. The destruction OF silver as money
end establishing gold the sole unit Of value
must have a ruinous effect on all forms OF
property except those Investments which yield
a fixed return In money. These would DO
enormously enhanced In value. and would gain
dispropOrtiunHte aud unfair advantage over
avery other species OF property.
This is $780, and Mr.. Blaine is dead, but the
warning words OF that great statesman live
to plague some Of those of the present day
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1.-THE conflict between right and might will
continue here and everywhere until day is
reached when the love OF money will not long
no longtr hide the bidccuh face OF aNarice
behind tho mask OF philanthropy.
p oo9 br st ,s az tno gon Frsa
Si,or club OF Cincinnati Ohio, Friday night
L. smacks strongly of the ''oross OF gold In
oident, Cyclone Davis and Stump Ashby have
OF Texas at popnlist meetings for years past
wien they wanted to ''stir up the animals
with catchy though meaningless phrase; but
Colonel II. dressed Il up In little more at
tractive phraseoogy San Antonio Express.
To all of which the Laredo Times retorts;
"a little while back the San Antonio Ex-
press aud its ilk tried to dispose of the great
truths that Bryan utters by applying to him
such epthets as anarchist, and II is some
thing to tonc down to ths terming of one ot
his utternnces N meaningless phrase. Now.
irstoad OF making such bare assertion. why
don't the Express produce the argument TO
show that William jennings Bryan ever ut
tered n meaningless PHRASE In his life. AS
serticns are very cheap and never did and
never will make anything true or untrue. 1t
is easy to assert that the greatest truth that
wad ever uttered Is n lie. hut that does not
make II so; II is easy for the goldbugs TO as
sert that MIR. bryan Is AN anarchist, but this
does not make II so. nor docs such assertion
dot tNta from Ia n tha re-
press believes Mr.. Bryan capable Of uttsrng
meaningless phrase. it should produce the
proof, instead Of making bare assertions"
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Nearly every citizen of Oak Gin does bust
ness IN Dallas and has pride In the progress
OF Dallas. then why not lake u step thai will
to ' soe smar things I'VE IN az to
tain 70 bigger and better ones.-Dailas Times
Herald.
The Post has been preaching the same little
pieoe to Houston for many years. There is
10 good reason why the populous suburbs
should not be brought into Houston's city
limits but many patent reasons why they
shculc be.
"Confcdcrates want no pensions" say ceI-
tain Texas newspapers, Then why in the
weird did they vote for an amendment to the
esns,itnt.on authorixing the State to pay them
pensions !-Beaumont Journal
They want no pensions from the Federal
government II 10 all Well enough and highly
proper for tho Southern States to care for In
digent Confederate veterans. but to either ask
or accept pensions from the National govern
ment would place our Southern hoross in
false position
There arc men In the United Stntes senate liy- /,
INK on the Louisiana purchase who. II they had
been consulted, would have refused the offer
Of tina, immense domain and divided the en-
pirc OF the North American ro.v~.uent with n
foreign power These men are NOT At to speak
for the people.--San Antonio Light.
The newspaper that would compare tho Lou
siapa purchase with the forcible annexation
OF the Philippine islands is hardly capable Of
sp allng for anybody
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II congress- 10 any good II viii enact ANA
lona uuarantins iaw.--Fort Worth MALI
Telegram. n
II congress desires to be good to the South
ern States II Will not enact a National quar-
antipe law. The enactment OF such law
vovld involve the possibility OF the worst ca,
lsmity that could bsfali these people.