The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-18

plantive oufcries OF q succulent goat, inter-
fcrcd to rcscue him from tho clutches OF
blood-thirsty tiger. The tiger being Of
naughty and ancient lineage. rssItted fierce
~. although, by reason OF the inhrmltes Of
extreme old axe. HIS teeth and claws could
'nfict little damage. During the struggle
the goat was niicd with gratitude. Afterward
the boa-constrIcscr was filled with goat;
Charles A. Cuiberson. who steps out OF the
Gubcrnatorial chair today. has siven the State
a clean. conservative administration. Texas
has ncvcr had a better man MS. her chief eS-
ccutivc. and he retlres from this high and
honorable position with honors thick upon
him. His administrator has been free from
scandal and bis every act has shown him
TO be a brainy. fearless and farseeing repre
sentative OF a great State and great party.
He has made record as governor OF which
he aud every citizen OF Texas has right to
feel proud. There is no stronger or better
equipped public man before the people OF the
South today. and The Post believes that he
VIII be a credit to his State and to his coun-
Try during his service In tho United states
senate
Perhaps Just to awaken sympathy Salt
Lake paper prints the fact that Congressman
Roberts Is also triple mothcr-in-lawed.
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IL we adopt colonial policy and pursue
the course which excited the revolution OF
ifIG We must mufHe the tones OF the old
Liberty Bell and commune In whispers when
we praise the patriotism of our forefathcrs.
We can not afford to destroy the declaration
OF independence: we can not afford to erase
from our constitutions, State and National.
the bill of rights; we have not time to eS-
anime the libraries OF the Nation and purge
them OF the essays the speeches and the
books that defend the doctrines that law Is
the capitalization OF public opinion rather
than an emanation from physical power
w. J. Bryan.
Last year Vermont developed a Dewey, this
year she has astonlshed the world with
Fiheld-a man who has declined senatorial
honor.
There Is good deal of logic in Senator
Mcl.aurins unique plea that Imperialism. like
charity, ought to begin at home. The South
Carolinian argues that II the stronger. more
intelligent. better civilized race has the right
to impose its will upon the people of the
Philippine Islands. why shouldn't the same
race, in virtue Of the same superiority. set
tie the vcxatious color question In the South
by frankly DISTINGUISHING the negroes and
ruling them in the same benevolent but
tyrannicai spirit in which 1t proposes to rule
the Philippines.
There are one hundred and twenty two
In, tbn
ages to make great deal Of trouble with
just one Of them
The centennial anniversary Of the Louisiana
purchase is to be celebrated In st. Louis In
l90S and the event will have a historical In
terest by no means restricted TO the Missis-
sippi valley. The Missouri folks say that II
congress indorses tho celebration they will
project one that will mako the late Chicago
exhibition and the coming Paris exposition
seem small affairs.
The army beef was no doubt very. verv
bad but 1t didn't need dislnfoctant half as
bad as the commissary general who recently
made such n display OF verbal Nth.
The Pittsburg Dispatch thinks no one will
now say that the war investigation has been
without results. The evidence which Eagan
has furnished In his own person. OF the char
acter Of tho man at the head OF the most Inn
portant administrative department OF the
army. is great deal more than tho public
asked fol.
According TO tho st. Louis Globe Demo
crat. Admiral Dewey would have been in
very embarrassing position il he had not
worn the belt--his friends have taken all his
buttons.
Tho committee having in charge the in
auguration reception OF Governor Stanley OF
Kansas asked the governor to furnish HIST
of those OF his Wichita friends to whom he
desired invitations to be sont and he replied
by sending the committee copy Of the
xuirtIia citv dlrcntnry Misn man. he