The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25
NOTE avn COMMENT.

practical business man for Its chief executive.
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NOTE AND COMMENT.
beriin's yesterday at a iittle luncheon par
| ticipated In by ex-senator Blackburn. Colonel
Henry Watterson, General Money, ami Colonel
complete. restoration Of the old time amity
and good will that existed between the for
mer senator and the noted newspaper man.
/ ccnt concord re-estahllshed on deep and I'M
perishable foundations. Mr.. WRtterson az
sured Mr. Blackburn that his road to q return
structed; that he would be named and clectsd
| by the next democratic legislature us surely
MS he lived; and Tint he. Mr. Watterson,
peace from choicest perfectos and everybody
! was hnppy. Washington Post.
| Now. who will longer doubt that harmony
In the democratic party has been entirely re-
stored?
The salt Lake Tribune criticses n reference
by the Express to the amount of gold now
being mined, by saying that the production
| does not keep pace with the increase In bust
is based on credit In one form or an
| other Gold is useful principally MS measure
OF value. Buffalo IN. Y) Express.
| Standard money Is the measure Of values,
answers tho Tribune. and no matter what
| business is carried on the values rise and fall
with the rise and fall of the volume of stand
| ard money. Thus In the past few years we
have seen all property save gold and promises
TO pay fall 80 per cent In value. This has
been because through imbecle and wicked
legislation half the worids standard money
was by law destroyed.
|
| had hard name handy fer any man or news
| paper that dared criticiss tho conduct OF th 2
/ war. Tho Express got 20 mad at times that
! II denounced all objections to the way things
| were being done as .baseless sanders. -
Houston Post. The Express did not object
! to legitimate criticisn then more than It does
/ now. What Il protected agstnst was the con-
tinued unfriendiy naGging OF the administra-
ton at a time OF great responsibility and eX-
traordinary difficulties and the effort TO make
one man the scapegost for the sins of great
4 number OF mon, and all fer mere partisan
political effect. The Express Is not tie apoi-
ogirt fer anybody, bull II does believe in fair
| play and broad American patriotism.
| Antonio Express.
Yes. the kind of fair play and bread Amer
lean patriotism" you dave been displaying
j has consisted prinepaily IN processing to be
democratic and doing all you could for re-
publcanism. Nothing, In the estimation of
the Espyass, Is Legitimate criticism" that re-
| fectsyon the republican administration, not
eyen the statement of n cold fact.
Bryan Is coming to Texas to taffy the
legislature and shoot ducks. Free silver is
tho deadest duck.--San Antonio Light.
And yet the gold bugs and republicans keep
right on discharging vollsy after volley at
the so-called dead duck" II can be said for
Bryan that he has never been seen wasting
ammunition on dead game
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The newspapers that are SO continually and
earnestly advocating factories for Texas
could come more directly to the frultion OF
their desires by inducing the legislature to
brings the Interest rates now being collected.
men who have II will not invest IL In fac
tories. II has reached a point where capital
must be driven to industry, -Rockwall Sue
cess,
Judging from the newspaper expressions
there seems to be a pretty general sentiment
throughout the State In favor of lower rate
of interest by legislative enactmsnt
III tho people OF Texas do make a new con-
stitution. let II he expressed IN plain laii-
guage so that the higher courts can under
stand II and not consrue II so many ways
Ennis News.
That is one of the troubles with the prescnt
document--t Is susceptible of several con-
structions. Even supreme courts reverse
themselves on matters of construction This
has led to confusion and very damaging un-
certainty
Ambassadors choate TO Great Britain: Fof-
ter, to France; White, TO Germany. Ministers
you have 4 taste for diplomacy come to New
York young man-ccnio to New York.-Ai-
bany Argus
President Mckinley must have deadly
aversion to prominent New Workers. or he
would not send so many OF then, out OF the
country. Perhaps. suggests the Syracuse Her
aid he is Jealous OF them. Well one Thing is
cortain: He can't get rid CT Theodore Rooss-
Welt that way.
The fact that Mr.. MayHeld did not sign the
report OF the railroad commission Is creating
a good deal of comment and no little spscuia-
ton over the State. --Densson Herald.
Yes. and whole lot OF tho comment Is not
justified BY the facts.
~
There is not Texan who stands higher at
Washington chan does Governor Sayers among
the republican MS well as tine democratic al
ers. This bling true 1t Is ut leas; amusing
s pa saSA y 6 s n P 10sa
Mail-Telegram.
Dr. Grants paper is not dsing Governor
spyers any harm. No more than It has done
Ex-Governor Hogs harm.
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George r. Jester Corricana,' Is the way
the name low appears on the register, For |
twelve years Mr.. Jester hes bean momoe
OF the State legislature and four years Of
tnrt time he has presided over the senate /
That no has mace an cnyiable reputation for !
ability and probity is best krown by those ,
who have mingled WITH the people OF the sta
at large. During his term OF four years as b
senator frcm this district he lCokoi SO Gloss
ly aftsi the Interest OF his constituents tlat |
tue people Of Texas called him 10 u broader I
sphcre, As lieutenant governor hs fully v!p-
dicatcl tho Judgment OF his friends and wol I
IN, plaudits Of all observers OF his taree. i
But always has he been q ciugsn of Cor.
sltana aud the people Of this town waico;n, (
hin bnck 10 private life. corsicana ceurie,
The people OF corsicsna have lust rason
for bsins proud Of Mr. Jestsr. He Is one OF |
the best citizens Of that city, apd has cons !
trlbutcd a great deal TO the uphuiIding Of the
ciinnrnnity. As public cfaeisl he has amply
ami IL all RESPECTS jusiifed III hsprs aud
expectations Of his constituents. and no mya
stands better with The psepls Of tho Who'll
sAts.