The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-18

opinion, that printed war scandal or at
tackled the evident mismanagement and
want OF proper care OF the troops, was a
yellow Journal" rceking with base VIII
fication!
And having taken that stand no hard
headed old woman In second childhood was
ever more obstinate, or ourtcmpered, or
blind to reason and fact than our miss
guided contemporary OF Tamalevillo
When the war commission was APP
pointed, the body was discredlted from
end TO end of the country. Republican
journals laughed at it, II was seen that
the first order OF the commission would be
for large quantities of whitewash After
the skimming partisan investigation was
over the commission made its report. That
report was SO much more partisan than
was expected the whitewnsh was so much
thicker than anticipated. that the country
was actually paralyzed at the brazen i'm
pudence that could so insult the intelli-
gencc of the people and pervert or suppress
truth. There has hardly been respect
able voice raised In approval of this re-
port of the commission.
But our pctulant old friend at santone
is not deferred from seeking to turn a
point by little facts like these. The COM
mission report is good enough to satisfy
its Bourbon cuckoo procivities. 1t fairly
gloats over the commissions apologies for
shortcomings and rolls it's conclusions I'M
der Its tongue, SO to speak, as delicious
Att,n ~ 4 1, Ina A.,
Tho report of the war investigation com.
mission is very lengthy. but General Eagan
VIII take the time to read and re-read every
word OF II. especially that portion relating t.
beef contracts aud supplies. Readers and
believers tn tho yellow journals during tho
past eight or nine months also can lind
much food for reflection IN nearly every feat
ure OF the report. Miles reckessly struck a
blow at one Of the greatest industries OF the
country. beef producing, involving hundreds
of millions of dellars annually. while the
yellow Journals INDUCED In scnsatonaisnl
concerning camp and field and government
and army officials that brought humiliation
TO the country and all, according u the
Unanimous report OF the commission. without
foundation in fact.
Talk about having eyes and seeing not
and ears and hearing not--the cuckoo is the
bird for that business!
A few months ago the Express had a
kind OF running mate in the "Old Lady
down on Galveston island. The latter was
inclined for awhile to apologize for and
uphold the war department but the pres
sure became too warm for It and q back
track was taken. Possibly it would be
enough in this connection to quote the
News conclusion on the war report as an
answer to our poor blind and benighted
contemporary at Santone. The News says:
When the commission reports On that wit
nesses who alleged they knew OF corruption
maintained silence" and (2l that 'anS
charge Of corruption and intmation Of fraut
or bribery has been carefully investGat-
ed" VIC are at loss to understand how
with the most favorable construction Of the
report Vt can DO adopted. even as a reliable
review Of tho mistakes cf tho war, much less
II sweeping verdict on them.
To the Express: Get somebody to put
you in dock and scrape OFF the barnacles of
obstinacy and the seaweed of prejudice;
get the scales removed move up with the
procession; place yourself in touch with
the great people; don't be a cuckoo any
longer.