The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-19

sire annexation. This IL probably true, BIZ
II Mark Hanna gets In among them with {
, few millions wonderful change may tax,
place.
, Funny. how things switch around When
sion OF the legislature. offered an amendment
to the city charter bill providing that the
trustees Of the Houston public schools be
elected by tho people instead Of being ap-
pointed by the MAYOR and confirmed by the
, council. he was accused by the friends OF
the present administration OF attempting TO
drag the city schools into politics. MIR. Kit
trcll protested that his object was the very re-
verso. and that he was actuatcd by the desire
solely to permanently divorce the schools
from local politics.; but this did not prevent
him being roundlv abused by the friends OF
the administration and their newspaper organ.
It was claimed then that the schools were not
! in politics, Now what DO we see? Two fac
lions battling for control Of thN schools and
the mayor proclaiming In a newspaper in
terview that the removal Of the superntcnd-
ent was an issue in his campaign for election
acknowledging all that Judge Kittrell claimed.
And 1t does not require any very keen per-
ceptlon to recognize the situation as It pre-
sents itself 1t is unfortunate. any way we
may look at 1t. and without reference to
the merits or claims OF either faction IN
deed 1t must prove a matter for supreme
school system should be subjected to the con
fusion and Disappointing influences through
which II Is now passing These schools have
been the pride and the boast OF our loyal
citl7enship-have been pointed to as among
the Jewels OF our community possessions
ana that rude hands have been laid upon tho
tranquility OF these institutions must. and
will. stir up vigorous resentment on the part
OF those who believe that our educational
affairs should he held above individual inter-
ests. should be kent aloof from ward politics |
and away from partisan prejudice or spite
The people of Houston take their |
schools out of politics by yanking the po-
lltcians out of municipal Offices. That is tho
orly remedy warranted to cure.
Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox. the poetess Of
fers to give $4,000 to anyone who will provo
that she is not he-author OF Laugh and the
World Laughs with You" How the world
Lar changed! What would Bobbe Burns or
Oliver Goldsmith have thought of a poet with
$4,000 cash?
II tho administration had been as ener-
gete in suppressing the Fiipinos as It has
been in suppressing the truth from there about
the situation of Affairs no doubt the wal
would have been over
Tho reports from Manila now bring the
Intelligence that such and such number of
the enemy are supposed" to have heen
Killed. While the suppcsing business Is in
active operation why not suppose the whole
army of the Filpinos has been wiped out |;
and be done with It?
The republicans OF Kentucky pronounce
against trusts The republicans of Ohio ii1
the same thing. and then turned right around
and defeated the attorney general of the State,
who had been prosecuting trusts.
Hon. w. G. P, Breckenridge refuses to run
for governor of Kentucky. This Is not that
lie would not appreciate the honor, but that
hs doesn't care to pull chestnuts out OF the
fire for the republican nominee. Colonel
breckenridge Is getting along in years, but
he Is not 100 old to learn.
Even the horseless carriage can not get
away with Chicago They now have a horse
less milk wagon In that city. and the Times
Herald says that cowless milk long ago
eoased to be wonder in that metropolis.
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The Mexico CITY Herald assures the friends
OF Mrs Rich, the American woman who is
to he tried over there for killing her hus
band that they need not fear that she will be
shot II convicted us Mexico does not shoot
or clectrocute women.
A prominent Iowa drummer, heretofore h
republican. proposes that all the travelling d
men of the country form themselves into
Bryan legion. That's sensible move, and \
will unquestionably meet with great popular =
favor.