The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-05
NOTE AND COMMENT.

.''-1s OF our esteemed contemporaries seem
90 shtnk that II 10 treason TO demand new
.safsrsh;p tr the democratic party. Their at
tension IS respectfully called to the fact that
d-recEacy means the rule OF the people, and
taerc are no cars, tyrGrts or preferred sons
IN t. Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Ther0 are Indications that democratic poli-
uciaps throughout the country are becoming
Impressed with the need OF new leadership
for ~" Aside from the uncertainty OF issues
Nhich are In course OF evolution there can b.
~ question that the leadership of the party ia
OF imrtnse importance Mr.. Bryan, OF course
expects to be the leader again. and he il try
inS 20 keep himself prominent for that pur-
porn. bat Mr.. Bryan will in all probability DO
&c, aside. He Is not the man for the plaS. -
NeFhYilia American
In this connection the Louisville Dispatch
lets ny this: The "cmbainsa'' democracy now
being sent out to the boys In the trenches"
by such combinations as .he Coarisr-Journal.
Nnshyil. American, Memphis Commercial
Appeal and other old-rcpublican- Hanna
Rothschild organs. smells too rank to fool the
greenest recruit These wise men lecture,
scoid and hector us through columns OF dreary
rat TO the oifoet ID to / ana Bryan cant win,
and then have the effrontery to urge that
6.s0nooc quilt their way of thinking and Join
the lS2,ooo weary saints wearing the gauzy dis
guise Of Palmerism lover their giuttonous "a
puhlioanism), and this combination OF $500 900
Plus l22.o0O Will overcome 100000 straight
Hannacrats. Well, this kind OF arithmetic
may look straight TO such as these.
our "embalmsi'' democratic cditorg might as
well try to raise Ayers embalmed cows from
the Armour boneyard MS 10 try 10 keep
dei0ocrattc army on such meat as this THE
oder OF the dead" marks this kind az deroc
rney too plainly TO deceive Bryanltes No
Messrs, Editors. neither your arithmetic NOR
your stnse OF decency can stand Inspection.
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The Crockett Courier sustains the doubtful
iholor 81 being about the only weekly paper In
mree on Bailey, and II out ''yellers" the .'yei-
low IN. W Journal" itself-Aito News.
Wonder II that Is what makes the Courier 80
rsntankerous.
Wonder n the railroads are not sorry they
YY nahnwy ao w,ts the railroad eommissicn7
We have an idea that they are
With Colonel Bill sterrett holding down an. |
OF the reporters desks at Austin during ina |
eshins session OF tho legislature, the peopl. |
OF Texas can rely on It that they will he kept
fully posted Ia the dolngs OF the levtsiati,a
solons. Laredo Times
Whoever heard OF Bln sterrett ,ho,a,nv
down desk" He has been on duty twelve
yenrs at Washington and never had a desk.
The fact Is. sterrett DOESN'T need desk--a
nots book and dress suit are all that he re-
uuirss.
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Extract from a letter written by n stronx
.ln piean 10 n business man of this city,
on Tor an hour Of Cleveland! On, Tor man
wilii spinal column In the whole house. -
sp'lnsheid tMass) Republican und.).
Oh, Hades!
Dock aborers In Sautfax, have .,.,,.,. a.. |
reise q 80 cents per day They were reesiy-
WI $50 which was % cents more than they
mao ever received before. They demand 81 81
On threat 10 bring over supply OF men
from Jamaica many OF tho strikers returned
70 'heir work.~-Galyssson News
Here's lesson for worklngmen When We
got our colonies arranged and the syndica,es
ani trusts In control threats to bring over
subpy OF cheap labor will cause tho !
striker to so back to work 10 this country. Ii