The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-27

! 20 nights" like some lean and ralc soieat
Cassius. manufacturing from the poison-
1 wood OF an insane scandal his darts that
rail- at tho dlsgruntled b0wman's feet,
spent OF their strength before the twang
OF MS puny string ceases to disturb the
I waves OF sounu.
The Statesman knows that there isn't
a department OF the state government
that can not be Investigated. lock, stock
and barrel. by any competent COMMITTEES
within twenty -four hours In tho lnean-
Time the Statesman desires TO cay 10 the
irate Shelburne that out OF parionnhly
modest sclf-respcct il declines 10 accent
his views upon questions of accounts,
economies, legislation. journalism or any.
thing else, with the possible exception OF
me onscts OF purgative medicines on
sluggish liver, as the climatic triumphs
OF wisdom and craftsmanship.
me statesman knows that there were
IRREGULARITIES IN one state institution
about which the libel law permitted IL 10
cay nothing, which may have startled
the legislature but which were NOT ,iis-
covered by the legislature; and, the
statesman knows that there are rumors
ABOUT another department which has called
Tor tho appointment OF committee In
me senate. which committee was not the
ORIGINATOR OF either the rumor or tho evil
dencc which called II forth
Now take the witness stand Mr. sbot.
,urno, and let us ask you some questions.
Did you Offer that resolution, creating an
ounce OF pay, that YOU might Lecome q
beneficiary hereunder? why didn't VOL,
provide for the election Of this commits
sion by the house In your original resolu-
ton Was 1t because you knew that IL
was the uuwrit,en law Of delibcrative
nonies to appoint the authors OF resolu-
tons TO committee chRirmanships. or that
you feared to risk yourself to n vote OF
your colleagues Why didn't you let this
| resolution go 70 tbs senate Were YOU
AFRAID the senators would kill, with the
hand OF indifference. this immaculate con-
.eption OF your perturbed and over heated
brain Or was II that you wisely aus
pected that the senate would lnsist ,,pon
representation upon the commission that
might minimize your chances to member
ship2
Now, some OF your own coin, Mr. Shell
nurhe. Don't you know that Your intima-
ton that the Statesman has yielded TO tho
subtle and indehnable Establishments OF
stale institutions" IL as contemptible as
your assault, through the dscreditable
channels Of inuendo, upon the honor of
tnese gentlemen who stand TODAY with
ilfetmes of public and private probitv
stretching out behind them like Unfair
nished and FURNISHED silver? Except ina.
you have attacked this paper without var
-''' va inNt Nilu Nbulu say II we declined
the publication Of your M assurtad and
'moecilic twaddle that we had refused
your retoinder and defense to an editorial
place IN the paper, our columns would
not nave been turned irto sewer nine
through which YOU might pour your calum.
nous refuse upon the regulations OF gem
tlemen, whom you are as Incapable of de-
spolllng as you are of hulldozing this
writer personally. or in his relations to
DIS readers as n Journalist who received
ms training In journalism before You
learned to prostitute the functions 81 the
legislator To attacks upon honest men,
NOW, let us say that which every one
knows save your self Tho Statesman will
continue to criticlse public men and meas
ures faNorably CT adversely as ijs own nm
trammeled Judgment may suggest. even Il
IL does hit tho mark occasionally with
slN-pound shot that may shatter prospect
or blast hope. For the legislature the
Statesman enteriains the highest regard
aud conducts its criticisms With dignity
tut with emphasis, This every member
knows except he who chooses TO wear tho
close hitting shoe that all the public NAV
Know the target bell has pealed forth the
announcement that II has delivered a
center shot