The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12

The man who attempts to publish a paper
to please everybody should be taken IN hand
by his closest friends and secretly bored for
the simples.-plttsburg Enterprise
There is one thing that is an absolute i'm
possibility; the publication of a newspaper
that will nlease everyone. II the man who
attempts such thing is not already insane lie
will soon be In that condition
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Another gentleman who is said to be an
asplrant for the seat in congress now held
by Hon. r. y. Burke Is Hon, Dudley G.
Wooten of Dallas The Garland News, pub
lished in this district, says:
1t Is whispered in political circles that Hon
Dudley G. Wooten will enter the race against
Judge Burke for congressional honors next
year wooten is one OF our most brilliant
men. a gifted orator, ready parliamentarian,
and withal well qualified to discharge the
duties OF n congressman.
The Corsicnna Democrat announces IT'S
platform for 1900. The announcement says:
The Democrat is going to advocate the good
old democratic doctrine next year with the
same iirmness that II has always done It is
opposed 10 gold standard, as II has always
been; II Is opposed TO a large standing army,
II Is opposed 10 tying the Philippines TO our
kite; It Is opposed to protective tariff and
what is known as trusts, and we don't care
VINO KNOWS IL. IL Is also opposed to the
ownership of railroads, telegraph and tele-
phone lines by the government, and. last,
but by no means, least, II is Che advocate OF
home Industries, the building OF factories and
the sustenance OF all home institutions. II
you don't think this Is a good platform 10
tic to. don't hitch onto It,
There is nothing the matter with the plat
form. 1t is u particularly strong one and
every plank Is solid.
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Fort Worth is trying to get UP some cotton
mills for their city. II We had more cotton
factories instead of cnrnivals, ropng contests
and political pow-wows the country would ho
in far better shape. Fort Worth Is right.
We need the cotton mills and we do hope IL
will succeed. COLORADO Spokesman.
There should be more cotton factories, but
at the same time. there are not too many OF
the affairs the Spokesman mentions. Peo-
Pile could enjoy themselves and still build
cotton factories,
The Denison Herald has few words to say
service. as follows:
W. r, Hearst copyright stun Is wonderful.
Yesterdays Dallas News contained n special
from New York II took twelve words 10
give the date line and copyright line, ana
there was but eight words III the dispatch. |
which, II true. was not worth leads spaoa
In Texas newspaper This morning Mr.. /
Copyright Hearst takes a column 10 toll what
could have been better told in ten lines, tina,
General White has not been heard from at
Ladysmith. that telegraph communication is |
cut on. etc. Mr.. Copyright Hearst should
learn ono Of the FIRST and best elements OF
newspaper reporting-to boil down and talk
sense.
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Cotton mills are coming, BRACES paylTation
Is on the road and other good things nre IN /,
hisht, lhat is 10 say, all these have strings
tied 70 them and provlsos attached Ia tb,s
enect that Waco people must work IN oraes
phone. WV
These things which mean SO much for mn,
progress and prosperity OF Waco are with,r
It's grasp, However. as the Telephone saws
u VIII take work TO secure them. n ibs
citizens remain idle the opportunities which
are 30 close at hand viii slip away.
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me HONEY Grove Citizen recently oomn,.,ea :
~ s~sn'y-eishth volume. The Citizen Is one !