The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-18
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
The Austin Statesman, while flashing It's
community with the keen whip of admoni-
tory soorn. states some excellent philosophy
and puts Houston and other cities under obli-
cations since they are cited as the wholesome
results OF concert of action" The States
man says:
No man can build city. He may start 1t
but he Will help to make it great. Pullman,
with his millions. has probably come nearer
building city by means of individual effort
than has any other man In any age. and yet
this city Is small and comparatively un-
known. Nothing so much as concert OF ac-
ton has made Chicago the mistress of the
Western country. Nothing so much as con-
cert OF action has made Atlanta the mistress
OF tho South. To concert OF action is due in
great measure the success of Houston and
Dnllns. When anything Is needed In either
which will advance the city and increase the
general prosperity there Is no holding back
in this man or that set Of men, but actuated
to work. and as result the work is accom-
plished and the benefit accrues. Then they
turn to something else. This is what is need
ed In Austin. No city has finer natural adj
vantaees. No city could be more easily made
into one of Importance, and yet--ah there's
the ruh-she stands today faltering in the
tracks made decade ago undetermined
must choose. II will be one OF two things
In very few years. 1t will be a city OF Inn
portance or country village. Which shall
| II he? Shall Austin take her place beside
Oallns and Houston and San Antonio. or will
she be content to return to the village ways +.
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The Galveston News, in an editorial, prints
this:
is the fusion of political organizations pro-
Tossing utterly different croeds like the
Browntcs and Taylorites IN Kentucky or like
the open combination Of popullsts, demo-
Gratis and republicans in Nebraska. not Il
trust? In what respect are such combine
tons. arranged solely to control the public
business. essentially different from conepr-
acies TO control private business? As matter
Of fact, are not such trusts. created as a
means of nonopoli5ing the public business
more powerful and more dangerous than mo-
nopolies to capture and control ordinary
trader. Is 1t consistent for a person who alb
hors the very appearance of trust to lend
himself to fusion which means trust OF
the most dangerous klnd2 Now don't Hy or
the handle and declare this thrust at your
may not always be bad But the question Is
this; Whats the dfcrence?" The method
is the same The purpose is the same, The
you find any difference In all the esscnti7'u
npon which enternrisng men unite M means
of mouopoll2ing different lines OF business?
In all OF It's gyratons. in It's varied assert
ment OF muscle-danong defenses of the
trusts in reprisal by comparison, this takes
the palm, to be sure
II may be added that Mckinley carried Ohio
and Bryan carried Nebraska wherefore IL
pride and the candidates. personality some
times have more to DO with the result than
political issnost-snn Antonio Express,
And It may be added that while Mr. Bryan
carried Nebraska by clean cut, undsputed
majority. Mr.. Mckinley had to he content
with minority of something Ike $1,000 in
Ohio.
Colonel Prather Texas man, is the new
president OF the State university. and we
wish him success in building up this great
educational institution, We were hoping fol
weston, but we have no doubt that Colonel
prather ia we'll htted for the place and NO
know that the press Of Texas viii back every
effort he makes. --Seguin Enterprise
That's the way to talk The Post feels and
believes like the Enterprise in this matter.
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II Hon. Horace Chiffon is elected again To
serve the people In tho United States senate
We have no, the least doubt that he will
mainly owe his election 20 his speech at the
BrazOs river navigation convention as well as
20 the new ideas inspired by the meeting
among those who attended. The conduct OF
Mr.. Bailey In not attending the convention
and his refusal to aid the BRACES In any way
win not only lose him votes. but will striD
him OF much OF the honors he heretofore mas
attained In Texas.--Vclasco World.
II Ia just as we'll to be fair In this matter
and not Jump to conclusions which may lead
to an injustice. 1t Is said that Mr.. Bailey
wrote letter in which he explained his alb
sence from the convention TO be due to very
serious sickness in his family but that he
was most heartily in sympathy and accord
with the movement. If this be true. probably