The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-20
NOTE AND COMMENT.


There Is nothing SO discouraging to Bryan
ism as facts. When the Sherman purchasing
act was repealed there was no doubt, said the
gilvertes, that without 50-cent dollars coined
ad lib. there would be such a Bhrinkage ~
circulation that nobody but a millionaire could
have street car fare in his pocket All thromgh
away hot and heavy on those lines. In 1892
tho per capita circulation had been $A.A. In
1895 1t sank to $22. 80, and Mr.. Bryan gave his
solemn assurance to the people OF the United
States that unless free coinage was enthroned
tho whole bottom would drop out of the cir
theories terrorizing business and trade the
per capita circulation fell as low ms S2l1O. but
in 1897, with Mr.. Bryan disposed Of, the cir
1893. II was s2519.--New York Press.
il, reply to this the Salt Like Tribune sug-
xcsts that It Is not worth willie. at this time,
to p.,ich discuss that question. but 1t is not
a..isB to remind people that the above state
ment Is mostly buncombe, There iB In real
money ut this time in the country tome $40
per capita In gold; the res. is made up Of
promises to pay. The gold itself Is mostly Ill
tho treasury at Washington and the sub
treasury. and in the banks of four or Avs
Eastern cities The increase in business has
been due neither to legislation nor the want
OF It. but has come through the misfortunes
of outside L%ticns and to the quicael;ng OF
business caused oy the wars necessities. The
Fight of 1856 was made on the one side to add
to the worlds standard money that which had
been discarded by imbecile and wicked iegisla-
tion: on the other side to compel the measure
ment of all prices aud all values by the totally
iusufiioient gold standard. The latter son.
and then came the famnes and short crops
which drained our county OF food to feed q
hungry world. That brought a great trade
baiuncr for two years in succession. and that
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with Oak CHI omitted from the Dallas cen.
sus next year. Dallas VIII fall to about third
siute on the list of Texas cities. as against
Dallas is going behind--Dnllas Times-tIerald.
Yes. and II Houston could have its corporate
limits extended to the extent of these OF Dali
las at the present time 1t would be so far
ahead that no Texas city would stand any sort
OF show of catching up. But It seems We are
not to havo that.
", have n gang OF democrats and corpora
ton lawyers n tbs state Who Mo. are strongly
which can DO OF no direct benefit to the pro-
Queer, and yet this. gang 10 opposed to INC
State building n railroad that would directly
benefit tho producer.--Tyler Courier.
The man who knows so little OF the possi-
In the nboye ia scarcely TO be credited safe
counsellor in the matter of u State railway.
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A reasonable and Just libel law has been IN
troduced at Austin, but reasonable ard just
libel laws have been introduced before, II ~
% Number Of
any libel legislation whatever -GalveAton
Tribune.
The disposition OF the legislature at the
present time seems no favor a fair and Just law
on tho subject. The Sabina Sentinel says:
Some OF our country contemporaries are rc-
fusing to support the libel law reform move.
nent. claiming that reformation would Ia
no way increase their income. We look at
the matter In n different light and advocate
the reform because we think tho libel law
as II now exists ia unjust. Our motives are
no, mercenary And. whilc we think OF II.
the country papers arc not following the lead
Of their city contemporaries In this movement.
The South and West Texas Press association.
to whom the credit for launching the move
ment is due. advocated the reform before any
Of the big city dsilcs were members OF the
body.
It Will not do for the gulf coast cities OF the
United States 10 depend too confidently this
year on cleanliness and sanitation In Cuban
sooner We recognize the fact that extra dan
gers will threaten US a. soon IA the warm
weather opens the safer and better for u.s.
While The Post Il right. we want to ssy
right now that there - no place In tho State
that Mods cloaer watching and more cleaning
than Houston. Corpus chriati Caller.
Perhaps you are right but II is our purpose
I, have general cleaning up before the spring
and summer set In.
There II q strong sentiment in our present
legislature In favor 81 new constitution,
and u Il quite likely the matter will be- suu-
mitted TO the vote Of the people The qucs-
to them at the polls. nnd after It Is framed
they nass on the new coustltut,on by p0pu-
lar vote. --Tyler Courier.
This being true. there isno good reason why
ans legislator should refuse 70 agree to submit J
the question 10 popular vote. The people
know what they want. and the legislators
need have no apprehension that tho ptopls
win not decide The question 10 suit them
selves. ofeourst few demaEcsues arc going
70 try TO prejudice tbs question. but the poo
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