The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-02

States. whose friends from Houston hat
written them. asking their support for
Houstcn's deep water m,vonent tn 4
was In the interest OF the whole North
west" Hc counselled continuance OF this
good work to affect legislation in this coll
gress as no motive appeals so strongly
to the average congressman as to be as-
sured that they desire specific legislation
especially where, like this. 1t affects SO
large proportion OF our pc ,ple.
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Newspaper row, with Its $50 special
correspondents. some of them having been
washington correspondents" for twenty
to thirty years, is the potent factor here,
more so than in any other city OF the
Unitcd States. Shrewd, active, ever on
the alert. these gatherers AMI distributors
of current events influence to greater
or less degree, public opnloc as their
messages are read by millions OF our
people as they scan the daily papers at
breakfast time Should they combine
against any man in public life usually
his goose is cooked" AS rule they are
fair and propose to give even honest JUS
tice, and are often able to give the con-
gressmen from their district pointers on
the attitude of men and combinations that
no one but newspaper mau would have
an inkling of until too late to parry the
attack. One of the most popular and
active men on newspaper row" is Charles
A. Edwards OF The Houston Post, and a
more earnest worker for deep water
for Houston could not be found. Within
certain lines of general and special news
these newspaper men are AIasons In at
least one respect, they help each other,
and we should appreciate the fact that
Charley" Edwards, las he 10 called here)
has from 100 to $50 bright men. who
would at once inform him, If in their
rounds they had learned anything favor
able or otherwise to his pet project,
and he would go dozen blocks if neces-
sary at midnight to give brother news
paper man pointer that would affect
him or his locality. Such is reciprocity.
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met here today Hon. James r. Leg
gate of Leavenworth, Kan. and Hol.
Edward w. Ayres of Washington, D. c..
with both of whom had an acquaintance
in the North. Probably no two men in
the United States have done moro worc
as members OF the third house" In in
fuencing legislation than these two gem
tlemen, and If success is the test of merit,
their work has been meritorious in the
extreme. Mr.. Leggate was with
Hon. Walter Gresham of Galveston, the
man who did the work before committees
in Washington that secured the appro-
priation of $62Oo,0OO for the Galveston
harbor.
Admiral Dewey. who was last week the
recipient of such adverse criticism, has
received thousands of assurances from
all over the nation OF the hearty appre-
citation of the people and he and his bride
have settled down as Washington resi-
dents and the storm Is over.
Congressman Roberts of Utah is having
hard shedding" on his way to the capital. /
The Mormon response TO its critics that
has been used for fifty years that you
are another does not stop the silent pro-
test of American women by letters and
petitions now aggregating millions that
are pouring into Washington from all
the States.
The republican caucus to be held next
week Will undoubtedly decide the course
TO be takel, after the organization OF the
house and the presumption is that he will
be safely returned to the land of Brigham
Young, whose name he bears.
W. b. Siossou