The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-04

fore the law. Referring TO the sudden pas
I sions aroused that result in lynchings he
. asks: And Is II fair when case leads
10 such punishment that Judges and iurics
and lawyers should be held responsible7" Ger
, tainly 1t Is fair The people have lost con-
fldence IN the courts. The Judge sustains
hair -splittng objections by the defendants
attorneys, the juries acquit and the lawyers
oppose In their State bar meetings reforms
9 that would render the administrator OF JUS
l tieo surcr and the conviction OF criminals
r easier Mob violence on such large scale
, Is the direct result OF this want OF conf
dence In courts and jurles and the professional
ethics OF the criminal lawyers. But the pro-
fcssion hang together and always find an
apologist like this Georgia judge.
| The meeting at the rooms of the Business
, League. yesterday afternoon, was fairly well
attended by many OF the representative citi-
zons OF the city and the proceedings were
such as to lead TO the hope that the cleaning
OF the city. and sanitation generally. will oc-
cupy more OF the time and attention of the
people Of Houston In the immediate future
than heretofore organization was effected
prove at all enthusiastic in the performance
of their duties. great good must result. There
is no politics In the movement. but simply
that active regard for the preservation and
safeguarding OF the health of the community
that should be manifest in all cities. II pub
lie sentiment can ever be brought to feel the
Importance OF this matter there will be no
difficulty left In the-way that can not and will
not be quickly removed. The object OF such
meetings as that OF yesterday is to arousa
that necessary public opinion and impress
upon the city the danger In neglecting thor
cugh sanitation. 1t is only proper to add, how
ever, that many who ought to have been
present did not show up
The prohibitionists of Kentucky have held
a State convention and put out fun ticket
Kentucky was always bellgerent kind OF
State and filled with brave men.
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Here is how Democratic National Commit
tecnan Woodson says the State campaign L.
going to be run this year in Kentucky
"Blaefbrrn. Goebel. Coulter. Breckenridge
and others will force tho igh:nG from the
| greatest OF leaders. Bryan will come for
week or more. lie will be whrled over tho
state III a special train, making three or
more speeches a day aud going into every
congressional district. Great barbccues viii
be given at different points for the aS''cmmo-
datlon of the multitudes that will assemble
to hear Bryan. He will be followed by the
| eloquent Bailey of Texas. who is second only
to Bryan as campaigner: Stone OF Missouri.
Altgeld of Illinois. Teller and Thomas o.
Colorado. Taylor, McMllin and Turley of
Tennessee, Daniel of Virginia Towne of Min
gesota and more than score OF other great
iEnNcnai orators, who have already agreed
! Kentucky forever from republicansm. We
are Ia have n campaign OF great National I'M
iportance. All eyes will be Ipon us. as In
/ former years they were upon New YORK. In
| diana and other so-called pivotal states. As
goes Kentucky this year so is the Nation
| expected to go next year.
1t seems almost incredible that there should
be In one OF our cemeteries the grave OF
hero like Dick Bowling and even its location
be not generally known. especially by the
ex-Confederates. What is fame after nil?
| The Indianapolis Journal denounces as
sugar coated anarchism" the statement OF
Colonel Bryan that "the producers make the
wealth and the nom producers make tho laws. y
1t should replies the Sentinel, have said
sugar coated truth for the statement Is
very mild. He might have said that under
our system producers make the wealth and
non-producers take the wealth and use 1t TO
bride people TO make laws. That would have
come nearer the mark.
Aleer received an enthusiastic welcome In
Detroit. 1t seems then, that man can be
without honor anywhere save in his own
country. II is hoped the Michiganders love
him SO they won't let him get away from
them again.
Under American occupation the small fry
Cuban generals In Cuba talk right back al
Old Man Gomez. And vet these little fellows
want the Americans 10 get out! Why, Gomez
would Ill MORO TO its capacity with them IA
twenty four hours after our troops left
1t appears that in filling the places OF
strikers in Brooklyn. the company raked Phil
adepha Buffalo, Baltimore aud Boston to
get the new men. 10 whom free Transportation
was issued, The corporations all stand to-
gether in these labor troubles
| The Columbia. the yacht which is TO dc.
fend our possession OF the Americas cup,
has now met with two accidents or disap-
pointments In the trial races with the De-
fender. still even hoodoo works success
fully against tho Shamrock sometimes!
| 1t appears that the Chattanooga Street Car
| company thinks now is ms good time as any
to breed trouble and has determined to en-
ploy none but non-union labor. 1t is as poor
business as It Is narrow policy.
| The hot weather hasn't apparently affected
the matrimonial market in this section In the
least Tho honeymoon seems to shine MS
softly and soothingly and enticngly in July |
and August as In December. Possibly 1t Is |
Iargued that ice Is remarkably cheap.
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
The Dallas Times Herald believes that the
stream Is no purer than Its source when 1t |
says;
| The Texan mob law" sc-cnlled has been |
pronounced unconstitutional because nobody |
| can understand IL. The court Of criminal ap- |
rehls declares that It is imperative and void
because 1t is incapable OF construction but