The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-28

straining at gnats and swallowing cameis.
what is II? II looks like one law for the law
yer and another for his victim!
| SO moor old Miles IN to obtain some degree
Of recognition a. last from the war d'part-
r,cntl Patience Is a great virtue and time is
great heaior.
Dom Paul came down out OF the tree when
! England threatened TO throw rocks. Nov
Conada Is talking OF backing gracefully out
of her stubbornness as abe secs that Uncle
Sam is determined to hold fast to what he has
In Alaska. Canada probably reasons that II
is better to give a slice OF territory than to
run the risk OF being sobbled up entirely.
The round robin" must have had a saiu-
tary effect on otis--he has actually and off,
cislly cabled that an American force got the
worst OF 1t in a fghtl
Corbin. adJutant general u. S. A., needs q
long lest moro than any man In the United
states. For more than year now he has ha1
upon bis shoulders all tho sins, preJudl,eJ
pnrtialites. injustices and incompetences OF
the war department. The Fact that lie cheer
fully sought such load doesn't detract from
his need OF Notwithstanding like
Eagans.
An effort will be made to see that the game
law is enforced 1t ought to be vigorous and
sincere effort for our game laws are amons
the most useful on our statute books
Is Steve Elkins dropping away from the
president? He boldly says that Alger bore
| abuse that should have been leveled at Mr..
Mckinley. The whole country is beginning to
recognize the fact that the president was as
| responsible as Alger for the scandals OF the
| war.
| Official reports state that the yellow fever
at Santiago is now practically under control
Santiago Is an important point, but General
Leonard Wood deserves to so up higher
| Senator Morgan must not come to Texas
and talk division of the state-he is too old q
man to be handled roughly. II there is ont
thing that Texas is unanimous about 1t Is
that Texas shall Become a grand empire STATE
and not collection of small commonwoaiths
After all the recruiting that has been gone
on for month OF more past, one-thlrd only
OF the volunteer army has been enlisted. Algci
delivered n telling blow to the defensive re.
| sources Of this country.
| II Is easy to Imagine that the flght on Pen
sion Commissioner Evans originated with thu
tension attorneys and is backed only by thu
g. A. X. But there is no telling what Poll
tician Mckinley may do because it is hard to
tell Which sid has the largest crowd.
| II the Whites and tho Bakers and the Phil
pots and Grifans reach peaceful solution Of
| their war issues in Kentucky, Mr.. Mckinley
ought actually to be ashamed TO continue tn,
| slaughter i'm J., pbiIInpinarI
Ex-senator Joe Blackburn is back again II
the harness as chairman of the democratic
| committee in kentucky. The ex-senator is !
| fighter and can he trusted to make the demo
cietic campaign warm enough for all practica
purposes.
| Ex-Governor Hogg's speech before Tam.
many is said to be still the talk of the braves
The masses of democrats up East only neet
some bold, trle democrats to address III 4
inGtead of their "expedency'' and jobblnr
| leaders.
The State Bar association now in session al
| Galveston could II 1t would, do great dea
| towcrd elevating the bar by elevatlng tn,