The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-31

gave her strength 10 bear and rear q
IL son for such a noble sacrifice. but 3
10 what American mother wants 70 raise
liz boys at SO much per head? That is 8
ls what Imperialism means I believe in .
liz the expansion OF trade. want this 3
IL country to extend her trade, but [
liz would not put one American citizen .
e on tho block and sell him fer all the 2
10 trade of the orient IL had TO buy IL
ls by his blood, William >. bryan in .
o speech at Manhattan. Kan.
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earth had II not been for the good hard
fighting Of their neighbors. the colored regu-
lars. who saved tbem.--AtlAnta Constitution.
Roosevelts specches are doing more harm
TO the republican than TO the democratic par
w. But Teddy's measure has been taken
for instance MIR. Towne in IL recent speech
sized him up thus:
But the world is accustomed to inconsis-
tencles from Mr.. Roosevelt. IL has long
looked upon him as predestined and incor-
igible eccentric. II has given up attempting
| TO explain him or 10 reconcile him with him
self II is quite impossible, whether II would
be worth while otherwise or not. to make
entirely satisfactory diagnosis OF a civil SER
vice relormor In partnership with Thomas
| G. Plat, citizen soldier who ridcules the
volunteers. leader in battle who finds glory
In being rescued from an ambush. hero
! who boasts OF shooting a fleeing foe in the
back. candidate who plays end poses to
| delegates and galleries 10 obtain a nominal
| ton that he does not want gentleman who
CHARGES e,5oO.ooo Of his fellw oountrymen
! with lawlessness. dishonesty and cowardice
a statesman who mounted on hobby rides
roughly AT grave questions In economies aud
politics. swinging his partisan lariat and
yelling like an intellectual comanche
The democratic party didn't know what
load old Senator Stewart was until 1t lost
\ him.
As The Post understands it. some Of the
Houston aldermen who are opposing the cleo
trio light proposition place their opposition
on the ground OF defects or faulty clauses
in the specifications. II this DO the situa-
ton. 1t would seem that an adjustment would
DO easy. Why not have any and all defects
in tho specifications II there be any, subjected
to dislnterested expert scrutiny. II by this
means the opposition Of certain aldermen
can be met II is certainly worth the trial
Meantime. abuse OF these gentlemen will
serve no good purpose The average Ameri-
can citizen can be argued with. and often
nersuaded but it is in rure instances only
that no can be driven or buIdozed.
Rather than shut down Galveston enter
prises should move to a central and dis
tribuuve point like Houston.
The New York Journals Independent poll
OF the vote of Creator Now York indicates
plurality for Mr.. Bryan of S9CiS. In Eve
rolls with total OF 10000 Bryan received
1895 and Mckinley 12,497 This ratio main
tanned would give the democratic candidate
SQ4i7 as against 3l4,S29 for the republican
candidate. Polls like this can not be abso-
lutely relied on. yet straws snow which way
the winds is blowing.
Clemency OF tho laws looks to be gro
tesauely misplaced when an anarchist as
sassin gets off with life Imprisonment.
Captain Crenshaw's complaint of neglect
and bad treatment on tho transport from
Manila to san Francisco is not the first one
Of the kind during the past year. The trans
port service seems to have much OF the In
efficiency and brutality about II that char
acterized 1t during the reign of Algerlsm.
And why not? The barnacles sdil cling to
tho war department..
When cabinet meetings in washington be-
GIN TO last all day VIC may very properly con-
clude that the sides of the hole are slippery
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Mr. PIntt bas NJ las, sucnceded in inducinc
another GOV and protesting statesman to ac-
cept nomination which was presumably not
wanted Lobbyist odeil Will run for gov
ernor on the republicans ticket In New YORK.
The term twill run for" is used advisedly.
LOT usn'eta a, 10 now Almost eeiI'in 70 sa.
money!
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new forks latest murder mystery VIII
probably last the yellower journals until So
eietv gets hack IN town and tho scandal
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parreA 10 Oh Jap ag"n.
Tho republican party proudly boasts that
A. is tho .party of progress" that 1t moves
La, 49,, L.. o,,a ,o,,or ,oo,,s hao,,,rord
up win tne uiiies anu no'e' iooNs oe'n ~
As matter OIL iaet no orsanl"a'ioh IN ms
tory ever made suoh franue ehorts to thrash