The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS. s:s.:

subscriber asks: Does politics pay?"
The same time, brains and energy devoted to
diversified farming will beat politics. Az
least that is what we think about the two
professons.-Austin Tribune,
Nevertheless it can not be denied that poll
tics pays-that is II one is on the inside and
has conscience which isn't too active. II
you don't believe it. ask Mark Hanna.
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The sugar trust is Imposing n tax on every
man. woman and child In the land-a tax that
We all feel and that will no doubt cause
great many of the voters OF the country to
gtudy about before election day rolls around
ioakum Times.
Had the republicans shown little more
cleyerness in the management of their affairs
they might have been able to bamboozle some
OF the people into the belief that the country
was really prosperous and that it would be
well TO have four more years of Mckinley and
Hanna AS 1t is the ruilsus prices dictated
! by the trusts for the necessities OF life, and
the domineering manner in which the Ope-
rations of the various octop have been car
red on, have had the effect OF revealing the
true state of affairs. The Times is right
The tax OF the sugar trust and the dozens oil
others will cause the voters OF the country
to think and, after thinking. they will pro-
coed to put trust domination and Mckinley
Ism out OF existence under an avalanche of
ballots in November
Miss Jewett. the agitator who desires the
negroes OF Boston to march against New
Orleans, is the subject of harsh criticism Isom
all sides. Certain papers have gene SO tar
las 70 question her race. 1t would be more
charitable to question her sanity Shreveport
Times
And the best way of all is to Ignore ner
completely. Such unbalanced fanatics MS the
Jewett woman are not susceptible to reason
They are simply seeking uotoriety and the
press Of the South should not allow itself
to be made party to the accomplishment OF
their purpose.
There is less political agitation in tue
Ninth congressional district than any in the
lState.-BTonham Press
All OF which means of course that De
mocracy will have walkoyer and the voters
of the district are consequently, in posi-
ton to lend their undivided efforts towards
the success of the National ticket Incident
ally they might do all they can in the wsv OF
assisting the Burgess campaign in the Tenth,
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Census Director Merriman states that cen
sus returns are coming In more slowly from
Texas than from any other State, However
the scattering RETURNS indicate an enormous
increase in population and wealth, and Il
is thought Texas will rank hfth in popuia
uon.-McKinney Gazette.
J II political manouyering the part OF tn,
administration is not allowed TO interior,
with the work Of the census bureau Texas
will not only be shown up In the rightfu
light as TO population and wealth. but viii
be given an opportunity TO add materially
to her democratic representation in congress
II the report that the State has a population
OF $4,000 be true-ard there is little reason
to doubt the comparative accuracy OF thos,
, hguros-we will be entitled to twenty -on,
representatives on the present basis of on,
, Tor each $4,000 in population.
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Joe BaIley's chief claim to public conndenc,
land g. greatness lies In his moral courage
lie has never run or attempted to hid'
himself when attacked, and he may be de
I IcabSl in Waco that will convince the con
ycntion that there's fight on'-corseanl
sun,
The attack on Mr.. Bailey's private caaracte
, was the last desperate resort Of his autsyV
, nists in their efforts to belittle him amongs
the people OF the State. As the sun re
marks. he has never run or attempted {,
/, hide aud before he gets through with BIZ
I, adsersaries they will no doubt wish tina
they had used other and more manly method
In their attack.
0 II those "culchRwed" Boston people VIII
stop and think outside OF their books for
few moments. they will realize that nasrt
conditions peculiar 10 the South eonfron
the Southern people and they are perfectl
Q able to work out their own salvation ~ lief
Il alone. They don't need any advice ani
q wont take any advice from Boston.-cie
: burne Enterprise.
Here are some suggestions which the North
I eIn people aud its press would do well Il
heed. The south's affairs are its own an
It ID perfectly capable OF handling then
y without any advice or assistance from III
n outside. especially when Il is OF such uatur
as that which emansies from Boston