The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-05
SOME CAPITAL NOTES.
Washington Post.

Washington
The former secretary of the interior,
Hon. Hoke Smith is at the head of a
delegation of Georglans now stopping at
the Metropolitan, who are here in the 3n-
battle-ground park on Peach Tree Creek,
near Atlanta, where some twenty or thir-
ty thousand persons lost their lives dur
ing Sherman's memorable march to the
shall purchase the tract and establish a
National reservation or park. With Sec
rotary Smith are Colonel Howell, Mayor
James Woodward. Mr. W A, Hemphlll of
the Constitution, Mr.. f. P. Black, Mr..
Forrest Adair, and others.
THE feeling against expansion is stead
lily growing" said the former secretary,
who is an enthusiastic i-expansionist.
THE South is practically unit in oppo-
sition TO the presidents policy of coloni
cation and the maintenance of this I'M
holy and unnecessary war. The effort
which is being made from time to time
10 create the impression that there is a
tendency to look with favor upon the an
neXation OF the Philippine islands is in
tended wholly to deceive. The element in
the South which favors expansion is in
significant, and one which under any other
circumstances would not receive the slight
est attention, but in this attempt to boil
ster up an unworthy cause everything is
picked mp and magnified, The Southern
people take high ground upon this ques-
ton of imperialism. They view 1t from
the standpoint of principle, not of senu-
ment Senator Bacon OF Georgia is an
able representative of their views It is
my opinion that tho question of imperial
ism will be the leading Issue in the com
ing presidential election, and it is one
upon which there is victory for the dem
ocratic party"
One result of the appalling tragedy III
Kentucky will be the reunion and the
solidhcation of the democratic marty in
the State" said Mr.. H R. Poultney.
former member OF the legislature of the
Blue Grass State, at the Raleigh. Per-
haps it is not the proper thing to do to
look for political advantage in this I'M
happy event, but it is a truth which will
soon manifest itself, II 1t has not already
A spoiled egg thrown at Senator Carlisle
during the campaign OF 1895 gave all but
one OF the electoral votes of Kentucky to
William Mckinley. and the leaden bullets
nred at Senator Goebel will make the
State unquestionably democratic for many
years to come Democrats who had left
the party, or were lukewarm in their sun
port, Will not ally themselves with party
OF thugs and assassins, who resort t.
the pistol and the Winchester in lieu OF
argument This conspiracy, for none other
DO l believe IL to be, will be powerful
weapon in the hands of the democratic
campaign speakers, and while | will moi
attribute TO Governor Taylor any knoyl
edge OF the plot, yet 1t was unauestionably
the work Of some OF his henchmen 1t il
a disgrace to the State, and the abid
ing citizens will not countenance 1t. The
assasslhs were no doubt some of those
inouhtaineer hoodlums of the Eleventh dis
trict' who hold human life no more sacred
than they do the life OF the meanest heast
Whether the real perpetrator Of the crime
is ever found out and punished or not will
ue question, but there is no doubt that
the republican party IN the Stste win he
severely punished for the outrage"
~
As my train pulled out of Dallas las,
Friday morning I was eating Strawberries
grown In Southern Texas, and yet there
was two inches OF snow on the ground ana
the temperature was at the freezing point ="
sAid hon E. H. R. Green, president of the
Iexas Midland railroad, at Chamberlin's
last evening. Such are the extremes nj !
climate in our great State that in the
northern end blizzard may be raging
"ni'e In the gulf country It msv he
oaimy springtime."
Iexas," continued Mr.. Green. SIS In a,
snslapie condition. Nominally it is DEM
o .'',1, out its best people are in line
WIN the Mckinley administration nv.
pahsion, sound money and a nrotectiv.
' % IN are favored by the leading citizens
y the Lone Star State. The next cans,s |
~, ~ni show that Texas has a population OF
sol less than 100000 souls. being a q
YET cent increase over the census Of ISso
: ms VIII give us at least seventeen renra-
,enlatiVes in the house II the present hasiv |
u representation be retained
AS republican, | am not ssneciaItv
.oneerned In democratic contests hnt IN |
sssard TO the senatorial fight hatwaar (
aessrs. Chiffon and Bailey will say ,ha.
nv sold and influential democrats favor
.esplng air. Chiffon where he is. h Il
.eneraiiy regarded as a safer ana mar
ehserVative man than his or,nonan,
nousn me latter surpasses him In ore
orieal briliancy." :" ora