The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12

be separated from the chaff.
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The armor plato combine. as was expected,
has come 70 the front with good stin price
for the rev arnlor now needed by our govern
ment for the warshps recently authorized
It is with Secretary Long to pay these prices
III he sees proper and he will sec proper
all right The patriots for revenue do not
suffer under this administration. II a gov
eminent armor plant had been established
two or three years ago, when II was first
suggested as a relief against an extortionate
monopoly. 1t would have probably been In
operation by this time and saving millions
of money to the government.
We are now enjoying government by long
distance telephone
For the first time In our National history,
says the Indianapolis Sentinel our frontier
has been contracted--a flag hauled down,
with every semblance of humility-and
American citizens, devoted TO our institu-
tions, turned over to the rule of England
And this too by the party of expansion"
which would not haul down the nag even
when 1t waves over a conquered and un-
American population.
New York continues to do what II can to
encourage the boxers.
The old world will have TO admit that 1t
was ar American general who started the
han to rolling toward Peldn Not until
Chaffee reached Tlen Tsin did any OF the
mteruationals think II advisable or possible
to undertake the relief OF the legations with
out an army of from so. 900 to 100000 men.
You can olways get action from an American
solder, no matter what the odds may be.
7 As to Mr.. Hays ultimatum China is prob
ably only taking the time limit to recover
) her wind.
In two whole and trying summers the
South would not show as many fatalities from
heat as the past two days have shown II
a half dozen Northern cities And in
half dozen winters would not experience suci
suffering as tho poor viii feel in these sam'
! cities within a period of a week probably
y next winter. Climate is worth looking to II
fixing upon home.
il It is significant that General Grosvenor ma
= not seen anything yet to risk his reputation
!, as lightning calculator on
II Houstons present condition and expert
= ences do not lend to a prompt solution @
the drainage problem then we will have /
u consider tho case hopeless II absolute
/ tangible demonstration Of an existing neces
l. aity does not move tho powers that be-
Q We will have to confess that the argument
exhausted
l. The Beers must have been driven to tn
S, last dtch--thoy have begun 10 circulate ru
), mors about Bohs' hoalth
The trust and syndicate promoters hag
w made enough money out Of McKinleyism
n materially aid England by large loan
= further Imperialism In those quarters in whic
In John Bun is looking after it, The surplr
war taxes in the meantime are enabling NJ
Mckinley to keep UP his end Of the contrac
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- How would It do TO yoke Mrs. Lucy Parsor
m and Miss Lillian Clayton Jewett together an
start them on general reformatory tour?
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ae The Powers trial is expected to result
A. a huns jury, 1t all depends whether TIL
republican on the jury believes In conspiraS
~ to murder for the sake Of office. That a.
pears to be a republican tenet In Kentucs
We but there may be exceptions to the rule
~ General Joe Wheeler wants big stan,
10 ing army. comparatively small one seen
n to have been amply sufficient to oaptu
Of him.
ne Northern republican journals continue
adj denounco the march of Anglo Saxon civilig
W ton in North Carolina while applaudlng
III. IN tho Philippines. Possibly the Filipino
rs are not black enough to suit them.
is, Now the ameer OF Atghanistan is dispose
or to kick out Of foreign traces. The viii
mans burden vs. getting dangerously ne
-, the baek-breaklng point,
he In view Of Minister Conger's latest It won
n seem that Secretary Hay would be Justified
as using slightly stronger term than "u
-, friendly" In characteriziug china's conduc
he VS. could hardly expect Hobson or otn
No democratic heroes 20 be given chance
- this administration TO again disproye Roos
yets assertion that they are towards ALL
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