The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-07
THE TEXAS PRERoGATIvE.


The Nashville American believes in
more business and less politics. 1t thus
dlscourses upon what is needed in Ten
nessee," and the whole OF its plain SER
mon Ats Texas in many repects like =
home made boot
What is needed in Tennessee in this year
Of grace 1900 to make the people prosper
GUS and happy, 20 give labor opportunity
and chance to work, Is more business aud
less politics.
It should have long since occurred to the
people that the changes which go on in the
offices throughout tho state every two years
are matters Of no great consequence, II we
nave an honest administration of public al
fairs We should be satisfied We can not
expect much else. All the better to be sure.
II we have men OF progress. men of eater
prise men who arc fat-sighted, students of
The needs of the tines statesmen in other
words, who will perform permanent service
Tor the people But this is the kind that
comes once IN lifetime, and until one OF
TO exert all our energies helping this man or
that get public office.
What Is needed IN Tennessee is work. work
that Will bring more factories to the cities
and towns; work that will turn our raw pro-
ducts-our wood our iron, our phosphate. our
wheat our corn, our cattlo--into what Is
known rs the finished material
Why not more wooden mills? Why not
more jeans pants faotoriesg Why not more
cotton mills? Why not more boot and shoe
factories? Why not more knit goods facto-
fies? Every one OF these enterprises Is now
IN successful operation in this State but
why not more OF thum2
Something else needed IS 20 get our farmers
out Of the ruts they are in We had lust
as well be plain They do not get the return
rom the soil they should. They are behind
tho times Farmers Of other states, Indiana
for instance, are ahead OF thom
We need men IN the public Offices in Ten
hesset who viii arouse the farmers to action
who VIII blaze tho way for thom. who will
IN reality, cause two blades OF grass to
grow where cue grew before. Opportunity
opportunity is what is wanted. Opportunity
for our young men TO work 10 labor. ia
develop the good that Ia in their hearts and
minds. TO push the state forward and make
State In the Union
How can. this be accomplished when the
enerEies OF We PEOPLE are FILTERED away
over me ambitions OF office seekers2 When
fhe state is turned upside down because his
man or that wants TO go to the United states
Eenatel Is this the only issue before the
psopie IS tnis me only reason men arc com
business 10 be attended toy Is there v,iae lev
lslaton to be enacted which will aid mate
rially IN encouraging commerce and agricul.
We, however, hardly agree with the
American In the idea that "the chance,
that take place every two years in the
state are matters of no great oonse-
quence." Nothing concerns the welfare
OF the private citizen so much as the Sc
lection for office OF competent and hon
est men. The citizen may prosper de-
spite the fact that the public Offices are
administered by lgnorant-even Vicious
men, but he would prosper more and be
better contentsd citizen II these offl-
ees are administered by men OF ability
integrity and patriotism. That the peo.
pie should, however. be subjected every
two yesrs TO the agitation. loss of CINE
ana bad temper incident to deciding be-
tween men who merely seek the oifIce.
for the pelf there Is in them, is repre-
hensible and ever to be decrled. But poll.
ties we have, like poverty, always with
US The best that politics can do for ths
people Is to educate them to the Import.
ance Of selecting Just that kind Of State
officials which the American correctly
declares are rot found so often. Mean
while the Americans advice to build NOR,
factories Is emInently wise ana timely
Il TepHsssee shall follow IT Tennssses