The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-03
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS

Farmer Shaw played his whole string on
Chiffon in the senatorial race and, sorry to
relate. died very hard. In his last ISSUE the
mild-mannered gentleman remarked:
II was hard blow to Texas democracy to
mus leave traitor to the party its cand-
d'ies and platform In possession OF the
held but 1t was perhaps well deserved
blow For the democratic party laid down
on Chiffon.
Further along he grows pesslmlstlc in the
extreme and says:
And the worst may yet come Baleys
supporters now claim that he will dictate the
platform that Texas democracy will send up
10 Kansas CITY. And the recreancy OF the
party would deserve this rebuke. The Gal
weston platform ought again to be crammed
down the throat OF the insufferable eeotst-
cal bolter. but will II be done? Not II such
men as framed the Galveston platform com
mlttee and convention continue without re-
sontn ent to suffer themselves slapped In the
lluntienton Renzi Johnston and the bunch
OF rold bugs who do the editing aud CORE
spending for Tho Houston Post Selah.
Whom the Gods would destroy" etc But
maybe Bill Ia not mad. Perhaps he has been
writing platform on which to run for the
legislature. and wanted It to be a corker.
Tia: is about tho only theory upon which
tho above rot" can be considered And.
TOO 1t is the most charitable view.
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The Dallas fair will be held next fall as
usual 1t will be bad thing for Dallas Il
tho falr is ever abandoned. Probably the
business men OF Dallas don't fully realize
what hold the fair has on the people OF
Texas, but they will ind out mighty quick
and to their sorrow II they give It up.--Glen
Rose Herald.
The fair will never BIO abandoned Both
tho business men and all other men in Dali
leo fall
las has population that "overooks no BETS"
to use a very familiar expression hereabouts,
The fair association unfortunately became
weighted down with debt in its earlier and
Improbable years and that debt has recently
given trouble but tho fair now PAYS. and
capital and public enterprise will be forth
coming TO maintain 1t, II has become great
state institution and its abandonment would
be public misfortune,
Tho Daily Enterprise can see no valid oh.
lection to the county commissioners SPEND
ing some OF the money that Beaumont paws
In county taxes to improving some OF the
stioets in Beaumont which lead TO the coun-
Try roads 1t seems unjust that Beaumont
should nav so much county taxes and get
nothing in return for it.-Beaumunt Enter
nrsc,
Cities are generally satisfied II they can
only see their county taxes 70 toward i'm
proving the county roads that lead IN to the
streets. thus reversing the Enterprises plan
or suggestion. The meanest use Of city's
taxation. is made hy those suburbanites who
refuse to become part OF the corporation
or to contribute their lust pro rata toward
tho municipal improvements and facilities
which they daily enjoy and only 40 outside
the city limits to sltepl
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Tho San Antonio Express says.
"Roprese ntative Sibley OF Pennsylvania has
changed from democrat TO republican and,
senator wellington OF Maryland has changed
from republican to democrat since the 1900
campaign opened, Other less conspicuous
changes have been recorded aud the lists arc
still omen. Perhaps there are many sur
prises in store before the November cleo
tion.'
That is nothing Bsxar county can pro-
duca several politicians who have changed
their politics during the last two years as
often az hen sets.-San Antonio Herald
We can beat that In Houston. We have
some politicians here who knitted the demo-
cratic ticket for president, Tor governor for
congress, for State senator and for county
Offices who ara now talking about reading
lifelong democrats out OF the party for re-
fusing TO support ring candidates 10 a purely
local contest where neither polltical princpia
nor party, was at stake. Houston leads in ali
things
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Customs receipts in tho Philippines are
eominE In at tho rate OF over S. 100000
year, with quiet times the finances OF the
islsrcs VIII be easily aud satisfactorily man
as coleman Voice and Review
AMI The expenditures are going out at TIL.
rate Of si,oco.oOo day. Even in ouie, times
We should need TO keep fully 10000 troops in
lbs ISLANDS and a large Acct Of cruisers ana
snneosts II Is estimated that the whole
annual cost Of our soldiers to US /. $1,000