The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-08

There was nevcr any ground for ~ The Post
! has no grievance against Senator Chiffon.
personal or otherwise. and has never had
any. II esteems him as a high minded hon
orahle gentleman. and has always so es-
toerned BIN. Tho Post stated some time
ago. and rtpeats now. that Il prefers Mr..
Bailey for the senstorship simply and alone
because the views OF that gentleman on pub
liz questions are more nearly in accord with
its own than are those Of Mr. Chiffon, That
IL all there Is 10 "; there is no personal feel
Ing or grievance Involved. and the silly false
hood that there Is was manufactured by some
oyerzeslcus partisan OF tho senator.
| a Royal Academicsn stated not long ago
that sugar and sumac were the only words
In English where "su" lie pronounced "shu"
Surely he overlooked bet.
The decision OF the supreme court invaii-
dating tho school trustee law passed at the
last session of the Legislature. lie far reach
Ing. as it affects every city and town in the
State which maintains an independsnt school
district. The immediate erect OF the deci-
sion is to turn the schools back to the con
troll ~ city councils. which means to the ten
der meroics OF ward politics This being true.
and the baeful effects OF such conditions be-
ing sppafent. PRESSURE has been brought to
bear upon Governor savers from all portions
Of the State and on Yesterday he sent ape
cin message 10 the legislature recommending
the enactment Of new law to remedy the
evils complained Of while at the same time
escaping the constitutional affections cited
by the supreme court The Legislature should
take prompt action and PASS a law that will
effeotually divorce the public school system
from the spells OF politics
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Was tho mysterious message Of Macrum
written by the same historical individual
who pelted Mr. William Patterson in the
solar plexus with an operripe ogg?
Here Ia another thing which the mayor
overlooked when he was preparing his annual
message Recently the city sold 5000 900
worth OF sewer bonds one.third OF this
amount or 100000 has heen paid TO the
citv treasurer. II Ia Understood That the re.
naming 100000 are 10 be paid under CON
tract. in sixty and ninety DAYS II Is as
ness principles the s25OOo premium was
handed In with the frst instsilment Now
what Tho Poet would Ike to ask is this:
Was the premium money plsced to the credit
Of the sewer bond fund, where It properly and
sacredly belongs. or has It been turned into
the general revenue fund? And. second. are
these bonds drawing interest from the city
from the date OF tho sale? These transac-
lions may have been all right and proper.
and made with an eve to the good OF the city,
but the taxpayers have a right TO know all the
facts hence these questions
The esteemed Montgomery (Ala.) Adver-
tiser would he common scold Of late but
for tho fact that 1t is such an uncommon
one.
I'VE do not imagine that those statesmcn
who would Ike TO see ARulnaldo delegate
to the democratic National convention will
! win many votes for their party" says the
Memphis Commercial Appeal. "Those gen
tlemen who want Aguinaldo to attend the
democratic National convention as a dele
cato" must he composed OF the imperialists
and the sympathi2ors with the Hannacrats.
The democratic party wants no benevolent
assimilation" no entanglina alliance In the
Philippines. the Pelews or any other Asatic
island principality or power. II is the Han
I nacrats. republicans and lmperlalists who in
sist GA making Aguineldo. and others greatly
inferior to him. full-hedged American citl-
zens. and that. too. whether or not 1t pleases
the FilIpinos, The Commercial Appeal knows
this.
In the celebrated case OF Ground Hog VS..
Goosobone on trial last week before Judge
Elements. Ground Hog got six weeks in the
bat cave.
New England contemporary admits Colo
mel Bryan Is q splendid orator. and vet won.
ders at the large audiences that Invariably
flock 10 hear the great Nebraskan. There
Is no cause for wonder when a man can
talk like BRYAN, and when the people have
faith in him Ike they have in Bryan, he
could go out in the field aud BEGIN 10 talk
and an audience would come up out Of the
ground
Another Juror In the Molineux trial is III.
II is gratifying to know they all have ex-
eellent physical powers. however. and the
case may be concluded before they snceumb
TO old age
The British consul at New Orleans is re-
specttullY informed that diplomat by name
o. De LONE talked TOO much about things
that ho wot not Of in Washington year or
so since and was given . permanent vaca.
ton When We want advice from some third
rate consular officer anent our public men
we will telephone for Il, Otherwise. the ad.
wiser gets Il where the turkey got the hatchet
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In Old Kentucky" Is billed for the Bijou
next week, but II the MANAGEMENT can't ring
in at leRst two governors the show might as
well be called off, says the Pittsburg Leader.
Then tho piay should he changed to Ken
lucky Taylorised and Terrortzed
Renorts are current OF gigantic snowdrlfts
liu the Northwestern portion q the United
States II Il could be arranged SO that tina
Kentucky imbroglo could be trausposed to
that bleak country we would guarantee the
ice TO melt at the rate Of hfteen cubic feet
q minute.
Every state in the Union has presented TIA
candidate Tor republican vice presidential
honors except Texas. On behalf 81 this great
state We therefore nresent ,ho name OF Hon
Webster Flans ean--and It may be remarked
that he'll know what he is there tor'
Wharton Barker n will Ne remembered nv
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