The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-06

his town. or II NAV b. lazineEa Or any one
u a half dozen other things. Whatever II
rs. II Is not credltable. Towns that do things
do not contain many OF that class OF people.
The Houston Post boted 'he party in lts
own town and tried 10 defeat the regular
nominees. And In Just d ! tile while there
Telegram publicly proclaimed himself "a
Houston Post democrat" Now he claims the
right 70 bolt platform dsmlnd., Name It
ana take t'-Waco Times-Heiald.
No doubt tho editor Of the r.mcs-Hcrald
intended TINT as very severe arrangement
OF The Post-a center shot so to sp,aA--
and II he is satitncd we are willing to let
It 20 at that But having charged The Pot
with being a better the Times Herald ed-
tor. in another place enters defense OF
himself which will servo equally we'll as a
defense Of The Pest. lie says:
Editor Robinson is collar democrat. Hs
has never bolted bolter Is one who aSrees
70 abide the action Of the major " and sub
seduenty kicks out. Eitor Robinson isn't
built that wav.
II the defense Of himself Is sound. then
The Post needs no further defense OF its.lf
against the charge preferred by Editor
Robinson. The Post never entered the So
called Houston city primaries
49,
In the parade of the Grand Army Of the
Republic In Chicago General Miles wore his
ueWest uniform an Ia lace and in spansles
he was the "sweiiest high lcckaiurGu OF
he lot. But old joe Wheeler was there too,
and while mo- so fashy anG gaudy. received
tho fullest share OF the people's enthusiasm.
Somehow people with memory can never
FORGET that Miles is the man vino. when
Lieutenant had Jefferson Davis put Ia irons.
Mics Is the general OF the Unittd States
/ n
wha. IN retirement, while other generals his
subofd mates, have been sent to LuZon and
China Maybe this Is retrtbulive Justice and
maybe he is kopt In military isolation be-
cause he reported against the rotten bset
which was being fed 10 the aoldiers on actiya
duty during the Spanish war-ShreVeport
(LaJ Caucasian.
General Miles is being kept in military
isolation" because he is democrat and be-
cause the republican machine fears that h.
would be able to harm it were he to gain
fame and glory abroad. HIS treatment OF
Jefferson Davis is an inefracabe blot on his
record. 1t Is true but otherwise he has proven
h mseIf to be brave and efficient officer
sneers at his uniforms can not hide that
fact He should be allowed to occupy his
proper station at the head Of the United
States troops in foreign lands.
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! NC DutidS DdptTs were OTaESlnR last week
that the Commercial club hal made Dallas a
great cotton market and said tht cents
was being paid there for cotton. Dallas IS
way behind as q cotton market She is the
! only town we have vet heard OF that has
/ maid as little as 8 cents for cotton this sea
4 son. Milford was paying cents when Dali
/ las paid S.-Milford Courier
! There may be few towns in the state
which have not claimed TO be the best cot
/ ton markets in their respective sections.
but The Post fears that some difficulty
would be experienced in naming them. And.
by the way 10 is not necessary for Houston
to make any boasts. The people know
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Negro soldiers resent the calumnies thrown
uron them by Roosevelt. and will give n
some democratic physic at tho eleotIon-Pal-
estlns visitor,
Roosevelt has succeeded in making MIN
self ridiculous at every turn. And he COM
mitted an ungrateful act too. when he desg-
mated the negro soldiers who saved him at
San Juan as Smoked Yankeas;'
49,
II war that is ''over'' and ended ana
FINISHED" keeps so Goa men busy, what force
would be required for a war that was really
going on?--Bosuuo Eagle.
The Eagle should rot ask such embarrass-
Ing Questions while company is nresent
Hudson, Ward & Kent who have pub
ished the wsxahaebio Daily Light for the
rast wear or more have sold their plant to
W, j. Bule and Arson Yeaser of the En-
terprse.