The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-24
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS S.

OF IN tho nelghborhood of 3 800 go for Texas
Under the present census and an increase OF
-FOUR. aud possibly FIVE, congressman. Texas
Is surely coming to the front but the ad-
ynletment during the last decade will be as
nothing compared with what tho next ten
years Will show.-Corslcana Sun.
The Sun is safe in making that prediction
II has been reserved for the present to get
Texas before the balance OF the country in
It's proper light as field for unlimited diver
siflcotion OF effort. few pioneer mills added
to the growing volume OF fruits vegetables
and grain that is going to the Northwest and
Northeast will soon revolutonlze outside
opinion about Texas and result in tremen-
DOTS DEVELOPMENT within the next ten years
in all directions. Now s the timo TO get in
on the ground floor.
Tho Houston Post says Houston ought to
ho the largest city In the South in the next
ten years. II 1t is not 1t will not be the
fault OF The Post.-Elgin Courier.
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Tho Post is and always has been, gold
bug and feels that the newspapers which say
that l6 to silver at this Iuncture is
greater danger than Mckinley's Imperialism
and milltarism are egregiously mistaken in
tnelr estimnte OF the two evils.-Boarne Post
Now there is a gold bug from princlp
and not simply for the gold. All that class
will vote to maintain the republic first and
talk about the financial policies of the gov
eminent afterward.
The crying need OF the time is the Colored
Mems Business League. We have organized
social clubs. Christian Temperance. Chrls-
nan Endeavor lodges and temples. Good !
NOW let us organize for business and open
q gate for our boys and girls to enter df-
| tcren' branches Of business.-Houston hide
pendent,
Thpt comment is bv negro editors ana ia
well worthy Of notice as indicating a recog-
milton among the more INTEL gent negroes
OF the fact that a race must accomplish some
thing for itself before it can become indie
pendent or claim n respectable position in
any direction among other races When the
negro gets to work in his own business and
Industries and reduce the number of his ig-
norant vicious dependent or loafer class. he
viii ind himself in the enjoyment of many
of those distinctions for which he now LONGS
in vain.
The Chinese misfortune ,omas along lust
In time to knock the farmers Of the South
out OF n cent pound on their cotton crop
Nlne cent PROSPECTS are vanishing INTO eight
cent possibilltes.-Clarksville Times
Same old human nature' year or two
good fortune as we thought we could homo
for and now we are kicking at tho Chinks
because we sec only 8 cent possibilities.
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They DO saw that political tests are re-
CURED of applicants for positions in the
bubble schools OF Houston. That is one thing
Galveston escaned. Galveston Tribune.
We congratulate Gaveston We are fully
aware Of the immense advantage over Us
which Galveston retains In the premises "A
political test for a school teacher" sounds
Ike a description OF conditions in Darkest
Russia
Tho administration has been webbing
| again One day 1t officially announced that
| IN Difference to the advice from General Mac
| Arthur no moro troops would he sent from
! the Philippines TO China and the next IL
| ordered a regiment OF infantry and a bat
! terry Of artillery to be sent from Manila
| Goliau Guard.
| The fact is. the rotten and ambitious old
administration has cot itself tn n Ak AID
has neither the courage to 70 boldly forward
o. tack gracefully out. It has attempted a
bigger Job OF Imperialism than it has re-
sources. especially in troops to carry out.
and is becoming more confused day nv day.
1t would be an act of kindness II the Ameri-
eau people would muster the administration
out of service and let II rest.
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Andres balloon has been out three years
and no word has been heard from II direct.
! The Ccmuerats have been cut about the same
| length OF time. and from present indications
! will stay out MANY more Peoples Sentinel.
! Only man who had como of with Andre
In tho balloon and had failed to learn o.
the events of the past two or three years
wou.l reach conclusion such as that. Or
else the Sentinel has miserabiy poor opin-
ioL Of the people for whom II is standing
watcL.
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We call ourselves civilized and rational.
| but warfare has great an attraction for
the pcople as II did IN the DAYS of the cru
s1Ioa.--La Grange News,
Correct And therein lies the danger, II
We cutcr to the fighting spirit OF the country
AMI ntame tho youthful Imagination we
shall find ourselves like the other nations Of
the world engaged in endless wars and
ceAscless conquest until we wind up as others
have done with an emperor, backed by a
haze fighting machine.
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