The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-02

standard had nothing to do with this un-
pleasant situation. nor IS there any denying
the proposition that tumble In the stocks
and shares or tbs combines has simply DEM
onstrated that all this republican prosperity
was in the robber success Of the trusts and
combines. Oh Of course not
New Years resolutions are once more In
order.
Mayor Brashsar's organ makes a great
hurrah over the announcement that the city
is ready to take up outstanding scrip. This
incident in our city affairs is paradcd as a
feather in the mayors cav. but to thought
full people. those interested in the material
being of tho municipality, the wonder will be
that. with tho eaormous amount Of money
paid into the treasury for back taxes during
the present administration this event OF cash
resumption has been so long delayed. The
city ought to have been on a cash basis many
months ago. and this cheap buncombe about
an overdue transaction will deceive no one
who does not desire to be deceived.
], Cecil Rhodes should be forced to quit
Kimberley 10 his balloon nnd should happen
to drop into Boer lager what they would
do to him would be "a plenty
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The next thing on the programme Is the
extra session. II will not 10 weighted down
with a variety OF subjects, but It has mon-
ster work TO dispose Of in the consideration
OF the tax commissions bill. Opinion Is d.
yided as to the fate of the bill Many pre-
dict that Il will be shot full OF holes BY the
bunderbus amendment gun. Others that II
viii pass with slight amendment and modih-
cation. But whatever may be its fate, II It
shall locate the elusive dollar OF the tax
dodger, the extra session will have been OF
profit to the State,
Has the combine" been fishing In repub-
lican waters. There seems to be some bait,
in the shape Of official printing, dangling in
a weekly republican newspaper
Now let Tixas get down to good square
New Years resolution that the State will
keep. to its strict letter aud spirit Let that
resolution he to devote our best strength to
internal mprovemonts-goo1 reads, the i'm
prdNement and development of waterways, the
construction OF factories and tho general util-
ization Of domestic resources. IN word
let tho state resolve to live as much as
possible within itself.
Legislators are strcng In speculative abil-
Ity They are now deyoting much of their
intellectual energy TO the task of guessing
how long the extra session will be.
| Instead Of getting down to reasons OF itt
own to show why the South should stand fol
the acquisition of the Philippines, the Newses
expend their searchllghts looking for msr
who have deserted the democratic contention
with reference to the issue of expansion
posing democracy with more zeal than the,
are advocating expansion.
Let the mayors organ keep steady 10 tn,
boat. When the facts come out-the rea
facts. and not brag and bluster--lt viii b,
seen who 1t was that put the Houston schools
In politics.
The republican administration will hay,
several things to explain TO American voter
In 1900 that ought to defeat its ratification
Not the least among these will be the matte
OF that understanding" with Great Britain
by which the United States are nov forbade
mediation IN behalf of the Transvaal re
publlcs
"lf a government contracts a debt with
certain amount of money In circulation an
then contracts tho money volume before tn
debt Is paid. IL Is the most helnous crime
government could commit against a people. -
Abraham Lincoln.