The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-26

TO hign protective taTlu'
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Is Il not a fact that Mr. Browne, since his
election 10 the legislature has been chosen as
a director Of the Houston and Texas Central
railroad, and Is " not further tact that
since he was chosen director OF this road he
did not vote for the big Huntington land
grab scheme in Galveston, and also II he ala
not support every railroad consolidation meas
ure that came up before the Legislature at
/ no last session OF that hody7
! Now. The Post can start In by answering.
and tina Herald will promise that IL VIII he
kept busy explaining It's candidates record for
weeks TO come.
] The Post using slang, has bit on more tnan
IL can chew.
The mayors organ propounds the above and,
with It's usual swsgger. says The Post dare
not answer" Well, Tho Post does dare
answer. with regard to Mr.. Browne being a
director OF the Central road. the presumption
Is that hia relations with the road are about
the same as are those Of other prominent
citizens OF Houston with various corpora
tiops--in tho directory 10 I'M in" for accom-
mediation. Ills duties are to meet with the
directory. without pay. we believe, once
year to select the officers. But there Us ono
thing to be said about MIR. Browne. no man
| In Houston who knows him would charge that
his oosition there would corrupt or cause him
TO do what he believed 10 be wrong. That "a,
no ono would except the mayors organ, and tn
this attempt TO mpuEn the integrity OF John
T. Browne the organ simply discredits It.
SELF and those whom Il represents before the
community. Relative TO the Huntington land
grab scheme referred TO by the organ. Mr.
Brownies position was this and no stated Il
before tho vote was taken. not only to one but
TO hslf dozen gentlemen. either Of whom
will substsntiato what Ia hero said when the
hght was on an amendment to the bill was
onered which. had II been adopted, would
have made the bill satisfactory to Houston
Mr.. Browne supported that amendment and
did all he could to have II adopted but IL
was voted down overwhelmingly Then when
It was seen that the bill was going to pass
despite all opposition. Mr.. Browne stated to
Houston people who we're present that. while
he would like TO see It defeated he was APP
prebensiye that II the Houston members voted
against it. It might possibly provoke retalia-
ton on the part OF the railway company aud
result seriously to the city. lie called atten-
tion to several well known instances In Texas
whore railway companies had removed their
shops and thereby wrought hardship on
working people who were compelled TO sacrl-
nea their homes, lie was apprehcnsivo that
friends and constituents In the labor wards
Of Houston; and, in voting for the hill on
lnnal passage hc--sensrous hig hearted man
that he is~wns sctuated by the motive to
protect the very people whom, the mayor
organ Ia tryins to array against him by ap.
pesling 10 their supposed prejudice against
corporations The Post regards It as un.
eesmiy II not tmpoltlc. and all thoughtful
81 uyin tl.I
matter should appear In print hut should II
work harm to the community the responsible
nv must rest With tho mayors organ and
tho administration Of witch It is the mouth
piece. They have attempted to impuen rho
Integrity OF an honorable man, hy the plainly
pointed inference that. By means Of purely
honorary and unlucrstiye position on board
OF directors, he was corrupted TO spstsiu an
improper and vicious measure in the leEisla-
turc, and In his righteous defense 1t IS only
lust that all the facts should come out,
And now, In conclusion. let The Post ask
la few questions which are eminepty pcrti-
nent 10 this discussion. when this nsht was
going on where was the mayors organ and
the mayor and the powers that her II this
Huntington hill was such vicious thing as
they now claim. so dangerous 10 Houston,
why did they not come 10 the front In opposi-
ton to IT. Why did not these meu Who arc
now lambasting Mr.. Browne for voting for
tho measure uncover and get out in the middle
OF the road? The Post was there, but 1t had
no company In these critics OF Mr.. Browne.
| It does not always pay TO catch the Beers
nsppins.
This United States Is pushing the United
Kingdom for supremacy in the worlds export
trade. According to official reports received
by the treasury department, domestic exports
from the United kingdom in 1899 were valued
at N.2s5s7i. 900 against M.sOs. $4,000. makins
a difference Of ss4.OoO,oOo in favor OF the
United Kingdom, The lead Of the United
I Kingdom is insignificant when II is recalled
that In 1875 the domestic exports from the
United Kingdom we're valued at 81, 0s7, A97. 600
asanst sis7, ,7ST From 1875 TO 1899 Great
Britains domestic exports increased only IL
per cent, while the United States Increased
Ice per cont
The extra legislative session hasn't 20,
warmed up yet
Tho Post called attention 10 ex Governor
Hubbard's new book IN rs literary columns
a few weeks since, and Is grstiaed to know
that the publishers Of the volume On. Y. John.
son Publishing Co.. Richmond. Val report 4
aycrabls rsespton OF the work. Il is eu.