The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

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stiles o. life in ratio which is all ont of
proportion to the better prices cotton and
one or two other agricultural products.
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Mr.. Towne has finally declined the nomna-
ton OF tho Sioux Falls gang Qeft-hand bar
reD OF the populist party He has had ample
time TO think the matter over His bench
men will now swing into line with the mid
roadels and help elect Barker and Donnelly.-
Corsicana Truth.
They viii do nothing of the kind and the
Truth knows 1t. They will swing into line
and help elect Bryan and Stevenson.
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The democracy of the Tenth district will
triumph this year, whether the republican
nominee be Hawley. Jones. Dnworth or any
other old body. Texas will send a solid
democratic delegation to the next congress-
Halle;sville Herald
Mr. Hawley has stated that he did not want
the non nation and Mr. Jones has gone on
record to the effect that he would rather be
chief of police of Galveston than member
of congress. Most of the people who helped
defeat Robson in 1898 were Hawleycrats
rather than republicans, anyway. so the re-
suit OF the election this year is practically
foregone conclusion Burgess will be the
next representative sent from the Tenth.
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The contract has been let for the deepen
/ Ing and widening OF the Buffalo bayou, and
all Texas should rejoice with Houston in Abs
! stroke toward the attainment of that Winch
/ she has long sought The work is to BE-
completed by September l, 19o1.-Rockdale
Messenger.
! The Messenger might well have gone fur
Their and stated that all Of that immense ter
ritory known as the great Northwest might
Join Houston in exuting over the good news
The good effects of the Buffalo bayou chan
mel will not be restricted to Houston, not
withstanding the claims of a few jealous
competitors to the contrary
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Bryan gays II he is elected he will call
on congress to end the war in the Philippines.
This is right and a majority OF the American
people fully agree with Mr. Bryan.-Naccg-
dochos Sentinel.
Mr. Bryan's proposed solution of the Phil
ippine problem Is strong and sensible one
and, a. the Sentinel suggests, it will be fully
Endorsed by those American people whose
thoughts and actions are not controlled ny
Mckinley and the trusts.
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fllteen OF OUT SOlQleTS were trapped ana
captured near lsdro. Luzon. August |, one
man being killed and three wounded, The
war in the Philippines has been over ior
some time but sdi casualties are reported
constantly Honey Grove Crescent
And they will continue to be reported un-
til Mr.. Dryan's solution of the problem is
Z put in force by the American people.
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The Houston Post is doing whole lot Of
sensible talk about taking the schools out oi
politics The only way to get the schools
out of politics is TO get politicians out OF the
! schools.-Yoakum Herald.
Aye, there's the rub
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g The Houston Post thinks the march OF
= Pekin has been unnecessarily slow. We ell
remember that The Post was for the complete
subjugCtion OF the Philippines when the wal
Everybody and every institution that has !.
o iuence should be very careful how 1t Ii OK
o erted for war-ElHs County Mirror
h The Mirror misunderstands The Posts po
s siton In the premises. When the trouble wOl
:. in its incipiency The Post suggested that th,
|. best possible way TO deal with 1t was to send
a very large army there--one capable OF i'm
> mediately restoring order--and then, having
u settled this much of the matter, establish ii
the Islands stable conditions secure needed
n ooaling station aud then get out. Had thi!
II been done comparatively short period o
y time only would have been consumed. Now
j. after months aud months of hghting, afte
v hundreds OF lives have been sacrificed ant
on enormous amount of money expended, thu
situation is as bad as ever it was and tn
i need Of a plan OF action in line With tina
IS suggested by The Post is becoming NOR
q apparent daily.
n The Brenham Banner has issued compre
hensiye special edition descriptive of Bren
!, ham and chappell Hill. The issue is wei
Nc illustrated and is creditabls in every way.
The Minneapolis Tribune, In commenting o,
d the tact that North Dakota has l19 oreamerie
le while Texas has only two, both being cAtti
- States and both States Of splendid gras..
" pasture, says that Texas is shittless Mort
Dakota thrifty. II is not a fair statement
Texas is not using her enormous strength
Ia but she Is working up TO greater energy ever
In day and is certainly not falling backward y
single particular. Creameries, cotton, fac
y tories, canning factories, refrigerator ware
T. mouse and beef packing establishments ar
all beginning TO come our wsy.-El Pas
n Herald,
W Rome was not built in day and It wi
g lake more than a year or two to put rexa
where she should be in the industrial co.
unn. AS the Herald very truthuily re
marks, we are certainly not retrosradi,g
ave are gradually pushing forward ANA tlei