The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-02

fact that the scene of action is so far away
and the government censorship so rigid.
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A Newspaper without enemies nns certainly
been derellct In Its duty TO It's people and
litsen at some time IN It's history, or perhaps
all the time Baatrop Advertiser.
And sometimes newspaper Is to be con
graduated because OF the enemies Il makes.
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| Senator Chiffon has withdrawn from the
race for United States senator and Bill shaw
OF Dallas IL not dcad.--Clsburne Chronicle
! No. Bill is not dead. but--thc last number
Of Texas Farmer reveals the fact that he Is
not very well.
| Thu Houston Post Is for peace in the party,
and says the way to secure this desired end
| Ia for Daileys friends to see TO il that oniy
Bailey delegates go TO the Austin convention
1 next June That would indeed mean har-
mony. Jim Hogg could go right on talking
about the proposed constitutional amendments
he wouldn't be needed at the Kansas City
convention Waco Times-Herald.
| The Post has not advocated the sending OF
''only Bailey delegates" TO the Austin con-
yention. The Post has warned MIR. Dailey's
friends that movement is ON foot to manip-
ulate that convention and adopt platform
that would be slap in the face Of their
champion.
! Burke OF Dallas county, who Is Tor res-
sonabls and sensible expansion, carried Hill
county for congress against home man,
and Wooten. his opponent from Dallas county,
at once withdrew and Burke Is now sure OF
detection, He s OF the best members
| from Texas and ought to have been returned
| colorado Spokesman.
This was written before Ellis and johnson
had spoken and only demonstrates again tho
danger OF counting votes before they are cast
| 1t is extremely doubtful II there is a district
anywhere in Texas that indorses expansion"
such as this country is now attempting.
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II Adam had tried to run for the presidency
and had slipped up, it's 10 to he would nave
blamed 1t on his wife. That's mans nature
Bay City Weekly Visitor.
Well. who else could Adam have blamed II
| on? The family was small, you know ana
Eve seems to have been tho boss and led
Adam to commit worse indiseretions than
running for the presidency.
The average fg crop OF the smyrna dis
tricts amounts to about 26 900. 900 pounds, but
last year the yield was only tS0O0,0 600 pounds.
Tho harvest time in Asiatic Turkey is Mo-
lvember but tho figs are shipped three months
later.--De Leon Free Press.
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OF Texas could he made a source of large
income II only the people would give more
attention to the trees. The crops are ordi-
narily large, mature early and can be had
from trees only two or three years old Raised
iu quantities and dried or II canned or pre-
served We could add another big ready sale
crop to our already rich resources In tho fruit
line.
Bailey is inclined TO crow over his victor,
over Chiffon and Is prone to believe that
Texas democracy has deserted It's position
taken at tho Galveston convention His man
ner is said to have proven disappointing to
some of his warmest supporters. Bailey Is
| a brilliant man, and can not afford TO gloaI
over his yictory-Mason County News.
This is wholly unjust to Mr.. Bailey and
betrays an utterly false conception OF HIS
true character. lie is open. manly fighter
and is not prone to crow over defeated
antagonist At Gainesville after the cam.
pagn closed he distinctly disclaimed his vic.
tory as a personal one and attributed II
wholly TO the fact that he was In more thor
ough accord with tho public sentiment II
Texas on certain controlling issues than Sen
ator Chiffon seemed to be, Us for the "po
stion taken by the Galveston convention
we'll Mr.. Bailey's triumph has demonstrates
that that position is not now approved by thu
people
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$ roxas Is making much noise over the mum
i her OF new cotton mills that have been or
" gani1ed but statistics show that Texas Il
inSesting less than sl.0O0O0O In new cotton
mills while the two Carolinas are investing
@ more than $50, 900. And they already con
sumo more cotton than their states produce
Texas Is getting started We are glad e
r say, but there Is lots Of room for more mills
, l-Karnes County News.
g For more mills? For mills rather-for s,
FAR very few of tho paper projects have ma
teral2ed even to the extent OF beginning tn,
: construction Of the mills rhe Carolinas ar,
y rapidly on the road to become another Nov
Il England in manufacturing enterprise and will
o nothing like the natural wealth or resource
: OF Texas are likely soon TO forge far ahea'
OF us In acquired riches and volume OF bust
J. ness. There is not only plenty OF room now
ia but will he for the next twenty years 70