The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-06
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

EhN0ANUE INTERVIEWS.
We discard the patent inside with its col
umns Of patent medicine advertisements this
week aud give our readers u seven column
1 hll-hone-print PAPER. By this change we
give more home and county news as well AZ
better selected matter for state and general
news. We believe the change will be well
aid.
This s not only worthy of note a, evidences
or progress on the part of one excellent
weekly, but the same announcement mas been
made in number OF instances recently and
bespeaks the steady Improvement of the
weekly press OF Texas There is no State In
tho Union with what is known as a country
press superior to that Of Texas. Our weekly
papers are as rule broad in their views.
progressive and uD-to-date in both methods.
news and comment and are keeping mace in
their own Improvement with the development
of the state.
| Rootism. with its double salaries for It's
! favored army officers In Cuba and canned
| roast beer for our soldiers In the PhIlip-
pines, is no Improvement on AlEerism. The
whole war department is In need Of a thor
| ough fumisation. which 1t can only get BY
the election of democratic prosident.-Cal-
| vert Courier
| Not only the war department. but all the
departments need thorough overhaulng
| They are infested with many incomretents
who have obtained position purely through
political or personal favoritlsm. while the
old barnacles are thick. We need lust such
an administration for about eight years as we
believe Mr.. Bryan would give us to get
back to the days when the government was
administered with fidelity and patriotism in
the interests OF the people rather than OF
| the peoples servants.
~
| Some interest attaches to the first election
under the new regime to come Off in Cuba
| next June, 1t Us to he hoped that II VIII
I not be like II is in this country almost on
tirely controlled by the money power-Colo-
RADIO Citizen.
Or like the counting power!" Don't over
look the possibilities within the reach OF
thoroughly good counters Tho counting
power" is most frequently felt In cities and
the will u thg people," OF the face oi the
east vote. is dead easy" thing to thwart
SIhen ek.llful partisan manipulators arc han
cling the boxes
II is estimated that 1000 delegates will be
attendance at the Cincinnati convention
'xt week, and some people are simple
ough to think that no strength is repre-
scented by the md-roaders, Navasota Patriot.
Ahrhcy are great s.mpletons Indeed. Why, II
i at 1000 men could only be concentrated
y" ~ might make the issue doubtful in many
soiunty or even district elections In this coun-
att.
rs ~
recording to present indications Texas will
lOiter tho Northern markets with her fruits
\ S1ro generally than ever before. Hereto
N"e practically everything shipped from
IRE was sent to ST. Louis but Texas pro-
GERS have become ambitious and win un,
uNrtake an invasion of the Northern and
BSstern markets. Last year Texas straw =
kIrics and peaches attracted some attention,
the prices secured were so profitable that
h IS year larger quantities will be shipped
wi tn the expectation of proving that Texas
pr' hducts nre the equal OF anything hitherto
polepular hero.-New York Commercial.
They say the way to tho good opinion of
md lst men Is through their stomachs. Pos
sin ,iy when Texas begins to feed the North
erRa capitalists on her luscious peaches and
delicious strawberries and throws in some
nne melons ana vegetables of all kinds for
good measure. those naughty kings or finance
ma;s begin 10 turn their eyes and thoughts
TOWARD this State with an exceeding great
yeqrning.
The Truth notes the fact that there is in
the State treasury at Austin S1,5O0 600 in cash
belonging to the general revenue, and 81, :
Ooo belonging to the school fund. or total
OF $500. 600. This is a big pile OF surplus
sh in tho State treasury. Is 1t right to tax
we people to pile up such surplus? Does 1t
W.T. show concluslvely that the democrats
eOerburden the people 7--Corsicana Truth
So,Ne need not worry about the surplus OF
aool money--it is none too much for the
lN'rposes for which It Is needed. nor does it
prone from burdensome taxation. As for the
theeral revenue. not more than 100000 will
tina lain at the end OF the year and the last
,,a. sion OF the democratic legislature took
~, Is TO reduce even that small a surplus by
WQcing taxation from 20 TO l6 20 cents on
500.
Chi 49,
>ugressman Joe Bailey Is back in Texas.
Bailey is doubtless back to see that the
Geue convention TO send delegates 10 the
onal convention does not adopt a plat
IN out of line with policies he advocates,
\ ad; is known to stand for, MIR. Bailey Is
100. The people have selected him, now
59c, should be expected to subscribe to his
on National issues, and he should have
privilege OF debating what shall so into
INSTRUMENTATION Herald.
q Bailey's views were overwhelmingly in
>@~S by the masses of the democratic party
Nas and he is solictous about tho plat
only to the extent that 1t shall not place
9uhlic sentiment OF the State In false
" through the Vaccinations OF few
Saers who really care nothing about the
germ, but would. II they could, cmbarrass
~ Mr. Bailey Is simply acting In his own
kAeefense and as a duly authorized agent
p.he Tfxas democracy in opposing any In
dorsemort by the Texas platform of MeKin-