The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22

and Hon. Joe w. baliey OCCUPYING sea's III
the people OF our grand state will have all
reasons to feel proud.-carmine Enterprise.
The Post predicts that within the next
. nve years Texas by common consent will be
admitted 10 have the most brilliant repre-
sentaton in the United States senate In
r these two comparatively young men.
~
, II the alleys arc not cleaned II might be
good business proposition to purchase few
dozen goats. They would thrive on the to-
. mato cans, Jugs. bottles. etc. which are to
he found in such goodly numbers.-iiico
Vedette.
This is dangerous suggestion, Too many
towns now. both large and small depend
on the goat and the buzzard and the scaven-
, ger politician for cleanliness
Each county bordering on the Brazos should
dredge that stream ten to twenty feet deeper
8 and keen Il clear Of drifts. Then the periodic
floods would do little or no damage. ana the
stream would be naylgable. This schome Is
3 sure preventative. Patriot
This is in limo with a suggestion made in
The Post the other day to the effect that
concerted public action would need to be
taken TO protect the State against the re-
curing disasters from overhows If the danger
) was to be ayerted. The Job is too big for in
t divldual enterprise ana the sections annually
Z threatened too widely extended. 1t is a mat
ter demanding prompt public attention.
49,
The latest move is TO get Colonel t. M.
Campbell OF Palestine into the race or rather
I attempt 10 get him to enter the contest
against Bailey. Colonel Campbell was In the
city. yesterday and when approached on the
subject he was reticent; he did not, how
ever. state positively that he would not run
lie gave out; however, that in tbe, event
that he should run he would not
pl
8 ditch had been reached. Colonel Campbell
is well known throughout the State and he
IS a hard fighter. and should he decide 10
> make the race, even at this late day. he
would show the opposition that he was in the
race to stay. lie has a strong following
support OF tho Chiffon people and besides
many of his own following would rally
! around his standard.
Colonel Thomas has way on certain oc-
, casons OF looking wise and saying nothing.
but tho colonel at all times is able TO dis
tinguish between hawk and handsaw.
49,
The democracy of this county in the selec-
ton of Hon. Sam H. Dixon their candi-
a date for legislative honors can rest assured
and that at ease, their interests will be
= looked after by a pure honest man and not
, by gold bug and a political trickster. willis
Times.
q without detractng from any one else's
e merits. it is a pleasure for The Post to add
a Its Endorsement to the Times complimentary
II remarks about Sam II, Dixon. He Is familiar
A with parliamentary usage. with Texas with
-, the great questions of the hour and has the
courage and integrity to back his convictions.
10 Any district in Texas could feel that 1t was
IN ably and safely represented with such a
y man as Sam Dixon in the house at Austin.
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Some Of the Chiffon organs have handled
H. Ia FIauu Ixr nsftl he
Houston Post that its former owner and
Is manager and a strong supporter OF Chiffon.
l. Hon. q. 2. Hill. was forced to brand the
a. authors OF the charge malicious liars.
" Surely the Chiffon managers have not come
10 in contact with tho killer of fools,-Hender-
ut son Times.
lie The fool killer may have been tardy. but
ie he made his rounds at last The lies told
We about The Post were so palpably lies that q
denial of them was hardly necessary. Such
= methods of campaigning are never successful
- and The Post feels assured that Senator
- Chiffon and at least some of his managers
would gladly have choked of these fool
IN friends II they could have done SO without
Se seeming to be ungrateful unappreciative OF
ny over Jealous support.
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no We must have drifted far indeed from our
as National traditions when 1t becomes necessary
for German statesman to warn us of the
e. Brennan Press.
- We have drifted far from our old moorings
as and nobody is better abb to warn us against
imperialism ana milithrism' than "a Ger
man statesman" who has tie interests Of
NO the masses more at heare thaD Ii ose oil royal
w w. The great bulk OF tive Gerroahs In Amer.
80 lea came here to escape from the burdens
~, OF mIlitarism and to man almost they con
"a denim the new-fangled policies which ar,
- being adopted and urged by the republican
party.
cy The announcement of the withdrawal O
ma Hon. Horace Chiffon from the race for United
states senator wns read with regret by hi
many friends and sur rters In this commu
=, nifty. OF whom the Enterprise was one and Il
RI proud OF 1t. Mr.. Chilton's record in the sen
he ate was clean aud highly satisfactory to hi
ID, friends, We hope he Will soon be reeovere;
=, from his preaent severe Illness Mr. Bale,
IT. Is to be congratulated on his luek.-Seguii
on Enterprise
~, 1t Is especially complimentary to Mr.
-. Bailey that he has yanquished 30 clean am
-, able a gentleman as Senator Chiffon. No ad
=, vocate OF the senator's claims to q re-elec
lion who made an honest. manly. fair ant
clean fight for his man has. OF course an,
led occasion to apologize for 1t. 1t was not Mr.
err Baey's luck that he won. but his pre-
on eminent ability coupled to his thorough &C
ed cord with the Texas roople on all the Erea
'sy issues OF the hour
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{" We find that good many OF our good ctl
- zens in this section who heretofore hay
'eS voted with the populists are coming into III
IL democratic primary on April rs, We glad
use welcome them back.-ltaly News-Herald.
This is liberal and clever. but 1t Is no
going so far as the new brand OF self-as
!" sumed Simon pure democracy" in this cit
,ne has Just gone. Hero the nopulsts were no
Wv only welcomed back but the men who ha
~, fought or knitted Charley Culberson and Ton
Bail and other good democrats presumed 1
lay down the tenets and qualifications 70
for democrats and regulate the democratic" pri
III mares. 1t MAS the most striking instance Of
I'll record OF the vllest sinners returning an
op taking charge Of the church and prescrbu
the confession OF faith.
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.
no Earl Egerson of Tatton has been appointe
FS lord lieutenant of the county OF Chester. 4
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