The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-31

great Improvement as a want OF appreciation
of It's vast Importance. Houston has such
splendid railroad facilities coupled with all
enjoyment Of water rates that the necessity
for building up great port here has grown
slowly upon our people. But we will try and
push the matter fast enough hereafter to
demonstrate to our friends and critics on the
outside that our population will do as well
as any other communitys could do In the
promises.
The Houston Post is the best edited paper
in Texas.--Free State Enterprise.
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The populist platform demands that all
books used In the public schools be furnished
free by the State This would cost the state
in the neighborhood NJ $1,000 000 annually. But
what's million year to populist9-Shor-
man Register.
The pops talk in terms OF millions and bill
lions as gIibly as multi millonnres Rich and
resourceful as Texas is, II she were called
upon to put populist policies into operation
she would soon be as poor as Jobs turkey
anad you know that notorious bird had to lean
against the fence to gobbie.
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Hawiey democrats will be as scarce as hens
teeth In and around Yoakum next fall The
democrats have candidate for congress- that
they are proud of and they wont fail to
show their appreciation of his ability at the
November election,-Noakum Herald.
These "Hawley democrats" are going to
keep on fooling with the buzz-saw Of su-
preme selishness and shriyeled locelism until
they find themselves finally mangled midway
between grass and water The next congress
is likely to be democratic. and the Tenth
district ought to see to it that they have a
competent man in 1t who is in full sympathy
with democratic policies, Then again. nc
Southern district can afford to contribute a
vote to some vllanous force bill.
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Seems like a strange and useless procedui,
to have a committee travel many hundred
miles to inform the nominees for president
Of their nomination, when every sane person
in the country already knows it-MilfurG
Courier.
The Courier mistakes the purpose of these
notification affairs. They are designed to give
the candidates chance to strike the keynote
OF the campaign, or sometimes, as at Cantor
recently, to enable the candidate to dodge tn
controlling issues
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Hot shot from the pulpit as well ms from
the press is helpful to a community. Man,
hurtful customs are permitted to become tn,
fixed standards OF life by the Indifference o
thoge whose duty II is to speak out agains
. them.-Greenvile Herald.
, But In speaking out you must he careful no
to tread on anybody's toes or you will ~
, read out of the church or party. Selhshnes
enthrones Itself in both the political an,
commercial life OF all communities and thos
who dare question It's ntolerant or hoggis
propensties are Immediately denounced a
sanderers and traitors to the local veal
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Texas is rice growing country; there
quite an expansion going on in different part
ot the State. Rice may soon become one
@ the money making products OF this part
r the Empire State--Corsicana Truth.
g Rice has already become one of the money
3 making products of "thls part" OF the EN-
r pre State The market is unlmited--the ma
d jority Of the human race live on rice. on
If people ought to eat more OF It, "iust to en-
$ courage the game" But aside from this pa
y trouc consideration it is a fact that ther
no moro healthul, nutritious and strength
giving food. aud 1t is especially adapted as
VI diet to warm climates. Raise more and ee
a more rice.
1t Is rumored that Wills Point is 10 hav.
republican newspaper soon, II would be
Is worthy successor to the sma llpox thew ha
a there some time arO.-Free State Enterprise
II But it will hardly he necessary to quarap
A. tine against 1.-THE republican microbe Ioqsn
p inoculate or propagate in Texas