The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-06

the wealthy combines have been
actively doing the work for which they
were created-enrichlng themselves at the
ruinous cost and suffering of the masses
and calling the existing conditions pros
perity!"
The washington Times is authority for the
that close friends of eX-Speaker
Reed. who have talked with him recently.
declare that the Mckinley campaign man
ayers would better let him severely alone II
they don't want to stir him up in a way tina,
will cause them regret Mr., Reed has bean
content thus far to exercise the proper priv
ilere Of the private citizen TO discuss public
men and affairs with his friends. 1t is not
his fault that many Of his biting sarcasms
at the expense of Mr.. Mckinley have found
their wav into print. Though importuned re
peatedlv on his visits to Washington by in
innate friends in the newspaper business to
talk about the administration for pubiica-
ton Mr.. Reed has resolutey refused to To-
quoted, and his confidence. as well as his
expressed wish. have been scrupulously re-
spected for the most part as is usually the
case with Washington newspaper writer's.
IT, however the big Maine man Is hectored
much more hy Mr. Hanna and other members
Of the Hanna organization, there is the high
est authority for stating that he will have n
few remarks to submit publicly.
The Boxers are to make another big attack
on civilization in this country this week.
General Chaffee has evidently gone about
things in China as soldier and humanita-
rian and not mere equaletted puppet of
neartless courts and Intriguing governments.
Aud we are inclined to the opinion that If
any order or definite results come out OF the
chaos which has existed the credit will bs
chiefly due to the American commander.
Build more canning factorles-Texas can
not afford to let her opportunities rot on
the tree and vine.
1t appears that the "pacilcation" of the
Philippines Is of the kind that requires Amer
leans to stick closely to the garrsoned towns
unless they go out in companies of more
than twenty 1t Will probably be insisted
that the highest civilization is the one that
causes men to hug the home the closest.
The New orleans mob has given tho North
sue for discussion
! Mr. Charles A. Towne is preparing to place
/ his patriotism upon an unassailable basis by
eeclning the populst nomination for the
Ivide-presidency. The populsts who will aid
iMehlnieyism this year wiu not be able to
plead the want of better example
II must Indeed. be confessed that Mr..
Richard Harding Davis "easy going Boers.'
are a long time going.
There 10 little use In kicking at the nav.
purchase from Spain Of Islands in tho Philip-
pine group We are likely to be buying ter
ritoty in that archipelngo at great cost for
the next generation or two II present policies
continue to prevail.
Admiral Dewey says II am nothing but a
plain farmer now And vet there may be
no populist party by 1904!
Mr.. Bafour thinks that in the use of their
resources the English people are but little
better than spendthrifts And they have a
mean trick OF transmitting this character
lstie to their descendants the world over.
1t is ono of the vIcissitudes OF war that
General Miles has to order new style o,
uniform at every new stage OF excitement
| BY tho way. the small island market Ia
always locking up under imperalism-noth
ing in the way OF dirt is too insignificant for
tho eager land grabber.
! Ii Hung ohangs statement that China has
10 money for indemnitles is extremely UNI
fortunate for China-it's money or blood with
the powers.
! Possibly the anarchists feel the necessity
of demonstrating that Europe is not behind
China in the practice OF murder as ane
art.