The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-22

deners viii make them Indifferent 20 the
price OF cotton this season. In fact the
handling OF this enormous crop will maze
coed times all AROUND In Corpus. while the
railroads In that region will also reap big
prohts. that Will make np In a large measure
ior any shortage there may be In cattle snip
ments from this region this spring. II IL
tantalIznr to reflect that what is being done
ID Nusces county with early vegetables could
be done even better in Cameron county
y where we have soil and winter climate IN.
SURPASSED for winter truck growing. vet have
no way Of getting products to market and
hence not truck rardoners sufficient to raise
more more thnn enough for home consumption
Brownsville Daiv Herald.
Although this item has been printed in The
Posts nows columns. we take pleasure in
reproducing the above from o late issue OF
tho Brownsville Herald both because we
are glad to see that Corpus Christi truck
growers are succeeding so we'll with their
efforts In diversfylng their crops and be-
cause we believe tho Herald is right when IT
inviten capitalists 10 construct railroad to
Its town. 1t is strange this road has never
been built heretofore when It is taken into
consideration that there are so many oppor-
tunities in the Southwestern portion of Texas
contiguous to Brownsville.
Tho FL Paso Times makes the following
editorial remarks anent the recent deporable
tragedy IN that city:
Tho lsmentablo tragedy which occurred al
an carly hour yesterday In FL paso. resulting.
as our news columns rotate. In the death OF a
mtmber OF. the city police force and a negro
soldier OF the Twenty fifth infantry. was only
one more OF those unfortunate affairs which
are preciDltated by the dense ignorance. the
Dtstial proollvities and unwarranted self-im-
portancs OF some negroes in United States
army uniforms
This Is no new problem which FL Paso is
called upon to face Rio Grande City In tn s
state. has lust gone through a like expe-
rieDce with negroes OF the army and so re-
peated have these occurrences been through
out the State that Governor Savers recently
wrote the secretary of war to get tho negroes
out of Texas.
| Tho ''nlRper In United States uniform as
a rule Is dangerous animal until the bullets
| come towards him. Then look for a STAN
| pede. There are some negroes in the army
| who arc respectable and educated who UNI
| derstand their duty to the law and their OBJ
| legations to tho government but there are
! others there whose makeup Is so saturated
| with Ignorance that they Imagine the blue
| coat confers on them an immunity from ar
| rest. gives them the right to hold up banks
TO resist officers OF the law and to terrorize
women and children al their pleasure.
The self-mportance OF the latter class add
I'd to their bestial prociyIties, prompts them
| to crime. and they are a constant menace tc
| peaceful communities where. being sure
source Of irritation, they are not wanted.
But our citizens must remember thet all
| the soldiers at Fort Bliss are not TO blame
| for tho acts OF a few. There is no need OF
| entirely out Of place No army officer is
Roingfto protect a criminal In his ranks from
! the penalties OF the law, The murderFrs oil
Newt. Stewart will answer for their crime.