The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-25
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

III the administration does not promptly
punish those thievIng Cuban postal officials.
the people will punish the administration -
Marshall Messenger
Likely SO. VIC hope so, but tho Messengers
conclusion. natural as 1t would seem to he,
must BIO taken with some lingering doubt
The fact is the people have fallen into the
habit Of so often indorslnE for a second time
administrations that have not punished
thieves. nor otherwise done their duty TO the
public. that we can't "most always some
times tell what "the people" will do until
those in charge OF the election machinery
count the votes. or. rather. announce re-
suits.
The loss TO Texas Of good acreage on ar
count Of tho erosion Of river banks in the
late floods begRars estimates, but u Is some
thing enormous in the aRgregate.--San An
tonic Light.
And when to this loss Of good acreage
IS added the loss OF crops through a large
extent OF territory and the loss OF homes
and other property amounting in all to the
destruction OF several millions in value, 1t
Is time for the State TO take M the question
Of preventive measureBas The Post sug-
gested some weeks ago.
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| II tho present home industry spirit con
| tinues IN Texas, and is developed in every
Texas home. the low price Of cotton and the
hard times OF the past will be considered a
blessing in disguise, The drain OF c3sh 10
the East for manufactured goods and insur-
ance and the mania OF Texas people tor
real estate not In use. and for cotton raised
at loss kept their noses to the grlndstone.
Looking back Texas people are ROY ashamed
OF having been victims so long They now
have move .ou themselves. DALLAS Times
Herald.
We should begin TO despair of the inlu-
once OF the press and Of It's educational and
lreformatory character did We not now observe
that the people OF Texas are at last begin
ming to appreciate their opportunities In a
business way and to recognize their long
period OF industrial vassalage. It has been
another case, however, and largely, of divine
Christening to teach a useful lesson.
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rho Houston Post has again commenced It's
periodical cry for new constitution. The
Post seems 10 be especially grieyed at the
, homestead law aud the restrictions on the
taxing and law making power. The Posi-
may continue and doubtless WI continue
to whistle against the wind, but II will never
, live to see n constitution adopted in Texas
with tho homestead provision lett out Tue
5 fathers OF Texas wisely adopted the home
: stead law and their children will not be
Z foolish enough to abrogate it.--Johnson Coun
3 ~ Review.
We can not believe that the Review ha,
! Intentionally made this misstatement of The
q Posts position, but Misrepresentation it is
0 The Post would reform tho taking and Law
making power and more clearly define anC
limit the homestead law, not romove salutar,
restrictions in the one case nor destroy thu
L homestead. Our tax laws are confusing. on
law maltug power" too numerous. whil
4 our homestead law is n fruitful source o
fraud and virtual robbery as 1t now exists
: Reformation but not revolution should be tn
4 watchword
- Corgressman Burke has been reuominate,
over Ham Gossett on the issue OF limited
p expansion All the Texans have not beer
hoo-dooed by Joe Bailey and recognize tina
= We have done expanded" and that the rea
g Issue is Il hand In the canning OF the fruit
u OF victory. "-Beevile Bee.
y, This is somewhat emature-neither Burk
l nor Gossett has yet been nominated. Tn
Il former has so far majority OF the delegate
q to tho convention while the latter has
= majority of the popular vote in the pri
n maries This would indicate. on the Bee
;, hypothesis. that the majority of the people
hoi pollol. in the Sixth district, had actual,
been "hoo-dooed' by the Bailey anu-ex
pansion Wow. But tho expansion issue il
n that district is the expansion of the Trlnit
d river. and that only, and on that question
e Judge Burke is sustained by the theory tina
II he has already set the ball to rolling to sue
1t au extent that the Trinity has dome ex
n banded"
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There have been a great many fool thing
saddled on the people of Texas by her dill
II fereut legislatures, but bigger fool thin
e than tho primary election law would be har
20 hnd primary election settles nothing
voices the Will OF no party, and general
. costs the candidate about as much as tn
10 general election.BeoVille Ploayune.
% 1t needed a few salutary experiences OF tn
u law in actual operation to demonstrate 1t
/ imperfeotons. 1t needs amending badly
= especially in the matter of safeguards TO SC
s. cure fair count and, therefore. in the man
p ner and method OF selecting tho judges an
officers of the primary. 1t ought never to
10 possible for one faction or ring 10 organlz
Al and conduct the primaries. Absolute farnes
in avery step leading up TO the announce
ment or review Of the vote is the arst gran
ie requisite in all such laws.
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