The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-16


bct-cf Joints. however. that are evad,
ing the liquor license laws IL is en-.
titled to be considered shining cxcep.
tion to the general rule throughout tho
state. Tor Governor Sayers had this to say
on this subject IN his last message;
II appears from this report that. for the
year ending June 20. 1900. the number OF
dealers IN spirituous liquors. who paid
state and county tax was 1914 MS against
3USS who puid the United states tax. or. In
other words, that TIA liquor dealers re-
spccted and obeyed the Federal statute.
huf disregardcd aud violated that Of the
State
During the same period iT4s dealers IN
malt liquors pnidl the state MI county tax
n against 24SS who paid the l'niied states
lax. a difference Of 40 IN favor OF the
Federal government II Will therefore. I've
Ncen that there was clear loss to the
STATE. Ter the wear ending June 80, 1900
OF S.l3 ! 200, aud 10 the counties OF Sl6i 100.
Si1.eco 10 Che state aud s1S.5on to the
counties In the sale Of malt liquors.
II may well hc asked why Of the two
statutes Federal and state the former Is
mere carefully ohcycd than the latter?
The machinery for tho Bonham cotton
MN Is now being placed In position which
IS further evidence that 1t pays to agitate
the industrial movement.
The good citizens should not neglect to
participate in thr primaries Monday. The
city is in condition now where the busl-
ness clements are vitality interested in
seeing the light turned on and some heroic
measures adopted in the way Of retrcnch.
ment and reform II is positively shame
ful foI the tax paying, business classes of
city like Houston to allow the poll
ticians to run It unchallengod Choose the
mnu who in your opinion is the least likely
to he dominated and manipulated by the
politicians. Let's get the city as far as
possible ont of the mire Of ward politics.
Weylcr at present has command of Mad
rid with the city under martial law. We
may nov expect the chief demands In that
town to be for typewrltcrs and something
TO eat.
The passage Of the army reorganization
bill has begun to have its aftermath ms
may be observed in the following from
the Washington Times Of Thursday: Yes
terday morning the senate and house held
an informal executive session NJ the White
duce Mr.. Mckinley to MI the army with
sons or other relatives of senators and
representatives, or of their wealthy con
stituents. 1t is said that the unfortunate
chief magistrate felt as If the Nation was
after hlm-with her Ratchet" 1t is easy
TO see why the opponents of the army
bin never stood any show.
King Edward VII is disposed to adopt
all the old time ceremonies. lie has wait.
ed SO long to enjoy the distinction and
prcrogatives of king that he seems to be
actually greedy for display.
If the judges Of the Federal supreme
court do not want to have all their after
dinner talks and literary addresses misln-
| terpreted they should hurry UP the de,
cision Of those colonial cases. When they
talk on the bench Mt all these days It is a
case of nov you see II and now you don't
by the reporters
! 1t appears from late dispatches that Den
marks purse has now reached the end OF
| it's plide and that country is now wluin.
to unload it's hurricane tossed and earth
quake rocked West Indian possessions or
! Uncle sam.
(
| II Is nor the Just pension claims growing
out Of war that need to alarm VS., hut til,
congressional grants of fraudulent or un
/ lust claims that have been turned dowr
| by the pension bureau Congressiona
| recklessness in this matter IL more dan
gerous than the casualties OF battle or Tho
rayages Of climate.
Texas needs both girls industrial schoo
and Il state textile school. 1t Is gratifying
to learn that the house committee at Austin
having consideration of such measures
recognizes the States deficiencies and
wants In the promises.
] IN picking mayor the people should
have an eye single to getting n man who
viii not only fully expose the actual cond
/ ton of municipal affairs, but who will re
verse the financial extravaganza that has
brought us to our present embarrassment
OF an empty treasury and growing
budget.
! 'Technicallty' continues to score sue.
cesses against justice In this State. VIII
the time ever come when good sound sense
rather than technical hair-spltting VIII
characterize our manner of administering
laws that were made TO be obeyed rathei
than evadedY