The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22
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From the Philadelphia North American
General Kitchener reports that Andres w.,
envoy, has been found unframed in captures 's Fs
aud released by the British troops This BSI cs
most damaging eanards to which Kitchener has y Y
sanction His announcement some weets 49, sstn eez
who had been sent into the enemys cam. ss' Weih
burghers to desert the of independence i Ouct d.
tally matreated and murdered by DeWets go w yen s
the basis Of the most violent abuse of tbs vas nk
ment and in the press. This is not lie sr,s raia
means that British correspondents military ..s y "
have been forced to retract the baseless ap0hd
which they have nfiamed the public mind !, I va
doubt there have been instances of brtalv 4; 40ne
as there must always be in time of war H. '0ua Afa
evidence to be had there is no reason 10 h., s aA
Beers class savage than their aa d:
The justice of Englands war of conoues,
established by malignng her repubican~saes ~ as
of Chamberlain, driven to desperation by ~ NY u nN
Boer resistance, grasps eagerly such opport,
and his assistant fasifers create to uss. ' aug
crimes 1t would be absurd to look for 6u. 49, Y 's
politician OF the type Of the colonial secretary Il
cy to keep orazen irontnever to apologize or rrsg
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UNJUST TO MR.. BRYAN
From the Savannah News.
In the last issue of the Commoner Mr. I3rv.r ~.
of statement that has been going the rounds e ~ @
papers which take delight in saying unkind tbino '
that it seems that his day as the leader of ~ III
pretty nearly, II not quite over. The statement IL IA
is that in 1902 he supported the Weaver electoral 49,
in the election of the three following wears ,, /
the important congressional election OF 1904 he ,i 4
the sound money plank of the National democrat, IT.,
of 1902
Mr. Bryan points out, and very justly TOO that Il, !.
cratic National committee, acting in the nter4s i N
Cleveland advised democrats of several Western ST.,
for populist electors in order take those States
the republican column it being impossible 10 eee A.,
cratic ticket In this way Kansas, Colorado Nev,5 n
Idaho taken from the republicans and the r,oa
majority in Nebraska (Mr. Bryans State) reduced 10 N
1000"
In his comment Mr.. Bryan says that man ought M
be called irregular when he follows the instructions
committee He is right If he supported the Weave i.
tora ticket the request of the democratic National NJ
mtee and did other things its request to assist ne I'M
it is certainly unjust to crtcise and condemn him for l
these things.
AS matter of fact there is great tendency % n
part of leading democrats and number Of dnouu
newspapers to attack Mr.. Bryan that his popularity n
pears to be the OF he adheres to The y
trnes which set forth in the last democratic Ndr
platform, and it is probable that he will adhere to them
another National convention of the democratic party nh
new platform If the next National convention desds
abandon of the issues forth in the Kansas CITY
form it is safe to say that MIR Bryan will be found xA
party. 1t is the democratic party to be df
away from some of the declarations in its last National
form. but no democrat he condemned for adhaig E
that platform long it is the last official expram
the party Mr. Bryan has right to feel that ne is not
! Justly treated by of his fellow democrats.