The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27

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| Tnt Philadelphia Times the Public Le9ecy the Nor,h
american the Press and the Record among The greatest
newspapers ~ America down again in the late mn,
mepai election IN Philadelphia before the machine rep
rcsenug the rottenes municipal government in the co,,
Try AND the pulpit was actively allied with the press Some
people wonder such the wonder does NOT e
from those who are familiar with conditions in a city
good papers influence is necessarily confined among the
good people. So with the pulpit You might as well talk
to stocks and stones to ward politicians their hcees and
the classes that follow them These vote always and stand
together The good citizens" on the other hand NJ. ,
only divided IN their political action hut most eeneray
utterly indifferent about their municipa affairs rhs
accounts Tor the vitality and often long continuance of ring
government in the cities.
PpltrrrenrING in Texas serious matter no, 60 much
in the ring as in the courts,
II is understood that the legislative committee 10 ;,..
gate conditions at the Rusk penteutary and particularly
the state iron industry there will reach Rusk tonight IL
certainly to be hoped that the members OF this committee
have full appreciation the magnitude and possibilities
OF Texas iron and Ignite fields and that they win
fully consider existing conditions with view to secure
greater attention to these interests and more rapid deye
opment This is of the momenous industrial oe,
tons IN which this State nov interested Espeeal ougb
the State possible ind the means OF further tests with
Ignite IN the manufacture OF iron Brapeng ought to he
tried hooughy This committee by dnigen research
ana wise conclusions and practical suggestions possibly ac
eompsh more just push Texas forward ndnsriall
than other committee OF the legislature or any other
force IN the State.
II fatalities result from the taidns m IN
Kansas the will probably soon he able 10 renor,
that the province IS paeidcd"
TiE citizens of Houston in the mass meeting MONDAY
night asked for nothing unreasonable aud there WAS pres
ent no evidence whatsoever of taua,icsm The demand
made simply Tor the OF the laws IA tbev
exist the hooks Can any one object 20 ths7
That IS 70 say reputable honest person object 10
~ The objections Of others do not
II liay and San Domingo would set into real good
scrap the Washington might find an opportun
20 intervene and increase the choice collection OF West
Indian pearls it is gathering.
CANADA is alarmed over the prospect OF the Morsan
Rockefeller syndicate gohblng up the Canadian Paei6e
There ground for alarm long as the Canadian
road remains competitor for the transeonncnta business
Composition the rcd that eurages the
Teller bul to the point OF attack
No attempt will be made TO have the new medical law
doetored to so into effect Immediately The pubies
health is Of those things that always wait And
people think population increasing too rapidly any
way
TINS session congress win fail TO provide Tor The bund
ing Of any additional ha,IeshpS cruisers This would he
bad not io the that Ave hattleshipS SIX
afanorsd and three protected cruisers already authorized
have scarcely been begun while three other baeshps are
MOI rs half completed
StccssroS is heng freely made 10 Mr. Mckinley now
that D. unload Secretary Gagr hut Mr.. mckinley has
neycSseemcd 20 be vry greatly disturbed hy the hlnndcts
Of ,hA aembers OF his cabinet man who could stand
Ager M years viii hardly expected 10 sag at Gage