The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-12

days wages without much regard to the quality
OF the performance" Then this case is de-
scribed: "He is man of good health, strength
and business training. who for two years has
sought work by which he could earn living. He
describes himself as sober, we'll educated and
veteran of the civil war Yet in all his long
weary and fruitless search he has failed and
everywhere the cause Of his failure is the same
he is 81 years old Wherever he applies for
work the employer does not even care 10 know
about his qualifications, because he has one de-
merit which outweighs all vrtues-he is no
longer young"
The announcement of the democratic State
committee that they will contest the election Of
Odell is Of piece with the remark of Mr.. Coier
last night that he suspected Heather Chinee
work with the returns outside the city. Both
he and his committee should know that in no
State in the Union is tampering with election re-
turns more absolutely impossible than in New
York. This was demonstrated in very striking
manner in the Cleveland Blaine election OF 1884
when with margin Of only about 1000 votes
between the two candidates there was never any
doubt as to both the integrity of the count and
the security Of Cevelands electon.--Ne1V YORK
.idueriiSer
The only thing that prevented a contest Of the
State in 1884 and the consequent stealing of the
presidency, was the fact that Grover Cleveland
was governor of New York and the democrats
were in possession Of the State machinery. The
republicans stole the presidency in 1876 and
they would not have hesitated to do the same
thing again eight years later if the chance had
presented itself.
Hazleton, Pa, November 6.-Two companies OF
the First regiment stood resting on their arms
while a squad OF deputies acting under orders
of Sheriff Albert Jacobs carried Mrs Branngan,
an aged blind woman, out into the street on her
bed during the eviction of several families at
Jeddo today. The pathetic scene took place on
served notice to vacate on men whom they pro
pose not TO re-employ in the coal mines. The
notice gave the families six days to get out. The
time expired Monday, but for political reasons, it
IS said, they were not enforced until after cleo
ton
When the sheriff appeared the women ap.
pealed for Jew hours grace, so that they
might get shelter somewhere for their goods and
children, but his reply was that he could not
give them FIVE minutes. All the women in the
town gathered together to witness the work and
cried. Although helpless they extended the hand
of sympathy and took women and children into
their homes while the goods remained in the
street until nightfal
And yet the election returns show that the
miners--the husbands and fathers Of these wo-
men and children-went to the polls on election
day and voted to keep in power political party
whose policies are the Of these conditions,
1t is inexplicable
Mr.. Bryan has been taking the democracy up
to 4 high hill again and again. Every time
nothing happens But Mr. Bryan sets a new
date and his followers go back and wait. They
are still waiting, This time he postpones his
miracle two years. We have nothing to do but
wait Just put common sense aside and wait
wait for the impossible.
/ How much longer will the democratic party
suffer itself to be made ridiculous by one man
/ by prophet who has had repeated chances to
make good and made worse failure every time
/ How long ?--AtiaHtG Journal.
The Journal is one Of the many papers which
gave it out before the election that Mr. Bryan
was not running things in this campaign; that
he had been ingloriousy dumped, and that Grover
| Cleveland had come back into his own, as the
one and only leader and savior OF the democratic
party. All this being true, If it was true then
4 why these ugly growls at Mr. Bryan because of
! disappointment in results In view of the fact
that the Journal and the others who think with
1 it professed to have things their own way in
the management Of the campaign and the naming
Of the issues they should be decent enough now
to find another seapegoat and let Mr.. Bryan
alone