The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-07
THAT "TALE OF TWO CITIES"
Ex-MayOr Brashear Comes at The Post
With Rejoinder.

Judge Brashear Is out with a rejoinder
to what The Post said yesterday with re
gard TO the comparative statement OF the
financial operations Of Houston and Dallas
There is little or nothing In whit he says,
In so far as tho merits OF the question arc
concerned, but he brings 10 bear an Of his
conceded ingenuity TO convict The Post
Of unfairness in It's presentation Of facts,
and then, alternately. as &c WERE with an
air " confession and avoidance, makes the
concluding and very grave point that. II
The Posts facts are correct, The Post Z
motives for the exposure OF the facts are
not what they ought to be.
Now the truth Is. the people Of Houston
those who foot the bills-care nothing
about the motives Of The Post. What they
are interested In u.s. did The Post give them
the facts? 1t did. and the figures were
from the official records Of the two cities.
Judge Brashear has not denied that this
is so. lie can not deny It. but sets up the
plea that the figures were used in way
to prove misleading
The Post believes and submits that this
plea has been eTectuolly disposed OF. The
question WAS, what amounts Of money it
requires or is used for current expenses OF
the two governments respectively-asid
from the matter Of bonds. school money and
other special funds This The Post has
shown, and because the showing looks bad
for the way In which the Houston govern
ment has been administered as compared
with Dallas. Is no reason why the Judge
should call names or question motives
And The Post desires to say right here
that it never thought OF laying all Of the
blame on Judge Brashear. ana submits that
his seeming disposition TO assume all Of
the responsibility Is entirely voluntary on
his part, The Post called attention years
ago several times to very plain dis
regard Of well known business methods In
tho conduct OF the clty's affairs. 1t has
directed attention repeatedly to the failure
OF the city authorities to comply with the
law with regard TO the interest and sinking
fund, and since the name Of Mr. Browne
has been mentioned by Judge Brashtnr
the former gentleman win attest we be-
lieye, that he and The Post differed quite
sharply in several matters during his 8d-
mnistratou as mayor. But that does not
Meter. The people care nothing nboU shat
now. what they are interested IN just sc
tAis tlme. after reading the facts ana figures
furnished by The Post, Is what is going 10
Ice done to remedy these conditions?
But to one point made by Judge Bra
sheur-he says:
TT is to be expected that The Post VIII
have the last say, and will use The hgurcS
TO suit its purpose. As to The Post 3
ability to mako assertions and prove Thorn
by figures, ! may here recall the fact that
when retired from tho mayors office, q
llltlG over year ago, The Posi- most
cmphnucaly stated that the city was On
he verge OF financial ruin, ana would h.
bankrupt In twelve months. Moreover, 10
backed up It's assertion by very elaborate
0EuloS, mud stated that they were 'reCH;d
facts or course, 1t proved what Il said
In everything except the result. NotWith-
standing what The Post dcnOminates the
cNtru0gnut administration since nc.
signed the city Is nevertheless In excellent
financial condition and is not quite ready
Tor bankruptcy
Now let's see about that. In order to
bring the city out even ON he FIRST OF the
year there was used is general revenue
$4,000 which belonged TO the special pay
ing fund. SO 001 being Interest on bonds
sold and $4,000 paid 10y the street railway
company as ats part Of the paving. In oGdl-
uon to this Auditor Upper shows bids
against the city OF over 100000 from the
water ana light companies tc1utrsteW. ana
The Post Will not undertake TO say how