The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-15
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Mr.. David Bennett HiI defends the govern.
ment ownership plank in the New YORK derno.
cratic platform lie says that ethe proposition
is neither startling revolutionary. sotiaiiste
nor patefnal but l. constitutional. necessary. ex
pedient and above all. q Is right +, & simply
reasonable and necessary cNtension Of the
general policy Of public ownership already largely
| prevailing Ia the municipalities OF the country
This proposition does not commit the party ia any
other projects OF public ownership whatever their
merits q any there can be-" The coal question
Mr. h declared 70 be a National one. saving
Z n Il is not why did the president himself
recently intervene and summons private citizens
/ to the White House for conference and exercise
which be had no iurisdictiunp He was NOT hrf.
ms under amy statute lie had no authority for
/ any legal interference on his part, He himself
has made Y National question and he and MA
party arc now estopped from otherwise regard,
/ ing it
Il is National question because the impend
ms coal famine involves the welfare of the whole
people OF thc United States aud such famine
should he prevented from over occurring again,
which can not be assured under private owner.
ship and coutroL IL IS the province Of wise
I statesmsughip 90 provide against Just such
emcrgcncies IN the future There Is NO pcrms-
ncut remedy proposed hy anybody cxcept tbai
suggested ia the democratic PLATFORM
/ Arguing along the same line, the New York
Journal has this 10 says
The democratic platform demands that the
Federal government shall 10y the exercise OF the
zion to owners take possession Sf and orcrsfe
the anthracite coal mines, IN order that the
people may not hc deprived OF prime necessary
ot LIE hy private monopplists
lN chat Socialism n
II SO. The pustoiicc rs socialism. the shipbnilA
ms navy yard is socialism, public parks, water
riSbt n rr,;,eo itr,,i a'N SMe.Vise ot tOc
~ 4 taken Tor public use is tsoeialisn F'Vp''
u that plank Is socialism" SO is section So
i,is y. o. 'ne Peen, 'aHds law enacted by the
governor lie Win ANA II Z, shen,.r y1 n ~, 's
laws of lsoi Ii reads thus
ARTICLE VI
Mines.
Dee SO StAI t MtNES,-Ihe following
Stst, in n,ir ,isii ~, s,yc,. U people OF 'nls
Au mines OF gold aud silver discovered or
hereafter &c he discoN cred within this State
me poorlc ot q State IN their right Of SOW
add nobody viii dspu,e il ,,yby Sbo, MA ''' my
posaI taay The Who'll, people OF the United States
aetms hreush legal channels do the same thing
!" ''s 'uN'csS TO me 1Fand Army OF the Re
public General Terrence, the retiring commander
in-chte{ smoke saws an, ,b,,t.s,,, ~ ~,
,... '.N" Vows ana
"'N'i ," '"N NUS. HVl'N"' "ha patriotic way
about the cN-toutederatc soldier and the tela.
ton which the members OF the Grand Ann,
shor,A ,r,.,,,,. ,,,,.,.l. H.. ''
N"''N' "'"' '' N@'u' very uuN
th" the most disastrous results of a civil war arc
the 1pimosiues and bitter feelings euoen6errd
thrrrhv a,l that 90, ,,,,,rr,. ,,,,.,.,,,.. 49,. ~
$500. '''''''N purpose ''uN
wSp"S We hearts OF truly htove mcn than the
wish 20 remove as TAR as possible the causes oil
division "The victory ,f An,,n,,,,y o. ,,;5 ~
will yield imperfect fruit n we do NO, Mn tbs
hearts as we'll as the days OF the men Who wore
the gray" Such A sentiu,cn, ,,,, ,ynr,hy ~ .,h.
man who GAVE utter,pt, 10 d \, ,yon1S ~.
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