The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-20
NOTE AND COMMENT.

President Roosevelt and his attorney general are saws the
Indianapolis Sentinel making very cheap campaign material
by their alleged contention with the beet They are sim
ply fighting sham and windmlls Just as long as this
present tariff protection rousttosy stands the books Of
the nation the managers Of tho beef and other similar
colossal mergers will laugh the president and Nh Knox
That they will laugh and jeer when nobody looking
and Messrs Roosevelt and Knox with senator's will
laugh with them Just carried an act Of
congress and signed by the president will put end all
sorts OF merment of this nature and that repeal the tariff
tax ON trust products.
i amusing to say the least to note the attitude which
some Of the wseacres of Texas assume in advising Governor
70 he ham now ne should conduct the affairs OF the state
one advises him TO quietly step aud reappont all Cover
his religion house and yet another would have
him appoint man office that seeks the appointment etc
pcrcnsc and wisdom we credit him With being a5e to con
way and we believe that he is perfectly abc 10 perform
the functions OF governor without receiving gaous
vice from little nameess, sN4 wantto-be poitioians.-Dc
1t is probable that Colonel Ianham will give pa.
ent hearing all OF his advisers and thcudo what he
thinks is right and best for the State and public service
:
Mr.. Stephenson the Philadelphia millionaire who aimed
blow at Attorney General Knox the dining room of an At
lantic City hotel declines says the New York American 70
repent and apologize On the contrary atrrs in card
to the newspapers that oudnes of the voices Of
himself and his friends that pecipaed row. but the
swollen state of the attorney generals head e richly de
served thashug writes the unsuhdued Stephenson The
to obey his pompous order Keep quiet as the attorney
general is present 1t is also denied that anything was
said at which the ladies of Mr. party could take Of
tense The attorney general according to Mr. Stephenson
seemed to have the mperasc impression that because he
is public servant everybody should obey his orders And
this impenitent putocrat adds Should any ordinary ce,
be guilty OF such conduct think he would receive very t
sympathy he soundy hrashed but there seems 10 he
an impression among people that public officials are e
ep from the rules Of decent society," Let lis be thankful
that these revolutionary sentiments emanate from safe and
] ms rsaf 1--we ~ lie IL 1, H.
VINO disturbed the and dignity and finally tried TO dam
age the person of the attorney general of the United States
were rumvirate OF champagne slipping trust mionares
aud not a trio OF beer swilling anarchists
democrats are getting to be quite indifferent az 70 what
Mr. byan says or doesn't The great aim OF the Marty
deIs now Is to get on platform prncples that accord
VIE tc traditions OF the party and omit all ouestons 81
Pony tt are not issues before the people The man 70 he
h0nnaea IN 1909 may he may have been in accom-
WIN MI Bryan IN 1890 and 1900 but we are ncinc6 ~
lhk tha II VIII make little difference whether he receives
MI Bryan Endorsement The issues arc 10 he foght
out IN territory foreign TO Mr. Bryans domain and for bat
reason democrats may VIM haaHooga Times
~ what MT Bryan may say is matter OF indifference
why do papers OF the Times k continue to iumn ON him
y may DC set down as TACT that if the democracy is to de-
pend on the Times and other publications of like b,ra
why then, the democracy is in a bad way