The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-28

strike was settled The truth Is, the whole thing
Of the settlement was strictly one Of political
expedieney
1t is a significant fact that while few good
people do not favor the poll tax amendment to
the constitution, the only actual opposition is
from vote buyers and vote sellers. IL IS inn.
possible 70 imagine any public measure Of moro
lasting benefit than this amendment will prove
IN the direction OF purifying our ballot and CON
scquently improving DIR political system from
turrct 10 foundation stone. II is a guarantee
against The introduction OF the frauds that wait
who fatien on the fruits OF those political crimes
Of which tampering with the ballot is the most
outrageous.--4 usffH Statesman.
This ought to appeal to the good people of
Houston especially, when the scandals Of local
politics have been so rife Of late years
Common sense prompts the idea that republic
people when the president and the congress arc
republican This proposition has been advanced
as one reason Tor voting for Scott As counter
excuse for. "oting for Garner it has been claimed
that solid democratic congressional delegation
from Texas has proved It's influence by getting
the recent large appropriation for improving Gal
weston hsrbor his excuse only be urged
70 good purpose where people ignorant Of the
facts.
The above is from Scott organ in the FIT
teenth congregational district. Let's sec about it.
Texas never got ANYTHING in the matter Of ap-
preparations except through a solid democratic
delegation and those who voted for and sent
republican to congress on the plea set up above
lived 20 realize their mistake But take the last
congress. Texas got nearly one-twelfth Of the
entire rivers and harbors appropriation, while re
publican States like Ohio, New York and II
linois we're given seant recognition to what they
demanded
After the persistent denials Of impefialstic Of
heals and their political upholders that Admiral
Dewey ever treated the Fiipinos as allies, it IS
rather surprising says the Philadelphia North
American to see the governments attorneys sub
NIT brief TO the United States supreme court
in which they declare quite the contrary TO be
true. This remarkable reversal OF the govern
ments policy is caused by the necessity Of trying
10 keep Admiral Dewey and his officers and men
from collecting the prize money claimed by them
because Of the seizure after the battle of Manila
of number of Filpnos caseoes and fstbosts
This is the language of the governments brief
As soon as the present lbellant's force was
able to land and establish itself on shore il en-.
tered into friendly relations with the Fipuos
and provided many of them with arms for OF
tensive and defensive operations against the
Spaniards, To treat some of the Filipinos as
friends and allies and to treat others of them
as enemies merely because they happened TO be
in the possession OF small craft which might be
of use to the United States was certainly not
consistent course Of action and should not be
upheld by court
Neither is it consistent course of action for
that matter, for the government to deny. as it
has on all previous occasions that the Filipiuos
were received as allies by Dewey, and later to
declare that they were treated "ss friends and
allies" supreme court decision in accord
with the governments latest contention,
would hardly please the champions of imperial
ism.