The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-20
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The Memphis Morning News discredited in
National and local politics reminds us of the
fellow who thought there were eleven id fools
on the jury because the other fellows did not
agree to vote with him
The News classes the American, the CONNER
cial Appeal and the Chattanooga Times as anti
democratic papers because they do not cham
pion Bryan populism and the foolish anti -expan-
sion uttcrances of some democratic leaders,
Nashville AWericdr
Everybody but a d. fool knows that it is the
party not the newspapers, that constitutes the
jury 20 decide what is democracy and what is not
It is true that the republicans have
won in the National elections by advocating i'm
peralism and other issues championed ny the
American, but why should a paper pretending to
he democratic parade this as a proof of its
democracy? Methodist minister who would
boast that he preached Cavinism in order to
gain converts to the Methodist church would be
a brilliant example Of consistency compared TO
this astonishing specimen of political incongruity
The democracy Of the democrats needs no de-
Tense from such complanants as the American, but
il it did the record OF that paper itself would be
the only evidence necessary to throw it out of
court 1t charges in effect that the democratic
platforms are Organism and Populism' and yet
it has nominally supported this Organism and
Populism." For it TO urge others to vote for can
didates which it claims are advocating deadly
political heresy is to stutify itself and to estop
itself forever from entering protest against them
For ii to put the democratic ticket up at its
mast head and then shoot it full of holes from
ambush is TO be guilty Of political bushwhacking
which is absolutely indefensibe, II it had gone
boldly to the republican party and advocated
its candidates other ant-demoeratic papers
did it might have been bitterly denounced for
its desertiou, but it would at least have retained
respect for its sncerity-MemPhis Meas.
Such a long time has elapsed since anything
has been heard from Joe Mulhatton, the worlds
champion liar, that he is generally supposed to
have been dead for years. Therefore when be
| suddenly turned up in New Orleans few days
ago his friends greeted him as one returned from
] the dead He has been mining in Arizona for
/ eight years, and in all that time has been prac-
| tically lost TO the world, "A number OF new
( liars have appeared during my absence says Joe,
but they had better look to their laurels. / ain
tired OF mining and will now take to lying again.
| Chicago Chronicle.
II Joe 10 seeking a match he might find it in
Houston We have some unbeaten liars in this
town.
One of our Northern exchanges says "The
presidents course in the matter OF Alabama ap-
pointments has doubtless been puzzling TO Aaba-
ma republicans. He is under no necessity for
| playing pontlCS III oTucT TO receive tne support
OF Southern republicans H. will get it in any
probable event If not, he is in position to win
without it, The next republican National con-
vention will hardly prove profitable to any of
the Southern delegations"
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| A home for Confederate veterans has been es-
tablshed in Kentucky, the legislature OF that
State having made appropriation of $4,000
for the purpose of providing such a refuge for
| the veterans The Louisville Commercial says
that the home has only six inmates, and prints
the following advertisement on its editorial page
Wanted, AT Once-A few able bodied Exon
| federates to occupy the Kentucky Confederate
| Home at Pewee Valley"
! The Commercial insists that for $4,000 the aver
| age cost OF each of the six veterans now in the
home, it would be possible 10 supply each of them
| with q house Fourth avenue and a carriage.
| Ii is greatly TO the credit Of the Confederate
veterans OF Kentucky that they will not accept
charity simply because it is freely offered We
| would commend their example TO the veterans
on the other side if thought it would have
any effect whatever upon their grating DISPOSE
tion.-C hdrlcStoH Nc1cS and Courier.
We think the deserving veterans entitled to all
the pensions awarded to them it is the fraud
practeed under the system to which objections
| are made