The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-12
Views at Washington.
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II he really said the thir,. Ftset|
the dispatch to the Star (, limited y
Of defeat--not pafticuIarlv ~ r0s. Ut
his party--is greater than l''s'ei
have thought possible. Il NJ" ne a
known dozens Of others leads. 11s
in the same light Those s,s v's
have the best Of good ressos. y "a
Those who are not are si,o,s 70
partisanship that they can M Ky 2 TX
that are going on before tbe;r Ss' IL
Whether or not the coal strip. ~
the elections, the advantage 49,. I .til'l
side Of the democrats. The b..~ 2
Is only few days more than IN. Z
and it would hardly be possibI. s'.a
hour Of that time were n /. es'
out of the mines sufficient .-,. s''''ss
bring prices down to norma r.., q
might be bamboozled into fora .'. y
iua'ices done them by the Cal ss'''As
republicans had sufficient time !, s .,
but when man is compelled 4 1 l,f
SIS per ton for anthracite III KY i''a
the polls, it is hardly likely thai 1. Is ISL
retain in power the party which ,n 81 ~
possible. ''sas 1ril
All of which indicates that c.r..
dream may come true even tbo Ill.,, ei'i
is settled before November sa y
4 r \
Washington has been in the bsrd.
bers of the Grand Army Of q. p.s
week, and all conditions have h.. a.'s
On Wednesday all the governments ~ Az
were closed in order to allow e,n0i. s'pA'
the parades, and on the other Az.
so many of the various officials w..
ing in the reunion exercises AZ |. 8
transaction of public business eor.;a,..r
difficult than usual. The Federal III.
the war between the States were siy.u 1.
OF the town, and that they enioyed e.,
not to be doubted. The reunion ~, 4
those famous gatherings of ex-conssS..'-
which Texans are familiar, except M
fellows who have thronged the Naaor,,
this week have worn something IN ;rai...
they formerly wore the blue. and A..
about the victory" they won n az,
the great meetings in the South M J.,
dominates and with tears in their vs,s,
in their eyes, the men who fouyb, 4
beloved Southland talk Of "tbe lost r,u,.,
they are the same kind Of old men n.
enthusiastic, firm in the belief that ~.
was in the right and, for the most 81
disposed to give due credit to the s..
nearly forty years ago.
But the ex-Federals have had som.tA,., Il
JOY this week which has never gladd,@
heart of the cx-Confederates--the p.oay
fee The big building in which Eugsn. /
Of Kansas is the presiding genius has b..a II
by thousands of old soldiers, most d Nj.
now part of the vast army which i bssb
nished with money RaJd BY the peop.
South as we'll as those Of he'-North.
Four grizzled and bearded veterans We. Z
ing in front of the building in which Til II
Washington Office is located. Three 4 +
wore the badge OF the G. A. R.
Where's your badger was asked 1
fourth.
Il have none" was the reply. q tsEb
the other side"
All, yes, I see" said one of the C. Am
Has your side any monument hersi
that we have several"
oh, yes" said the man who had va
gray, grimly. ooh, yes, we have 1 naaH
here"
Where is it," asked the hrst speaks
Down on 7 street. was the reply
pension Office"
OF course the hotel keepers and III; nsa
reaped a harvest, but to the average Wsls
ian, whose business compelled him to 81 h
the streets, the immense crowds were d
But everyone grinned and bore il ana
fort to make the veterans feel at hos
general.