The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-09
NOTE AND COMMENT.

IN the iutufe
NOTE AND COMMENT.
The proposal says the Indianapolis Sentinel,
10 form a permanent tariff commission to take
tho tariff out OF politics Is another illustration OF
the visionary schemes 70 which some politicians
arc always ready to revert to avoid action. There
is no possibility OF taking tarin out Of politics
any more than there is Of taking any other
question Of taxation out Of politics indeed, not
So MITCH for there are no private bencfca4ics Of
ordinary taxation as there are OF the tariff
to form q continuing party in opposition to those
eho arc taxed. Aud furthermore you can not
take the revision of the tariff out Of congress
Congress can not delegate its bowers even IL
/ IL desired to do SO, and tho utmost tariff com
mission could do would be to report to congress
and when it did so the tariff would be in congress
and ia politics as much as ever We tried
tariff commission back in 1873. and what was the
result: 1t investigated the question and reported
ia favor OF tariff reductions averaging about
20 per cent And congress simply disrcgarded
the report Ii did not accomplish any good, aud
it did NOT take the tariff out Of politics. The
| only probable effect OF tariff commission would
be to delay action on the tariff question.
We are not vindictive. nor rcyeneeful and
| consequently feel sorry for the republican party
The trusts have been formed under republican
| administrations, and now the president Is making
grandstand play to the effect that that party
| is going 70 fight the trusts. he bluff Is too ap-
parent TO fool even fool His action reminds
US OF small boy who, when angry seizes a
huge rock aud IS apparently determined 10 crush
his opponent. lie rushes trantically forward and
winds up the heroic performance by simply hurl.
ing the stone Just near enough to the feet OF his
enemy as not TO harm him. Teddy must
make his bluff good or the democrats will take
up tho fight and then his party will look like .
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His windmill attack on the trusts is about on
parity with his much advertised strenuous
ness in settling the coal strike.
A result Of the coal famine that has not been
Thought OF, says Town Topics will be very
large exodus Of Northern people to tho South
this winter and particularly to that section he
low Charleston and through Florida, where the
risk of uneomfortably cold days during the aver
age winter is very slight OF course, anthracite
coal will be even scarccr in the far South than
, in the North, but the lower Atlantic States are
not dependent entirely upon the coal mines Of che
North, having large and easily worked bituIuin-
Gus coal deposits in Alabama and Tennessee, and
E an abundance OF wood from the swamp forests
, OF the coast In Charleston, Savannah, Jackson
A Vile Macon and Augusta, real estate agents are
being dolused with inquiries for furnished houses
I for tho winter, and unless present eoiditions
Z change the winter resort hotels will be
: able to accommodate tenth Of intending guests
aud will have to open esrlyt as Noyefnbef
p The rush South win be on the part Of people OF
Y moderate and even small means, who are figuring
i that it will he cheaper to spend the Winter il
|. the South. even with the cost Of the trip there
1. and back, than to pay from fifteen to twenty-five
is dollars per ton lor coal here.
4
h The Anderson s c. Daily Mail IS disposed
!, to forgive President Roosevelt for some Of hi
- badness II says: Maybe President Roosevelt
is not all bad. In fact, we are inclined to be
lieyc there IS something good in him after ali, fol
y last week hi sent check for S. to the Thornwei
I'd orphansge, at Clinton, to pay for Our Monthly,
g the publication issued by the orphanage boys
n And President Jacobs thought much Of
N that he had it framed and hung up Ia the library
'g That's pretty good for our Teddy Maybe he i
Of sorry he called the fathers and grandfathers o
these orphans anarchists and traitors Nov
!, il he will kick Deas aud few more Of hi
- sart into the Atlantic ocean and apologize TO
calling us hard names we might call il square.
o San Antonio Is the only city in Texas whicl
M has anything like am adequate number OF puhli
sd parks In consequences e IS beautiful health
g park Houston is deporably deficient in thi
re respect Little Rock. Ark, while not so large o
ns important as Houston, is well supplied with III
"city's breathing places and q n-mill tax Of
the hundred dollars is assessed Tor the purpose
!. Of PARKS This should be done in all cities
Nc Orange should right now make arrangements 10
,sI at least one park,--Ordngc lribRHe,
There is no sort Of tax that Houstunaus woul
!, more gladly pay than park tax. Here is
suggestion for the present intelligent and enter
A. prising administration.
~ y
!, Il should be settled without unnecessary della
Us between The Post and the Chronicle Of Housto
as to which OF them is entitled to The laurels fo
driving the Texas pistol toter out OF bushes
as No other paper in the state IS entitled 20 an
~ credit in the matter. OF course, as none of thei
'e' has ever mentioned the subject And BY th
way IS it an authentic fact that the Texas pist,
totet has quit business NoeogdoebeS Scttiae
'as The Post has made such claim iof itsle
ICY It has for many years been combating the pist,
ss toting habit. but recognises the fact that man
me other papers have been dons the same thing
nd Pennsylvania.
to (From the Chicago Chronielel