The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-07

ing the greatness NE have achieved by
killing a few hundred thousand Fnipinos
and the great part we are 70 play in the
world. by which ! suppose be means this
country Is TO mount its hruucho. charge
through space and shoot up the universe.
when be comes to The trusts aud munop
oios' the preS'deut chlci Anxiety se'ms
20 he 10 erase the impression made BY hia
Minneapolis speech little over n year ago.
In that speech be dwet upon the enur
NOUS growth OF both private ami corporate
fortunes ms q pressing danger TO the Re
public. In bis present message. he tolls
us that the socOllCd great fortunes are
really very small as compared TO the
wealth Of the people una that the people
are IN fact getting niopg great dc1 bet
ter than the trusts IN regard 60 dealing
with monopolisitc corpornt ous his ndvicr
to congress Is 70 rattle its drums aud shoot
over their heads.
'IIe favors arbitration as between civil
lied nations, but as 60 the uncivil'zCft, the
more Of them YOU XIII the better viii
please Cod Tie excuses the atrocities In
the Philippines by cnlling them occasional
instances Of cruel retaliation. saying that
every EFFORT has been made TO detect and
punish the wrongdoors. This he says In
the face Of tho fact established by the sen
ate committee that there had been an or
ganlzed svstem Of torture IN the Philip
plnes. whose victims were numbered by
the hundreds. and that not the slightest cf-
tort had been made on the part Of the ad-
ministrntiou 90 suppress H. and not one
single man has been punished ON the
washed every one OF those crimes IN the
phllipplnes and backwashcd everybody
who told the truth about IT,
49,
one Of the bills introduced during the
nret week Of the short session which Will
doubtless be Of interest 20 tho people Of
the South, Is that OF Representative B-own.
low Of Tennessee, which proposes 20 cr>Ste
IN the department of agriculture bureau
Of public roads aud 60 provide for a gen
ersi plan Of cooperation iu the permanent
J improvement OF public highways. The gen.
/ oral policy OF the bureau, according 70 Mr..
/ Browulow. should bc 30 hiring about a uni
form system OF taxation for rond purposes
( and uniform method Of road eonstl lctl9R'
4 repair aud maintenance throuSuout thc
/ country States and subdivisions or states
{ are To- be permitted To- apply 10 the bureau
I for assistance or cooperation I'D ing IN
, movements Of their nlghwaE3 such up,
( ullcauOus are to be Investigated ana, y
( found worthy the assistance asked Tor ~
! 10 be forthcoming. This W.ll be chiehy w
! the shape of expert work 10 the way OF
! map-ma King, suggesiions as Ia the proper
nutrrlulg 10 be used, etc, but 10 cuhea
| where such action Is justified one Aan q,
the cost II construction or the ro9ae Hhal
1 be- uaid by the government out OF apeght
! AUTHORIZATIONS made under the provisions
/ OF Inc bin The bin closes with para
graph proy.ding Ter the approRr'su9u o,
I If'iN'Nh VI AH'a nH'"' "" '..'' a. -.
receive Q greni"r proportion man W. p"P
Z ulauon bears 10 The total population OF
the United States.
Tho I'm win hardly pass, but IL may
have the effect of calling the attention o.
congress 80 tnc need Of good roads to al
extent that viii benefit those Interested.
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The friends OF the Statehood bill arc now
looking forward 10 Wednesday OF mex
week when. according 30 the agreement
made during the latter part OF last ses
sion. the omnibus Statehood bin WIN be re
ported. II Is safe 20 assume that th'
committee on Territories will, when u
makes It's report. be divided ms Sc was ~
tbeaspecial report submitted on Wednesda,
~ MS veek All 81 the republicans ex
cept Quay Win be against the admission Z,
1 I'M three Territories 81 tnce QUAY WI
inln the democrats and the division WI
thus he siy 10 i've against me blli. ~ w
, then be the ollect az the FRIENDS OF Lh'
BIN to have the minority report hagp,ru
that there rs sufficient majority 10 W.,
senate 10 do this This Wow Is pTpbhpls
| ultra optimistic. however. Tho hhgfe p
the president 20 refer 20 the ntaiehcoa NAV
ter IN his message Injured lne NAV, 4,
, / the bill. and it VIII nor nc surprising T.,
New Mexico and Arizona are 'ett out u
with oklahoma aud Indian Territory "a
. I mited a. one state there VIII ohiy ne
I chance OF two democratic senators, ~
cgSinst n chance Of four we're oklahoma q
he admitted now and indian TERRITORY m 49,
/ az \ eeuarHte state should the TWO lei
! rltories be admitted as one state ht WI
, session they win haze sufncleht populAt'9,i
IN entite them 20 four lelleat" 49, a.,
tho house more than any ne" o'a''
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