The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29
NOTE AND COMMENT.

! Every in while President Roosevelt does some
thing that makes even rabd democrat like him The last
Austin We hate to see our friend Brush brushed aside but
the place. President Roosevelt has spot in
George 81 record crds Farmer.
What has puzzled The Post know how Barney" got
It, When it suggested the president give Colonel
Bill Sterett Federal Office he protested that Stere
not good enough repuboan Are infer that Bar
ney up the Roosevelt requirement respect
But joking aside The Post glad to see the gallan Zn-
pelham remembered He in every worthy and his ap-
Pointment Will give general satisfaction.
Congressman Maddox aook sharp turn on Saturday
with Secretary Roots modest estimate expenses when
he asked III the army the Philippines only $40
100000 last year the secretary alleged what became
OF the rest of the SIs,oooooo approp -lted for it He
added the further interesting information that the actual
amount that has been appropriated for the with Spain
and the in the Philippines exceeds SIooooooooo
II the three years the Philippines cost only
S7ooooooo the secretary reports it is clear that
three months with Spain about the costlest
prise any nation engaged in.
s.rit The SSSn9 Washington correspondent shows that
denying the Fininos anv mart in their own sovernSe1t
IN that position, the ship subsidy and other matters
ment--indianafoiis Sentinel
1t Senator Beveridge who recently made the key
note speech in indianapolis in which he boldly cham
poned the the great trusts That speech now
which shows quite plainly how that party stands the
subject the trusts.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal prints the following
Editor Commercial Appeal.
In the June number OF the Century Magazine there
appears quite interesting and striking article by John
~ Howe and Charles Z. Duiiee "Boodhounds in
America, On page $50 the otherwise instructive and
entertaining production seriously mared by very glazing
and misleading The paragraph particularly re
ieTred 10 states There few genuine boodhounds
in the United States prior TO the rebellion the war
worked their extinction Union veterans say the troops
mad orders TO kill sight every found Jefferson
Davis president OF the Southern Confederacy known
to have imported pack for breeding purposes they we're
ordered destroyed. The man detailed for this work was
brother Of George s. Meeker OF Beatrice Neb He per-
fewer than iorty-seven blooded animals at Mr. Davis
home"
Those intimately acquainted with Mr.. Davis will readily
attribute 10 him keen appreciation of thoroughbred and
wel-Fained animals horses espeealy but the natural
inference OF the above quotation as That he an
mpuation is aTfeched and devoid OF foundation As
matter OF fact he had hounds of kind on his
plantation, and absolutely had for dogs AZ
none OF his slaves were runaways,
Very respectfully yours
ISAIAH 7. MONTGOMERY
Commenting, the Commercial Appeal that one is
better able speak with truth this subject than Isaiah
Montgomery, Jefferson Davis trusted slave Mont
gomery was during the war OF Mr.. Davis planta
tons His father Mr.. Davis steward and had charge
Of plantation owned by the president Of the Confederacy
There is of poetic justice in the ex-slave of n.
president Of the contedey defending his former master
from an unfoundsd charge II - splsndd tribute 70 NJ