The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-16

posed to have all Of the subordinate city
officials appointed BY the mayor and con.
nrmed BY the council las is the case with
part Of then nowl instead Of being elected
by popular vote And right here is where
the politics and the politicians come In.
And where the FOUNDER" and the vot
seller and little bosses" are hard bit. This
feature OF the charter would lessen. wouii
reduce 10 = minimum, as Il we're. thu
smoant Of local political skuldusgcrv BY
reducing the number Of candidates and cor.
respondinEly the victims Of the political
Ersfters As for the extension Of the city
limits, Il Is a tolerably safe assertion that
vast majority Of the people arc in favo,
Of the proposition, though there may he
room for differences OF opinion as 10 IN,
extent to which such extension should pro
coed The present limits arc entirely too
restricted FOR place Of the Importance
Of Houston, and this CITY has already SUI
fercd on this account, not alone in the mat
ter OF prestige before tho country. but in
several very material ways. And The Post
candidIy believes that. should the bill he.
come a law, the gentlemen now opposing
that feature would in les, than two years
recognize the wisdom and general good
therein. Don't bold Houston back Let
1t grow. DO not let supposed. but mista ken.
selt-interest stand in the way.
The Houston Evening" Tribute. which
seems TO be conducted as the orsan OF III
/ political outs IN Houston. is rlppiug up
! the proposed new charter 10 fegoclous
( style. The funny part u IL Is however.
/ that most 81 the featured attacked are IN
/ the present charter and have been for many
/ years. But, fuunicr still 20 those on the
Inside So the knowledge Of the ideuuty Of
/ the authorship Of the "attacas' Which
goes 20 show that this IS a fuzzy old world.
anyhow.
taaspucz the blockade, The neat thing
TO eusrose the minds Of the reading pubic
oN. without doubt be- something else. cas-.
tro has canlea Bowen his 'thankv." and
carnegie has offered to furnish the $1,000
demanded by Germany Perhaps Mr. Car.
ne-le lmagiues that Germany can he 10.
dueed TO take it out 10 Libraries
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The army officer who is q Southerner and
q democrat has only the Kind otnccs OF
death In removing his euperiors 20 depa1
upon far promotion. Colonel Luther Hare
is marked instance o. tails fact He ala
. splendid nsnr!uS with bis regiment ia the
Philippine, giving au added .uet.r 20 l.s
already brilliant record. but he received 90
recognition of 70 from his government.
while tie Fuustous and Leonard Woods.
those ~ the lance corporal uk. are siyen
brisade5
Governor Lauham has vetoed the bin just
passed Ar Austin permitting woman 10
marry her sterfather or hcr souinlaw
Tho house passed the bin with only two
negative votes, yet when the governor sends
IN his veto the members applaud 10 10 the
echo. Funny isn't ~
The governors veto ~ the bin permitting
woman 10 marry he's stepflthor. %, Der
soninlsw, was surely q righteous let
What woman ~ delicate. refined feeling.
could even contemplate such marriage:
Turkey gives 1t out that She viii nsht
/ before she win rejluquish Mace lonJa How
! ever, she may do that and SIN REIN
qu!sh.
The trouble with these BRITISH punitive
expeditions is that taey are obliged TO tak'
D so much punishment
r. Stepfathors viii not he permitted 70 mar
- ry their stePdaughters IN Texas the step
fathers only refuge now is his mother-in
| law.
NJ Regis fights two French duels day
~ Regis seems to I've a vcritabe mend 70
recreation,
d The pope should write book on how &.
grow Old gracefully.