The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-10
FNpS LITTLE GAME.
| rao,,s Of a Purpose TO Head
| off NJ. Roosevelt
u, ~ NEGROES HAS BEEN SHOWN
.,.,.ior organs RidlouIe the Idea.
Nav Be Appointed During
congressional Recess
Arthur williams)

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rebrary 7-tStaft Corrc
isns,UI least three things which
~ "A recently have demonstrated
s'a., .s. Of the republican party con
,,-,sot which is strongly opposed
= MAS Of the president and which
A !. .,,ything possible to prevent his
M by the 1904 convention.
.ao4 !, ,nese developments was the
7, M commerce committee of the
.ossrm the nomination Of ". n.
nssro whom the president mp
..p,e,or of customs At Charleston'
vas the adverse action Of the
y. .,mmlttee on the appointment Of
n a.r,s as United states attorney in
The last was the dction Of Sen
49,, In introducing the bill pro
a =, tensions FOR OK slaves, the prin-
Issuance Of which lay in the fact
y ,ronosition had been placed be
4, president and promptly turned
4 /. Mn oply few days before Hanna
a X, measure IN the senate hopper
a ,-.o.s who took the embryonic bin
whlte House were confident OF sue.
4 ,rnsr actions Of the president hay
-,,,ssed them with the belief that
,e-ro had TO do iu order TO get
n 4 sn kinds was TO lay his case be
n i, ,blef executive. They were sur.
q vhsp Mr.. Roosevelt told them he
M sanction tho movement and they
4 ,T,y yoving vengeance Later they
4 !, Hanna. and that the Ohioan did
A a.,I,p them as did the president is
n ,ented By the fact that their Wis,
A, aheme was soon metamorphosed
n Nil and introduced IN the senate
;x with # all the prestige Of the
Il d the junior senator from Ohio
4 sa}Ie Justice to the president it may
Esst,i that his refusal to aid the pen.
+ yAsne was probably based on grounds
4 SUBSTANTIAL than the fear of stirring
frA,r strife m the color question. In
II words, It Is likely that h. had no
&gh in recognizing tho fact that the
~ Of such bill as that evolved
& be scheme first presented to him
B. Dot only prove q severe drain on even
n Z full treasury rs ours and that It
Il make gigantic frauds possible. but
HNrn the introduction Of II would have |
biiucy to afford opportunities for un.
EOrs persons to prey upon the igno.
n nd 0edulous classes among the NO
y Il may be that his disinclinatlon 10 |
6Esrinre the scheme grew partly out Of |
&fsrs 70 do nothing further at this |
n I. add to the agitation of the color
fsa but this is hardly likely. Among |
fily faults and shortcomings this /
'srt q ours Is stubborn in the ex- |
and bad the pension scheme appealed /
1fr he doubtless would have favored |
scut reference to the possible effect Of |
4il'a On an already delicate situation.
e'79 that may be. he did not look |
is5cr on the plan and the negroes
n nis policy had been impressed with
NY mat they could get anything they 7
Din for, became very indignant and
" White House making all sorts of
W 70 what they would do with the
Il rbsr wa o,tH 'I,y Sala they con
Ivy went 70 Hanna and the rest
80
p MO senator marked his hin ",v
|#rr but ,,.,Se who -. ~
-o,ia N""" uilh Au""
Az had nothing to do
q laa De mon -lven II some alton.
b mere Is reason n hoIio,., -.
tho e,foo, 3. ''"u ue NOT
s 49,, " ""ulu produce, but
"A Naalea 10 produce that very effect.
Eos anti-administrati 49,,
ts fully info,.,,,., WERE
6ts,,nco ,i,u as 10 the whole
as wen Informed in fact. us
i vas Of the attitude Of tho ,,rosid,,,+
n me pension hin -r,o i.,.,.
z Gees 70, w,sb ''eliIelt
&.,.s WISH TO sec the president
- % succeed himself is calling the
" OF the negroes 10 tho oc,io, ~
~ and good Unclc Nnr, '' aoG % .,
hand there src p n,.,, MARX ana on
~ ana his friends evnoc+ "a nroet
4 Ilent Of csptnri,- ,,.,,.,.-..,
nay be lying sro,pa Whatever , negro
n tnmrni.e around loose. Already /,
Vauons as these are begin.
81 1PPaf In the local naners.
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saa It's caption 5uf HIM.. . you publish
~ represent ' Ing Iensionins
4 \, %oa99cll, whose obiec, gio to IN
|.'s,lirstiIo,n,' interest Of the negro
= % UHt'esd 'ss} tafcs dn IN the OK
SSenber or snv ' a., ana u never |
IasiorIne va" sy asked To introduce the
"A, introduced " Similar bills
i' WE By dcmo on tae house of rep
~ - been said IN Jus, and not one
lfcdnces a NbJmnient n republican sen