The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25

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tenance OF the principle, Mr. spooner sald.
was essential and he declared that The
president had acted on this principle IN
refusing to receive Mrs Cox's resignation
Mr.. spooner read two letters from 4. b,
Weeks, one OF which caused considerable
comment NJ Weeks was n candidate for
tho offioo He also read a letter from the
mayor of lndlRnolh, who wrote the in
spector that no wanted no Unpleasant
Affairs to deal with % mayer" The mayor
was partner and brother-in-lAw Vt Wecks,
lie also read a portion OF the report OF
Inspector Fitzgerald. detailing an interview
with tho sheriff ana mayor, The former
Acknowledged that no had been correctly
reported IN the inspectors report concern
Ing the postOnico affair
Mr.. Hpooner, revertinG TO the president
said he hoped he would continue his course
until the people Of lndianola regnined their
reason, The civil war, he said, was fought
on the principle OF the right Of the govern
uent TO control It's AFFAIRS everywhere
without the consent OF the States,
Mr. MrIiauriu (Aiias.) said he had not In
his former speech discussed the propriety
or the improperly Of tho president in clos
Ing the postonice ut Indinnois, and he con
tended that nothing he had Haid had jnsti-
ned the remarks OF the senator from WIS
consln He had not, when he hrst spoke,
believed that the people OF Indianola had
| earned the eplthets OF 'lawless" and
brutal" which had been applied by tho
| presidents secretary, and ne repeated that
| It had not even now been shown that the
! ohargo was justified. on tho contrary, he
contended. the best feeling ezists between
Mira Cox ana tbn ncanls Of Indinnola
barring the preiudtce Of raee. That mi,
| nretpdlre ex,sra tho neenle Ind freely I'd
J u,itted ard the~e xgaa NO d,Snoa,t,o, =,
/ deny n
! oIt exiKtp" no said ..throuvbort m,
| south. Ava ana throurbont the North
| atso.r
! The peonie had ererr,seo thcir r,ynt ~
! petltion ana had done no more and b., hai
| navnr hofore heard ~ ,rgrsA IN mo aer
| ote thot the peouie mad NOT the right 10
| asaernbie and make known their want.
| In this case the petitioners did not wan.
] Mira. Cox as postmistress, and had frankly
/ said so. Moreover, II was their right 10
present this petition TO Mra. Coz n they
preferred 10 do 90 and there was not
ground for charges on that account
Mr.. McIAurin stated that, notWithatand-
Ing three-fourthe Of the people at indian"la
are eoioFed' hTe-si1ths OF the mall received
&C and sent from the postenlce theFe ID TO
and from white people
He read the petition to MrE' Cox con
tending that the addreHa was IN every way
respectful HIS Information was mat Vae
meeting at which the resignation had been
| .c..rred boA s,ean attended nv each Of the
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eigntyTVe WnAo amen IN M 'o"N'
eept A. i. Weeks, who had gone over 20
Tho republicanN in order TO secure an OF
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Into that party"
No danot the peopls wanted the woman
$50. ,..... ,.t.. -. 4. s,a
OUT Oh Office pechu"o VI a'e' po'o'' Nu' - 80 80
not follow that, on that account, they te't
any hatred toward her on account OF color
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INC pFe1uuNe was 'uS' -" SNtu' "
feriortty OF the coiored race lie contendeu
that the charge mnds by Mr.. Corteiyou had