The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-23
NOTE AND COMMENT.

When man gets too big for his breeehes,
as it is commonly expressed, says the Mont
gomery Advertiser, he is in danger OF being let
down few pegs and when nations get in the
same condition something Of the same nature may
happen. Not a great while ago the German en-
peror declared that nothing can hereafter take
place anywhere on the globe without Germany
being consulted" A few days ago Senator Plat
Of Connecticut said that recent events have
clothed us with power to direct largely the at
fairs Of the world If Plat and the kaiser are
right here are two nations which will each in
sist that it is the biggest thing on earth and
some day they may bump together, and then
there will be something doing in varous corners
OF this globe OF ours. However, perhaps the
fact that both of them are big ones will have 4
tendency to keep them apart
A detected man from Iowa stood in Statuary
This politics game is not what it's cracked
up to be- he said Nov listen to me. There
was young fellow out in my State who went 20
the Philippines and got consumption. He re
turned and put it up to his friends to get him a
government place IN some high altitude where
he could live Six Of his old chums pack in the
home town in Iowa wrote to NE and asked me
TO get to work. | hustled around and got him q
job as consui---got II by my own efforts and
through my own pull.
nc news Was CarricQ IN INC nome paper anu
each one of those six men wrote to the sick man
aud told him that the job was secured through
his own personal influence and efforts. Then 1t
came out that the chap couldn't take the job, be
cause the place isn't far enough above tide-water,
"1hereupon.' said the Iowa man, as he savage
ly bit the end off cigar, each Of the ak friends
back home wrote to nc giving me bally-whack
because the fellow wouldn't take the job they had
individually secured for him Washington Cor
reSPondence Ne7V York Porid
Well, wha; business did he have to get into
politics'
How does it happen" asks the New York
| Commercial Advertiser, that 1900 militiamer
duty in Waterbury today to preserve Law
and orderi How does it happen that this it'll,
/ city OF $4,000 inhabitants in a New Englaut
/ State is not able to maintain law and order, bu
must, through its sheriff. call upon the governor
1 for military aid" We do not know Ask tho
Springfield Republican and Boston Journal Per
haps something is wrong with the civilization O.
/ that section, remarks the Charleston News an,
Courier
Under the caption, The Atlanta Spirit" til,
Atlanta News prints this:
Albanian addressing himself to the delegate
/ from the State at large)--Yes Atlanta ha
eelipsed all other cities OF the United States il
her progress. Her population grows in such leap
and bounds that the census statistician has no
yet been able to overtake and register them &C
I curately. Her bank elearauees have made sucl
remarkable increase that the United State
government s seriously considering the advisa
bility of establishing a subtreasury here II i
| impossible for the government 10 Build posteffc
buildings fast enough TO handle the business
he big corporations OF the country are demand
ing admittance, is evidenced by the South
ern Railway company and Southern Bell Tele
/ phone company, two OF the largest corporation
! in the country, moving their headquarters here
In the matter Of tall buildings, it is only aues
ton OF year or two before Atlanta will lea
the world. Her citizens never sleep upon he
Interests Her fame, progress and prosperity ar
as common as the air we breathe She has III
most up.to-date hre department, the most eff
cient police service investigating committee an
ALI, and the best daily newspapers in IN
country. In TACT, God, in His wisdom has be
slowed special climatic advantages, and
DELEGATE from the State at Large Gin awe-iu
spired tones Pardon me but YOU have faile
70 mention your street system and unto
depot
Atlsnta--Your conception and appreciation q
conditions is indeed 10 he deplored Has il nc
occurred to you that Atlanta is not responsible
for the sntiquated condition of these alien pror
| critics Atlanta has simply attained supertorjt
and renowu despite her environments
That's the spirit which makes oites-at lea.
it has made Atlanta the most modern. up-to- dat
city in the entire South