The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-13
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has been the pltce which e. ''aasi
i hloan' has occupied tor ,s \, ''aa
,' the public, compara tSDS,. /, ~
been written Of the service .',I It'll y,
dered in congress aud Of M n sa.'A ss
ae'eFistics which induced NJ ..'A q
wall. H''s'oA 4
James II, Blount Of ceor,.
the most industrious members a., y W g
in either party He served !, " ", @'ea
',ye congresses, beginning with d, a 4. no y
third. which met in lsa s' ~
marked man at once. No, g VI
any SNOWY qualities. for h. - ,' 's
sensational or dramatic n ~, ~ s'O
ton but because Of his patlssc. ny, y I,
s'stence and his sworn enmIty !, -
sanee in every form. He nsv., ~, ~.
an "objector" like Mr. Ho,r,..
work as an economist W. @'
Vihes too energetlcally- H. Y,
ROOM where he could be dsns, s.'9-
refuse his assent TO anytbiIS s"ass =
VOWED the spending Of AN. VIZ
I'll visible return for 1t. All form, \, II
slly We're hateful to him, and sr,-..s
which placed the government y Y,
utude OF partnership with lns,.taa,
IL Is not common honor n,
man to be placed on one N a.
groups Of committees at the ~
mouse list, membership Of whlss
sidered equivalent TO a cha,r-s.' Y, +
one Of the lesser COMMITTEE ~.
hIount began his second term a.
Der OF the committee on apppr,l,s,
In successive congresses he ssr,.S \,
and ON the postottlce and forely, y
committees-his chief service h ~.
length and activity, being as eb,l,-,, I
the post office committee. HerA !, 4 ]
chance to apply his pruning hn. y
great Eigor and improved Il ~
sometimes differed as to the en-.
OF ms course but never as 70 he 4
esty OF motive which dictated Il
The same courage which 10 eonTrez
PEELED him to cut right and left ana =,
nobody's feelings when he believed i, (, 4
righteous grounds for his coal,e d
ualeI him in his political ease.r a, n
also. There were ambitious men I, |
district, but as rule they recognized a 4
he had earned his place, and wee 49,
TO step aside and let him keep Il N
not till the populist wave svsa
Georgia, in 1880, that he had aay "A
opposition. The Farmers G.
swaruQd over into the Sixth l-
which Is In the center Of the Sua L
solved to capture It as they hai as.s
siN others Of the ten districts Bs K
Hluuut was not there 10 make lefrl u r
an enemy or TO surrender after D. +
fire. like some Of the Southern =
Gratis with whom he had been assn
In the house, he simply brace1 kIs
doris, set his square jaw firmly, an.
the alliance He offered no comFs
but fought the treasury sehess
greeubacls vagarics from first to ilss
after he had beaten his foes IN a.
nm. n, baoned contennt lr0n NJ
cn3ine his Utue biography N 4,
grsssional direciory with the sint,rs L
bis re-ciectlon with mo oppoad1a'
In the convention Of l@2 wAa 4
delegates 20 the Chicago Converts
had the proud satisfaction Of s'eis
states vote cast for Cleyelali d
~ tbe communion between ls nj
5alc5ntent and Weakened elsasyi
n ,,,o, If into The IllI camp He iA.;
m nam that he would not run sul
ronarsse
I'm I'6rtr@ bis last term In he hoes
r3i,~1r yas chairman OF the connta
faro,g1 MARS and It was in Al'
ngritv tbnt ba was approached tl
i, - rom t6e annexatonls r
In ,''' IT5uaH in The hone Of working
r's ar,h'tion and inducing him to Y {
, ,, r royoi,itionaI.v blot fonentng ID q
1T, ,,r sn mat he could figure IA Is
,''7 , one az az the little group Of Ans
a a., one o,,, ~ ,.,b T 10 make the H,E'
, "',o ~ n,,rs Bnt Mr. Blount With aa
80, ,.,.,,,'', s,nos,y ~ his nature, slppI'n
bv eftv-six wears Of experience, gh
hF my '.'r IL rafIsN. /.