Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-29

the world.
II business can be- safely snuvcd BY
spccchcs Of representative husinssia
mcn. then we can safely assert that
Texas IN In a mes, ilourisiiing ccrdi-
ton, says the Industrial American
The American Bunker 81 New York IN
an extra edition. gives a full report II
the tenth annual eunvention Ut the
lFNas Bankers association, held at
Fort Worth on May s, and 10,
Thi0ugh the whole proceedings thrre
II bnastful tone that indicates "A
snccrsaiul nassage VI the banking and
vthrr clasars Of industry thrNgh the
trying times OF last year when banks,
mrfcanuic houses aud manufacturlng
enterprises. from the Atlantic 20 the
Pacific, Were going down In tho tiran-
clal crash with startling rapidity
icSae IL a wonderful state. pusseas-
ms such variety ~ resources thar sic
could be nHf-sustninnE II fenced Ga
ana all communications with the oui-
side world entirely cut on. The most
striking and at tho Same time plcnslng
feature IN the state Il her peopleg they
are the most generous aud wholosouled
the sun over ~hnwn upon.
could Sir Waller Scott have known
Texan, he would have intensified the
clnnnlsh character OF the ffighiandcra
whose love for the lakes and hills Of
Scotland Is only aurnassca by the love
OF Texas by tho Texans. No people
have such pride IN their state lta In
sti;uuons and It's yet undcvclopcd no
sources, They never tirp Of singing
her praiscs The Alnmo, san Jaclnto
and l.avacca aeen, to BE the first worda
the babes learn TO p0ttle and over
which the gray-haircd men love TO linz
ger
Texas IL large enough for Ave or Nix
states hut t1 a. lnHtklatl,fa
than little Rhode Island. TeSant are
born with this state pride; q " az ma
tural 20 them az u Is For ducks 10
swim. They impart Il TO everyone with
whom they come IN contact who ~
fitted by nature 10 admire tho warm
hearted and generous impulscs In men,
aud who can appreciate the great
power their state viii WELD In busl-
ness and In politics through their love
" Texns--their cluunishncss.
They have forgiven Santa ANN FOR
his cruelties, but In the world TO come.
whether In heaven or hell. there viii
be scores of Texans 10 impOnch the
character OF Phil Sheridan. and have
Inn cast gu, u tho former or into the
white heat nc the latter For him
there ~ no forgiveness, ''if | owned
both Texas and hell. ! would lease out
Texas aud live IN hcl'' sunk deep into
the heart OF every Texan, and the child
yet unborn Will curse the name Of
Sheridan.
II space allowed we would be slad to
extracts from many " the brilliant
give extracts from many Of the brilliant
We must, however. be content with re-
producing the closing portion OF the
address OF ]. T. McAshNn. cashier OF
the South Texas national bank, Hnup.
ton, Texas. Tho subject was "rexns
in the Panic OF 1892 After descrih-
ing the serious condition all over the
country. and the difficulties the Tex
ans We're called on to face he said;
Texas was practically out OF debt:
we had no farm mortgages and few
OF amy other kind. For this reason we
were prepared TO stand any storm. a
people free OF debt nre a free people.
The 400 men that went out with David
Were In debt; the partlaana OF Caoanr
were In debt: the felow-lnb0rern of
Catalina Were In debt A desperately
indebted people cannot stand the
storms OF panic. nor can they bear
regular pnd sober government The
pc ,ple OF Texas have this true freedom.
They met the pnnic IN 1893 with the
same heroic spirit that burned within
them when IN 1896. with q total popu-
latiun Of 10000, they declared Them
selves free and independent OF Mexico.
with a population OF 100000 They
inHlulthnth lHtlf INDEPENDENCE at mo
battle Of San Jacinto, ono NJ the most
atupcndouR Victories OF civilized war
fare. They maintained Il nt Sabine
Pass. where forty-fpur Texas soldiers
whipped 10000 troops Gnd twenty-three
ahipA't
'1f 7 rcnd Alright the signs N the
times l feel that the bankers Of Texas
have from the 'neiue ~ danger pluoked
the flower Of safety; | see II In IN
crcased conservation, larger reserves,
higher value placed on actual canh I'm
vault, OF which az timea nothing can
take the place. and a consequent In
crease of Independence IN handling the
great crops Of our great state.
Texas met and successfully CON
quercd the great panic, the greatest
foe 10 prngresb this country over saw,
and for her future the mountain
strohins murmur glory, the ruatllng
leaves whisper glory the waves Of the
coast chant glory, the glimmer OF her
starlight II glory, md my toast now "
to her increasing gioryW
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