The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21

working without a guide or model, In
spircd Sy a love OF lllcrty and guided and
aircc,ed by 9 matchcss wisdom
Fairly and firmly set upon the path
marked out by Jefferson. for sixty years
the prosperity and growth of this Nation
was without, preceucnt III the history OF
came ilnancial depression IL was the geniu1
OF a son OF ,he South which co,csiv I'D
and executed n measure OF finance amt
| taxation wnch dspcllcd tho clouds and
l,N,cd the Nation again to prosperity and
| progress
Tine win not permit me to pursue fur
ther this line of thought nor continue the
| inventory oil the contributions made by
your countrymrn OF the south to history
/ and To the glory of the age Gnuugn has
been said, | trust, To 81 muiate your pride
intensity Your love OF country and cause us
to rejoice that you can claim a share
| In 20 noble an inheritance as these great
ones have beaucathed to us.
1t Is MT alone from tic achievements OF
ycuv counirymen IN war nor from their
splendid trun,phs in statesmanship that
are To he gathered lessons worthy TO b.
lear ned and treasured.
| IL there are Nirtucs which more than
others command admiration and are
worthy of imitation they are those excm-
pl'iicd by the Devotion TO duty, manly ad-
hcrcncc to the rght. forttudc under ad-
verse fortune and answering. fidelity 20
principle. These were never by man IN
any age more eonspisuously displayed
| than by tile greater leaders of the South
| crn cause In war and m peace.
would not be understood as ascribing
to tham among crca: Americans a monop-
oily OF the virtues of patriotism or oil the
| elements of greatness. would inculcatc
ne sentiment Of bitterness or prejudice.
| hut circumstances have been such us To
| call forth from them as the yanau SHE'D
n display Of thcsc virtues TO a degree no,
| required or poss,hl at the hands of the
| victprs.
| tur,hcrmorc. I am speaking as q South
| crn irun from crown 10 sole from finger
" to heart core and ! hold that. as
| Northern youths and Northern institute
1
lincoln and Grant we've tvrcs respcc,rulv
so southern youtna s 1 h. INN ,n,,rs, 'h,,
DAVIS and lee we're AZ wril fnpr IS \, IA.
wn,cn No.. sS ,snsca u',ars" we 'a,sJ
hat neither to them me nor ''p to mcr pcop '
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| s,,t o,,i ', ,', np' ~ uone 10 pernetuate
a.. ,,,i a"u.'.s, u' 10 ihruiftc any I'm
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memSfnoss gH be fmaS npa IN haow"a re
u' ~, ~ y"Hi rien9sl possession me records
and no,nsr, o MN, wur. az ISaifve o, n u
and keep aliVe the nr'ie oT nn'.s,ry " and
| ,ao,,,. 10 n ,, IN anu "i.no"' ""ioh no
pv 80, ~ Wu'tly I" pc tree'
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.mrr me SlreS ION Wnoso 70 ms they
sr,w't Mc,s 'ene.S ahn tra',ors anu
! snciS book undt contains sncil statement
W niauteiIes sucn sentihcn, shoun be
SHwnrtnmna ~ !" J., were Vlptr'
sn wv 's 80 nducnt'nS ne yfnih or the
sour SOU. mar they W u hold IN blessed re-
nls'nnrallee NE de'ds oil 'helr sires, II Is
MOI MOI, h.eessary to s'ract ought from the
WI edInen lnnfes OF tnoSr VINO nam
,;,'lnNu yihnsilE views ana VINO itllisirhlci
'isl hlti'y 10 iirii CONVICTIONS ny ioi'y
S"uI'ge anu n.rolr uVeHs
~ naNe lIt'huS HA.N. you need MOI
ScaIch ancirh' history or ne records OF
"l1ef iahHs Tor examples OF human great
nosS nt hpivilnia achirveincnlS. Tor here
'npnt our own loNci ianG r1n You lind
oNhinplrs. ~ every loiiN virtue, before
whom IN" piouuHsi ana greatest OF eh"