The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

OF this worlds plaudits. More good, in
all the walks OF men. has been done by
those who have crept silently to their
graves unknown. unhonored and I'M
sung" than by those who have from time
to time been educated by the superficial
nattery OF the worldwide have gained
for themselves a National reputation;
In estimating the greatness-or the lack
of lt--of A man or combina ton OF men
we should consider well what was accom-.
plished, what means were at hand and
moral questions. 1t We're we'll to consider,
ii POSSIBLE, the motives of the operation.
When we measure representative men
of the present generation, IN all oa!linIs,
with their predecessors Of other ages thr
balance is every time in our favor STRIP
historical characters OF the ictr!ous i"ia-
NOR autnatiug from the fertile brain of
h;s,orilnn aud every one OF those char
living, breathing specimens of the pres
ont age Mother the good nor the bed
OF other ages can compare az al laNoi-
ably in immensity with those OF our own
II is very easy to refer to President
Cleveland as he Creates living american
statesmen Ut ia often done, ana esre.
cially during very recent months an =
is very queer, TO say the least Of II, that
hone of those who make said estimate
ever take the pains 10 make an inventory
passing Craftsmanship. TO what position
president cleveland may be assigned ~
The coming non-plrtsan historian IS fuzzy
as unknown now aa Is the direcuot ah9
velocity tho wind WI haE7f the an OF
March next. II is neither the privilege
nor the desire of the writer 10 IN any way
camper with tho political destinles OF lhs
present occupant OF me W MO i riou. .e
that). but he does most strenuously op-
pose helittling men and ahairs OF me
present age ami generation w.-n mere uh-
supported statements ,,
n al ar al
or ancient, has produced genorlls VINO
can compare even favorahiy ~lth llose
who wera pushed into .nte9n1,.ouai pruihI'-
ius nee by the late unpleasantncss ~ Tue
Uni.ei s ateH a Lee, Jackson JohhS,
ton a Mcclellan. Meade or Hlant
finds no eqiIal In military acumen ana N
dauntlpss endurance In any anterior ms
tory. When we desire 10 ohserVe aau 10
e.tidv the very acme of superiority OF inc
solder in the ranks we have Only 20 re-
vert TO the civil war fh h1,o Wv nn ND Of
irieliecitgal 7hility never before even lp-
proxinated by the armies or me Mor'l
iln,ers norchance II were ~ inc I'm r.
Id hv Xerxfs and by Hannibal When IN
ali rn,Ig,v tines. can we find military lead
ers worthy 10 be .stcd In the slne cleti
loeue VIII those .mmori3f suns -, '"'
Western Hemisphere lneit one apone.
The United States. or even her preIe,
cossors the co,onlcs. have never suffered
from n scarcity of orators ana orhtorN,
il seems to be indigenous TO OUT III an
climate, and the genius OF OUT g,s'o ~
ttlons foster q most g'ofouslE. =, a.,
, sbgs n IN their broadesi application are
necessarily co-existeni. 60 beck 10 COO ',-
NAL timos and 20 the early a.iy,s s t 4t Nv
Natboniel bacon. Jr.. John Randolph;
Thoms.s Jefferson. Samuel Adams aad
many others not only thrlAng me no oiD,
lace with their oraiory. but aiso SJor'. n1,
Ion. coming on down the corridors 2 ot
. .iU,, u,o observe the following names INK
ed inseparably ws:h the history OF ou'