The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-23
,rprw ON PATRIOTISM.

~. Republican Talks on the Mo''roo
ou' Doctrine.
n y, January N.-The annual
a. ,hs state Bar association opened
:, odd Fellows hall in the pres
large number Of auditors.
.,.oss NJ the evening was delivered
~ chauncey NJ. Depew on Pa
and Jingoism-the Lawyers
q, mart: You will not expect
sa' ,acbnical discussion Of constitu-
aas mr. statutes. The needs OF the
nountry in these respects VIII be
y, IN the papers which will be
..,ns your session. A meeting OF
s,.ars of this great commonwealth
= profounder meaning man sogges-
..r amendments to laws or facilities
rocedure. BY virtue or our ofiicial
action as officers Of the court there
ans upon us public duties OF the
est Importance. -
ver during the seventeen years VI our
.nce has our meeting been held at
Had so interesting and at the same
en- fraught with dangers. Ours Is
kvers government. 1t was the as.ta-
nv the patriotic members OF the
sson which brought on the ievo'u-
~ war. 1t was the conservative wis
:, the lawyers which framed the
wution Of the United States. Twenty
- twenty-four presidents have been
~ as were twenty-four Of the fifty
neners of the Declaration of Inde-
,nre and thirty of the f1fty-flve MEM
a The convention which ftums1 the
milton of the United States. A large
INV of the members of both houses
members of the profession.
checks and safeguards against rev.
boary action which distinguish the
buttons Of the United states from
of all democracias are the fruits Of
yisdom and foresight Of grert minds
I'd to the law.
n is the time for the profession to
nm a great work In promot.nt; intcr-
nal arbitration. The present dispute
zen the English-spea.sing race which
Eating the world calls for both prac-
wisdom and legal acumen for Its
on There is no diss ant IN this coun-
rom the Monroe doctrine as romul-
by President Monroe and liter
a by Jefferson. Madison, Webster and
bun.
anyone who studies the Monroe doc
will see how in each individual case.
n where there is a flagran. violation.
the French invasion OF Mexico. the
cable Interpretation of t. should be
ubject of judicial determination.
presidents message to congress pre-
novel view of the principle. If
L., 10 4.
ben South American republic and n
bean power, no matter how insig-
INT the territory or how distantly II
Is the Independence of the country or
remotely IT may interest the United
IS. We must demand that the two
fnments arbtrate the line and n they
e, we must find out as best we can
the lire is and enforce 1t by war.
however, pending our inquiry the
parties agree, we have no further
or duties, This seems to surrender
octrine.
Venezuela or Brazil chooses to sell
Ftion Of It's lands. a slight extension
be principle compcls us to assume a
fctorate over all these republics. Their
fprlses and industries are almost en-
owned or controlled and carried on
americans, English. Germans. French
Italians. Their government are in
(st perpetual revolution and the mill
dictator of the country confs-1tes
frty right and left. This would in
claims for substantial damages: we
d be in measure bound to assume
quarrel and be involved In frequent
with the powers of Europe
Forming TO the census OF 1890 we have