The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-04
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philadelphis Pa. May 2g.--General But
terworth's Grafton at Laurel Hill today was
a remarkable one. He was closely listened
to by many thousands of people. General
Butterworth was accorded a hearty well
come when he arose to speak, and seldom
has memorial day orator commanded such
close attention.
These exercises are not for the dead" he
said. They are for the living. We best
honor the soldier dead by an iucorruptible
purpose 10 keep the Republic hey gave
their lives 10 save. 1t has been truly said
that no battlefield OF the world showed
moro gallant daring, more heroic devotion.
than our own. All this. however, relates
to generation ago. The dead We mourn
ara on duty forever. They have kept their
| watch. To-Day it IS with the living, and not
with the dead. We have to do. The dead he
roes Of the Republic worthiy kept watch on
the walls and now rhe inquiry arises what
Ne. the survivors, are doing? Is our con-
due; worthy of tho dead and the country for
which they died? Merely paying tribute In
words 10 the dead is but mockery.
lhe course OF all republics has been to-
( -'t1 ~ ''~N9' SIA uNA is Aue Satut ana
Tor Tie saluc reason. The theory OF our COY
I elAuent is that men Will preserve that
/ "'IeE they prize NEST high, lslt they do
/ heF. II Is said that the people love liberty
anu nome abov" all else, AMI that Il would
/ b. absurd 20 say that they would destroy
nag which makes life worth living Thee
.Is'ts' Snal Is so. FTatilcally ii IS nor.
ourero,ob ,f -, ~. III 's 'Iot Inc
obvious from tho fact that the vol. viii
iishi to Thy death for either Or bath. The
rn|.g., III va, 10" H,IGu ABOUT H. ana
loscphy. So love Of freeden, T., an ir os l'l'
Wolves don't have any organized society,
no wGii gives any part Of his freedom to
soriai co NJ "f2d,eiai aTrangement' some
s oreani1ed for the protection Of s1 G'i.ti
and the members thereof we Do surrender a
9I ls, %. our at Na'ohai rights TO promote the
| "And there's tbn M, =, 49,.
contact W. have TO surrender n csrtain
natural right ard observe certain rules In
; order 10 promote Tho oC,l ~ IN ~, "a
! trct The RIGHTS nj The jralyllr91 ,,e,n-
I boIS. These rules are s,lnpos,.d ~ Ina f,,,nJ-
ed In Justice and rornIi,v A,G RI
1 notion wh!rh in thcory is ,,,,e 49, -
I want justice and moraliiv. To ohts,n ,hot
I Is our hone IN that Is opr sfronq,h Ia a,,s
I in the departure rom ,hn nr,nci,,i. "i,,t
frf
/ finding our ruin In actual nractire go.
/ !nnn wants every other man ~ ba GOOD ,nS
( true. while to himself he wants an, Ia.
F, tpie along the moral line and -, certair
free aud easy relation with truth ar1 NON
esty, '''' "'N '0'
DUTY OF THE CITIZEN
al, roI,.io. -,
Ne "'.'"' 'iat II is OF the
| "S' inp''l9hce 10 De honest and truth
fni. In practice he doesn't think it will
win. And M n tenporory ,a,a,,.ro. :.
| ,,. .-. "' 'a"''S0 Is OF
H'''''' ",.'"''' 10 MN IMAM the permanent
Enci OF the multitude. he lies and cor
rupts everything and everybody IN tho
extent necessary g., or,,,, ,,., .a,
~. 10 viii ana
lh'S it taxing cur country TO the devil
| faster than ten armies led nv Lee and
| Longstreet could nossiblv do
81 ,.ro,.c,.,. =, an.
PNf' " '"AN P'"lh hnSIlsh' ana IT
anything else WAS expected | am not the
man you wanted for This occasion
Let me ask again. upon what hone ala
our fathers huildp Love Of liberty SIM
ported by Intelligence ana virtue pmonc
the people. They ENCOURAGED religion as
essential 10 the well-beng of the nocolc
They established system of universal
lcduoatinn In order thai cur noonin ,,,t,tt
become intelligent. thus they provided
for intelligence TO know what IA do and
religious sanction 10 compcl the doing q,
that which Is right, They ,ointed IA
heaven and pictured the horrors a. he'll Al,
La means of inducing The ucople To do wall
"Wc must not forget the precise re,a-
ton each citizen bears 10 the government.
that he is a part OF Il. It Is strong In his
Intelligence and honesty II IL ueai, in his
Ignorance and dishonesty. The citizen
writes ;he law from his heartrytone.
philosophers and staternen Of Tho old
World who know and understand the preju-
dioes and passions 81 men who are sanill
Ter with the history of ever, attempt OF
The people TO govern themselves. have no
confidence whatever IN tho effort of This
people to govern Themselves. They said
The world world witness inst what va
DO IN fnot, Witness today--tha, wcnltb
wonld carrupt and demagogues msIcad the