The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

gainsaid. The history which desculhes
Lee only as Il TRAITOR" which has No
better phrase for "Stonewall' jackson than
renei. and which, as the G. A. II. would
nave IT, strives to brand the fathers M
the present generation IL the South as
u,iIliilaIs III tho eyes of the nation. is an
""i,auiiotic hlstory-a book which VIII in
| advance it, 'NN' '4'H'i
inns new theory, suggested by the ultra
patriotic orders. that text books of bistorv
must be written to advance political ideas
Is capable of great and curious develop
| n'eh,' Here. for example, comes Mr.
''euerlck Upham Adams. OF Chicago with
history OF his own. He feels that 4,
Uhe u. A. r. should have a history written
~ oi"or' such eminent patriots as !
flerfoeit Morgan, John ID. Rocsefeller An
drew Carnegie and George NJ. pu,,ma,
SHOULD nave one, too. In shirt os .bo
o'oadest patriotism he promises that there
snail not be line in his book '.calcuIats,,
10 ehgender the spirit OF revolt or discor.
1,ht IN the mind OF the most refractory
- we expect much OF MIR. Adams
pooh- tor school purposes II oupbt To ho
better than that of the c. A. y for ,.oo,I,
secession is not an issue and descrin,ln,
oi ROBERT f.. Lee as sneaking traitor
VIII not effect the loyalty of the son,bern
people. though 1t may awaken some o,,cs-
I'm oi the intelligence of the writer who
~" "osVlioed one of the noblest men and
S t soldiers the United States ever nro-
duced. The real line OF attacl, !. H..
wisely laid out by Mr. Adams /, is ,ime
10 stop eNhiting mere generals and s,otas
men IN our histories Lincoln vac oil
.tBht OF course, but why not have sope.
ltlhs about the gentlemen I'm Wall strao,
,h ~ were saving the national honor ali
through the war? The G.. A n rnnra,,,'..
men who fought. but let ms nnt 49,, e,,e NJ.
men VINO stayed at home. gambled in goid
contracted FOR shoes and for cornot haa, |
qua now sneer at persons who want non,
'NHN' anu insist that the war c,uld bay,
Zen oeoh fought more oheaply-in money nor
o''0'-i' conducted on gold basis. ''
Let us bark back to captains of indus
W ana make the history of the United
't"''s history of their achievements To
"'A battle is great. but think of Air
N'A'' winning thu Homestead strike
o open with ships and guns nt nu,,,,o oo,.
-, ,,,' >Mlsslssippi TO traffic from N,inr,a,,,,'
ment o'ieans was notable acbicgt
rlosiny W. mink of the superior sltiiI IN
deadly reh,, Vdnal by the use of tho
,',,,,, Ieoata, tho elevator copcasst ", 'no
,.'peMi@ihs the legislature Tho ,,',n ana
,ne T1u,Hefi PORTS was wonderful arl,."
,de nh ~ r nayal Skill but Dingley viii biock-
man an cur ports more errectiyeIr " sIe
1nt q H'If0 Yea short railroads in Georgia
make eoni 'iim",tnS'9n without an any
net'e s moments Of tho civil war IA inc
now iner ,i lived on tho country Kan hnt
lSy,es ,, uane of peace j rierponi Sor' GUY
'eemsd 'r,puto on all tho nation and 'G is
As tho =" p pnyrlot' net a conqucsor.
he highest o rJsr o, the schools 4. to each
,t 'Snes. order OF patriotism nm. "u, 40 lne
ionor I Ia 'ne men who saved the Notin npo
md nf TO lheir personal profit The I pows IN
ory Of the Upt lnsy thereby gained, his. r
would. OF course states approved by them
oe onered our children '""' eoula