The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-22

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ITO annual GRAFTON.
He said:
E,I ask permission at the beginning of
,qtty remarks to express my appreciation oil
s'ne Invitation to speak to you today. TINS
Opportunity Of converse with the founders
ar nation is itself privilege of high de-
9.tree. but tho permission to recall to the
iithers of a country their deeds and to
siixpress 10 them the gratitude OF those who
alylaye come after them places upon the one
% whom It is accorded debt 80 heavy as
VI. o be impossible OF discharge. This obliga-
4 don were great for anyone. but when as
Sumed By one whoee all is owed to those
Z 20 whom he speaks. whose very birthplace
lis a legacy from them. whose right to live
IA freeman H. the result VI thcir labors.
< che debt becomes a burden Of love. aud
the opportunity ~ incur IL az occasion OF
.prlde.
4. The patriots Of Gollad. the martyrs OF
y the Alamo and horoes OF san JaclutO occu-
spy higher inches In the temple OF fame
a than those OF Boston. Lexington or Bunker
I Hill. Not that the cause oi each at last
y was not liberty. not that the effort was not
K toward freeman's government, but be-
4 cause OF the reason given by each tor tho
4 exercise Of the right OF revolution. The
Il American oolonists chose the casus belli
B the imposition OF a taG-the demand from
Z the mother country Tor money. Their mot
i to became: NO representation, no taxa
\ ton" Tho moving cause OF the Texas
revolution was continued assault OF
tyrant upon liberty, and the motto Of the
Texans was Ia truth II not so Inscribed on
their banners. Freedom Or death Lib
erty OF orucihxiou.'
I II we-p but repetition Of n twice told
tale 10 rehcarse to you the ambitions aul
homes. the trials and hardships Of him
who To my mind should DO deemed with
out competitor and beyond question IKE
real Father OF Texas 'Moaez Austin
do not mean 20 detract one Jot from the
prestige of his great 5on--nor to attpmpt 10
pluck one leEf from the wreath that anc!r-
Giles tho marbled brow OF him whom We
oil rcyere-the immortal Houston. Yet the
former but stood godfather 10 the child ut
his parents brain giving to u iia true
direction. and bringing IL 10 fruition ana
manhood perhaps beyond the dreams NJ ihr
creator. The latter, sraaplpg the arhoine
with the mind Of a genius aud the hand oil
q Hannibal. stood sponsor at the cuuhrlna-
tion. and taking the brain child Of Ausun.
baDtized It in blood and brought II form go
u nation.
After visit 10 Texas. beset With dam
ger and accomplished al q cost o. HE ithef.
the application ~ Moses Austin for tho
flsht OF tDIollAAtNh vas sI"'t'" 80 90"
uary 1921 THIS came but the change OF
the moon before the plan OF AEuola was
promulgated and but eight short months
before Spain's imperial power fell TO rise
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