The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-06

| al insnkinE Gffeh contu 1eitHfi aSn.-'.
nor conceive. The English race has learned
a. II b. instinct; Il was the first and a.
yet Is The oaly race 10 harmonic In gov
| orame1t The two oyposing principles Of Las
ana liberty. Neither she Roman with his
| lnviIcjble jegioas nor the Greek with hIl
unrifaled ART cor pretended The 5dsi BAL
ance between liberty and Law.
The Roman was the great champion OF
Law. His iaezl was Obedience, instant and
/ thorough obedience So family. church. state
and army. The power OF the Roman father
Was absolute. extending even TO life ana
dnssf. His children aud children's cbil-
dren. with wives and property. all were his
! 10 Re e.uarcipaiel Only by his deaib- a
I Roman family WAS pnit O. despoiie power.
I the grand aggregate Of these units was the
4 Roman state The individual was merged
I IN the family the family WAS merged in
+ the Etate Tho result vas national gov
I eminent o. gigantic strength. a centralized
despoiis;n that hei1 in its grip Of sttel the
CIVILIZED world. One hundred and twenty
iiprorisocs from tho Euphraf,s 10 the Allan
itc. from Scotland 10 Eryp;. were ruled BY
& officers appointed IN Rome. There WAS no
/ cunce.fion q. local self government, 80 ap-
: prscisiion OF the liberty ard power 81 n =
\ as an indiySatial Every country 10 the EN-
Z pirc. every city. every village eysry tsnliY
I and every man Ioakod for protection 10
Rome National pcEer was ufei 20 3
degree never reached before nor sincc. b..
ieaiyidusi liberty Nas destroyed. Al ihs
golden uiitsione 10 the Forum ccniere9 all
tie ras6s. bringing 70 the ciiy grain and
gold ana spices. carrying 20 he aistan;
provinces soldiers and arms, III enblcms o.
the power ard Geslotsm U! Rome.
The Cree wac The great cnsmp1n q:
libsrty. he conceived NE 3oai OF ineisiI-
nai liberty superior 70 government elc-
vAnng The citizen a5o.e the city TIE ciJy
above The state and The state above The
HatiCn. The success Of this IDEAL, ihouEh
p5ssitle for . while in small corurluuijslH
is uoi pesylbIf 10 the conflict Of races tor
the mastery oi the globe. A race that sill
cn0uucT others must organize us strength.
The weakness ~ power not orga4d7e1 A4s
seen ia the eAsy doRnfsll Of the ,srtck
Too stubborn devotion 80 the free Din Of
the individual resulted An the siatCrr 81
the race. Neither Creek nor Romsa could
endurr tor neither knew the true relation
between libsrir snd law. The immc ahie
basis NJ enduring rover rs the nnioa OF
law with librrty So The golden neas Is
tween TIE two extremes Of Roman obs IT,
enoc sn3 Greek Independence between ~
Esni7ation tsai destroys vital uui.s and
iudiNldualism that prevents vital UrEani.l-
iinr.
n was the English race tsat fisroyrff i
liberty 70 he the strength ~ Law aud lnw
70 be the bulwsrk o. liberty. II is this
race that has rrsiizrd the noble iGesl Of
sw devoted 20 libgriy snl liberty 1ubr-it-
size 80 isH u - this rSce that hiss a. ghi
re world constitutional liberty and &c, e.
srrfnepi nv ihs people. that has construct
20 ihose eternal charters - human TREE
dom the Magma ChArta Of EnEiqni a7i he
roustiiHtsnn % tho Amer an rn'o1. II
II this race that hes penetrated the se,3ei
| chambers o. nature and male he 5 81,
| forces its slaves ihst has riSb.i the csIts
with steel and sent the engine plnw.3 r
| through che mountain; nat has bridlrd me
| moan like en- M and made dad iron q
| speak whispering thought srnuul III.
| globe swlfter than ihc voices Of The mo- n-
! mr. u is this RAGS that has given Ia wal
1 a Leo a Grant ana a wellington, "a scienrf
! Newton and a Darwin. n Nterstu-e
Shakespeare. to humanity Washington and
! Lincoln.
~ the rrratrtt achievement, ~ aa'l-e =
the evolution Of man 50 ihe srea,es'
achievement Of rnar is the evolution q In,
! English race. Although the young 81
among races, yet n every field of bumar
cndesvor e is already The foremost Ii
less than fifty generations It has lifted
itself from barbarian ana savagery Ia ~
Hottest height Of civilization. From a,
forests Of Germany fourteen centuries ars
II came 10 tbs shores OF BrltAa. enc
awoke from its sleep Of barbarian 70 Z
realization o. its tremendous poser
\ While the Greek WIS beau;ilying n,
Garth with his art aud the RoraAa u,
nnhding his empire Of force, laiy rhe,
wandered unknown and naked among h,
beasts OF The Forest But within ITS h,tss
- II IL,
brute there was free man aai a I've,
splnt- II Ia not my purpose 20 coa. 10,
All the forces that have combil.i 10 rfo
duce the English race. To this prod mi \.
environment, has been no less esson.la
man herediiy; environment. son.srlu
shse IN the variety and immensely ~ n
power. eniyornment Of land and sea L
he@nthu ana plain, OF forest aul stream
and lake, OF fertile valley and ruy.el ht-h
land OF wealth inexhaustihie In mine ~
cry ana soil, OF climate both genta; an.
pie2k, OF animals for sport and service a
, ncighbors for trade and war. OF all iltrs.
IN short, 10 stimulate the energies. DC, eic,
ne faculties and elevate the ideals a
humanity. The best educating forces tina
. faiufe arords have been az work for fer
teen centuries 10 produce the Enclt N Ia,
Earth. air and SEA have been as teatn r,
/. each surprising the other In eff cion = ~
ROVER
But education alone can produce ne the
! races nor nations There IS need az an n
! verifying basis Of character q vital force ,
manhood. which. however rude and ,nt
- capable OF growth and development tai
hisheT ard roblcr forms. This guadanle M
!, basis OF character. Inherited from or Eer
, msn nrogtniiors and developed upgcr n
: lntEenee or environment most rat~eA on
= elective has produced the ruelisa ~,
: study of The German character. a. AZ
serleed BY ancient writers, win show ,hs
modern civilization in lis MOBILES; INN
: but The realization OF the possibilities IN,
a We're Vital eighteen centuries ago In IA
: men and women that wandered naked nm
savage amid The forests OF Germany. Mi
ana brutal as they were. they passcsSe
elements OF manhood aud womanhoo con
= shutting race Inheritance adeou.te ,
: he highest civilization ye, attained b
;. mGp.
' The fundamental qualities Inherited h
. the English race from its German apne,
r tors were courage, fidelity and rcyerenr,
Q The German was warrior by nature "a
e very name meant warrior. ana h,s -hl,
u pursuit was war 1T seems 10 ,hen,
says Taclius, sluggish and eowardiy
earn by sweat what YOU can get BY blood
! | Seine German tribes kept half their ,nS
always Of war The other half s,ayeS
home and hunted wild beasts. but the n