The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-24
HE FAvORS The PURCHASE.
Judge kittrell Says the Battlefield
Tract Should Bc Acquired.
THE MONEY COULD EASILY Be RAISED
Would Vote for Another Approprin-
ton, Even ns High as s1,OOO.OOO.
some strong Views Expressed.

Judge N. G. Kittrel in speaking to
Post reporter about the San Jacinao battle-
ground purchase yesterday. saiG:
Il read the report OF the proceedings OF
the Daughters OF the Republic with pro-
found regret. ard despite tho fact that the
conclusion arrived at seems to be definite,
believe that their noble and patriotic pur-
pose can yet be contaminated
II do not know thai | understand fully
and correctly the entire situation but it
seems that the matter OF comparatively
iew collars stands in the way-a sum that
ought to be raised in Houston 10 an hour.
IL IL not question of whether a land
owner VIII get more per acre for his land
IMAM he assessed 1t at, but whether the
people OF Texas Will let few paitry dol
iars stand between them and the posse,
son OF piece of land to which his;oric
and local interest attArhes. ami nm which
ono oil the most decisive and imDortant hat
t.eS OF the world WIS fought The man
VINO pedeyce the people OF Texas would moi
approve OF the purchase of 25O acres Of he
l"'u; OF even 1000 acres, IL necessary. ana
lao =. appIop4atlon of even 100000 10
iaS ~ OH itto park and beautify and orort,
", does patriotic people an inIustiSs, a
top'e "ho' taken as whole, have more
'."'e prido aud patriotism thai, An tho
sinal boro Politicians who resisted ,hs
"aoFenlent in the last legislature ever had
Or ever viii have i'''
AT Beaumont on t,s, ,rb,,rs,
10 an audience composed larYeIy - f,ne
nnerS IRON the county--from the forks n,
uhe creek When 1 stated I would ,,o,t
ior an appropriation OF 500 600 If neres.
saiy TO get the hand and carry out tho
ueslsns OF the Daughters OF the RepublIc
from all sides came the responqn W.,
are right and the strongos, noss'hIo
ADMINISTRATIONS of approval were made
surely all patriotism and State pride is
not dead in Texas. do not believe thora
can be elected majority Of legtslat,rs
VIZ WIN relnse TO vote any appropriate ion
| necessary TO preserve the baftlefie11 a.
the state and make It beautiful marx
sentiment OF the noble and exalted kind
Is as much part OF the life and rover NJ
state or Nation ana as essential TO AZ
prosperity as are railroads banks and
| cotton ilelds. IF elected 10 the legislatlre
| ! shall Introduce n bin to appronrlatn ali
| inc money necessary to carry ont tho mr.
| poses which the noble women of the Or
| ganlzation OF the Daughters of the Renub-
| NC desire 10 achieve. because / believe It
| 10 be Highland because | know the peo-
pie Of TaXas-the voters poor and rich.
| want IL done. and their wishes should no
respected Any petty. pulling politician
una doodle bug economis, who raises
| MS voice against IL should he burned under
an avalanche of popular indignation and
sunk into the ohscursty In which all his
Kind should he kept forever.
| OF course every man knows that Tho
| committee made an honest report and did
| what they believed was right; vet [ know
| that each and all Of them would today
subscribe to raise the necessary money.
because thoy are broad -s1uged men.