The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-24
8 Of REPUBLIC.
(mVtLCoME AND RESPONSE

= crawford Of Dallas amt
seeca y. Fisher OF Austin
were EIoauent.
Mas, April s2.-Ths annua
i. daughters of the Republic
!. DALLAS Friday was one of tn,
srsble In the history Of tn,
me war-l!ke spirit that Il
sv,rythIng seemed to Undue tn,
eat with renewed inspiration
u ", L. Crawford Of Dallas
"A the address OF welcome. was
b the echo when he eloQuently
\ texas glorious part and the
dnts will play In the expected
spain. ..s...
'cawford said:
INT and Daughters Of the Re-
ysars ago on the memorable
Il San Jacinto your fathers
territory Of this imperial State
animation OF tyrants who were
Il governing any land in the
II civilization Of the nineteenth
"a Established republic amongst
= IL the earth. Their courage.
IA daring protected and defended
= and later. their wise states
acured for 1t a place In the
States, which had been made
xtahlished by the sacrifices, suf-
Il blood of their ilIustrlous
Tie glorious battlefields Of the
nom Lexington to Yorktown.
herring and treasuring sacredly the
achievements Of the past, we
ID Welcome you today. not only
lighters Of heroes. but daughters
u heroes and gods of war, whose
i've ever been drawn in defense
NIX against the strong, OF the
asiust the naughty; whose eff
.eyer been for n broader freedom
Iird, whose Victories have been and
kube tie trlumphs OF liberty.
brn Of the Republic, you came
ret the survivors of the Texas
assembled as our honored guests
knee with an established, beauti-
ptriotic custom of our people, to
them on the anniversary of the
tssn Jacinto and to devise means
kuiting In bronze ana marble the
ndheroic deeds of the Texas revo-
Nto place in fixed and luminous
n true story of their marvellous
Rnts In war and legislation.
q year ago, you accepted the
! u this city TO meet them IN
(lul reunion, your country was at
|A,ill the world, and you fondly
ht It would he Your pleasure. to
Prand, brave old mon Of Texas,
eagerly and curiously to their
kbattes fought and won; to make
them; to receive their blessings
Nthem God speed as they journey
\ their last home. But the con-
l!uur country adds to this a solemn
w which Texas womanhood has
llnk. The ear of the Nation bends
v listening for the first gun of
nth Sain. For the third time
aIty-fye years American valor
lin battle with the Latin race.
patriotlc array OF 1886. preceding
Y Of San Jacinto. lowered the
iofms OF the dead heroes of the
blessed in their final struggle
" because 1t was their fortune
p their lives. fighting face to
hand to hand with the enemies
'untry, and die a soldiers death.
armies of your country today, on
sea- hover the shadowy forms
We sailors of the Maine, to whom
nous privilege was denied, but
Heachery more foul than that
sund and butchered the martyrs
we're hurled TO death like COM
!, while they slept. in what they
y be a hospitable harbor. To
~ outrage and to forever hush
and signs of famine and rapine
our shores from the island OF
crush the misrule and drive
the Spaniard from the fair
u the sea and to establish
w your country calls to arms.
y q the Republic, call your hus-
i, sons, and let these brave old
ssn Jacin.o lay their valorobs
n laeir loyal heads, so that the
apeity-the daring Of war-shall
4 sseolic succession forever ir Tex
/, the blessings of wife and
y pld them go.rsand by their
battlefield which shall speak
' VA. Of the vindication OF the
'.natlon of the brave sailors of
tne battlefield of San Jacinto
,vu OF the retributive justice
s sssa upon the fall of the Alamo l
s..nery at Goiiad. BY this you
= inc world that the martial
!. Eyes undimmed and undlinin-
! children Of 1895. BY this you 4,
su!y as illustrious. beneilcent
= mat made by your fathers
,efpetuate.
y the Republic, We welcome
sly; TO our homes, to our
'.se thank you for the honor
Z your preserce.
u rs !! Fisher of Austin, second {
NJ ~ o. the association. and pres.
~ .. Travis chapter, replied /
\; as follows:
Ill., Y psha!f of the Daughters q
az o. Texas as your honorcd 7
,snsa LEY and gratefully thank {
Of this beautiful !
Nv u.a,minR Leople. for your elo- b
W.. ui greeting and for the meg I
II ,tbie welcome extended us c
!. you have opened wide ycur a
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