The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-04
TIERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

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md present Mnr Glands.
H. Editor of Tho Post
~ s,nw thr stirring appeals aud ralIyins
~, ~ MIR representatives On congress, to
ruha and ayenee tho Maine disaster.
,x,th Il affvsr OF dread, OF course,
= Il duty bound 10 protect our National
"a nag, yct We should be very sure
mstige, outs and mercy make this de-
!, in,nefative before prccipitating the
a s,aits into war aud bloodshed. II is
.asv IN start il contiarration, but how
,nnTess ii often becomes. an alarming
rnt,l IL has consumed all tine material
,birh 10 feed. surely there is u striking
Iuai bfrwuen the TWO conditions. rms
wv, s6ould be very sure IN trying to
"s igsspr evil Ii 10 not caught In the
az far greater,
e,Aylty OF tho situation should give
na,isa Bards may compose lyrics oil
iine song and poets embaim war ~ deeds
satnr vel to me the ballad becomes Il
mi dirgo, and stirring verse dies away IN
IN and the martial music of fiute, fife
d,,t,n beat the dead march to the grave.
II may call the picture overdfawn, but
c,y Truth and facts bear me out only too
I'm, The horrors OF war San not pc 700
nygly drawn or ovcrwruught. My verdict
hased upon experience, the truest record
STORY often repeats itself. How quickly
rarnil facts and incidents which We fan
had been buried and forgotten, until
Lsi0ly recalled by events ui similar chai-
r. when 10, tho horoscope seems turned
and they stand before us fully outlined, To
war has only one signihcance--dcath and
kturtion. This is the beginning and the
ling,
1 - raAp do ma
4 an ear to the syren song OF honor aud
and glory. say what yon viii,
Ia is an inspiration to them in the rattle
krtilery and the roar of the cannon, which
buses them aud makes them respond to
/ mil To arms until after the battle Is
rht and won and the smoke clears away,
N the glory and renown for which they
Irht. bled and died turns to an empty
Hble which has burst. When | recall the
Ines OF the last war, where happy homes
Ia decimated and our Southland laid in
M ear not help deplore the contingency
WAR. rThe song OF old Glory has no
lrm for me. ! recognize the overruling Of
All Wise Providence, who not only con
|ls the destiny OF Nations but also of indi-
|uals, that He makes the wrath of man to
|ase Him but when hear the boast that
United States can wipe out Spain, that 1t
4 be only n mere breakfast spell. II re-
lids me SO foroibly of the senseless talk
tho long ago, when our Confederate SOL
|rs thought all they had to do was to point
KUN al a Bluecoat to see him run Alas!
lat falacy, No one can Nll what sompli-
lions may arise TO enbroil Us in war
III other foreign powers, The breakfast
I'll lasted four long years. emphasize the
rd long Time is computed or measured
b hours, days, weeks, months and years.
h there are conditions when hours seem
ye and days seem years, under mental
ess or bodily suffering. That such was the
that fpur he do
d. when the evening shades of darkness
lows It's mantle over all the earth, and the
ther draws the family group around the
solate hearth and iireside, listening In vain
the football which alone could complete
, broken circle, while she looks into each
lie face and realizes that perhaps the next
ings of husband and father will be that
has been shot down on the field of battle,
ere he porshed asking for only n drink
water, and denied even that. or lying on
,allet Of straw or rags. with none to min
,r to his necessities Think you this poor
Their does not daily taste the bitterness of
ith? DO not four years seem an eternity
time to herr
DO not know what motives prompt Prcs,-
II Mckinley, but history may have far less
: difficulties peacoably rather than fly to
MS. as come of his advisers are trying to
&c him to do While il is right TO prepare
war in time Of peace, yet it is another
M TO force war in time OF peace unless
5e the last and only thinS left. No doubt
hall be judged as n pessimist and my voice
warning regarded as only the quaverine
o Of an old woman yet ! speak from sad
'frience, while | fear too many are car
A Away by enthusiasm and impulse. ilis-
y alone Will decide who Is right II nj least
'el makes Mistakes and there is no appeal
N Its decision.
gain turning The flasi, irht on memory
iott forgotten lagc. W. see aien hasiehing
tie trene of action each representing IN
lilI We hear HE tap If the drum aud busc
mg the soldiciy to roll call See them
ieh forth, stand IN solid phaianN with
"a breasts TO meet The shock u ai.as or
lie moved down 10y carncn which helcEed
lh SHOT and shell. You Lave heard the eH-
ssiou Cruel as the grave" 3ut NOW
Cd more crucl Is war, which multiples its
ossly ten thousand fold.
have two brothers. Axiom L. Boycc ami
crate soldiers who viii go TO their graves
ring wounds One received his Injuries
'otusion's army in his retreat before shcr-
y, By tho explosion OF a shell which SHAT
"a lis shoulder. while sharp piece of IRON
rcec his forehead and required three M
mt enorts before the surgeon could ex-
y II. He was carried oil the battlefield for
q, The ether WAS shot through the hand
h large Mimic rifla bail He said lie
ID see daylight through the hole. phe
tore away some of the leaders. which
the hand permanently injured. The third
J IN the service for want ii medical at
ION But why prolong the sad story? ]
"a iengthen u into many columns ana then
leii the half. | love my country too well
wish to sec IL engaged again in dovastat-
s Nar ana my prnper is that God III ms