The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-28
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IA military pageant BY y
.,ror Henry Watterson.
.Ss and resies was ended
',sr sang a merry air. Henry
.n,roduced ana was given
Y order was restored Mr..
rs follows.
= said in part; You are
s,s,ory. 1t may prove that
I. history merely repeating
~, fine since the crusades
A ,sy,ed for no cause of a
J, hind and with no selfish
!. the shibboleth "Remem-
II seems to me too re-
.u,te worthy. do not for
rance to which it ewes Its
~ n that awful tragedy un-
n MORO Castle is yet be-
can see, as | close them.
of our murdered sailors
sn,ness of death upon them.
y the myriads of starving
"a children, ruthlessly sacri-
~ inst and to fill the pockets
'rluuderers masquerading in
tx officers and gentlemen.
90 three centuries of wan
4 frightful corruption, OF
.ss.ssd in human annals.
~ long ago come for some
!. stretch forth its hands. to
suthority and to Say to the
barbarism shall proceed no
~ power except that of the
4. vas to do this. Cuba is our
.lrhbor. Time out Of mind
y have been perpetrated be-
Whilst Spain has required us
mons of money policing our
the filibusters, she has
Unable, or unwilling, in Oar
nolice one of her own har-
/. 10 90 on forever? You your
n answer to the question.
ming to fight a battle waged
msn. You are going, therefore,
N that Christ who died for
a going to fight a battle for
God and your native land.
blur therefore, under a flag
Lymbol at once OF freedom and
|.nd having Gods blessing on
I yet known defeat. Look to It
larry yourselves as soldiers
(he cross and of the flag.
N be a good soldier who is not
good man. Self possession in
\ Il danger is the trueSt cour-
l is the bravest soldier who
Mad: who knows perfectly the
10 do, and who does it, when,
OUT Of his boots, his legs would
him away. 1t is the sense Of
will make you men: duty to
We you; duty to constituted au-
n to country and honor to those
A home who will follow you
earful, but with ever brighten
In this war. l believe in IT with
and with all my soul. II ever
Justified war it is this. Though
% me OF lives that are dearer
my own life, l shall believe
in a holy spirit, sanctitied by
directed toward the advance
the enlargement by a benign
lrlike spectacles. everywhere
ave already united us as moth
I'D have united us-emanclpat-
'ctions, of the Union from the
IMPRESSION that we ever were
I'd be anything else than one
the brilliant achievement OF
Green Mountain boy on the
1 the globe, it has already ex-
naval power, and, as your
show, 1t will presently demons
less a military power, before
n the enemies of liberty and
Ill do well to look before they
Y, these were consummations
be wished.
worth all the warshas cost us
US, | know what war means,
, submission, is the first and
hardest Of the soldiers duties.
'eem capricious or tyranaical,
y. II the powers that be seem
unfair, do your duty. The end
you. Be sure that, In the long
an who does his duty passes
reach OF wrong, for, as there
no saith "vegeance is mine, I
so IS there a people, whose
voice of God. who will visit
70 would convert the places OF
they chance to hold in places
% political advantage, a pun
competent as 1t is certain, as
|sit Is overwhelming.