The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-09

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j Mr. Menn tRep., M declared that this
/ appropriation meant war and was heartily
| Endorsed by the people OF the West. War
was not coming, as It already existed.
DE GRAFFESREiD's SPEECH.
His Maiden Effort WINS Very Brill
liant and Jmpassioned.
This was DeGraffenrcid's maiden speech
and he got much applause for his imtds-
stoned and brilliantly eloquent oratory. Not
only his colleagues on the floor, but the
galleries broke loose Mr., DeGraTenreid q
speech In full is MS follows.
Mr. Speaker--It seems that war is In
evitable between this country and Spain.
MY colleagues ON this floor have spoken
! eloquentiy OF what their respective States
VIII do in the event. The great State Of
Texas needs no representative here In this
| house to say what 1t Will do in the coming
crisis, The State whose gallant heroes
| blood who fell in her defense still stains
! the walls OF her Afamo-tht State VIII Sc
| massacred noble sons bones bieacheq upoa
| the field OF her .Goliad-th9 State waose
! valorous and intrepid minority, led by an
| intrepid and valorous leader, on the blood
! fought fields OF her San Jacnto--the state
/
| which she achieved her liberty and sent
ieaden death to that tyranny that once
overpowered her-l say she needs no mes
senger here TO say what kind OF soldiers
she will send for The defense of our coun-
| try tAppause.)
That State can point with pride to a past
which has furnished soldiers as brave as
ever followed the glorious Napoleon ana
grandcr than those led by the Duke of
ls
OF those sires and sovereigns wild come
with armor on aud wiser down and lance at
rest. They viii be men who can look the
harnessed aud lowered chivalry of Spin In
the face and say I'VE are not only thy
equals. but thy superiors."
Mr.. Speaker, they tell us this is jingoism.
Aye IL this be jIngosm. behind this jing)-
ism stands the American people and behinl
the American people stand the American
guns. tAppause.)
! am glad that now the South has an OPP
nortunity TO dispel the lie that she Is dis
loyal to this Union. (Appiause.) There IL
not red line in the flag Of our country
That glorious banner the emblem Of Amer
lean liberty that floats above our heals
here on our capitol-that would not bs
made sim redder and more crimson by the
blood that the Southern people stand ready
to shed in its defense. tAppause)
am Glad of this opportunity to show to
this house that patriotism is not measured
by parallel OF latitude or meridian of lon
situdc. ] am glad of the opportunity To
say that the people of my State viii plant
their feet as far as they who go the far-
thest IN defense Of the National honor
The boys who wore the blue and the boys
who wore the gray, reeoIciled and re-
united IN the great and grand bands of
true brotherhood and love will have hut
one object, one purpose and one eycharta-
lam t,,..at -i.a /.
that nation and that people against whom
brother Americans blood shall cry to us
from the. ground tApplause)- -aye, Mr.
Speaker. even If il should cry TO US from
the blood stained waters of the Spanish
sea.
am equally glad, Mr. Speaker, of this
opportunity because OF he aid ii will give
to the struggling patriots of Cuba. II viii
be message of love and peace TO them.
For fifteen years. day by day, they have
sent their inGuiring love to us. with their
appeal, and for fifteen years. night BY
right, no cheering response went TO them;
but never again will it return 10 them
weary and speachless. 1t bespeaks to
them that the candles of their weary night
of oppression have we'll aigh burned out
and the opening day of the success OF |
their struggles for freedom sits smiling
upon their mountain tops. II bespeaks |
also that tho Spanish prison walls of wrong
can no longer hold the Cuban principles of |
right. Mr. SPEAKER, it means much to u.s. |
but more TO them. IT means that while we |
in this land in the past have been aud will !
continue to sing My Country, 'Tls of |
Thee" it Is only few days moro until the |
toll moQniains Of Cuba DER the glad seas |
VIII send the swift message back, Sweet |
Land of Liberty
Mr.. Dinsmore Cpem. Ark) said he would |
vote for The bill because he believed that |