The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-27
a. roa coNrEDERArLs.
y letter In Favor OF the
Amendment.

later In Favor OF the
amendment.
saitor Of The Post.
rexas, October, 2s.--l see in The
!, ludge Teq-rssl's and Hon. John
Z. reasons fer opposing the con
~. az erdment to be voted on the
r..asy In November. Tie first rea-
~ Is tne great expense and the
4, u this body OF men making
a ~ treasury and making tae BAR
heavy .,,, .,, -
80 and Imi,s the legislature to
= "a g ,,au not Ds aDese'. . :. p. e-t.l
IN, Thai Without vote OF the peo-
Nor Amendment. but nave lnese
,srates acted in way that these
.souia be made Ia ADVANCE? Aaa
Nm ob,,e, 10 being compared 10 The
u.o,d,er. VINO did not wait Till the
n. aver to commence their steai.
,ss.rsd our old, lnIlrm niea to MAKE
"a wnere their money was. they
! .nsulted ana burned the houses
~. heads OF defenseless women ana
~ IA destroyed Their means of liv-
NJ lsft them to stdrve.
az Confederate soldier ever do such
w Mould they not have spilled their
5rsp Of blood In defense OF helpless
n nd children?
,entlenen; vote against the amend
\ YOU wish, but don't compare Us
,he reder3ls, nor charge us with dis
n motives.
! they say there are supposed to be
4 A them In Texas, ana il they SHOULD
~ and demand a pension 1t would
| "a 0(O. v0o To pay item. Juage TERED
~ ID willing TO build more homes.
rany homes aud how much money
a 1, cost to build them 10 hold TINS
A, Are they not as likely 10 all wan
4 10 the homes as they would to draw
ksn? What about the poor old mother
'riie Of the old soldier VINO gave Your
|, x bis life to the call OF his State,
~, nav and without murmur, who
y teli In battle or has died from his
ksds since the war? vii! the people OF
A, deny that woman who bandaged the
ma nursed the Sick and made the
kiur for the soldiers the IS a month
| Ave her sent TO the poor farm with
krts and criminals? No, a thousand
u no. Let it cost what it will, |
a yoteSQr this amendment, as one snort |
! ii the right direction. and let the old |
ybo has no kith nor kin go to a SOL |
Il home, and let the old woman aud her |
md draw their pension and spend the |
)pce OF their lives together.
bat lave these people done to deserve
|! They went at the call of their State;
fought as no other people on earth |
fought. The records show that 600,- |
enlisted. 900 were killed on the bat
eh, 10000 were wounded and $780,
died from wounds and diseased! The |
nant that was left came home to find |
sstior and poverty. All the property |
their fathers worked for, amounting
ION two 10 four billions of dollars, de-
"a by the United States government
and cOnfiscated with a military gov
nent still leVying taxes on them. |
! and the noble women went to work |
built up this great State, and by a
ed effort OF the boys we drove from |
4 the carpet bag government and |
ID our State on the high road to pros
every move she has made the Con-
ate soldiers shoulder has been TO the
4 They have not only done this, but
went to work and organized their
y In almost every county in the State
they might assist one another. The |
in this county has been organized ten
L We have bought forty acres OF
and 1t is laid off in streets and lots
he whole is decided to the Confedera.ss
their descendants. Two hundred and
Of them own their lots on this ground,
nee a year all the people go there and
week in general repnion, the crowd
ng from 10000 upward. We have a
IN In each voting precinct to report
distress TO the commander, and we
fund In the treasury to meet any
gency that is reported to the COM
er TO relieve anything reported All
3 IS done by themselves. | can as
Judge. Reagan and Terrell out of the
have the honor to command not one
Fhy soldier VIII be allowed a PEN
nor will they ask lt.ts
this subject down and the first
cn is, is it right to help these SOL
II that is answered in the al
i've then what is the most effective
The legislature certainly can pass
with sufficient guay1s thrown around
a all OF these camps TO refer appll-
s to and let those who are worthy
tnelr S. or go 10 the home as they
!.
!, On behalf of Camp Joe Jo'ans'on,
!, would ask the people Of Texas
% for this amendment. There are
objections to 1t, but they can be RENEE
the future as the necessity arises.
'iu' estimate has been made by COM
/, men that 10 cents per capita will
me expense incurred by this amend
is there a man in Texas so lost to
mat he wouldn't pay that rather than
% OF these old soldiers suffer?
C, L. Watson,