The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-05
TO UNCLE SAM.
An open Letter of AdVlcc and Re-
monstrnnce from II Texan.
npar JTupIe Sam

An Open Letter of AdVlcc and he
monstrnnce from Texan.
/ Dear Uncle Sam
San Angelo, Texas.-I have thought for
quite a while of writing you friendly
letter in regard to a few small matters
down in this part Of your domain. I have
no doubt that you are very busy at pres
emit with the Cubans. the Ftipinos, and the
Porto Ricans, and the Lord knows what
else. all on your mind at the same time and
am lothe to disturb you Indeed, would
not for any consideration were 1t not for
tho fact that a great many OF the people
are very much put out with your carvings
on OF late,
Uncle Samuel. you are older than the
most ancient OF US, and perhaps shrewder
than the shrewdest among US II may be
that you understand your business, out it
does seem that YOU have been given TO
queer freaks for the last twelve months.
1t is true that we have not had very
intimate acquaintance with you: Most OF
our business relations have gone no fur
Their on our part than the paying OF taxes
to lluudate the enormous debt you have,
through your misnanagement, contracted,
or, at least, that has been contracted,
through the loose business methods of the
agents YOU emplov We have gone down
into our pockets and scooped out the hard
earned cash 10 nav interest on the said
debt; the principal. it seems, you never
can and never intend to nay, and also 20
help you coddle your many favorites. We
are still fumbling our depleted purses in
search of the where wi hal to keep UP your
little diversion In tho Philippines and
other circumstances Of like nature, MOI
withstanding your reckessness spend
thrift nature we have contributed freely
and cheerfully for the last thirty years.
Our bank accounts have gradually but
constantly diminished, and your greed
seems TO have Increased in like propor-
ton. We have seen the money wrung
from the poor. used as a means 10 pgo-
tect rich eOrDoradOns We have seen
millions paid out each year to those who
licked us away back in uhe sixties because
we demonstrated with you FOR some Of
your wrongdoings, All this. say. We
have borne cheerfully, but when We try
TO penetrate the misty veil OF the future
and can see no hope when we remember
that the patriots 90 OF the sixties who
fought, bed and still refuse % die for
their country. are tapping us 10 the tune
OF $i40,000,000 per annum, ana when We
have good reasons to believe that tho
heroes of Santiago and the Phulppines
and Tho thousands who never smeued
powder in the late skirmish but poured
on: their blood TO the vicious Southern
mosquito are likely TO he pulling your leg
for the next hundred years, tell US. Uncle
Sam. what hone doth loom up for the
humble citizen Of this great country OF
ours?
The big corporations and trusts which
YOU have nourished and enabled to grow
up have cornered about everything About
everything we eai. wear or otherwise use
Is az their mercy. The flannel that wraps
tho innocent newborn babe ls--esrnerci.
che ccfhn In which the octogenarian n
laid to his final rest is ditto About the
only thing left for these -cormorants no
corner is the grayeyards
This we have 20 say from a financial
standpoint AS TO your moral status Ne
can not commend you as highly as Ms
would be pleased TO do When the moor
Cuban was fighting so maniully tor his
freedom Won talked much and did nothing
for long time. When the treaeherous
Spaniard dynamlted our ship ana hurled
our brave seamen into eternity YOU ae
tually showed signs OF cowardice You did
Uncle Sam. you need not deny Il. You
manned and hawed for months until we
became quite ahamed of you and almost
oiushed 20 own that we were American