The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-18

na Nc may sAfeIv antscipnse
.ons's s,,bstaatlsi fruits before Z sin
sno nae been expended. While de-
pllar ne o,,rsclves In this emergency,
pg ui~a 10 outside capital the most
ex.s vi 10 assist us, and We give
ins us"ra,,ce OF fair and Just treat
the hands. We promise that no
A. our shall be made against It,
m'nnuo amc protection Will be ac-
nat .ne Ia given to that OF our own
,h Will stand upon an equal
rs -. "a snccisl privileges Will be
Dg sh .,thcr. Cpon these terms we
e 70 =, who desire to invest their
me MI our State, and express the
w.n that their Investments may
70 tne,n and that their business con-
pntao,, ~, ulc u;aut. We invite them
ms m nj, IN homes with u.s. to assist
coruan'' IN a mighty commonwealth !;
i'dipH N nrosperity; to become OF us;
prc ou, = ~ Texas, giving them the
ciu ss IN all respects thcy VIII be
w. ,,r..syes. We have room enough
.ssrs Is opportunity for all who
!:s.,n,,s. temperate and frugal.
dust''oosss fortunate In that at no
We ~ our history has there been
periou 4 conjunction OF necessity
lspic,s,tv as now. Recent events
oppsur The way for the successful
repan ~ an era of Industrial life,
urstIo,n srved commercial intercourse
cther nations. ... ,,t, ~.
ttoto'p not been satisfactory. They
nav nnt al all commensurate with
peen character and v04e OF our
noun" We have permitted other
c ,u rreatIy inferior to us, to out
M In the matter OF commerce. We
ave The opportunity to forge ra2idiy
front. The opportunity may not
n us again within a century--per-
never, ~ ,, hr,no,rv
n oceans together, is certainty
SHORTENING the distance between
~ ana the Orient by several thou
miles. 49,, ,.i,, "a
vsrches almost witxn hearing of
~ of the spindle and. the whlrl OF
arssy. and with the shortest water
I Thina and Japan at our command,
,viIi stand In our way to great and
Int prosperity? or all the States
~iiI he the most benefited by these
nnditions; provided her people Will
4 scize the occasion and avail Them
n the best opportunity by far that
an occurred to them for achieving
trial. agricultural and commercial
80. Every ship that leaves our
should be laden to the guards with
,oducts OF our industry, skill and en-
and this only is the way that will
4 permanent prosperity. If we hes
thc fault will be with us. Hewers
Nd and drawers of water We have
and will continue to be as long as
enend altogether upon agriculture.
ambition should be to acquire in
n indepeudence. No less a purpose
rhy the race from which we have
h. nor the inheritance we have re-
from our fathers.
atever the policy that may finally
n as to territorial extension 1t may
nsidered as certain that there will
ne OF self-abegnation or self-imposed
cton as to commerce. Expansion of
Is not only vital necessity, but
mined fact. Our power to produce is
h than our ability to consume. The
tity will increase with the coming
and 1t may be depended upon that
eople OF America will not surrender
bmmercial advantages which the vic
It Manila has given to them. Other
BIS mast accord to us liberal share
Eastern trade. The rhetoric of the
bxs however brilliant and capitivat-
hust yield to the logic of the situation,
rted by that of an imperious neces-
Z craftsmanship and proper regard
)ur own welfare demands that we
h,not sacrifice our material interests
the altar OF political philosophy
hay be very suitable for the library
lecture room, but is not responsive
needs Of our people. The policy OF
may not answer the requirements
morrow. and no name, however VEN
Tor wisdom and patriotism, can
mmoned from the dim past to deter
pm pursuing that course which the
ncies Of the present, with all its en-
ments, point out to us as the pathway
fety, happiness and prosperity.
- has an easy capacity for ten mil
o. bales of cotton. Her possibili-
other directions are equally as GER
and as great; but the best thought
reatest energy of the people must be
ga and kept in constant and vigorous
~ order to reach the climax of
yement. To attain this high station
mol be so difficult as would at hrst
= The circumstances of the hour
fopltious. The way is plain and the
az our command more than suffi-
Al that will be required Is united,
ana earnest effort, supplemented by
ena patriotic ambition. We should
satisfied with less exalted posi-
nan that which puts us in the lead of
v~monwealths OF America. To up
ne State, to promote her moral, in
W. and material advancement and to
aer influence and power correspond
Svmain, should be the supreme am
y every son and daughter.
10y - secure, the present is certain.
iu'ure full of hope and encourage.
sot how to more strongly accen.
W uuty than TO quote from public
~ we ex-president OF the COnfed-
pesklng for the last time to those
.oyea so we'll. aud whom he had
nmnIuiiy, that soldier and states
- wen, IN whose hands the des-
y oui southland lie. for love OF her
/. silence to speak now a few
dtsspeetrui admonitlon. The past
sn,,.. ~ u bury its dead with its hopes
sin,s Before you lies the future
NV - expanding National glory,
Ns,ea the whole world shall stand
~. te g, me beseech you to lay aside
~ bitter sectional feeling. and
M place in the ranks of those
nE consummation devoutly to
reunited country ("
~ verge OF the grave itself. ana
sse,sN .,csihE scenes OF an eventfui
sssple career. forgetting his own
IN sna disappointments, and i'm
y ioty patriotism for The whole
~ ~ ,s with a sincere affection for
~ pIe, he stood like the proph-
~ bc Sgoll the mount Of obserya-
~ 0.ins forward. as with an in
IA s:a into o the future. he foretells a
n ~ yn'9,ry and an expanding glory
Ne : Inc whole world shall stand
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