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

to great abuse. Nepotism Is not admis'
sible In properly constituted govern
ment. nd .s47a
IL should be known everywhere thai
In nc other State is life. liberty and prop
crty so secure; In no other state are or
fciises against them &C surely, so specify
and so sufficiently punished; and IN nc
other State is such complete Justice De
tween all men and as to all kinds OF prop
crty maintained as within the great com
nonwealth Of Texas.
Under our political system this Is tnt
peculiar and exclusive prerogative OF tne
State, and It therefore becomes It's I'M
perative duty, which It can not honcraoiy
or safely avoid, to fully and successfully
discharge the responsibility thus Imposed
and I doubt not that Texas VIII continue
faithful to this important trust. In this
way she will vindicate the wisdom and
confidence OF our fathers In their provision
for home rule and local self government,
and will maintain Ler place among the
best administered Of American commons
wealths.
The character Of our people for peace
good order, intelligence, Justice and moral
ity, already high, will keep apace with
their advancement IN material prosperity,
and In all lands will the fame OF our State
abide, each year adding ulster to her his
tory.
An empire in extent resources almost
limitless, situation altogether favorable,
and an open sea around her Southern Dor
der, Texas may well aspire to a greatness
and grandeur that will have no parallel
in the history and experience of her sister
States
II will not, l trust. be regarded as In
appropriate to this hour tSA1Q0e your at
tention to other matters. although not di-
rectly connected with the public service.
However essential a wise and just gov.
eminent may be. and however efficient its
administration in all respects. 1t must
nevertheless be supplemented in large
degree by individual effort and enterprise
in other and different directions, and hav-
ing other and different ends In view.
Government can not overstep certain lin
its without harm to society. ItH 1bit,
wherein 1t may move with wholesome eff
feet, is restricted, and its sphere of use
fulness has boundaries that are well
marked 1t can not till the field, nor
operate the factory. nor conduct COM
merce, nor follow the professions. These
instrumentalities, with all their suhdivi-
sions, belong to the citizen, and should
be under his exclusive control, and upon
him must devolve the responsibility OF
their proper use.
All material development is effected
upon three great lines--agriculture, COM
merce and manufactures. The time has
been in the history of our race when a
of these great industries should be largely
dominant, and furnish employment to the
great body of its people. But not SO In
the present age. Conditions now are vast
ly different. The world is not what 1t was
a century ago. Steam, electricity. inven-
ton and more exhaustive and accurate
insight into the workings and secrets of
nature have wrought marvellous changes.
and the proposition has become unques-
tionably true that the grand divisions of
labor. agriculture. commerce and manufac-
lures, should exist and flourish within the
same borders in order to insure entire in
dependence to any people. {
In this day 1t may be safely asserted to
DO an mpossibility for people to live and
attain permanent prosperity by agricul-
ure alone, OF by manufactures alone.
These great industries should not be en-
sious rivals. They attain their highest
development when in close proximity and
when their relations are cordial and
friendly. They are mutually helpful, and
when a sense OF Justice. or even OF en-
ightened selfishness prevails, there will
'e no effort to enrich or strengthen the ,
me to the detriment of the others. OF the
ull profit when equity is recognized, the
hree will share in just proportion, and in
o doing all Will live and prosper Depress
griculture SO that 1t will cease to be re-
nunerative, what then? Make manufac-
ures Improbable. because of the I'M
friendly attitude OF agriculture and com
herce, what VIII be the result? Let COM
nerce be put under the ban, who SO blind
s not to foress the end?
l submit these observations as applicable
0 present conditions In our State, and in
no nope that We all, however engaged, {
nay speedily awaken to realization of |
nat should be done In order to bring '
bout complete and harmonious union
| these great factors in the production and l
istribution of material wealth. so that
hey may find here their best and most I
roiltable development
with us, agriculture-although it's out
ut Is enormously large, with the certainty I
becoming very much larger--has almost i
eased to be remunerative beyond the ex-
emit or our own consumption. OF manufac- =
hres there are but few as compared with II
ne quantity OF raw material that Is being
roauced' and OF the vastly greater guam .
IVY that can be easily and speedily real .
zed while transportation--on of the .
OF commercials exact
lg iull compensation, Notwithstanding the .
ick OF manufactures and the very low .
rice and greatly enlarged volume of arri- 9
ultural products. =
rms Is unfortunate. and II conditions .
y not soon changed for the better, they
VII result disastrously to every Interest =
trust that wiser counsels will nrevai, 3
nd that proper regard for the general 9
'eifare will characterize the future ac-
on OF those upon whom the responsibility .
ests 3
Should present conditions however. h.
lsisted upon. then II will become the
uty OF the State to exert whatever mower .
may possess 10 compel such ASSOCIATIONS
have procured from the goyernment :
EXCEPTIONAL privileges, to deal fairly and 3
luitebly with all other interests The 9
Nercise OF such power, while Arm ana Z
IMPARTIAL, VIII, | am quite sure. be con-
arVative and attended with the nronar 81
'nsideration OF every just right. The
urpose VIII be to restrain, not to iniura. 3
Duiid up, not to pun down. The nros.
erny OF every factor in our material
svelopment will be regarded AS esssn
al to the well being Of the entire sws-
m. Az this time there can DO no poI;cv
sreater Importance to the people than
lat which will lead to the estabiish n,sm.
,a operation OF industrial enterprises ~
! KINDS In our State. Their necessi,y ,s
'Gent. and It must be met IL we would :
prosperous. "e "ou'o 8
our cotton crop for the SAMSON d..
1sea aggregated near four billions %
a aes,,. win reasonable certainty n,
Way msS increase year by Year. Its prI.s
never, is distressingly low Wiz p'es'
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