The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-05

ington of rs, our Grant, and Lee of the
COS. but of the sos we have our dashing
Wheeler and fearless Roosevelt upon tbs
land, and our brave Dewey and watchfu
Schley upon the mighty waters. Grea
and happy country The citizen today. ar
effective soldier tomorrow. The COM
rade in arms today, lost in the busy throne
of the citizen tomorrow
Armies are evoked as if by magic. and al
a nod they disappear Cuba, lying at oul
feet, wounded, bleeding and suffering
| stretched out her limbs and cried for help
Ii was the cry of liberty humanity anc
oppression, and 1t reached the hearts OF
our people. Our president called for a
| hundred thousand soldiers, and a million
| brave men answered the call. He called
for two hundred million dollars, and three
| billion came forth Great and happy
country, where manhood reigns and every
citizen is king.
The war with Spain was right.
The war with the Filipinos is right, and
in the language of Admiral Schley, 1t
has been worth all the blood that has
been shed, and all the money that has
been spent to have learned our own power,
and to have taught it to other people"
Whence came those magic armies; from
what walks of life, you ask? See yonder,
the blue coats charging up San Juan hill?
The millionaire and the mechanic, the
lawyer and the farmer boy, the clerk Md
the day laborer, marching side by side,
sweating toiing, swearing, praying and
fighting like maddened devils against the
common foe. bearing aloft the starry en-
blem of our country's power. o. how
proud We are today that we are Amefi-
cans. How our honest, earnest prayers
should ascend to Heavens throne for our
soldier boys in foreign lands, that they
may soon return TO the land they love
wearing laurels of victory and to forever
nestle in their dear homes and in the
fond hearts of their grateful countrymen.
All praise, all hail to the heroes of the
American Union on land and on sea.
Grand and mighty country, great and
powerful nation
Ii is our duty, and the duty of every
loyal citizen, especially in times of inter-
national conflict, to uphold The govern
ment of our country, regardless of party
fealty, regardless Of political belief. re-
gardless of what party is at the helm of
the ship of State. for we are a govern
ment of the people, for the people and by
the people. and our chiefest officers are
only the agents of the people. He whose
patriotism can not rise above self and
above party fealty in times of National
crises should be regarded as a traitor TO
his country, a traitor to his people. and
deserves TO be spurned with contempt
from every American home.
1t was America that gave birtht 10 the
goddess of liberty and reared her so high
that her flaming torch has lighted the
nations of the world Into our hands she
has placed the guardianship and protec-
ton OF all her children; to us they stretch
out their hands and cry for succor. From
foreign chimes, from the isles of the sea
the cry comes to us to plant the standard
OF liberty and freedom in their midst !
Americas mission amongst the nations
OF the world is. a great one. Already she
mas planted the Stars and Stripes the /
emblem of liberty, justice and humanity. |
In the lands of Liberia. Hawaii, Cuba |
Porto Rico and the Philippines, and none
there be who dare to take il down
The eyes of the world are upon the |
government of America. In the language
OF the greatest American poet:
Thou, too, sail on. ship OF State.
san on Union strong and great;
Humanity with all its fears.
With all Its hopes of future wears
Is hanging breathless on thy fate
The afternoon was given TO games and
diversions, in which the following nrizes
were won:
BOD Mcfarland won an Indian llmbrella
in the fat mans race.
H. oqeli of Galveston won box of CT
safs on a running jump, He also won
pearl handle knife on a high jump.
for the largest family on the grounds
W. II, Davis won rocker
The prize offered for the hast 5rossos
indian in the parade was awarded IN uar'
y Taylor Mr.. swope won the blue rib
pom as second best and special mention
was wa made of Messrs, Hirsch. Glass and
AtIer me games dancing was enjoyed /
iu,lns me evening, when there was
arge crowd on the grounds. WIS " ,
The Clerks Picnic. i
ine outing OF the retail clerks at La I