The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-23

hence You have passed over the mouf-
tain and are turning your faces to the
setting sun. Pause and think of those
WIN have preceded you. aud as you take
each Other by the hand, drop tear for
those who fell In lS6i-65 and those who
have since died
You all remember the days OF recon-
struction. We have great cause for con-
] graduation. Never In the history OF the
| entire world has so great reconstruct
! ticn taken place as between the North and
| the South. Ex- Confedorates have been
members OF the cabinet OF the president
Of the United States OF America. have
sat ON tho supreme bench OF the Federal
| government, have participated In both the
| senate and house Of representatives OF the
| country. have been sent abroad to the
courts of Europe. w uld this have hap
| pened anywhere else? Had rebellion
taken place In England In Germany. in
France, In Russia. could II have occurred?
Here we enjoy the same rights aud the
4 rame privileges, and perform the same
duties as II we had never fred a gun
against n blue coat, just as II we had
never tried to break the Federal govern
ment. Southern mon and Yankees sit side
by sdie. Confederate and Union soldiers
labor In the various ayocations OF life,
without any unusual friction or harshness,
! and we have the president of the United
States-hmself an ex-Federal soldier
telling the people 1t is time to care for
the graves OF the Confederate soldier. He
is my strong political enemy, but when
he made that speech at Atlanta he
touched q chord in my heart. do not
care what others may do or say. am
not going to abUse him. When the pres
ident of the United States shall express
himself In that way, in a manner which
hazards his position in the North and East,
he Is entitled to our respect and our
homer and he is going to receive 1t at
my hands.
The time is near at hand. when II the
policies now beford congress- obtain, that
the Gulf States viii control the trade of
the American Union. When il is realized
Texas VIII be one Of the greatest bene-
ficiaries.
Now my old eX-Confederate friends, let
us be faithful in all things. lot us be true
to the principles which actuated us when
we left our homes and friends in 1861, aud
turn to our civil and political duties. Let
MS not talk about one another Ii / was
called on to say a benediction. would
say: Elk Confederntes. love We one an
ether" When the record shall have been
traced. when he last word shall have
been spoken, let each page be without blot
or blefnah
He then turned to tho ladies' and
eulcgized the old mothers. wives and
daughters of the Confederacy, and said
chat II 1t had moi been for the women that
tho war would not have lasted two years,
that every soldier would have come home.
lie said the soldiers would have been
more anxious to come home than the boys
are now TO get out of CHna.
The governor then toof M the pension
question and said;
when the pension law Is pssscd
want you 20 see that the wagon
dogs, cnmp followers and coffee
coolers do not yet on the rolls.
Hn
right here TINT the widows OF Con-
frderhte soldiers must have the
preference. want them 70 have
enough TO keep them out of the poor
house. on the poor farm nnd from
being pnupcrs. Let the men rustic
for themselves. 1 win he frnnIS with
Sou IL II wasn't for the widows
being entitled TO the pensions, ana
that they need II, would not let
Tint law go through. When the
fight commandments 1t viii CONF
port of every man who wore the
gray in the state They are already
after pensions, ana there are men |
after them who do not deserve them
know them. We have no record |
mud no rolls, but must depend upon !
the memory and honesty of the |
soldiers. want you 10 see Tint no |
mime goes on the rolls that IN not
entitled 10 the pension. do not
want You to he writing me cont
dcntinI letters. want YOU 40 come
bnI in 1861, ana stop men who are
4
not entitled To a.. Men who were
NOT In the war must ppS the taxes,
and we should protect them. IL sou
don't do that, ~ the old soldiers do
pot protect The rolls, Will recon-
mend the repeal of the whole thing.
The governor then closed with pretty
expression of gratitude.
AZ the conclusion VI the speech by he
governor, Miss Tummie FARES OF Fiatonia
was introduced and read poem, which
was Written 10 the mem-ry OF ner fasher,
the late r, o. FARES by Mrs. FANNIE
Louise Phelps OF Houston. 1t was re-
relved with applause.
On motion Of Secretary Rankin, Mrs
sister of Joseph II. Holt of ]
HE MoNalley scouts. was elected TO hon
)rary membership.
The ASSOCIATE n then adjourned until
.. M Earring the inlermisslon the ladies'
,f Brenhnm served banquet In the nd
eiuing hall. There was suffciency of !
and the spread was very much !
enjoyed by all
AFTERNOON SESSION. !
At the afternoon session the hill Of See
etary Rankin for postage. etc, for the ,
car past, amounting TO sl775, was APP !
'roved
The following report OF the memorial
was adopted
Your committee ON memorials has been