The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-14
OBSERVANCE AT SAN ANToslA
A BANQUET At THE ,rAyrp,.
THE JEFFERSON cLun
Executive Committeem..
Made ELOQUENT Response 70 \. )
Toast of "Our Patron

ferson club of San Antonio oelahs.,.ss ~ ~
tersons birthday with a banons, l. 'sts
Maverick hotel tonight, which 49, -
tended by large proportion Of ~ ~, ~
tant democrats of the city. Hon 'rh.. aal'
Harris presided as toRstmaster rhs ss IA
toast. "Onr Patron Saint" was r,sr,. w
to by Mr.. Frank II. Bushck msmh.s I.
the democratic executive commIttes ,,, y
this senatorial district. After 6iscu.. Sa
the character and public services !, "
Jefferson at length, Mr.. Bushlck s.,a u
Like passengers upon ship whirh a..
temporarily fallen into the hands :, M. !
aneers or been driven from her cou,.. ~
he storms of cupidlty and passion. Il - q
hooyes us to get together and examirl
we'll our compass and rigging 50 that ~
may know better in which directlor \
steer when we shall have again secured
power in the ides OF 1900
America has been making hlstorv :,
rapid strides within the last few ysars
with swift succession of tragic eyar,s
well calculated to unleash the wild w.
ing strain still remnant In our veins M
amidst all the evil forebodings q M
pessimists on tho one side aud the fsvsr.
ish dreams Of the destinarians UPON ina
other. who doubts that the sober Asir.
lean people will not yet conclude 10 throv
Mark Hanna overheard and with dam.
ocratic administration at the helm. rrht
the old ship of state upon her courss
with every flag flying and every sail blld
with the trade winds OF prosperity
Without reference to our past A
party, past including some mistakes but
filled with a glorious record OF achieve.
ment, there Is yet a great wHk 10 b
performed by those who represent the al.
mocracy of jefferson. While with the gen.
eral betterment of all human conditions,
there has never been time when the dol.
lar of legitimately invested capital psII
so low return in interest, nor has there
ever been an hour when the dollar Garnet
by labor would buy so much Of all u.
necessities of life, we still have pluto.
Gratis and proletariats; over-producca
and under consumption side by side;
small class of fabulously rich constantly
growing richer at a rate seemingly dis.
proportionate, even in country whet
wealth springs into existence as II b!
magic.
'Statisticians estimate the total values
Of real estate and personal property ID
this country at near one hundred billions
of dollars, at which 1t is said less thin
$4,000 persons control almost one-hsli
And this same small element, according
to recent speech of ex-President Hairi-
son, holds several billions more IN STOCKS
and bonds, less than Is per cent Of which
is rendered for taxation. .
While trust, Mr.. Chairman, On y
securely grounded as any man. living %
the sanctity OF property rights and ths
rewards of honest thrift, and while I dis,
claim one iota OF prejudice or hostility y
incorporated capital operating along lsgi'
innate Understanding as I do thai
by such means much that was otherwise
impossible has been accomplished Tor m
enrichment and alienation OK MANKIND
in tho aggregate-the stupendous hgurss
have but briefly quotsd, as well as or
servation, force upon the mind the COZ
clusion that somewhere in our economl'
processes there exists flaw; that some.
where in the operation Of our induslNA
forces there is not a sufficiently tqutao'
distribution of the creations OF inauslu
and the fruits of labor; that while all ov'
countrymen have been pursuing tnelr ~
eral occupations and ayocations, eaca
a commendable effort 10 improve DIS ~
condition and accumulate wealth, We ~
rapidly approaching that unjust soem
state which does not accord 10 eaep !
share proportionate to his personal lalsAs'
and daily labor. If our people are % ~.
tinue their strident forward movemsn'
an unbroken army of progress, save lol y y
few who voluntarily desert or stragEir u
hind, none should be booted and spu''sI
and permitted to bestride the pacM "a. =
their fellows In order to iorge uASss
ahead. ...o.
81 can not linger to amplify TINS plpp y,
sition, but herein lies a problem ~ ~. y
scciologists and economists more W., 49,.
rooted and more sweeping III Hs ,s.,s
quences than any one of the sinse N
which engage the popular minu 4, N
not attempt. with the temeri,y ~
quack, or the reckless dlsregAlu i, IL I'M
charlatan, to suggest off hand s'ns' s.,l.
all for this threatened anomalous
ton. .,..,s "a
'Perhaps no single issue, no sinss !.
of Legislation. could approximate coll's
tive OF this tendency, but the mos VA 4
ing symptom that rears its ugly nsaa
the gigantic monopolies In the iO ,.,,,
trusts. These often unlawful comDlnH sr,.
are gradually securing control o. 'l ..sutr
. cipal branches of industry IN ms ., San h
and shielded from foreign compeu, y n
many over protective Schedules Al.
Dingley law, are enabled not onis Y ~
tate the price OF the raw maieI's III 4
utilize but maintain the selnns p' -s,rr,
their product Al figures sufhclen' sso,th 4
dividends on billions Of dollars ~, oay
watored stocks and bonds. u y 't,lr II
an injustice to the copsumlns fsssssip]
the one hand. which is denied az an.
, share OF the benefits Of cheapepea ks ,sss Al
ton. but the load OF fictitious ,s,,.e,.
being increased at rate so disp'v l, s,rt
ate To the strength OF the beast y And
tho burden that a halt must soon e VI. s i
to protect even capital itselt 49, s-,,ss
intimately inevitable crash mois Aid
and disastrous than was the 's'
Friday. NAVE d.
The undue length Of time ! 1 X, m
ready consumed, having in view ~ nn,rs
prietlcs of the occasion, WIZ * XXI osss
me to extend my remarks upon, 80. ~ $50
ton. much less discuss the eoIvnas IL
, involved in the same connees.ysh IA y
, suffice it by reiterating my .he Ansr
. patriotism and intelligence o, ,es. pdr
lean people and that guideo :, ,o,,ch ~
ciples Of Thomas jenerson' .s,je psfs
instrumentality Of me denios. I'D ~
they Will yet successfully MI NJ nresl;5
every domestic aud poll'i' ,hsn i,2
} which crises up TO conirona shaN
J right. prosperity and napplp' ali 7ths
ali this land as The Waie,s ~
and the STARS Of night MI Ivy w ~ rs ~
other toasts were rcsnonu'a ,nefsF
: J. r, Onion. chairman o. .ne q W.
: executive committee. hop ,,ics
t Mayor Hicks Edward pN,r, M spfsf,
; Clark and others. Nearly ~ "A ,lef't''
Z predicted tho RECONCILIATION 80 Z
) BRYAN for president. uult
. LIS sssa" na,ssr enrassns's a.
the city. ..s.-<r