The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-02
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A. FcRst Of Eloauencc ut the Ban
0uet ia Hon. n. y. smith.

A. FcRst Of Elo0uencc Mt the Bnu-
0uct 10 Hon. n. =. smith.
Hlllsboru Texas, Decembcr 3i.-The
banquet to Hon, T. s. Smith on the night
Of tho 2ath. given by the bar OF this city.
was remarkable for It's display OF local
e'oquence. There H. perhaps not an
other town in Texas Its siae-s00o inEab-
it,nts--ihat can boast oil n superior bar.
Hon. T. S. Smith naturally occupies the
first place with Judge w. G. Wear, l.. \.
Carlton. I. $ johnson, 4. +. Mckinnot,
:. c. Upshaw, Judge 10 Abbott, Nelson
Phillips, ". L, Spell. j. X. Parr. Judge
X. NJ. Vaughan. @. ]. Jordan. Judge w c.
Morrow. ID. Derdcn ranking close UP with
him. These are the kind of attorneys who
make towns famous in legal ana political
circles aud reflect credit upon them All
these gentlemen are we'll known over
Contra. Texas, and. in fact. over most OF
the State, and have done much to popular
ice flillsboio 1t is, therefore, Quite nat
ural that there should have been feast
OF eloauonce at the banquet, Tor there is
subtle Inspiration In banquets that loos-
ems the tongue and gives expression 10
a mans happiest thoughts. One can not
in a short review like this give an ade-
Qnate presentation or that etoquence, how
ever. II was spontaneous, clear, happy,
ana the OCCASION MAILS one wnic1 Is WEI
coined with pleasure but parted from re-
sretluily. forming IL emory pleasant for
future days. Hon. Nelson Philips as
toastmas,er distinguished himself by his
happily wordod toasts While he is quite
young lawyer, he presided over tho Dan
ouet like a veteran and versatile toast
master He is a partner ui lion. H. S.
Smith and the equal IL legal knowledge
of any member OF the I1ilisporo bar. in
tellectually, no member exceis him. There
l. promise in him and the necessary am
b.tion 10 stimulate it into The matured
and rlpened fruit. An illustration OF his
style is shcwn very prettilr in the toast
TO our departing guests'=.Smith, john
son and Carlton. In calling upon Judge
Wear to respond to the toast, he said
tfat he was reminded OF circumstances of
history; That although il was allotted
to William of Orange" he said THAT IN
England he should act out his life aud
mould his illustrious life work into a
mighty fulfilment, ii was always to him
but place of splendid Punishment, ana
he never became an Englishman. rhc
more humble and the less fair Netherlands
that gave him to the cause of freedom,
as IL mcther does Il son. that he might
bring constitutional government to again
dwell at the firesides Of the oppressed and
distracted people that held In its bosom
the ashes of his proud and glorious an
cestry, and in the heauts of Its people
unfailing love for him, was still the place
where his affections lay. and. ofttime,
wearied and worn with longing fondness,
did HE turn TO il from the magniicence
Of his English surroundings.
This was the influence of nativity; and
IL. IoN tttr hp ha lat hnr M tC.,r.
TO William, may also this citizenship
and more closely. this bar--be to these
three gentlemen"
OF course such POSTMASTER brought out
the best there was in the speakers, and
many things were uttered worthy of rec
ord. There is space in this article. how
ever. for but one other quotation. That is
from Hon. T. s. Smith who. responding
to the lawyer in politics, among other
things said: ''"
Il do not think It improper that the
lawyer should feel interested in and take
fact ii BODIES good fo7 country when the
men OF all professions and callings give
an earnest effort TO arrive at correct soiu-
tons OF their political questions. sAa
THE fact is. as Mr.. Bryan .says the
country lawyer and doctor the country
merchant and farmer. the miner. the rail-
read emplOye. the mechanic. all business
men should study politics. BY night they
should read. study and discuss their issues
of governmental science, and devote their
talent and their energies for upbulding OF
good and better conditions of the mainte-
nance of these improved and improving
conditions and the preservation OF our
t0untry's government and prosperity
Good men should fnter into politics
want TO see politics purified and with good
lawyers ana all other good men taking ac-
tive devOtel interest In politics. then il Will
be credit 10 be denomInated a politician
The lawyer in politics is the legitimate
product of the student in the science Of
government. He is wise. safe. honest and
conservative, and this feature OF conserva-
tism Is one CT The bs5t of his characleris-
tics. and one of the safest Of his influences
in politics