The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

plause) Let us be willing to bestow all
reasonable and merited communication upon
every hero the war has discovered whether
he hailed from the North or the South
whether he was an officer or only man
in the ranks. whether he was ''iu the focal
and foremost FIRE on stood ready ia yield
cheerful obedience to any summons to SER
vice. II the great commodores and gen
erals and their official associates were
heroes, so were the gallant and resoute
men IN their respective commands who
took part In the battles aud with splendid
skill aud undaunted courage successfully
executed the orders given them, and they
arc entitled to share in the community of
public honor and approval
| would go further and say that IL the
president of the United States has borne
himself admirably and we'll as the COM
mander in chief of the army and the navy
and do not deny that he has then his
former competition for that high and dis
tinguished office has proven himself worthy
Of he respect aud appreciation of the
American people. tApplnuse) If the re-
publican party has shown Itself eqral TO
the emergencies Of war. then I insist that
the democratic party has been ready aud
demonstrated its willingness. mt all times
and places, In the forum and on the field.
maintain the National honor and contribute
to the successful prosecution of the war.
Applause.) In tho language of my able
OF congress, this has been "a war of tho
whole American people against Spanish op-
preston"
Let us be willing TO give to every one
his due and to take up these troublesome
problems" IA they may arise, endeavorlng
in all soberneas, to work them out from
our respective standpoints. along he line
suggested by the words of Speaker Reed
which have quoted.
Mr. Chairman huge military establish
ment in time OF peace Is inconsistent with
our time honored and dearly bought msii-
tutions and the traditions OF oGr wise fore
fathers" 4 large standing army al thus
time is at variance with the ayowed pur-
pose which prompted Us to engage in the
war, as well as contradictory OF the inavit- !
able implication Of the language OF our
statutes passed AZ The last session in con
temptation Of war, II was then asserted
and maintained that the freedom OF Cuba |
and the sake of humanity were our essen |
tial contention, and all our movements |
and ohorts were supposed to be directed |
10 the accomplishment OF that object. Lit |
tie aid we then imagine that we were about !
10 enter upon ~ world policy" of conquest
aud the extension OF our domipioa TO the /
lslands Of the Eastern Hemisphere. or that /
any occasion would arise for maintaining !
military government over and policing dis, |
tant dependencies.
Mr., Chairman, we are not wnrlilSe PEG
pie Our trimming and traditions have nut
hlted us to become machine soldiers our
pursuits ARE and have baen nnrmally peace- |
ful To quote from the splendid utter |
ance of the president mt Montgomery, I'VE |
love pence, We are not Il military aNtion." /
The hope and stay OF our National defense
have always rested In the courage and |
patriotism of volunteer cltiSun soldier. /
While the regular army may have been the |
nucleus around which these have gathered J
still we have never relied upon 81 IN great
"a II
been Jealous OF he entertainments OF MILF
tary power and have habtually proclaimed
It's subsection 30 the civil authority Mill
arsm is odlous to every true American (,
Tho private soldier in tho regular army, so
far RS civic conceptions are conc. rned, Is I
hut mere aatomatOns the subordinate ,
officer Is but che submissive Instrument
in the hands OF his superior. With lham
ALL 'Thc individual wlthers, pnn the coirs
Is more md more The private citizen Z
would that | coNld mderscore that Word
and foehliGc attention upon all IL comprc-
private citizen only is The free
man with opportunity FOR progress and de-
Nelopmont. with aspirations for the Vie
tories Of pence and without aptitude or IN
for be routine iudgery ana
seryility OF the camp and the gaillsun
MI, Chairman, Ne differ In birth and edu-
cation and ambition from European peoples
II Is said that lin continental Europe
the best yeara OF all s5!e- bodied
men are demanded for military duty. Ger
mans must bn seven years IN the army
and give three OF Thorn 10 active service;
he French nine years In the army and five
years in active service; Austrians, ten ,
years In the army and three in active SER ,
'ico. When not In octiYe service. they are | :
inder certain restrictions, In addition 10 | I
III this. when no longer members OF the
irmy, they ale liable to be called upon to /
10 military duty for a period varying from 4
wo 10 i've years. 4
have seen it otherwise stated in re- .
snt article. reylying the speech OF u dis n
inguished Engishman. 70 this eject. tnat
OUT ~ the life OF every German, every h
every Italian, every Austrian ! a
nd every Russian, the respective govern. \
lenis OF those countries took three years :
on COMPULSORY military service Il they a
simatod these years ~ eight hours a dag I,
~ six days a week. they would nnd ihui n
came to his. that out OF The lilo OF En- a
opeans ia those nations no less than n
800 hours were taken for compulsory mnl- \