The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-14

mcrcial world. and are very wisely seek /.
Ing Investments here With territory
which Is an empire within itself, with a
population equal In Intelligence TO that OF
any portion OF the hshitable globe, with
the possession OF all the clements neces-
sary 10 the successful pursuit of agricul-
ture, horticulture, stock raising and manu-
featuring, the four prime essentials of
modern Improvement and progress, with a
growth in wealth which is without parallel
IN history, with a climate cqualed In in
vtgorating and health giving qualities by
no other state In the Union, with soil
whose variety is excelled by nothing but
Its own fertility, with its cities OF such
splcndor and magnihcencc as only bespeak
the genius and public spirit OF their In
habitante. with n citizenship law. abiding.
energetic and progressive. with its ports
of deep water by the sea" and It's pros
pective ship channel" whose henehcent
results can only be imagined. with all
these things, and more, Il Is but natural
that the boarded wealth of tho North and
East, as well as of the entire nation and
OF foreign countries sould seek Investment
In field OF such magnitude, and which
offers opportunities as safe as they are
tempting. We can only say: Let them
come, for they are welcome"
There is nothing small or selfish about
Texas or Texans and we are moro than
willing to share with our brethren of
other states and countries the fruits these
Investments will naturally produce. But,
while we do this, and while we both de-
sire and solicit their aid in our efforts TO
build up this great commonwealth, and
make IL in fact, what II is in capabilities,
at the same time. we should not UNDER
estimate our own powers OF development
and our own spirit OF achievement. When,
away back in the thirties. this then young
republic was invaded by foreign foe,
and her sparse population was threatened
with subjugation by foreign power our
forefathers exhibited. In times OF war,
a spirit OF self-relionce and independence,
which we, In these times of peace. can well
afford to emulate, They did not fnltor, and
linger, and wait for foreign friends
to come to their rescue or to assist them
in the accomplishment of their Cod given
rights, but bravely, and with such weapons
as We're at hand, went to work in the de-
fense of their country led by their Hous-
tons, and Fann'ns, and Rusks, and La
mars. and Crocketts. and in n very short
time the invaders were their prisoners ana
Texas was freel And so II is with Texas
and Texans today. in the conflict for conf
and industrial supremacy. Tex
ans are Texans the whole world over, and
the Texans of ~ should be no less tnde-
pendent and sefrclant than were the
fathers of Sc.
Every country and people have their
civil ms well as their military heroes. and
ii is hoped that Texas is no exception TO
the rule. She has, or should have, her
Houstons, and Fannins, and Rusks, and
and Crocketts in civil and indus
trial. as well as IN military life, and under
whose leadership the resources of Texas
can be developed and the State rescued
from the thralldom of industrial lethargy
and inactivity which now appear to so
strongly prevail Before we ask or eX-
pect our neiglbors to come over and help
US" our own men Of means should 50 to
work with their own money hrst. III they |
are successful as they are sure TO be.
then we will have right to invite and
TO expect others to help us.
Without any desire to revive unpleasant
or to inject politics into this
article permit me to say that, in my
humble opinion, the once familiar cry ol
turn Texas loose" has spent its force, and
has met with failure, but by a slight para
phrase. and with an earnest appeal TO our |
own men of wealth to turn their money |
loose" we may hope TO enlist under a |
banner which would lead us to certain
victory. No doubt this would be so. If we
,ould but induce the wealth OF the State /
10 come out from its hiding place and /
DIN us in the efforts at material and In
lustrial development and progress. And we
should not stop here. All classes OF our I
citizenship rich and poor. old and young, |
white and black, should be urged to fall |
nto line" and help push onward and up.
ward the wheel of enterprise, development
md thrift.
With this singleness of purpose and this
inanimity OF effort on our part, we could
hen very well expect and would receive, |
he hearty corporation OF the outsido
World, and soon the mighty possibilities
If our State, of which we have heretofore
,nly dreamed, would ripen into an impos-
ng actuality j. W. Madden.