The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-10
A VISIT TO OH!
tBY GEORGE D. ARr,

. 49, o7oHco OF
3 years. came back to Kcnsr.
\ Christmas with the old IN A. .
. The atmosphere Is Just ~
4 girls are as pretty. the wht;ts
4 written many changes since " h
: my home In that Imperial 49,
Z down on the Rio Grandc. ~ ~ w.
knew and loved are rnis.,Se 4 ,.
I sleeping beneath the sod vsut
wind sings sad requiem, ov,r 4. u ~
Ibeir souls, let us hope. are n.
} heaven than that created bv - 4!
I lucky.
This little town, that is \ y. \.
Aubnrn was 10 Goldsmith ~ ~
scarcely knew it, Tho litt,e s.ty.(.
where learned to dip into NJ
but did not learn "all the 49,
. would be, has been suppIants a 4.
and more pretentious buIidinc ~ 4
! master is still here, kind and 49,
as ever. He Is the leading stcsa,S!!
the town bank now, but ws,s1ll'! =
, home with all the warmth bc ny ~.
tempting as when / started AZ " \.
and the grass Is Just as blua - 4 u
be. have been greeted IL Z H.
warm hearted. hospitable wav- 49,
Kentucky-God bless hey--h,.4 h!
! play when had failed IN rors.. \
gate long list of Latin MA 4:
picked out for me, or was unsSs :. ~
why my recitation in algebra -. \: !
i The old church which atts.5.s'
when an infant and FREQUENTLY ~
where learned to sing .'stsr ~
hem and Nearer, my God "a ~. T.
was taught to believe John Wes,.s =,
greatest man this world ever 4.
l been sold to the negroes. m. -.::
nomination owns 1t yet, but III So. u
no theology like that which ussX y. p
10 be spoken expressly for nv W. ,
conservation now worships m ! SsszsI
bic edifice that does the Commas. e.l
but does not seem half SO dear X ~
the old one. y
The old church sold, the old sch,. ! !.
replaced by a. new onei E-ss
changed! Time works wonders ~ II
Short years. Old friends are mis.ss.|
every turn. Comparatively new ~.
every churchyard around ..Ths," !
home howe'er so we'll defended M MI y.
cant chair Is there" Many ~ ssss.I
lections that crowd upon me ara = q
as to cause a wish to forget, This. >
lucky. but not the Kentucky / IN Il
There never was son ~ -.
worthy the State In which he ,,s h
who was not proud of her. Tina si.,a
history that enriches American; ,.5
and a future CLEANS before her I'M ~
Uses to keep the past undimmedsf ;
her century of eventful existSn1s n
lucky has done only two thinS NJ
ashamed of-elected William "a ~
governor and cast twelve of mar sis34
votes for Mckinley for president. 4
be added right here that Kentuckv ~
&c as ashamed of these occurreaes
am ashore of her for permittlnrii
The old time democratic maio,ity, q,
legislative halls at Frankfort Ia
the next election a democratic r6y1I
and other State officers will taks &
reins JOHN Young Brown laid down i
four years ago. The election il to \ +
this year and, Judging by indicAtionk
democratic nominees will be able Is
things as philosophically as dM i
Sayers and his running mates an
Texas last autumn. AS In Tenn.
ism failed to meet It's Redeemef, r.
great majority Of those democfah
strayed off after watterson and HYea
ridge and Buckner have come backhl
old fireside to stay. Watterson hin{I
in line again and the Courief.Jeu
for years the Bible of Kentucky ~
racy, is once more ready to take y
cudgel in behalf of party honS1ty
governmental efficiency. The Keai1
democrats detect no differences be1
United States senators Lindsay, gpll T.
ocrat, and Deboe, republican, and,
Blackburn lives, Lindsay will sosp
an lex" before his title and i'Qd
will resume his honored place IND
ate wing of the National capitol VA
good Bryan democrat in the elg1
at Frankfort and Joe Bl1tll
back at Washington. much of the hsu
ion / have suffered on Kcntucky's 20
cal account will disappear.
The Kentucky democrats are tfuess
they have been through the fire. ~
by, in no State OF this Union W
light for control of the democratic of
cation so bitter as in Kentucky W.
Carlisle, once the States political
melted on by Watterson's pictulee
writings and enthused by BrecRlnnse
'loquence, the gold democrats mauns
'ided by all the corporations, raeN
var that was intense and that plQnl
o win. But Blackburn and Harm
Ohm Rhea marshalled the hosts o. y!
n splendid array, and, Wattcrsoh
isle ct al came tumbling to the ",
nd old Kentucky staid In the Unloh
lnion of real democracy. Under
circumstances, it is not surprislpt
respective democratic nominees
how clear titles. A man who fcEh'
'ryan and Sewall will be shown y,
lercy by the coming State deuiocrenc
ention than would w. Godfrey H. e..
II some other discredited repvy
sader. Louisville, in 1896 the eos
enter. has elected Oscar Turner,
emocrat, to succeed republican "
vans in congress and heavy derngs'
aims were made even in the rcpve.
lrongholds. The Louisville DispsIec
liz democratic daily sedited by
ressman B. A. Enloe, acquired e
the Courier Journals subscriptop
nat the CHS owners found II W.
mt to quit fighting the democrauc
nd to fall In line with the pros,
arlisle's name is neTer mentions
the gold democrats. BY the
he is regarded as the
inold OF American politics. HIS ~.
rain was perverted To the use o. W.
nd and the Wall street Clique pc
I'd Kentuckians detest his memoir
Unlike Bob Ingersoll. have ieus
sved in a hell. When KentucI
publican l was ready to beliesy, s
ing. But she has repented ana
more during the lifetime OF the :
fing democrat. She has john
|th Texas and the rest OF her SOW
n sisters and on election days VI
the democrats OF Kentucky ~
escnt or accounted for.
4 youas lady to whom satd
'xas better than Kentucky tna
ould be ashamed OF myself.
1t was difficult for her tn unosy
w any one born and bred on
II could learn TO love any oin1
earth holf 40 we'll as his odd 49,