The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21
ST.. LOUIS WORLDS rAIR.
Texas should Take Action to lie
propcrlN Ncprcschtch.

Texas should Take Action tn He
Property represented.
Tho address OF Colonel w. e. sosson
OF Houston before the Texas State Real
Estate association at Fort Worth. jan
uary II, on the subject Of the st. Louis
Worlds Fair and Exposition in 1908, was
as follows,
The present republican administration
but repeats the history of the demo-
cratic administration of Jefferson OF a
century ago in acquiring now territory.
In the purchase OF what is now fifteen
states and Territories OF the Union Jeifer-
son only proposed and sent Monroe TO
France TO offer $1,000, 600 for New Orleans
| for the outlet OF the Mississippi river.
| Napoleon was at the beginning OF a war
| with England and likely TO lose the Louis
! lana territory, and being friendly with this
| Republic. offered this vast territory Cuow
/ fifteen States) for So 900. 900, No consli-
tutional right could be saown for such
| a purchase of foreign territory; yet JET
terson ami the senate profpuy ratified
/ the treaty aud the National area was
doubled. AS the historian records il, 1T
I was the most brilliant event since the
adoption OF the constitution and the most
/ brilliant in the history OF Jelfersons eight
/ years as president
! The last congress literally compelled
President Mckinley to take up the Ma
.tonal arms against Spain TO fra 'uba.
I Unexpectedly to us and 10 all other nations
Dewey captured Manila, the Philippines
became ours by the treaty with Spain. rat
lied by our senate. One hundred years
ago, history says again. Jefferson was an
! extreme and relentless stickler for the
most rigid and literal construction Of the
constitution, hut In this emergency demo
cratic theories of strict consrucLlfl were
scattered to the winds Jefferson said
The constitution has made no provision
for holding foreign territory still less for
incorporating foreign nations into ON
Union, hut the executive In selling this
fugitive occurrence has done an act hevond
the constitution History save let
feTson and congress riskod themselves like
faithful servants. and lid urauthorlze-
what the people would have done 70,
themselves had they spoken" There ar.
strict copstructionists In 1900 as note som,
% he daily press Of today so they wer,
in iS0N, but history will VET record as tht
wost brilliant acts If this great Republic,
tho acquiring hy Jefferson OF the vas
touisiana territory and also the acUirins
h. Mckinley in 1899 81 over zoo 600 e1uar.
mites q tropical territory peopled by NOR,
than 1000 900 Of tnhseitants. opening NJ
again to this great Nation an npportunit,
az increased trade and growth for at leas
another century
But what OF imperial Texas ms con
nected with the Louisiana purchase to b.
so Grandly celebrated in St Louis in 1903
Texas was only then an onlooker. a dis
interested spectator when this great even
occurred under Jefferson. Coming into tn
Union as free Republic, this great Stat
las large AS seven average Statesl pro
poses TO be both heard and seen az IN
Worlds Rair in 1908 as an invited cues,
and in that great display of the manuiac
lures, grain, cotton. stock, vegetables am
fruits. the second 10 no State in the unior
except perhaps the great empire state .
7 Missouri, Of which 81. Louis is the metrop
oils.
, Texas can be depended upon. What ca
she further DO 10 aid the Worlds Expns,
tong 81. Louis. We clalm as Souther
city Her interests ard those OF Texa
are identical. Tho great bulk Of the roos
snld in this imperial state Of Texas az
purchased there When In a Texas stor
, partner or clerk informs you that M
proprietor has gone East 10 buy goods N
an know thai he is making purchase. an
!, seeing The sights in ST Louis In sdditio
to furnishing the largest ana most varis
= aisriay. a. the Mcrld's Fair IN 1903 thsr
Is hardly 2 question but our Texas 80,
Z picrs Snd representatives. In congress ~
: aid 81 Louis ia occurring the appropriate