The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28


more. The total cearings through the New
York soaring house for 1900. which win
give m idea OF the magnitude os the com
mePclnl Transactions " The metropolis OF
tiIg country, with which Tho toctnhersbit
Of the climber Of commerce Is cioeely con
1ccted, amounted To- So. G34. POI .S5T. and for
Inc nrst Quarter OF 1901 the clcnrngs were
SiHS11 $50, 1904.
in view OF these facts, gentlemen. az
have stated, who OF rs can realize the tire
mcndous import and avowed influence VI
the chamber 81 commerce. of the Stnfe Of
New York rs IL relates to Texas and the
worldf ApplluscJ Before taking my seat
! wish 70 again read the two letters which
] read In orange on our entry into the
state" Mr.. Jrsup then rclcd the letters
from Governor Odpli aud Mayor Van Wyck
which have already been published IN The
applause.
Mr. Alvah TrowbrIdgc chairman Of the
delegation from the Merchants association
or New York, spoke very briefly In response
tg the address OF welcome. He WAS ap
carscd the cheering to be prolonged and
tD become more pronounced by remark
,ng, IL am glad Of that applause. because
pressed In a very hearty manner the ap-
PERCEPTION or his delegation Tor the hos
pllnllty that was being showercd upon
Hon. H. Il. Prince speaker OF the rexas
house OF representatives was given rOus
toast "fexas. Mr. Prince aid "Genti"
men, | approach the discharge Of my part
on thlS program Win spncltude can
not express to you. NV condition reminds
me Of that Of soldier Mt the battle OF
FranklIn; and, by the way, he was
slaivart soldier. The army was drawn up
was about to be given, when, Just before
NE company, 2 little e9ttontail rabbit
place Of safety; and ns It ran this soldier
sah Run, little rabbit, run like IA ~
If ! didn't have 2 reputation 70 sustain I'd
run TOO. daughter ana chcerlngJ
Gentlemen The reputation that / have
10 sustain here and now is tnc reputation
Of our great state. II Is q burden If It
ing that II has that merit aud worth or
Itself undertake to say something In re-
gard TO II.
"lhe history Of Texas Hills me with tho
deepest emotions and the most far reach
Ing nspratio AS I heard your peerless
Young mayor taking, about thc Ammo an
forced Itself upon any memory II was
that Theoretically solemn time when rra.
vie drew that mark across rho ground aud
Snld: 'lf there be one among YOU That
yet desires ia live. there Is time for safe
~ let him 90; II there be Que let him cross
the line Out of the III men who knew
that the black flag az no quarter had hccn
tolsted tire was but one to cross chat
line and he was not fexan. fApplauscl
| The others sacrificed their lives willingly
| for Texas sake. ] could not help but
mink OF the companion picture to II san
JNc'nto, where ItNhs AcMeNed her mac
pcndcnce, could not help hut think.
iou Of the battle OF Sabine Pass. which
Stands without a parallel In the annals ~
the world. Did you know, gentlemen. That
nt SHhnc Pass there was fought a battle
that stands pre-eminently before all other
battles fought throughout the world, and
II was fought by men born clsewheV but
VINO had become citizens Of Texas, and II
WIS fought by them for TeNas' sake? Nich-
ard Bowling and his forIy,one men &C
complshed more at Sabine Pass than was
ever accomplished in any one battle In
the history Of the world. could not help
/ but think. too, of that profoundly pathetic
I Incident Richmond \
son Of General Cassus NJ Cmy was
among the saaisslng and % orderly was
/ stnn. As he progressed In his search he
passed by mn old corn field. and, looking
/ down the rows, he saw; AZ some distance,
/ y minnie ball and was purnlyzed In his
/ legs. Further on was man tn gray whose
! legs had been shntt tered by n cannon bail,
/ heard tho man IN blue SAY, water, wHtcr,
/ perish for water There came hack
| water: come and drink The. dcspniring
/ cry came back. 4 can't como; am phrul
we'd Then occurred one Of those scenes
that make the angels In heaven awe
stricken with the grandeur of human m
tire nud make God himself take renewed
glory In his creation. Digging hig hands
iu gray pulled his Needing mud mnuGled
body, leaving a trnil of blood hclilpd. until
he reached the man In blue, ana held 10 his
purchcd lips his cantccn OF c'oiing water
Aud then, With one great struggle. he
dled. And shortly Thereafter tho man tn
blue followed Tradition, " not history,
SAYS that the man In blue WAS New
Yorker, the man In gray Texan Great
nrplnusol Fighting for winc,plc sake
hands In thu great beyond. whore. forever
and forever more they shall hc brothers.
dtcuewed and prolonged appmnscA
! "Hut there Is n NEW NcNas tho Texas
Of today. she has been ualigpod IN Somr
T mstGnccs mnligned and misunderstood
For the last Your NcnrS II has been my
Ia HAT. gltftt ID
have cnme In contact wlth men FROM
every portion OF the state; aud tell you
nov there does not exist nnd dih NOT exist
III thai body II single solitary feeling OF
hostility 10 any lcgitimHtc enterprise tAp.
plausr You tell me that Texas Is not
The pcer Of any state whether IN com.
mercr hnaure or history and ! viii tell
you mat the obligations of TeNaS arc
sought for IN the market and can not be
contract made nv the state of Texas or
had the backing of the state ~ Texts. that
had the slightest drta1ll, lhrte Is q
contract on which the State ever dcfnulted
To any particular than viii say the
charges against the state are true: mtil
hc does that | say he has no right 10 lift
his voice against this state You tell me
tho state ~ Texas Is opposed 60 railway
corporations IN their Legitimate franchise
rights aud | viii tell You the State az
VcNus gave vast grants ~ land from the
public domain for the very purpose Of. On
coUtnglng the building OF railroads, When
Texas entered the Union she canc as no
other State came She was considered
such q magnificent Stntc thar she was per
mittcd to dictate her terms, She kept her
public domain. which never became u pare
" The public domain OF the United States
What has she done with II? She hitS large
b. given VI 10 the railway corporations. In
addition to that. she exempted the In
tcrnatlOnal aud Great Northern road from
taxes for tweutv-hvc years. DO YOU toll
mc that state that WIN ,teai railway
corporations that way Is opposed to the
] operation uf those roads? II can't be So.
~ tell you Furthermore TINT this anti.
irus, law you have heard talked NJ 80
much. ont of which so much criticism
against the state OF Texas has come, wits
enacted not driving az the commercial dol.
lar hut for the purpose Of saving that
there should be no commercial hrigandLCc
In the state Of Texas Texas permits the
incorporation ~ trading concerns 10 a
larger extent perhaps, than any other
state she permits the Organization ~
companies with unlimited capital. Texas
allows companies amy capital necessary or
that they see ~ 90 have \ trust there
fore Is not TO be regarded As Il corpora
tion ~ great capital, for We invite that
Kind NJ corporations Ia the state Nor rs
u concern trust IN the idea that Ia he
legitimate reduction ~ expenses con
corn can nrodure IN article 50 chtRnly thar
u can drive out all competitors That is a
/ legitimate undertaking and whom cor
porAtlou Is So wisely m0naecd that IL can
reduce exncnses to such low degree ina.
Il can uudersell It's competitors, Texas SAYS