The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10

any ambti 70 be colsnlclous in TIA
field, Yet the p-ese is the great meiiu i
CT educating, encouraging and u2Au II F.;
the masses. Whenever see the red OF
contributing a few lines which | pc u
be helpful, think il a duty t. 60 20.
Every person should feel it imperative
to leave tue world teute7 than he found
Il, even though 1t be the widows mite.
Sad to say however, tor many arc try ing
TO put IT in q worse shape.
In thinking OF seme of the negro 5
81 ong and weak traits, il occurred 70
n tina; he IS not near so stable as suA-
StauHal growth would necess.tata. /
mean as whole. This weakness may
be seen in more Ways than ono ty q Sc
c'se yer The truth Is the truth. ard
caE not be gEcrcd even Though /: Is not
pleasant to be tia. As a people in our
youth We need to cultivate more s'a5ii-
ity, in both mental and material anl!rs
attempt TO do thlngs reasonable eni at
ta'r1blc stand by Whatever rrom.se IS
msdc.
The white man has his wealth ard
i Nos aS security: the negro has oaly his
word In giving Il it should be done wi Il
the intention ot keeping b. Too fen
d. We hear the expression, I wluid not
eeilcve him o, her on an oath" referring
TO seine oolrred pers n, OF course.
St2bility .ecures the confidence ot
otnerg, whch IN these times s !per-
t'm, ola 10 nS. II strengthens ones con-
fderro In himself. Whc needs 10 have
confidence In Gro Snothcrs abil' ~. e,r.
more than the negro? $ ability viii
enable ono e. See faint RAYS Of nora.
when 20 ,hc vpcill1ting all & darkness g.
IN shcr., Stsbiiity Is thu foundation up9n
wn;ch lasting character Is built ipI
know where 10 dad the s.1nle- u,in lei IN
all matters touching the general welf1re
--oarr.cS questions upon which there cen
be a reason for difference CT opinions
whereas the unsta BILE are ~ given 20
ch2nse Is the Irsbman, dta, When you
know he 4; there he IS Somewhere else.
While thece may he many causes ..
signed for this uncertainty, Il could ba
improved upon by efforts made for gen
egal Information. "A close study az What
e hsirg undertaken. or the side o, no
issue one is urged to espolsc JUS "a
II may be proper 20 say that wlis & q
negro has not many great n ngs a. SIS c,
tteer than what is lXed by the cast :
t4en. II Is high r,me that be vote for the
test men and what he cinceives o be his
pest local Interest. for further he has no
say, and not have It said taat few dol
iars' cigars ard h;ewater viii irake m
we've for anything az anyb7dY, st bi ~
snould be en5Arcned in pollties, business.
everything else.
go N'nF4a passes tnis NeaNuths-uu-
81 olilty-is no argument In IT'S defense.
We a people only one generation old.
nave yet our mark In history to mako
ana those traits or faults which will
lsaVe black Streaks In that mark should
be eliminated. As before stated. our
word is about all we have in exchange
and il should always be at par. never
below. As bread winners our field OF
labor is that OF employe. not employer.
and as such we should as near as pos
sible establish ourselves IN the conf
dence CT those in authority, Pionics, ex-
eursions, impor,an. society meetings too
often dlsauallfy cur ffness for domeshe
pnrpo es. where many Of US ezra Z llv-
ing Pclitics. conventions. etc, too often
cluse the farmers Cell TO grow up wlih
weeds and grass instead Of grsia the
artisans tools TO grow rusty f,vrrY
thinking citizen should vote. hut no.
take too much time in Preparing 20 do
50, as be becomes non stable politically.
The other jayi resi with pleasure taa,
a hill h'd hean Introduced BY Reprssen-
latiNs Grlggs OF this county 20 establish
schools for raren;less children