The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-24

fought the battles and achieved the vic
tories Of democracy. That word Is one no
less OF admonition than Of hope. Tue
man who believes that the cause we have
espowsed is d-omeii to defeat aud thut
the future holds no hope for US is bath
Shallow minded and forgeuful. He does
not remember that the democratic parry
survived four years Of cruel civil war
and then walked unharnled across tuo
burning fire Of reconstruction hell
say survived 1t all because at its side
there was an invisible spirit aud form
preserving its garments from even the
smell Of fire. tApplause)
| The men Of little faith and OF less cour-
age who talk about reorga ni5ing it might
save themselves their labor. They mi Int
/ know unst the faithful sentinels who
nave stood upon its watch towers in
triumph and defeat never mean to weld
their post of honor or mean to desert
| II under fire, cloud applauss.)
! | advise no bitterness no strife and
no prescriptions. | welcome every man
OF every faith and GREET who will csne
to help us rescue this Republic from the
perilous situation into which our enemits
have led It. But let us be candid vita
those whom We invite to come back and
let us tell them that not for vis.ory will
we sacrifice the principles for which we
fought. (Applause.)
| And then If they come back there will
be peace and 1t will be a peace Of honor
and no other kind Of peace is worth the
price THAT men can pay fer it. / went
into the highways and byways OF this
State and begged our misguided populi:t
FRIENDS to come back and no doubt many
or them did come back. l stood al the
threshold of the democratic me and
extended them a cordial and sincere well
ho oh I "a 4
there and invite our misguided poll
standard friends to a place In the old
democIotic Homestead, but | am NOT will
ing to drive out the men who GUARDED IL
Through the night when they deserted it,
| OAppiaSse.) | am not willing for that
! nor will they ask it. The reasonable
men among them are impressed today
that no single difference among dem.
ocnats can justify a democrat in helping
the radicals obtain control Of this Re-
public. (Applause) Every man vino
ever cherished the immortal prime e.
OF democracy in his heart must cherish
them TO the end. There is no falling from
grace with TRUE democrat He can
never feel at home in the republic n
party ami he must come back bsfore he
ever feels at home. He will come back
and without demanding Of us 10 sacrifice
our principles and our organization. But.
my countrymen, l appeal to you to re-
member this That many bitter and I'M
necessary things have been said. They
called us anarchists and We called
them the tools of corporate power
There was not a great deal of wis SION,
|. but there was great deal Of satisfaction
in those ep4thets at the time. DAUGHTER
and applause) What We want now is
more light and less heat, and every DEM
ocrat Will come back and worship with
us ait the affairs OF cur democratic faith
ers Let's forgive him, let's forget SO far
: as any personal affront TO him is con-
cerned that he has been away, because
mark my words unless we can rescue
, this Republic from the powerful aad
vicious influences that dominate and Goa
troll it, we will soon have no Requisite to
rescue or administer. applause }
With colonies dotting the surface OF
every sea, with battleships to vex tne
waters in every quarter of the globe,
, with armies, first to shoot down help
less savages and then murder unoifending
otizens ait hcme, the Republic bec3mss a
dream and the empire becomes reality
, and in the presence OF that awful danger
> let us forget the little quarrels that once
/ divided US, let's all enlist under that
: stalnless banner first given by Jefferson
to the winds OF heaven. carried after him
by Jackson and last, but not least, In tie
t epohess hands Of William Jennings Bry-
an. cloud applause.)
: But, gentlemen of the legislature. il
I permitted myself to forget the hour anc
8 appropriateness Of the occasion L should
5 Ice myself ip the labyrinth of a long
e whether a good speech % not. (Cries o
e 60 on. so ON. This much l want TO sa,
r 70 th4s ieslshture-and | say IL in n'
: spirit OF battery because 1t Is not on'
S of my vices to E4tter: daughter AM
. arpAusel That no legislature has svel
: assembled under circumstances which OF
: fered II a better opportunity TO imper
T ishably win the favor OF the people 0
c this S.ate. Coming ND from the lol
grounds of depression, on the table land
g in front Of US falls the light OF pros
e perity thIt no vicious administration cal
e delay, because it Is a prosperity Dor
= OF the industry and intelligence OF IN
people with the fertile soil that God Ia
given us And as you have done me TIL
great honor, | leave the sincere expires
sion of my hope that the legislature Q
Texas now in session will adjourn VII
a record that will make every memoe
OF it proud to tell his children that b
WIS part OF 1t. I nave heard a srea
many men ridicule the legislature
{ Texas. / myself have always rebuks
that sentiment, because | deemed 1t
grd1t honor to be a member of the gov
erninr boSy of the best governed sta
in the American Union. (Appause
Now. ladies' and gentlemen. again return
, ing TO the legislature. to the senate owe
which you preside Cunning. TO LieuteN
ant Governor Browning) and to the hous
over which you preside (Addressln
the speaker. returning TO both my sir
cere ana heartfelt thanks for the homo
which YOU have done me. leave wit
YOU but one pledge and that pledge
this. III ever the hour shall come whe
ran not faithfully serve your interest
according TO my own conscience, | WI
MACE my commission in thSnands OF u
Governor Of Texas and let YOU hesio
the office on some man who can ssF'
VIM without Observing himself belle'
mat This is a representative government
mat "a senator is chosen to represent n
neonle. i believe that If he can n
conscientionsly represent them ne oasl
20 resign ana II any man loves ms otn'
:, an we'll that be will surrender his cor
. victions before he win his ofhce'
{ ongbt 10 have never been elected In q
srst place. (Applausel. For ten ye !.
I, mas been my boast that in the distri
,hatshas houorei me with hye terms
. congress no living man could stand !
IN the presence OF his people ana s.
,hat ever did what ] promised pot
Al or ever failed to do what pronis'