The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10

cenrs Baxtor President Tennessee Gem
trail Railroad. In Mas hvtlIa, Tenn.
Daily News.)
Nowhere in tho legends u human gov
arament can there be fouad "A story ex-
scby similar to The rens Eltabls history
OF American commerce and politics, .
when traced through cur countrys au-
mails from 1898 TO the resent uiAe un-
less u be by reference 70 that period IN .
the life OF Rome when her soldiery OF
fered the empire az public cutlery, and (
II was struck OF In the l'retorian camp
to pidius 1ultaras a wealthy senator,
soldiers al TINT tame eomprislng the
PaTlok Henry sor tive nty-threo days
81 the convention, oppostld adoption OF
the present Constitution, because 1t gave
the president 80 much power as 10 cause
him to fear for the peru ianency OF the
Republic. and he used 1hlS lanBuaBsi
"But, sir, where Is the e, listing force 10
punish himS Can he not. ut the head or
his army, beat down every opposiI,
We shall have a king. The army viii
Salute him monarch. Your militia WIZ
leave you, and assist ia making nun
king and fight against you And wat
have you 10 oppose TINS roTcef nat
Will become of you anil your rtghtSf
VIII not absolute despou am ensue2
Little did Patrick Hourly thlrk thdt
the power ae fnaroI wal 10 come from
another source cosatuorcim rather than
m'litary-and singulhr enough, almost
counts the foundation OF tho Republic,
and the beginning Of tho great financial
force now menaclng QUIT Institutions
for II was Carroll OF tfarrollton who
signed the Declaration of Independence
and afterwards, at the tlge of %, laid
the corner stone of the Baltimore and
OHIO railroad on the ATT. day OK July
This act and period mprlS tho err II
which American statesman ship seemed &
have reached its zenith ana began 10 de
cline, while q species Of ssonlmerolallsIn
the child OF moro privilege granted b!
single state. sprang into existence IN
ana purposes. but now b It's oolossn
powers possessions and posAhiiit Ties
oyershadowing the iufiueaSs and author
ity OF the Republic. as the Roman sol
diery did The Roman Empire In the In
cident referred to above 1s having take.
place m Pretorlnn camp. t'or wei
not only yesterday that the German en-
peror with much qualification and som
senhlance Of pride. visited, upon hi
own yacht the real commercial monarc
OF America, Mr., Morgan. the world
greatest captain OF commerce. oontro
ling the transportation facilities both o
land and by sea- together with niue
Of the raw material and lnany OF II
manufacturing industries, constituhnl
IN combination, tho commerce OF Il
tnighuest, wealtthest and most powerf
Industrial people known to ancient
modern times; but unlike the first en-
peror OF France, whose hist prioal reoe
lion upon tho cars raft ip the mldd
above mentioned incident this embed
nent OF American peace and power vi
feted In England with beoonaing circnr
stance In the Ancient hall OF Villa
Rufus. while the real political preside
Of tho already lean and slhppered' II
public spends his time plaIpnlng eau
psigns against American TRUSTS and I
counting the story OF how Cromwell.
erder 70 spare the English people fro
wauton tyranny, separated ufe head
Charles the First from It's trunk a
arown.