The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-15
EACH MAN A PRINCE.
Speech Of Gen. Gordon at Dali
las, Texas. Last Week.
BEFORE Ex.CONFEDERArE REUNION

ueHNefeu Dy IndI NettTdll, beH' doi
don, at the opening of the ex-confed-
crate reunion at Dallas last week.
Gen. Gordon said:
Governor. Mr.. Mayor, Gentlemen
of Committees and my Fellow Coun-
trymen Of Texas: How shall tell
you what we think of Texas, of her
great-hearted people, her broad prai
ries, and still broader hospitality? |
but poorly express the thought OF
these veterans when say that
whether we look at her geographic
ally, historically or sentimentally,
Texas is about the biggest thing we
ever saw. She can raise cate enough
on her wild lands To furnish all the
canned beef for the armies OF Uncle
sam, John Bull and the German En-
pire. and still have fertile lands
enough left. ifplanted in the tieecy
staple, to make more bales OF cotton
than are now produced by America
and Egypt combined; or, il planted
in grain crops to feed every man,
woman and child in the union.
With such II territory-alm ost
equal to that Of the original thirteen
states which threw oil the yoke OF
bondage and wrenched freedom from
the greatest OF empires--this great
commonwealth holds today within
its borders n population devoted to
those same imperishable principles
population which, il the occasion
should come, would wage another
seven years war in defence OF this
Inherited republic its flag, its laws
and it's regulated liberties.
In the few moments in which pro-
priety permits me to speak, | dare
not trust myself To make THUrV I'M
the brieiest allusion to Texas his
tory. cannot survey even the con-
fines OF that vast field, made so rich
aud inspiring by the great deeds OF
her martial sons. Indulge Just long
enough to say that from her birth,
through all her costly experiences at
struggling republic, and through
subsequent wars, the sons OF texas,
whenever summoned to the sacrifice,
have poured out their blood freely
on libertys affairs. From Goliad
and San Ja,into, from Buena Vista
and Sorro Gordo, from Chickamau-
gas hills and the shivered rocks OF
the round-topS at Gettysburg, from
the charge of her cowboys and rough
riders up to the wire girdled sleeps
of Santiago, from every battlefield
made memorable by American valor
comes the thrilling answer OF Texas
to Freedoms call. No wonder she
has inspired her neighbors beyond
the Rio Grande with wholesome re-
spect for her prowess.
No wonder that the Lone Star lie
so dazzling to Mexican eyes. You
know that the Mexicans claim they
could stand up fairly well against the
United States if it were not for
Texas.
But not only is Texas great his
torically and great in her Seograph-
ical expanse, but she can do more in
small space han any othercountry
in the world. As proof, point you
to little Spindletop where a few acres
can pour out of the greasy throats
of boiling, laundering gushers, oil
enough to light every hamlet in the
land, and at the same time, if gov
eminent experiments are successful,
enough oil to kill all the mosquitoes
from the Jersey shore to the Mexican
border.
Again Texas has the biggest cities
OF their size in the universe. Shall |
illustrate by naming one? The throb-
bling heart of every veteran in this
assembly has already answered with
the name of Dallas-beautiful Dallas,
holding now in her loving embrace
more people from the outside than
she has population inside.
And who are those men whom she
SO tenderly and so lovingly embraces
Is some Prince Henry, or some po
tentate OF kingIy lineage passing in
her streets? There areno prince Hen
rvs here-no brothers nor other kir
OF the great Kaiser. But there arr
men here, who to your thoughts arr
greater than princes, grander thar
potentates. Here are men OF TIN
purest and most royal lineage1mel
in whose veins runs the blood 0l1th,