The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
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Thoroughly gained the love and respect OF
the nations that when her conyllescence
was recently announced all America tnlleui
In the storm Of Joy when pii tne wp'iu
shouted; 'Leve de koninsen
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Afr. Martin p. Lackey, prominent farm
or Of Southern Georgia, near Macon, has
peen touring the West and stopped at
Hous on while en- route home. In con-
versation with a representative OF Inc fost
at the Union station yesterday, AIR. bnckey
said ~ have just completed tour oil the
great West. 1t Is a magnificent county,
pu, 1t is so far from home. An old man
loves to die at home, on his native heath
and that Is the reason why | did not re-
main In California for the remainder OF my
DAYS 1t Is undoubtedly the garden spot
Of the universe. When die l am certain
my spirit shall hover about Los Angeles
and the garden of the gods. In competitive
commercial life, ii / were not old, ii the
golden thread was not already so dehniteiy
stretched toward the limit of man exist
ence | should without hesitation choose
Southern Texas for the scene of my ac-
tiVities. | have seen the State from Tex
arkana to FL Paso and from Ell Paso 10
n custom, ana ever since my eyes have De-
held its immense domain aud my mihu mas
dwelt upon the limitless posSiDllltles OF Tue
future, / have been thinking OF the worls
OF the immortal henry Crazy, VINO was Il
prophet with perfect vision. l was pay
iieged to hear Linn lecture many zines.
He once said, Az nearly as ] can recall
For twenty hve years the industrial forces
OF the south will be at work under the
surface. They will maze but niue snow,
but will be experimenting, working Qlt
new ways, blocKlns up old ways, peerlnS
about with the lamp Of experience barelt
~, digging, delving. struggling, unui at
last the day of victory viii come, ana
eternal Independence be proclaimed Now
watch that change take place wi,n almost
comlcal swiftness
The secret of the supremacy of Texas
is cotton, oil and rice. rhe hope Of he
future Is In the sturdy manhood OF Texans.
The state is destined TO become an empire
so vast and so powerful that predictions
are vain. Here you have a Homogeneous
people, compact, earnest, sympathetic and
united. They are following in the raight
and simple faith OF Texas pioneers. I'M
tainted by cowardice and unweakcned Ivy
speculation, The spirit OF Americansm Of
popular liberty, Of love for democratic
principles and institutions burns stcldily
and unobstructedly in TeXns Anarchy and
socialism that dwelling spirit that dehes
government and denies God, has no hold in
tic South and would not be tolerated in
eXas. The resources of the South and Of
Texas will soon he developed beyond even
Mr.. Gradys or General Houstnn's most
roseate hopes. Tnllnaginable riches lie
hidden here. The vast territory will tenn
with n,yrigds Of Intelligent citizens and
tneit enlightened seli-lnterest will in time
replace tho South in political and CONNER
cial supremacy.
Much is being written of late the gen
tleman concluded, concerning the negro
question, which had hoped Mr. Grady
had solved I am Sratihcd to nnte that
joel Chandler Harris and others are fore
most in reiterating his sentiments aud ad.
vice. The Southern press has been remark
dark days of reconstruction We now come
to realize, as Mr. Grady said we would
that the negro as police force has
dropped out of serious consideration and
Will there remain until he is so upfted
and educated and led into steadf7st and
useful ways that the whites. - were
now holds unchnllenged control Of political
affairs in the South"