The Washington herald., 1908-04-22

DdH JdCinlU nlBht was celeDIAteQ last
night by the Texas Society Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, at Pythian Temple
lol2 Ninth street northwest, in commem-
oration Of the battle Of San Jacinto.
The memory OF the battle suffered
lapses during the evening to allow the
praises Of Texas. Missouri and Tennes-
see to be aired Representative Champ
Clark came In for Missouri's end OF the
praise, and Representative Flnis J. Gar
rett painted Tennessee's glories in vivid
hues Texas got praise on both sides
from Missouri and from Tennessee. These
two Congressman were selected as rep
resenting the states in which Stephen F.
Austin and Sam Houston were born.
o. w. Gillespie. president. introduced
Finis ]. Garrett, who said Because the
people from among whom / come love
Texas so much, admire her 80 greatly,
think of her so fondly. are so jealous OF
her honor. and so fond of her fame, il IS
fitting to celebrate the day whereon the
destiny OF Texas was firmly fixed
Il do not 60 so far as some have gone
in the belief that such q connection may
be traced between Jacinto and the war OF
secession as to Justify the belief that
but for the battle no war Of secession
would have been.
Fixed Fate of West.
There is, however. a direct and logical
connection between San Jacineo and Che
pultapec. and San Jacinto as certainly
fixed the destiny OF California. Arizona,
and New Mexico, as 1t did that of Texas.
The battle which did that can hardly
fail to be given a place among the his
torie struggles OF the world.
Representative Champ Clark. OF Mis-
souri,. spoke next and said:
Texas has more men above the aver
age than any State in the Union and in
order 10 give the heroes OF the South the
credit for what they have done, the HIS
tories and biographies, as well as the
encyclopedias, should be written by
them.
Southern heroes do not get a square
deal in history. one would imagine that
Massachusetts started ran. and achieved
the war of the Revolution. Every man
should be his own commentator. The
Importance Of a public man writing his
own book is shown IN the cases Of Caesar,
and Xeuophon, for Caesar is known by
his commentaries better than he is by his
battles
Mr Clark related the incidents and re-
suits Of the fight between Jackson and
Benton in Nashville. In 1913. and its in
fuence on the later affairs Of state
Texans are great fighters" he said.
"and when TO one else was left for them
TO fight, they fought themselves. In this
respect they can be compared TO Ken
tuckians.
Has History of IT'S own.
The best pioneers that settled in this
country settled in Missouri. Tennessee.
and Texas and the three greatest men
this country ever produced are Jackson.
Houston. and Benton. They fought duels
in those DAYS and they fought and en-
gagged in street braWls. too.
- glory in Texas. Texas is one Of the
few States that has history of its own.
Texas has IFS own peculiar history. The
war Of the rebellion would not have oc-
CURED If sam Houston had been elected
President. Personal ambition on the part
of his party leaders kept him from the
candidacy. He would have swept the
country with a whoop II he had been
nominated.
Write your own biography. Men who
have laid the deep foundation of the
South were eager and willing 10 accom-
plish, but were slow to record. Two Dem
ocrats refused the Vice Presidency. and
they were inc only men who ever did re-
fuse the Vice Presidency. too No one
who ever was nominated for the Presi-
deney or for the Vice Presidency ever re-
fused IL, except these two men, and their
names are not mentioned in the encycIo-
pedias. II Roosevelt is nominated, you
can bet he viii not refuse to run"
Mrs. Frank ByTam played piano solos,
and Newton 7. Hammer, baTytone, sang.
a dance was given after the meeting