The Dawson journal., 1883-03-15

respect and admoration Of all our
people. The letter itself is an inter
esting one, and the honored gentle
man pays deserved tribute to his
mother, who is now past the age of
70, and who is al this time citizen
Of Dawson:
GALVESTON, Texas, March 8, 1888.
My DEAR BROTHER JoHN;
l NAV we'll exclain with Cazer !:
spent, uedi, Uica;" or with the other
noted general: ave met the enemy
and they are ours As / telegraphed
to Ma, on the night of the election,
| was elected Mayor by about one
thousand majority"-only lacking
siI,een of that number TO attempt
20 describe the canvass, or the
Methods of my opponents on the
day of the election, would be boot
less task. Suffice it 10 say that it Is
estimated that at least twenty thou
sand dollars was spent against me,
and the brutality at the polls exceed
ed anything that was ever witnessed
in this, or, perhaps, any other city
of tue size in the United States It
is contended by my friends, aud no,
denied by my political enemies, that
if nothing but legal votes had been
counted my majority would have
exceeded fifteen hundred T; and that
it would have exceeded two lboa-
sand had no more money been spent
on the other side than ON mine, and
had no cOerciUe measures Teen resort
ed to 10y Railroads and otuer corpora
tlons. The excitement that prevailed
on the day of election, and more
especially so after the result was
made known beggars descriptions.
Thousands OF men-yea, even women
and children-tor time forgot that
there was such thing as dig ,
and rejoiced as though they mad just
been delivered from some impending
calamity. The Washington Hotel
office, and the streets, for blocks in
every direction, were crowded with q
wild, excited and vociferous multi
tude, of white and colored-of every
nationality-of every class of society
of rich and poor-of great and
small-of every grade and condition
i'll life. ''Music on the Band" to the
tune of "Dixie," could not even keep
pace with the heart throbs, voiced
by tongues from thousand lips, in-
to one grand Chorus of rejoicing. A
table was placed upon the side walk,
and was lifted npon it, bur l could
not trust myself to speak-for tear l
might say much that l should not
have said-and only thanked my
friends for their fidelity aud that
grand manifestation of their conf
dence and good will, and retired.
Amidst the thoughts that crowded
upon my brain upon that eventfnl
occasion, none found so fixed an abid-
ing place as the sacred recollection
that all the honors of which I was
then the happy recipient were due,
not to myself, bu, to my DEAR, GRAND
old mother, who inslilled into nv
youthful mind the principles ol
honesty and integrity that was sbe
very foundation upon which this
superstructure of popular favor had
been reared. And, in the very midst
of this popular rejoicing, | went to
the telegraph Office, and sent her a
message OF the result of the labor
she lad wrought. lam not unndnd
ful OF the fact that conscientious
performance Of what I conceive tc
be my whole duty to the people, may
in the brief space of one month
bring me again into popular disfayor
But the principles which she instillet
into my Youthful mind have been th,
guiding star Of life, aud will liv,
forever. My love to her, and to al
Affectioaately, Your Brother
Il. l.. FULTON.