The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
AN OPEN LETTER FROM JOHN
GRANT At DALLAS ON The
SITUATION.
EVERYBODY URGED 70 WORK HARD
President Hahn of the Republican State
League ut San Antonio Also Out i'll
Card Advising Activity All
Along the Line.

election. The work of the past two
wears in the formation of Il party and Il
nolitical organization in Texas will cul-
inmate in a trial of strength between
those who are with us and those who are
against us on November ). Underlying
this great effort is the promoting cause,
which is the love of our land, the fealty
to principle and the maintenance OF our
nations integrity. Patriotism inspires
the heart of every true American when
| ever his country or his home are III
jeopardy, hence the intensity of feeling
nctuating and promoting all of our pco-
pie today. That there is danger stalk
inc abroad in the land. mcnacing our i'll
! situations. there can be no doubt, Tor II
is indeed fact that if Il well defined
principle is right and bencfcent as ap-
plied to economic government, its anti
pode can not be equally good; and as i'll
this instance the oppoSites are arriEeu
against each other, one must be right
and the other wrong. 1t is, therefore,
important thai we should discriminate
/ I
ard poi,ies. God has ,ndOw,l us with
| n diScelrmCpt CI m,ntal ChemiS, - ana
we each situation ard dCtelm'Oe which
! is light: ard the constitution has en-
| rCWClod W + tnfCII@ with Cui liSnl or
| lanChisc CIR convictions, and tue man
who does net exert that acColdlrr tC tn
dictates CT bis conscience and Jrdgm ant
is IL maIauder of civil rights ami is ne',
.hcr good mao, Il good citizen. Sooa
father. pCr good husband. Election
day will settle he qu,'tiOn of moi only
| what mon. bus " II. mcasulS' snall
dcmira,, this patiCA and people Tor the
next four Yeas. and th.ly shall be no
tight of app;al fiom tina, decision Tor
| .crr long years, Sc tie ollLlul how you
vote. II, the ten $ of party faith as
applied 10 Datioral government can ma
!, tially aft, ID, general. rs well as the
detail, welfare of The whole people and
The individual, thoie ,aD b 10 doubt in
The mirds Cf those who have rCted the
CCntlast between rhair temporal afahs
urdlf the ditfelert admins a'lons dul :
ing ne la.t 'hil'v years III Ib'> county:
IF state atfails individual guidance and
control laigC!! takes tue rlace OF hNed
thoc1y CT sCv, fnmInt. aui the people
;p,y 20 great extor, rpGr the ability
ard honesty of pu.pose OF those in con,
tOl. hut in ra,iCrnl afal!s fix aud
well dciraI pcFcio> ,Nt.sb' DOW llivid'
u1'ity and ecu msn III :. y 0 cor
form 10 the edges mad. party plat
fc.ms. In rddi on. bow vel. TO In wing
spfs. consi~iCft and logical platforms, 10
Get the greatest guaiGrtCe OF 6ood re-
suits. it Is rcces"a.y tc have or Il exec,
rtivn who is trio. patriotic, brave ana
ma u fu'. 10 folm of government lt'
quiIes in its adaI zion r. h sUdpulou.
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govelnmert. hrrce III r,,ossi'r CT the
EXCISE of w;sdom il the 81 ,I.n OF a
pre- sident 1ha IepIbliIrn ~! hns pre-
scnled tt, rane # VIM. NJ, NiN,tv be-
; foe The American p-cNe Tor nloFldent
b., li,yrg tN"t in him c0r lie .Othi the
) qualities .,qui lie to fill the I,quil IN tnl'
: of tn si'r" :c.. He is ION le tanks
cf tn? trmmDn rcop!c, AMI an Amer'cir
in is gh,,,Cst SEN. CCulas us Il
> he. OF m. 81 k bu finn wis in corr
ell rrd r'lu ,j'jl VIII ne NJ Is arc
warts of Am-.i.a a.d j. pCCnlr. tic
t has IL en- Il o. their demaldf fol yGal'
nt t thr lccislatv, al,n,. aud has Away,
= had ,he cerlagc of his convictions t,
t yp,ak his sCn,im ar,s ard CAClt his pow
. ci in heir tchc'C 1riCkc.y or 'biCanerl
t has rCvel ta,Iish,d nor dCfat!i hi
> record. Th,n lac stHpdS fcl the plintl
2 pies in Am .ican sCvClrm>Et ,ha. raw
| always brought til, sr,; test measure o
% prosperity Il hlppuCsS 20 our plop
= Stree he iyImr ion of our govCl hmen'
: If elected. h. will hu the E.c. dent of tn
. whole people of thl United Ste G.. Ihel
. will be TO SC. on ror Ia, ION. but hi
: viii be The equitable oy, .,ise ct v2stc;
pcwer tempered by flial loV y, lload eN
t periepce all knowledge cG VIVA, is need
u ed t. advance our ,Curtl! aims AM
Il protect us against foliign COmpati iol
Sr,h NAV ard srih measure! dc W
I mccent TO ~ DeoI'e of Texas } vot
e Tor Cd Novcml n .. Ii is Il matte
/ wo.th, of corg,atr'atiCn tina, the peorl
u of Teya. ala ~ this ,amrai,n eN nIn
u glea,er libclaliI Of thCugh, and a,io
y than {, + before. There seems to be a
y homes, acd urprcjudiced ondaa, .; BEN
pu, lorth or treir pare to dtt'de now I
=. vote tc srbrlvc thtil bet irtll, SIS an
=, u III, in rest of the wh9'e ,ounuy. I'M
i CAMPAIGN has demonstrated the ta'
~ tha, In, I CXas p,cpC NJ no. or'i pHu
n ole. hut that i. does 10 loldi. 'grll
:, visayed war &c excl . and c,ir,i /
v The, have ii ga,ed the brass { Han
to II shades OF ob3cllity. arl have f.
;. th. tim. at least made the question. C
d! nolty secondary to the needs ard d,
:. mards of the h,ur. When that cond
> ton of affairs exists, then II
a | decd is the county Sal>' III
\. is oanpaiaa when The demaSosr
-, is l,esent but lowCilcss. TeNG
q people have for yeaIs listened to his sire
= voice and followed him TIC pitiloss po'
, erty and buried their hopes IN the gray
a of adversely. He is the will-o'-the wis
a that has led them in the Quagmire {
= financial wreck. business depression an
- industrial stagnation. and they are no
!. carrying the torch of reason to frigntc
n away the ghost of prejudice and passion
n. For six years there has been reign {
p governmental outlawly in Texas nev,
is equaled in any other state in the Unio
h Deception and personal interest on Il
r. part of Il lot of political vampires HI
10 Slapped the life blood out of our state al
70 frightened from our borders that whiC
m we stood most in need Of. But the CT
IN is at hand. A Just retribution will
m meted out to them on November 3. if Il
40 signs of the times mean anything. III
h. majority rule is an American Institute
n by adoption at least. and it is safe
90 say that very much more than a nj
jority of the people of Texas are again
the blood-suckers at Austin that ha'
- been debauching the sacred trust
:; our commonwealth. The effort of evel
n. citizen of Texas should be to focus the
~ guns on that objective point and let Il
lie rattle of political musketry on Novemh
3 denote the wrath and revenge of civ
outrage. One of the highest aims of
republican should be to advance the |
- tcrpSt of his marty hut the highest nj