The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-15
Lees Campaign Exn,r,.

1919 'iocer OF st. Louis NJ ,,.h,. ~
'iohai president John A. Lee is ,,o .,,..
ihe campaign is over, the peop,s ,,,
ueo'ueu the questions at issue par,v IT,,
nave been oblterated, scctior,,,.n,
,o'eu' Inc campaign has been one n
euucatioh' the people have been en,ish,
eheu' ana now to the losers wa ,,,o >.
following advice. e'e UT
A ,s' oi,eher speak OF noble deeds
ana rarer of the bad ones NS'
| ana sing about our hapnv day,
ana not about our sad ones
we We're not made to pine and s,r.
ana ana when grief sleeps TO wake #
pl isn, happiness is standing by
LIS ire is what We make il
ehe successful republicans we should
Gay 80 temper your cxultation with ma
namiih,ty that all animosities and bittar
.ess vi ieeiing will be forgotten. The re-
ronh snoM that there are a great many
son,o heopie III poth political parties and
some bad people have been discovercd ' ~
each party ''''oNereu IN
~ me unsuccessful democrats we would
say 'nat an alike are interested in the re-
storatioh OF prosperity and activity a, in
"us,rles OF this country and the re.csto-
nllsntleht oil active business conditions and
, 1rnhiIioyiheht Tor all the unemployed
years government under the nolic,es n,
the republican party let us Loyalty co-oner-
ate towards making those policies benel
ciai TO the country Any man WIZ refuses
10 DO so Is not patriotic and is inSacere in
his citizenship. Al
Inc interstate Grocer" has taken
neither side In the political campaign be-
.ause IL was like the man at the camp
meeting who was asked by the revlvalist
whether he wanted to 20 to heaven or was
determined to go to hell, and who replied
that he hadn't fully made up his mind ,s
ne had friends in both places
me editor OF this paper has personally
taken very active part in the campaign
Just ended, and did so because he conscien
tiously believed In the principles which he
advocated. He has not In any way what.
ever used the columns OF this paper In ad
'ocacy OF either side Of the question, real
lzing that trade paper could not consist
entity become politically partisan and pre-
telred therefore to confine his political ef-
forts to his own individual activity.
His hopes have, to some extent, been
blasted. but he accepts the situation and
loyalty acknowledges his allegiance to VIM.
Mckinley. president elect Of the United
States by choice Of a majority of the peo-
PIE The voice of the people Is the voice
of God.
The campaign has been one OF great eN
citement and injustice More good, am
hidextrous. able-bodied lying has been In
dulged In than in any campaign in the his
tory of this country. The daily papers on
both sides have been apparently endeavor-
Ing to outl'e one another and orators IN
both sides have rivaled each other In Will
tication. abuse and SANDER and there has
been great loss OF dignity of political me-
thods The editor OF this paper during his
experience on the stump In the campaign
Nj a I, Al.
of patriotism and morality. to the extent
once or twice OF having been mistaken foI
a minister OF the gospel and has rgidly
adhered to the truth. The success OF such
a position is shown by the fact that of %
OF Missouri In which he has ad.
dressed the people, q of which had here
tofore been reliably republican, all have
gone democratic This phenomenal record
the editor thinks he is justified In attri4
buting to the irresistible logic and eloquence
of the speeches he has made in those coun.
ties There were others OF his party cam
paigning in those counties, but none or
them aroused the same enthusiasm among
the women and free silver babies who
largely turned out to hear him or convert
ed so many populists or repupilchhes 10 oe,
He has been reliably Informed
that a large crop of boy babies expected In
the spring will probably be named Lee.
His experience has been novel and pleas
ant. as we'll as exciting including defeat
after a close contest for the nomination for
lieutenant governor OF Missouri, the sue
cessful nominee being German tyou can't
heat the Germans) All those who voted
against our editor apologiaed afterward and |
elected him presidential eloctor at iasse.
which office he resigned In order to hriug |
about a fusion with the populists. He re-
signed a position as police commissioner
in order to be presidential elector, buc
when he resigned that honor he got the
police commissionership of st, Louis back
again and still holds an office The ex-
perlence OF the campaign has been OF great
value to him; it has broadened his sym
made more tender his heart deep
In tho nrinciples OF the government In
proved his health, his voice and his voc'-'-
llarv. increased his respect for the hon
esty and patriotism of republicans uem.
ocrats and populists ALIKE ana qual'.eu
him IN edit the Interstate Grocer more nc
rpntphly TO its readers.