The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-21

any Of her sister states and will contribute ,
TO the common fund of filial support equal |
to the best. As the helmsman that shali
direct the course of the bark that pears
MS all, we hail and salute you. From the
masthead let the stare and stripes ever
bedeck the breezes and beneath It's folds
we pledge you all the patriotic aid in sus-
tanning the honor and credit OF our ma
ton and our people that Texas MANHOOD
boasts. You are the peoples choice. ana
wise it was. 1t rent the clouds OF al,
versty and doubt and let in the ray OF
hope and cheer that nurturcS Drospcrlt!
and creates plenty.
In the councils that shall deliberate ov-
or and settle the questions, grave put
common to us all, We would bespeak WIS
dom. You need aid, but It's wise TO Dor
row we'll. Reach out and pluck from tie
lap of the commonwealths their eifte1
ones. Let no lines Of latitude, ionGtuoe
nor tradition rise up 10 shat out section
or subject. Diyest the people of preJu-
dice by vcsting them with power Let
them delve in their own clay and shape
their own destinies. At your official fam
lily fireside let the son of the new south
mingle with him of the north; let the AT
lantic strike hands with the Pacific; then
will we have union in word and in deed
In the name of the new south and the
Lone Star State, we would present Tor
your consideration Il favored son, WIN
whose merits we are familiar. he pos
sesses all the attributes Of greatness. n
born leader of the people and one they
delight to follow. because his heart is
with them and neither induccment nor
danger will drive him from the line along
which duty lies. He is able, having
delved into the problems of the hour ana
found the needs and wants of the nation
and the individual patriotic, laying aside
self interest to serve his country and his
people that they might be safe even
though he suffers with clear discerning
mind to fix his course, and with courage
to impel him onward to the end in view.
A man of results, like the Grant of old,
never yielding a situation till the day IS
won. With will of iron AMI nerve of
steel that neither multtudes nor methods
can dismay. True to conscience as the
needle to the pole; fixed in loyalty to
friend and fair to foe. Twas he who
pierced the gloom of Texas; broke down
the barriers between political serfdom
and emancipation ana led the republican
hosts into the clear light of day. 1t was
he, who, like the magnet, drew the scat
tered fragments into one md made the
thing of weakness into a tower of
strength. His honor, his wisdom and his
valOr have constituted the guiding star
that has beckoned onward the force that
will ultimately redeem our state from the
thralldom of prejudice and will bury far
cy in the grave of fact. He it was who
sounded the call to arms for the "Napo-
leon of modern politics and led the scat
tered bands to victory against the mar
shalled hosts of antiquity, and planted
the Mckinley banner in the land of the
Alamo. We present you man whose
foundation is his honor and his duty:
whose integrity is the cornerstone of his
citadel; whose acts are inspired by the
needs of his country, his home, his friends
and his party. We commend him to you
to do so with the abiding faith that no
danger can dismay nor temptation shape
him. The essence of his mind and prompt
ing of his heart will be at his country's
disposal. |
Texas bids the nation take into her
councils him of whom we speak, her gift
ed son, John Grant of Texas, and we
feel, honored sir, that contact with him
will cement Il love between you that
neither time nor trouble will sever, and
opportunity will crown you with graft |
tude to Texas, and him with fresh |
gloripS