El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-12
To Il Democratic Voters of Ell Paso.

In the election which is to take place
tomorrow, there are but two tickets IN
the field-a so called Democratic ticket
and a so-called Republican ticket
There is absO utely not d sngle issue
, at stake which affects the integrity oi
either party. There is not SINGLE
issue advocated by the Republican
candidates or the Republican
party in this election that a Demo
crat may not consistently advocate.
The nominal divis on of the people into
two political parties at this time is
deeply to be deplored, because it is cal
culated to blind many people and cause
them to support candidates whom they
would otherwise oppose and to oppose
candidates whom they would otherwise
support
Ell Paso seems to be just entering G
upon a new era of prosperity and it is
the duty of every citizen to render sue h
assistance as he can. In the first few
years of the railroad boom. the spirit
of fnon-pro9reSSiveness which charac-
terized large mum Der of the wealthy
citizens and large property holders was
a serious setback TO he city. Hun
dreds of people who came to the city at
that time with money to invest in var
ious enterprises were driven away by
high prices of real estate and dispOsi-
tion on the part of a few property own
ers to monOpolize everything. But for
such a state of affairs, Ell PasO might
have bad population of twenty-five
thousand souls in 1886: instead of which
we find her now, eleven years after
| ward. with half that mum ber. Shall
we repeat the blunders of 1881 to 1886
at this time, when we have an Oppor-
tunity to take on second growth?
The result of the election tomorrow
will answer this question.
The many questions to be legislated
upon in the fmmedia- e future cal for
the cool, del berate, impartial judg gment
| of our b1St people, without political OF
| personal bias. Some of the men whO
neld back the car of progress in the
early eighties are candidates for office
| now, and cir leading supporters are
| the men who then monopiIzed every
| thing and turue ed back the tide of pros
p riJy which sOught cur city. Is it
afe to again trust the city's welfare to
! the men who are today responsible for
our not Aav.ng population OF fifty
thousand pc pl ? In the language of
| re cent wri'er in one of the newspapers,
| do you want prosperity to again get
her ct entaugled in the moss on these
gentl mems backs ard fall down and
break rer ne k?
One issue Cf this campaign. upon d
| proper Element of VIII ch must large
ly depend our prosperity il the imme-
diate future, Is the one of voting away
the Guys franchiseS without receiving
any return therefor and the cutting up
of the city streets wi h railroad tracks
in utter disregard Of the rights Of the
people. During the past three weeks
the people have spoken very plain Y
upon tnIs que stiOu. 1t is certai n that
three-fourihs hs of the intelligent voters
OF the city are opposed TO the furtuer
granting of railroad franchises north |
of Sixth street. The people OF the Sec
nT hi Isn IA n~tn hnn
made the Botany Bay of Ell Paso poll
ties. have been so persist -ntly igno~e |
by the powers that be that they !
have lost Il hope of better things I'M |
less they can secure complete change |
IN the administration of municipal af- |
fairs. Nothing is done to advance their |
interests or improve their property: al |
though they have patient Y borne their
full snare OF the public burdens in the
way of taxation. Water, light, sewer
connections and street improvements
are largely denied them, while these
convenIences have only to be asked for
to be OBJ aimed by other sections of the
city. Our homes are not so pretentiOuS
as those on AIagOtfiu avenue or Myrtle
street or those up in the highlands
above the Southern Pacific track: but
they are dearer to us than these are to
their owners, because they represent
all we possess.
At every succeeding election the Sec
Ond ward has been depended upon to
furnish the IN jOrity for the Democrat
ic party: and it has invariably thus far
justified the hopes of the po itical boss
es and ward heelers. What have its
citizens thus far received in return.
outside of the corruption funds that
have been scattered among the venal
class of voters? AS Democrat of the
Democrats, known of all men as ever
in 10 nf al,
| ask my fellow Democrats of Ell Paso
not of the Second ward alone
how long are We Second warders to be
made the butt and jeer of our political |
opponents and th- main-stay of our
pOliticai friends, with out reaiZing any |
advantage fro n our loyalty to party? !
The party lash has ceased to have any |
terrOrS for most true Democrats in Ell |
PasO. The managers of the so-calied |
Democratic party in this campaign find |
that they can not now whip us into |
ranks by threats of expulsion from the |
party councils. They are anxious to |
have us be ieve that it is disloyaliy to |
the party not to vote the ticket which |
up for our admiration. But
they convince no one who does not
want in advance to be convinced. AS
far as rny own Democracy is concerned,
no welt-nformed man in Ell Paso doubts
it. L have voted more Stralg ht-Out
Democratic tickers in FL Paso than
either c. r.. Morehaad or Joseph Ma
Coffin, during my res dence here: and |
am not going TO vote the so-called
ID IN 1cratir ticket tomorrow at the
biJdiog of these men. | know | am
called a crank. and l am proud of it. [
know those who have failed TO induce
me to support the IRE OCULAR nominees
declare that my advo ,acy of any ticket
is detriment to it. | an always proud
to belong to the respectful minority
rather than to the corrupt, BULLDOG ny
majority. [ wOu d ia, her be satisfied
in my own mind that [ am right and
Tins be ever defeated, than to once
know inuly advocate the wroGg. even
though successful. Defe at has no ter
rors for me. | am used to it. | am not
and never have been a candidate for an
elective office and have no per-Onal
axes to grind. IT [ felt so disposed. |
: