El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-01
CHAIRMAN LYON
ISSUES AN ADDRESS TO IHE RE
pUyLICaNS OF TEXAS
UrQlnu Them To Get Out Heavy
Vote and Show the Country
What the Folks Down Here Can

Hon. Cecil \. Lyon. chairman of
the republican state executive COM
mittee has issued the following add
dress:
To the Republicans of Texas: As
YOU are probably aware, | have been
recognized by the national commit
tee as the duly elected and duly ac-
credited chairman of the state eXecu-
committee of Texas. | therefore deem
il my duty. as well as pleasure. to
call the attention of the republican
of Texas to the fact that as we have
republican electors. who VIII vote for
Mckinley and Roosevelt. as well as a
state ticket III the field. ii is our ma
state ticket in the field it is our
| mutual duty TO do all those things
which will produce the best results
on the day of the election. In con-
sequence of the division found in the
party some time since. and the delay
attendant upon the settlement of the
contest over the state Craftsmanship
to organize for systematic cam
paiSn up 10 date. hence the lateness
of this proclamation.
1t will aforementioned that in 1896
the republicans of Texas rolled up
large vote for President Mckinley
and this year every republican in the
state should conceive il to be his
duty to contribute TO the limit of
his ability every atom of strength
which will tend toward the building
up of large vote for the present re-
publican nominees for president and
vice president. | do not see. in the
light of current events and with the
record made during the last four
years by the present administration
why there should not be a universal
rally toward republicanism in this
state for under the conditions which
prevailed in the year 1896 and for
several years prior thereto. which
were such as to almost stagger the
belief that remedial agencies could
he applied which would bring about
such satisfactory results IS have
been
In 1896. the republicans OF the ma
tiCn as well aso the state predict
ed and announced that the election
of Mckinley and Hobart would mean
the arousing from the lethargic state
into which the commerce. trade and
finances of this country had sunken.
However. grounded in the faith rs
We We're with the patriotism and
craftsmanship of the Hon. William
Mckinley. basing it as we did upon
his record in public and private life.
and knowing his views upon great
public questions. We unheSitatingly
prophesied revival of industrial and
financial conditions. such as would
bring happiness and prosperity to
our people. After a trial of four
years it is safe to say that our most
sanguine expectations have paled in
to insignificance. for the strongest
advocates of the then candidates did
not hope or comprehend the posi-
bilities OF the future.
From the moment of Mr.. Mckin-
ley's inauguration. his conduct was
characterized by series of pro-
nounced successes tat find no paral-
lei in the history of this govern
ment. II is safe to say that more
history and a greater variety of his
tory has been made IN the last four
years by this administration than
ever before in a similar length of
time. Both in peace and in war.
prosperity and success have been EN-
blasoned upon our banners: our ma
ton as nation has been raised from
the lower level and placed upon a
high pedestal in the minds and
hearts of the nations of the earth.
Our flag has been planted upon new
shores; civilization has followed the
flag: barbarism has been throttled:
and peace. enlightment and liberty
have been brought to millions of
suffering people. The light of free
dom has broken through the clouds
that have been lowering over the
people Of Cuba and the Philippine
Islands for centuries and they have
been ushered by the hands of the
American people into Il new world that
they have only known by tradition.
Legislation along economic and
business lines has been characterized