The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1909-12-09
PIE WEST DESERVES REC
IGNITION

The Daily News wishes % ~
on the record with a plea Tor
recognition Of Amarillo country
in the state affairs. Amarillo
and the counties composing the
Texas Panhandle are Just ~
much part OF Texas a. though
they had been bathed in the sa-
cred blood 0f San Jsc'nt0 OF the
Alamo Obviously e., because
we Of Amarillo and the entire
Panhandle are proud " J0o iao.
that we are an the man 0f Texas
We glory in The Texas spin. of
freedom We believe that .n'
bragest men and -uast women
of the world are reared in Texas
We revere the names q Houston
Bowie and others Who made q
worlds record for heroIsm.
We admire the sentiment for
fair play that Is - indelhb.y
woven into the very wool and
warp Of the Texas constitution.
I'm short. we are Of Texas and
we're for Texas. Therefore, We
want something 10 say in the
government Of Texas. Time
was. not - very many years ago
when the Panhandle was regard
ed as merely a vast untentanted
cattle range and the powers
down al Austin had in those
days scarcely heard u Amarillo,
but along came a pl0Wman as
avant courier " new erea al
era Of yrJgressigeuess and as
the pIoWmaH advances. the eH#
man make. q graceful. DJ" OF
exit. And the H0E era has
wrought "a marvellous change in
Panhandle affairs The round
up camp dpc. once The welcome,
Beacon Light of the Plains is Uo
more but Do Its place has come
the lamp iu Jne window OF the
farm house cottage The Iarat
has gone the way OF the round
up camp, but the sale of pioW
lines has increased many f0.d
The brand irons are rusty now
but the blade NJ the hoe Is
bright The long horn, So pic
turesque and fleet of foo. il q
part Of ancient history, but the
sleek. rOtund jersey, hOruIess
harmless snd productive, is a
factor IN This Land of Right
Now. The erstwhiie cowboy,
throat shsme p now tranquil
and optimistic i0 discussing next
Years wheat crop. shaking his
thirst with water the while
pure Panhandle water he finest
% earth. The ribaid song and
the rythmic click Of poker chips
isA thing Of the past, but pianos
and classic sheet music are
plentiful Verify. the Panhan-
die II Texas hss undergone an
evolution and out o. that evOlu-
ton has grown up a. II by mag
ic. a modern civilized section
that all Texas must reckon with
in governmental affairs. Too
long now has the Panhandle and
West Texas in general. been oy-
erlOoked at Austin Now We
want recognition a the capital
There 10 in Amarillo a loyal
Texan and most successful husl-
ness man whose name has been
widely mentioned az splendid
timber for the gOvern9rshlp Of
Texas. The Daily News refraIns
from public mention Of his name
because this man has not said
that he isa candidate. HcIs not
AN office seeker be- is above
that class. But should ne yield
to the public demand and enter
the race. the Dali. News Away.
l9yal t9 tay Auar.. country, H
for him. T.. us indulge .1.
hone chat tle Panhandle mas
nominate and elect "a governor
Past Texas. South Texas a.
N8rH Te.a. have Ta their .Hr.
Inc noH ele |omw. u.0u
zion Iu West Texas and ODD.
Panhandle Dali" News
Itisafact taa lrs weston
mart of the state BIAS not beer
represented by western men al
II should and as we have som'
of the most brilliant talent %
the state IN this section. We ar'
heartily IN favor ~ the western