Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-17
SENTIMENT NOW
TOWARD MADERO
Marked Change in Popular
Opinion Reported at
Mexico City

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There has been remarkable
chance OF sentiment in the past few
days and II is all in favor of Presi-
dent Madero and his administration.
II was not made so evident until
Saturday, when the big pro-Madero
manifestation took place here
Saturday night there were many
rumofs that there was going To he a
turbulent time SUNDAY. and extensive
Preparations were made IN the part
OF business men and foreiencrs
(abont one and the same thiEc here
TO protect their property All along
the main thorolghfares. where the
paraders were to pass, plate glass
was covered and fronts of stores
boarded IN as though their owners
anticipated the coming of the Lon
don suttragettes in fore In the
banks, iewelry stores and many 9TH
er establishments men were stationed
with carbines and riot guns and re-
volvers, prepared to put up a fight.
Police Were Ready
The police foot and mounted. we're
held in readiness for instant action
when the trouble should break loose.
Everywhere was a feeling OF appre.
hension and suppressed excitement.
for a City Of Mexico mob is not
pleasant one 10 deal with, made up,
as II always is, of the Indians ami
the riffraft Of the community. men
who are bent on destruction and who
will fight on occasion
But when Sunday mornils came
and the thousands Of supporters Of
Madero gathered on Avcaidl Jiarez
In the vicinity Of the Iron Horse, %
the statue Of Carlos VI l. universal.
ly called. Il was mouic that the rab-
BILE element was decidedly in the
minority. The manifeSlan's were OF
the bettcv classes. SILK hats anl
frock coats were numerous. and near
ly all the men werc well dressed
There were many cf the working
class there too. hut thew looked like
real workers good honest llhoring
men, and not the SOFT that 20 20
make m mots
II was a demonstration in force.
for there were fully il,0u0 men in
tin favor oi the constitutional gov
eminent and law and order and 10
was n practical warning TO the sym.
pathlzers of the revn'utionists that
they would better keep their svm-
pathies strictly under cover in this
city.
There had beer rincrs thai n
counter dcmonstra' Ion would take
place, and there is little doubt hat
one was intended. but II failed TO ma
terialize. Any ATTEMPT at such
thing would have resulted isas-
trously TO those taking part in Il.
They came and saw and were content
to postpone their plans indefinitely.
They heard many patriotic speeches
at the Iron Horse and at the Xocalo
and National Palace, where the Pres
ident reviewed the parade They
saw the Maderists marching twenty
abreast for blocks and keeping as
perfect order az though they were
trained troops They heard the cheer
Ing and shouting for Madero and the
government, and they knew II was
no time to start something
Then. too the newspapers here
have been publishing accounts dai'Y
OF late about the preparations the
foreigners have been making Or self
protection and those accounts have
done a world OF good in the way q
keeping good order. The woultl-he
trouble-maEers are apt To think twice
before going up against q well-or-
ganiyed force Of heavily-armed men
who know how 10 shoot straight AMI
will do so on occasion
OF course. all danger 10 the rapital
Is not al an end hy any means but
the menace Of Internal disorders is
not nearly so grave as Il has been.
and the demonstration today has
done az immense amount OF good.
Change of Heart j. Noted.
Your correspondent has talked
with many men who have come In
fro mvarious portions Of the coun-
try, and they all say that the people
have undergone a wonderful change
OF heart In the past few DAYS They
are saving everywhere In the coun-
try that Madero has not hal fair
show and they want TO give him a
full chance TO show what he can do
IN the way OF putting into practice
the reforms he promised. They want
10 extend his lease now. and give
him overv opportunity TO make
good 4" what has brought about this
change no one seems 10 know. or.
rather everyone has n different eN-
PLANTATION. hut there seems good
ground 10 believe that the people are
pleased at the vigorous way he Is
iryinc 10 put down the rcvolutionis,s
everywhere. They like n display OF
strength in this country and they
have no use for a weakline. They
want a man who will rule by force
and not by kindness The nearer Ma
dero gets TO the methods OF Porfirio
Diaz. the more popular he will be-
come.
TheY shout for democracy. hut