The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-25
MAN WHO DARED
BLOODY HUERTA
A REAL HERO
SPEECH or gELLlssEIo DogiS-
oUEz, WHICH HITHERTO HAS
BEEN SUPPRESSED, IS NO"
PUBLISHED.

. lisz-.o Dou.-E1ez's speech las been
published. Where ,5e speaker has
gone. only Vlcto-.z-o Hue--z knows
but Dou.nguez's speech VIII last a.
long as Ne1lcz1s worship their h.
-oes. o.. indeed zs men o. any IA
uor continue 70 1ay tribute 10
brave man. They we're terrible dags
days o. horror which Domi1-
guez spoke. Statesmen Tho opposed
him had been led away in ,ae dead
q -.g1, d, his orders. None ever.
re-e seen agar. ,Hue--z's life vas
an Orgy o. c0g1sc. women and mlr-
de-.
Domi1gUez was q senator. The hor.
ror o. the times seized upon hin
and he resolved. for one. not 70 bend
before the terror. a. other senators
were doing but 10 face it-and die
lie TOOK ont q life insurance policy
for his son, h= wrote a speech; n
rose On the floor Of the senate and
delivered that speech. Only since
Huerta. with his boarded gold, fed.
have The people OF Mexico known
vha, Be.lisarlo DoI.nguez said that
evening in August 10 the Mexican
senate i Is only now that the news
papers have dared 10 print mis- burn
ing. patriotic words
j, was an adroit manner by which
Dominguez secured the floor for his
speech that erening sachez Gayito.
senator. had asked for leave Of alb
sence, an ordinary request Domin-
guez rose TO explain why he would
vote no
Dominguez's Reason.
Il must vote against it" said Do
minguez. because Mexico needs such
men as Gayito in the senate during
these grave times" And then BELLS
ario in the beautiful senate cham
ber, under the sparkle OF the great
cut glass chandeliers, standing under
the arches on which were carved
the names Of Mexico's greatest men,
smiling raising his head against the
Terror in the Mexican palace, began
his suicide.
do you not see" he said, "senor
senators, how dark is the present sit.
uation in Mexico2 DO you not see
the weakness Of government which
has at its head an old soldier who
lacks the knowledge and culture in
dispensible TO the government of d
people and who tries TO make him
self appear strong by acts that re-
ceiye the reprobation OF all civili-
| zation and morality? This old sol
dier follows his plan Of terror be
cause he does not know that there
are other ways by which a good man
may ascend 10 power. Don Victori.
/ auo Huerta is controlled by an OBJ
session that would unseat the mind
OF a man OF talent The spectre or
| his protector and friend whom he
betrayed the spectre OF Madero-
[ haunts him at the banquet table and
in his dreams. When this obsession
becomes almost too great for him
TO endure, he descends TO the depths
Of cruelty, saying to his followers.
XIII, assassinate, burn"
Staying Himself.
The impression which Dominguez
made as he spoke these words was
indescribable 1t was as II his fel-
low senators saw him standing before
them with a selfdirected revolver
at his head ready to slay himself,
and they helpless He continued.
Don Victoriano Huerta is proyok-
ing an international conflict with
the United States. In this conflict
every Mexican who is a Mexican
must die, for the combat would be
so unequal that none Of US could sur
vive and We could save only our
honor to live after us, so that men
who land on Mexican shores in CEN
turtles to come will say. with IN
covered heads. Here once lived a
nation OF million heroes
But first it is our duty to avoid.
II possible, such a conflict How shall
We do it? Shall we stand idle and
let history say that Mexican men
wept for rights they could not de.
Il implore you, senors, that you
Dominsuezs Plan.
let every member Of this body
sign a petition 10 Don Victoriano
fend? Here is my plan:
Vouchsafe to me the honor OF carry
ing TO Don Victoriano Huerta this
request ! will also present TO him