The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-05

in a position where one may talk with
authority of sending state troops to
the border are the principal potential
tiles in the Texas situation with REF
erence to Mexico. AS these potential
tiles are not distributed widely among
The people of Texas it will be seen
that there is no incentive toward war
like maneulers and muttering on this
side of the Rio Grande
Border Sentiment in Texas.
Along the 700 miles of the Texas
Mexican border there are possibilities
of smuggling and robbery that ought
TO be minimized But there is not be-
lieved to be any sentiment at all in
favor of an invasion of Mexico. Not
even the Mexican renegades who are
to be found there are disposed to en-
ter that country with an effort 10
capture it.
Ii Texans We're asked to answer
the question that Mr.. Allen asks in
this language, who knows but what
this restless condition may solve Mr..
Wilson's problem for him." they would
all deny the restlessness and laugh
at the alarm that Mr.. Allen alleges
Il to be found central in Washington.
There are good many Texas citl-
zens along the Rio Grande border who
y ear Mexican names and Mexican
clothes and speak only the Mexican
dialect who are often over busy in
Mexican politics-but those Texans
who know them best are quite con
fldent that Mexico is the last part of
the country they desire to visit at
this time-even if accompanied by a
commlssary train and machine guns.
This sapient newspaper correspond
ent who has evolved an invasion of
Mexico by Texas out of the thin ma
terial of which misgivings are made
presents an argument for intervention
and bases it upon premise that is
wholly false. Aside from men who
have appeared in the public prints as
wanting to invade MeXico-and none
Of them are TeXans-there is no sen
timent in Texas in favor of Texas
alone attempting such a maneuver,
Even Governor Colquitt has in express
terms denied that he has intention of
sending state troops across the lGo
Grande if the federal troops shall fail
to protect the border-a contingency
that is difficult to imagine.
Texas was the proXimate cause of
our invasion of Mexico the other time
we crossed the border. Texas had won
her Independence from Mexico by her
own force and had been republic
for quite a while when the state was
admitted to the union This was after
Mexico had given notice that such
proceedings would be considered 4
cause Tor war The direct cause OF
the war was a dispute as to whether
The boundary of Texas was the Nueces
or the Rio Grande When the treaty
of peace was signed the United States
obtained 651,590 square miles of ter
litory, which, with Texas, gave Us
S51, 591 square miles. 1t was not
Texas that began the war, but Pres
ident Polk, who invoked the principle
oi manifest destiny"
Texas is Not Dreaming of War.
1t ought to be made clear that the
governor of Texas is not really seek
ing any fray with Mexico, and that
even his attitude of watchful restless
ness is not shared by Texas or Texans
to any extent worthy the mention. 1t
is not true that Texas is dreaming OF
conquest, as this Kansas newspaper
man asserts, but on the other hand,
Texas Is busy attending to the bust
ness of improving the quality and
quantity of farm crops and Detterlns
the condition of the people of Texas.
True, there is the usual interest in the
business of saving the state by selec-
tion Of the right men for office, and
there is a Willingness on the part of
several hundred thousand Texas demo
Gratis to applaud the selection OF
Texas patriot for federal office when
ever that event may occur
So far as the country worrying over
the possibility of Texas invading Mex
leo is concerned, the Texan languidly
turns to the marked page and re-
marks, u should bibble. Dallas News |
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