Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-07-18
ANTS DISTRESS CRY!

OF the MINOR efforts opposition. This all changing and
the ants give evidence that they badly frightened
and sending out, to the tired and true within their
ranks little matter with pep all through it, and setting
up the fact hat something than the SOLID liquor
and the sohd Mexican vote will be required to carry
against the of submission now sweeping the great
state Of Texas from end to the other.
The Mexican vote" is something Of which any gang
ought be proud Think of party element within
party OF Americans depending for their susenance rpon
the "Mexican vote and admitting that il is allied with The
Liquor vote What in heavens is the liquor and
Mexican vote" Is it something of which a would be
glad TO be Identified for the sake of his wife his sister his
his daughter? Have matters to this low ebb
that the "iquor ard Mexican vote shall decide the fate
Of Texas? viii citizens of Texas allow this element
20 dominate the state? Is ii time cali halt and de
l-rnn, who actually in charge of the state Of Texas L
Mexcans joining the quo forces operate the att'A
Of this commonwealth. then is time make a chn k,.
Talk about patriotism, national spirit love Of country
where does in when the people Of this state will
allow the degenerate of old MeNioo to into Texas
territory wesled from the hands of Sana Anna and made
sacred b. tkt blood % heroes dictate the policies and
the government? his is hight question for il the Ecv.
leans bv affisoe With the liquor interests say who
shall be governor who shall rua and who shall not weih
there shol p. open saacns in Tcxes, thcr why boast
civilization and Independence
In Gods name, whore IL the Independence for which
the doahess heroes Of Tcxse fought Whore the
na9sp, where Is the manhood in the face Of these facts?
le, tr people c .hs city and county awake; let the
pie ct T~,as stretch forth their hands and take hold upon
his situation. al about thc Of The Border there
within this state ia: greater menace, the form OF
the allied liquor and Mexican vote. Mr. Voter, do .Jou
catch the sgr Gcancc Of these statements?
Here is the Ants Distress Cry," copy of which
held in thu office present to ineres,ed parties the
having been received by Potter county voeryesler lay:
Our cause IS defeated unless there is a'e
and effective reca done a, one,. Il
l"Fmrha,.1, he Importance OF ,his s1artrt ..L
that forces understand the serious situation hll
We are facing.
1T is equally essential ,ha, the corporations and
their allied interests be made realize that their life
hinges n the election results July %
This slr Is sent out 10 YOU and several thousand
other dependable at this critical time you will
dersand by whom and from whercJ, as appeal and
demand thai every vote be- rallied TO The ticket gwen
below.
"You must understand that in addition to a SOL
I'D LIQUOR VTTE and . SOLID MEXICAN VOTE,
We must secure good number of independent voters
to enable to overcome the Morris Campbell Garrett
Harper ooncy- Jcnlins-Hall combination.
The administrator must gam ,hs fight, or 1t will
mean disaster 10 organization
"Make memoranda Of the following fotc,, which
should be- voted without dcvistion-THEN DESTROY
THIS SLlPw
The ticket is omitted here but is given the SLIP
and includes osadidat, Tor governor for congress
at-larRe for Unrd States senator, io attor
neyseneral one for udl- Of the Court Of Criminal Ap-
peas one for justice of he Supreme Court and for
chef ,uslir of Supreme Court
Texans arc you ready to me-ky bo,, and allow a lot
e qraser Mrea7s md their criminal allies the liquor
eresls 10 ,ac harg, the affairs Of the Of exa?
Arc W, willing On Of petty difference, 90 turn
Texas into lac hands n the people from whom Il was
,yres,ed ves,s &c 5y the pioneer Of h matches reon2
Mrx-ar ,ol. and the lrv interests has Is bot 'oressts
Of The rr'.nncss Of he .i'uati1n
Io,t llc crowd carefully then wake u7 ard reg
i,,er VOW 70 do al IN your power make subn.s'on
ro Tho anus a matter Of fact scared stiff They
60, IN, handwriting toe val. they have been seghed
IN ,h. a.sn and fourd wanting and now. they are
unab, ,r fiufam paody share 81 independents. the
"s,,R 3. 40 off, Dl you catch ihsI Hafsrr. a 'H' "ds
tre.. ,." Il ttc ants. "lT IS EQUALLY I---tNllAL
THhI IIll CORPORATIONS AND IHf.F hlLtD IN
TFRLsI1 Bi MADE 10 RFAlI2' ia IiHF LIFE
mNCr. UPON IH ElICnoS INSULT. f|f Cor
pora. and th.r ab.I nef.l. indeed .'H and
dlsieu ,nd lhe retail spsnsef "a. m.. ha. H.n''on
mul b., aushrard fpr ih,r h,r. drpr0d uI
la,, mon has u aoanrd ulnH 5000 q .. h'sdt
n ~, slair goFrnmen as afihspa alII .l and
ihf '.'f naH'a eco iia,Hrd ln inr u..fI l ""nd
ol Lr uHHpr anl ihf0 lfnhlnan ll. H mat
ler heih 9th hl of14d adaf pli uH r.a' ' W"'f
uln snAd ,sr iubmssDn rapl
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