The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-09-15

solemn rites over their departure, and
l still cherish their memories and hope
before another year shall roll around,
that will have the pleasure of ming
ling among the few who remain, and
going over the scenes of my happy
childhood together and visiting the
many hallowed spots that are dear to
our hearts, especially the little brown
church in the vale, around which our
school boy days were spent, and that
they were the happiest in all our lives
none will deny.
No, as long as live will never for
get the friends and scenes of our child
hood days; and should it never be
permitted for us to meet again on this
life's highway | expect to, and God
grant it, that we may all meet again
where parting will be no more.
Out here we are in the midst Of a
great prohibition campaign which we
are waging against the whiskey bus
mess which is now bligbting our great
state and we expect to carry Fort
Worth and Lassant county for prohi-
bition in the election. 1t will be the
first city in the state of one hundred
thousand population to go into the
dry column, and am sure we will
land her there, and next year expect
to see the state of Texas go dry, as
we carried the proposition in our late
state primary to submit the question
to vote of the state in 1917 for a
constitutional amendment for state
wide prohibition, and / am sure it will
carry.
We are all for Woodrow Wilson and
peace, and Texas will do all she can
to uphold him in his policies. We are
with him in his European as well as
in his Mexican policies and as we
are neghbors and as most of us have
lived with and among the Mexicans
for years, we think that we know them
better than the rest of the U. S. 1t is
like the negro question. We in the
south who have lived among the ne
groes all our lives know better how
to solve the negro question; just so,
Texas, who has had to do with them
and lived among them all our lives
know best how to solve the Mexican
question. All good Texas citizens
have no hatred for the Mexicans, but
only sympathy and pity for the poor
peon. They are coming into Texas
every day by the thousands and leav-
ing their desolate homes and revolu-
ton torn country, and we are giving
them work and they are making good
citizens, and have no animosity toward
Americans, but look upon us as their
friends, especially Texas. They say
if it was not for Texas they could
whip the U. s. They have not forgot
ten San Jocinto. I lived four years
among them down upon the banks of
the Rio Grande. 1 used to 20 across
the river frequently to visit the army
of Madero, just across the river from
where | lived at Hidalgo, and the army
was stationed at Reynosa on the oppo-
site bank of the river, where a great
fight took place afterward. My house
was on the Texas side of the river
on the bank and on the old military
road built by General Zachery Taylor
when he invaded and conquered Mexi-
co. The first thing | saw every morn
ing when | opened my eyes was the
cliffs on the Mexican side of the Rio
Grande. / had cousin of President
Porferio Diaz, and by the same name,
hired by the month to help me on my
farm and | said to him he ought to go
over to Mexico and help his kinsman
fight. He quickly replied: damn
Mexico, | am an American citizen" /
merely mention this to show you how
they feel towards US, and that they
had rather live in Texas than in Mex
leo.
Yes, down on the banks of the Rio
Grande, in little village of 300 Mex
leans, being the only white man in
the town, and none within a mile Of the