The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-26
COlQu|TT makes LAST
APPEAL TO VOTERS
pFuot gATIo CANDIDATE FOR
SENATE CLOSES CAMPAIGN
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speaks tn % Large Crowd 1n the
court HOUSE i.swn--Defend- NJ
titu,Ic on Mexican
Question.

campaign Hon. O. u. Colquitt made
his last appeal 10 the voters here
last night lie spoke on the court
house lawn and was given a rousing
reception by his friends. Before go
ing to the Getzendaner park TO give
/ it's weekly concert the band assem-
bled on the court house lawn and
/ played a number of pieces while the
crowd was gathering AS MIR Col
quit and the members OF his recep-
ltion committee made their appear
ance the band struck up Dixie aud
the crowd cheered
+ Mr.. Coiquitt arrived from Dallas
only few minutes before time To
begin his address and went direct
!, from the car to the place of speak
/ ing. No time was lost in prelimin-
aries and as soon as the band with
drew Judge O. +. Dunlap introduc-
ed the speaker. Judge Dunlap refer
red to MIR. Colquitt's struggles as a
young man. telling how he had come
here from Georgia as a poor boy and
had attained success in life through
overcoming many difficulties.
Mr.. Colquitt devoted practically
all OF his speech to a discussion of
his efforts TO have the United States
treasury deposit money In the banks
of the south to move the cotton crop
in the fall of 1914 and to a defense
of his attitude on the Mexican ques-
ton
Mr.. Colquitt showed plainly that
the strenuous campaign he has made
over the state has had a telling eff
| feet upon him, and his voice was not
! in the best of trim. He frequently
had to use the juice of lemon to
clear his throat. Once when he bit
the lemon he said:
II will eat this lemon now, but
tomorrow | am going to hand it to
Charlie Culberson and the politicians
by big majority
! He made frequent reference to
/
son and declared that he was sup
ported by the plain people, whose
| friend he had always been.
He declared that by all that Is
right and fair he is already the
nominee for the senate and that he
was going to be nominated the sec
! ond tina SATURDAY.
This is not a campaign between
myself and Culberson. he said,
'but campaign between myself
and about 1000 politicians now on
the stump. who claim that the issue
| is the difference which | have had
in the past with the national admin
istration. i admit that l have dis
agreed with the policies, of two ma
| tional administrations, but when l
did | was governor OF Texas and the
people On the border of this state
were being neglected by the federal
gos eminent and the cotton produc-
ers OF the state were being discrim-
mated against in favor of the gam
[ blers OF Wall street by the secre-
| tary OF the treasury of the United
| States when government money was
placed at the disposal of the stock
/ spectators, but none was sent to
Texas to help sustain the price of
cotton during the crisis of 1914"
Mr. Colquitt then went into de-
tails OF how he tried TO induce the
secretary TO deposit money in the
| banks OF Texas to assist in moving
the cotton crop.
! Mr. Colquitt devoted considerable
time TO describing the border stu
alton when he was governor and the
pressure that was brought to bear
on him by the people OF the border
to secure aid in the suppression of
banditry. His attitude in critics.
ing the republican administration of
Taft, he declared had been indoors
ed by the people, who reelected him
| by more than 40, 900 majority, al
| though his enemies had denounced
and criticised him during the cam
paign just as they are doing today.
when the time comes for me to
! depart from this world exclaimed
the speaker. among those things
that | shall look back upon With the
greatest pride and the greatest pleas
ure will be the steps that | took
when | was governor TO protect the
lives and property of the innocent
women and children of the Texas
border.
He referred. as in previous
speeches. 10 the landing at Vera
Cruz. Mexico. and the increased ex-
element ergendered thereby along
the border At this time. he said.
/ -.