The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20
C0lQU|TI RAPS
BOB HENRY
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rss HIS ANTS.
MEXICAN SITUATION.
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Er-ses ernor o n. Coiqalst ean-
aldas@ tor ne rnisea states SEA /.
zse. Ia . brilliant spaeeh before
large ageienee fogi0afax Hr Morris
las nighs. voted hls dis&pVroYAl Of
b<1k rational proAIbition and no
nAA > saxr4ze b. zmsnemect % the
s~aersI eonstituiion ard stoqsiy de-
fessed hss position Oh the Mexican
slsazsson While he 1as governor Of
Teas One OF the largess Audiences
sA8f has gathered II Wxx4h2ebie
Tor a political speaking daring The
present campaign heard she speaker.
Mr.. coiaaiu has made more thar
oae canvass Of TIE state and MS po-
aSssoa on the various questions are
TOO sell kno~n to undertake to-
rsvs his talk In detail The con
structise element IN his address ~as
limited practically 10 his defense OF
state rights IN al forms IS opposed
% national encroaehnsent and 20 his
advocacy Of governmental monetary
laid to the farmers as sell Is for the
/ Wall street broker. He told ho~a be
haa advocated political peace and
|! rest. saying be still felt that IL was
time 10 cease 10 measure mas
faness for Office by his views on pro-
hibition- He commended the pres
ens local option laws. reviewing his
campaigns In 1910 and 1912 as evil
denes of the people accepting his
idea OF needed rest
L A great part OF his speech was
devoted TO review Of the Mexican
situation a. IL concerns the peace
and safe,y Of TEXAS. and in defense
Of sas manner in whieh he handled
IL while governor OF the state. He
likewise gave some Hideiights on his
own life and made prsonal thrnsts
at both CuIbefson and Bob Henry
He charged that these, two professed
anti -prohibssIonisis had not been
/ loyal 10 the cause when the hghs
Nas on. but would draw support
from that element when the goal is
= seat in the senate chamber at
Washington He said he would pay
4 500 for any speech either Henry
or cnlberson made for anti-prohibi
ton in the 1871 campaign.
4 ana unauallfediy opposed TO
woman outrage" declared Mr.. Col
quit = have always put woman
On pinnacle and do not wish to
see her mixed Ia the mire OF poll
1 sics II We must give the ballot
| TO her ies il be by the state. and
not b. national constitutional
amendment {"
Ia 1914 Dir. colauitl said that
be had tried u get the governor
10 deposl, sioa 900. o0o for the ben
EFT OF southern farms. He said that
this same thing has been done for
the wall street stocks and bonds a.
| a bolstering process. but no relief
was souehsafed the failing and pan
seky c0ttnn crop
The action in August. 1915. b.
depositing money in the regional
banks had borne out the value and
expsdisncy of his attempts OF the
year before be said
Mexican Situation.
MIR. Colquitt defended his position
on the Mexican question while gov
ernor. declaring that he had at tina, |
tine no thought but TO protect the
eitaz.ns along the Rio crande. he
reviewed al length the genesis and
progress OF the Mexican turmoil 1
Calling 10 mind the Huerta clash and /
demand OF this government that ne
salute the stars and stripes. and the /
dsctator's subsequent failure TO do /
80. Mr. colauitt declared that II
Haerts had passed through Texas
on his way 20 France. he would
have bad not ouiy TO salute the
fax. but to kiss It as well. This
brought salvo OF applause
The ex-governor explanation OF 4,
The causes hack OF his calling out
theFrexas national guard vas hearth
Is spplauded He declared that he
had no ides OF invading Mexico. but
that he was determined thar Next
- should not invade Texas. He
sad that the lasity Of border pro-
tecsion following his departure from 1
the governors chair resulted in the
anira.es on this side OF the river.
NJ colquiu declared that every