The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-19
row CsN A DEMOCRAT -tP-
PORT COLVtITT7


newspaper founoed b. union print
,rs during . strike IN that eits . fe'
years ago aud lafer pnrchased an
edited b. the sell knosn Domini
o Malisy. has recently been solo 4
new company. said 10 be composer
n northern msn Anyeay, the
have caught the spirit 81 the north
crn press in trying 20 make u an
pear that Toxas Il opposed 10 Presl
dent Wilson aud bis policies By rea
son Of the fact that former Cover
nor coiquitt received The largcs'
runbcr o. votes % any ~ th'
neterai candidates in tho late pr
mary election. How this idea Il
spreading over the north and tbs
extent Of is evil effect Is shown IL
tie fact tina; the New Orleans
American. <tIose enough 10 Texas q
know better. says that the popnlari'
Is OF President wilson's policies IL
on trial in Texas. The New Orleans
American says:
The popularity or President
wilson's policies ia Texas viii
be tested at the democratic
senatorial primary in that
state on August 2s. The two
candidates are Ex-Governor o.
u. colaults aud senator cuiber-
son. colquitt is attacking al
most every important policy OF
the administration, while Cui-
berson, who seeks 10 be renomi-
mated. ~ championing the presi-
dents cause.
What Ii stranger still, a north
Texas paper. posing ms democratic
PEPPER. but which IL willing to sacri-
flee everything else to the advance
Isent OF Mr.. Colquitt's cause. takes
up the saying OF the New Orleans
Amrican and says that paper must
l,s We received its. dope from some
federal office holder and goes on
to deny that Mr.. Colquitt is ''assail-
Ing the Wilson policies In every
speech" That paper is trying to
save Mr.. Coiqnitt's bacon by denying
his assaults on the president, his
policies and the legislation enacted
by a democratic congress.
The paper goes outside OF the
record and assaiIs the bankers OF
Texas for rdfusing 20 loan at 6 per
sent interest the money deposited
"a the banks by Secretary McAdoo.
What has that got TO do with the
Iofmer statement of Mr.. Colquitt
hat President Wilson's administra-
ion was the greatest failure in the
history OF the presidency and that
the democratic rule would pass out
with the election of 1862
Can the apologisss for Mr.. Col
auitt deny that he made these state
mentsg WIN his death bed repen-
lance. when he sees the tide Of pop
llarixy turning against him, and his
announcement now that he approves
Wilson's policies, save
lsns Hardly.
The voters OF Texas are not fools.
rhey will not stand for Mr.. Colauitt.
Or any other politician. blowing hot
ar cold. one day on one side, the
next day on the other anything to
get votes but they win show their
allegiance 10 Senator Culberson.
man OF men. one who, like his hon
eat father. always stood FOR the peo-
Pile and their best interests.
II is really pitifui 10 thus Wit
ness newspaper, controlled and
largely owned by interests whose
successes depend. not upon the mu-
tual successes of the people, but on
what grist they may bring to their
private mill, assailing such men and
such democrats as are President
Wilson aud senator culberson.
Mr.. colquitt has assailed the
he has said his policies
are wrong, he has said the legisla-
ton enacted by democratic con-
gress is wrong. he has ridiculed the
antitrust law passed by the demo
cratic congress, he has found fault
with each aud every act of the dem
ocrats during the last four years
found more fault than have the re
publicans, with the, national admin
istration.
Is he Democrat Is he not II
thorough accord with Mr., Hughes
IN his attacks on the president
Has he not said harder things abon
President Wilson than has Mr.
Hughes in his across-the-oountrl
speeches.
Has Mr. eolquitt one single elain
ON the real democracy of Texas?-
Austin American.