The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-13
OPENS CAMPAIGN FOR UNITED
STATES SENATE BEFORE
A LARGE CROWD.
IS WITH WILSON
Declares Other Candidates for United
States Senate Have Been Dodg-
ing Issues TO Get ON the
Popular Side.

crowd assembled at the court house
Saturday afternoon TO greet Judge
George w. Riddle of Dallas and hear
the opening address in his campaign
for the United States senate. Judge
Riddle and some ninety or one hun
dred supporters came from Dallas in
special cars over the interurban and
marched around the square to the
strains OF most excellent music rem
Gered by a Dallas band. 1t being
Saturday afternoon the merchants
could not get away from their stores.
but farmers from every section Of
Ellis county thronged the court
house and listened with interest to
the outline of his views made by
Judge Riddle.
About the time the district court
room was well filled with voters
Hon. Fred f. Johnston, chairman Of
the Riddle campaign in Dallas eoun-
ty, led the song "They say Judge
Riddle he amt got no style, but he's
style all the while,' after which the
band played lively air and when
quiet was restored Hon. j NJ. Al
derdice in few well chosen words
introduced the speaker, saying there
are international problems confront
ing them at this time that challenge
the patriotism and intelligence of
the American people. He declared
the country had been safely guided
thus far by master hand, but no
one can know what the morrow
will bring. He declared it was no
time for the elevation of cheap poll
ticians or the representatives of
special interests, and that utmost
care should be exercised in the Sc
lection of the mkt United States ser :
ator.
The Dallas delegation never does
things by halves, so when Judge
Riddle rose on the platform, the
band struck up a national air and
patriotism was emphasized by
friends of the judge standing
through the number.
Remarks Personal.
Judge Riddle said he had no
apology to make for offering as q
candidate for the senate, that under
the republican form of government
every man has the right to aspire
to office. He declared the offices
Go not belong wholly to the politi-
clans or any particular class OF men.
He declared lie was native OF rex
as. that he was not born with Sill
YER spoon in his mouth, but expected
to remain a citizen of Texas so long
as he lives. His father, he declared,
was a Baptist minister, one OF the
kind that did not believe IN taxing
nav for his work, and that he was
left to hustle for himself at tender
age. but he declared that was good
for him to scramble for himself ana
would be good for all young men 10
do it. He declared he was not the
candidate of any faction, organiza-
ton or creed. He said the "hote'
politicians" had nothing whatever
to do with his candidacy, that ne
was satisfied to place his candidacy
before the people and let them DECIDE
the issues.
In review of the democratic al
ministration he declared he DelleFeu
the president a patriot, that his re-
eional bank system would prove a
God-send to the country. lie lihed
nm souarely with Wilson on prepar-
edness. He said it was rather anus
ing to watch some of the politicians
scrambling for the popular side O
this important question DOWN a.
Waco for instance, he said, "thefr
are two -old boys making the rave
for the senate, one has already oeeh
on both sides of the question pu'
now is squarely lined up Win VII
son. while the other lodged the ~
sue until popularity was iAaUs
known"
He further declared that natioh1i-
ism is waning and that any couh'''
that win not protect its people on
land and sea ought to be forga''en.
He became bitter in his discussion q
congressional extravaganza, sayins
congressman were spending lneH
time in soup houses and grog SHOPS
He asked if it was not time LOT en'
people to wake up and send ous'-
ness men to congress.
His views in part are;
III is unfortunate that hal'Ons
have not yet found a way 70 ss.'is