Our Mexican muddle . e to one, provesconclusively that they are vastly superior to the Mexicans asfighters. TEXAS FRONTIERSMEN The Americans who settled Texas were men. They were notmolly-coddles. They were not too proud to fight. The cryof Peace at any price did not appeal to them. Had any American politician dared to talk of peace andpassions, or of fatuous watchful waiting, or prated on the sub-ject of humanitarianism at a time when bloodthirsty Mexicans wereengaged in the delightful pastime of butchering each other for thesheer joy of killing, and murdering Americans because of the an-noun
Our Mexican muddle . e to one, provesconclusively that they are vastly superior to the Mexicans asfighters. TEXAS FRONTIERSMEN The Americans who settled Texas were men. They were notmolly-coddles. They were not too proud to fight. The cryof Peace at any price did not appeal to them. Had any American politician dared to talk of peace andpassions, or of fatuous watchful waiting, or prated on the sub-ject of humanitarianism at a time when bloodthirsty Mexicans wereengaged in the delightful pastime of butchering each other for thesheer joy of killing, and murdering Americans because of the an-nounced and well-known fact that the United States would notinterfere in any manner, certain then the fact that the Texan ofthe old days would apply terms not altogether complimentary tothe person or persons taking such stand. Nevertheless, an academic politician has assumed such attitudebefore the world and the American people. Moreover he appearsto expect that we do him high homage and indorse him in everyrespect. <. onO> < DSCQ Z < o X CHAPTER V TOO PROUD TO FIGHT Texas contains more real Americans—men who can trace theirancestry back to colonial and revolutionary stock—than any statein the Union, and they are decidedly and deadly opposed to the ideaof submitting to imposition, insults, and indignities at the handsof Mexicans. No true Texan would permit a Mexican coyote tokill Americans, which is the rare privilege that has been extendedto them since March, 1913. Nor may mere political loyalty cause Texans to indorse anyman who has permitted these things to happen. Had the Texans of 1835 been too proud to fight, had theysubmitted to indignities and supinely permitted the Mexicans tomurder them, then never would the United States be the gloriouscountry that it is; for Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California,Nevada, Utah, Colorado and a portion of other states containedin original Mexican domain would still be Mexican territory. BRAVE TEXANS To Davy Crockett and the
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