El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-23
Ring Speakers Emphasize
Fight on Alderete and
Urge Votes Against Him.

That graft exists IN Fl PdSO was
the assertion OF John T. Hill, local
attornev- in his address before a meet
ing Of the members OF the Young Mems
Democratic club, held Monday night
in the clubs headquarters, 421 Mesa
avenue.
claimed the speaker, then 1t is the
first city of a population Of 10000
ever saw that was
If the ants get in, II VIII De
worse" he declared. IF there wasn't
graft then this city would be too good
for me to live in"
Mr.. Hin delivered the closing speech
at the meeting of the young
men Democrats. which was devoted
principally to speeches by the mem
bers Of the club. and instructions how
to vote the official ballot on July z4th
in favor of the ring candidates.
The hope of the future Of the eoun-
try is in the young man. Mr. Hill
said, but we also need the older
men"
The speaker declared that we had
the greatest country on earth and
when the Elephant Butte dam was
completed and the industries built up,
FL Paso would be the greatest city
in the state. He stated that ne had
only been in FL Paso two years and a
half but had been in the west II
years. but he loved Fl PasO more than
he did any place in the west
He then discussed the ring, when
he called the regular organization,
and stated that the organization was
putting forth men on the ticket who
had never held office before for the
reason that it had found that those
men possessed the ability to fill the
offices for which they were slated
There were so men IN town to run
for each of those offices, asserted MI
Hill and the ring had the right 70
select those men who were best Illte0
for the places. They talk about rOta-
not any good where the pubic must
suffer by that rotation"
He urged the young men to use
their best efforts on July =, ana Tor
each to bring two or three voters Win
him to the polls in the effort 10 carry
the election. He declared that II was
not a question Of politics, but one OF
He considered that the length Of
the term for which a man might hoLd
office was dependent solely upon his
ability to perform the duties attendant
upon that office, and If he was e11l-
Client he should be supported for re
Mr.. Hill said that one or two. not
over three, men got together sna
fixed up the anti-ring slate because
the people of the west were Tree ana
independent the ants talk about the
ring boss rule, he said. tended 10 ralse
the prejudice of the people.
Urges Against Split Ticket
After a few Introductory remarks
Ed Miller a member of the club, and
one of the first speakers, said The
first man to get my vote IS the man
opposed to Ike Alderete-
There are many Of you. the
speaker said, who on July p viii
exercise your right to vote for the
first time Now there is a good deal
OF talk about voting a split ticket
but this time you want to make your
vote count one Don't vote split
ticket"
Martin Sweeney was then called on.
He said: 7 don't often make a polih-
cal speech, but I noticed those who
do always take a glass of water, so l
think I viii take one" (He did SOD
7 am glad to address this club
he continued, "a club which has been
organized to boost and upbuild Fl
Paso. You have shown you are boost
ers by selecting the ring ticket You
do not know what the gentlemen on
the other ticket would do" He went
on TO say that the man who engaged
in mudslinging was not capable OF
holding the office which he was after
That" he declared. is the character
of campaign that the ants are carry
ing on
Their whole stock in trade" he
insisted, lis backbiting- They dont
give any facts After the 9th the
sanitary commissioner will be busy so
days cleaning up.
He concluded by calling on those
present to unite in the effort 10 make
FL Paso the greatest community IN
the state of Texas.
Urges support OF COlquitt.
Robert Holiday. president Of the
club, and who presided over the meet
ing, explained the official ballot
When he came to the names Of the
candidates for governor. he said. We
want to vote for governor CoIquitt
by virtue of the fact that he has been
the best friend that e. Paso county
has ever had, and scratch the name OF
Ramsey.
The president advocated the free use
of the lead pencil, which he said
would be provided in the booths, IN
scratching the names of all but the
ring candidates, and that of governor
Colquitt.
After Charles Brann, city time
keeper, spoke justice Of the peace
James J. Murphy was introduced. In
introducing the speaker, president
name should have been Mike instead
of James
Murphy Pleads for Young Man.
That the ring was willing to give
the young man a chance was the
theme of the justice of the peace's
speech. Provided the young man
would start in right by not wanting
to be district judge the first rattle out
Of the box. but to start in like he
was doing, with office of the justice
of the peace first.
Take George Huffman and Park
Pitman. they had to make a start"
Murphy said After making these re-
marks he said that he would not dis
cuss anything of a political nature.
He declared that the young man
ought to get out and boost himself,
and if he did not. il was his own
fault and not the fault of men who
had grown old and gray in the ser
vice.
Keep the game up" he said. I'VE
will teach some of these older men
two years. four years, OF at any time
that each and every one of us have
the ability back of US"
Fight Against Alderette.
President Holiday then explained
more about the official ballot. The