El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-26

tention of leaving him out in the colo
than they had of cutting off their po-
-litieal heads The result has shown
that Ike knew what he was doing
What is the situation now! anu AaI
what has become Of that resoluliOH
and Of that organization!
What has become OF the proirIlsSs
made by Dan and Tom and the OthSIs
to that mass meeting or the yOuL9
Democrats" of FL PasO2 Have these
politicians broken faith with those
young Democrats They certainly
have, and there is visible evidence that
those young Democrats know II
That young mems Democratlc cruz
has vanished from the face OF the
earth. And its vanishing SHOWS thaI
the politicians who undertook to ma
nipulate that element Of the young
Democracy of FL Paso county were then
and still are willing to do anything
promise anything, commit themselves
10 anything. IN order TO get votes anu
create a political issue
They first sought TO create political
prejudice with the cry of long ten
ure in office" but finding that issue
weak and insufficient, they abandoned
all preteXt so far as ousting Ike was
concerned, abandoned the young men
Democratic club, threw off the mask,
and openly embOsomed Ike. They re-
pudiated their pledges to that CLUB,
which had held several meetings, which
had placed itself upon record against
Ike. and which had been given 20 I'M
derstand that the candidates there
present endorsed the resolution in
question.
This is a clear case of political in
sincerity, a clear case Of trying TO
lead certain of our citizens into the
VOLTS fold. Once in, they figured, the
young mems Democratic club, in their
zeal to win, would swallow Ike along
with other candidates. But it did not
work.
These early professions of Dan jack
son, Tom Lea and the others should
he mi he should
membered because they show political
inSincerity; because they show that
at that time no charges Of corruption
or graft were being made, and pc
cause they show that without Ike Al
derete's support, there would nave
Heen no "anti-ring" ticket today.
The regular organization dropped
Ike Alderete out of respect to a gen
orally recognized public opinion against
him. And out of this was formed the
nucleus of the present 'anti-ring or
political career by undertaking to com
pare the El PasO organization with
that of Abe Reuf of San Francisco Inc
basis of all the decrylnS OF the present
county organization is made out OF the
whole cloth, made for political effect,
manufactured TO create prejudice, and
to appeal to those who do not know
the truth.
There are people who may be influ-
enced by this cry Of down with the
ring" They may be thus honestly IN
hack TO the beginning Of the present
movement in behalf of Dan jackson
and some of his political associates,
they will discover that the present wall
was manufactured for political pur-
poses only.
1t is as sure and certain as the day
that no reform can or will be inaug-
urated, that no Improvement In the
public service viii be given, that no
change in political conditions VIII be
wrought by the election of any or all
of those candidates who pose as the
public guardians.
There is no reform that can Ue &C
complished, and if the people of this
county should elect them to office an
ticipating any reform, any improve
ment, any clarifying of conditions in
any respect, they will as surely be dis
appointed as time rolls on.
Having begun campaign for coun-
ty offices, having at the outset put
on foot a movement for a change OF
county officers, expressly so declared
by resolution, the ants, finding them
selves without visible means of sup