Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-28
DEMOCRATS ARRA|GN
INDEPENDENT RULE
DECLARE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW
HOW MONEY is SPENT.
Cobolini Promises They Shall Know,
if He is Elected Mayor-Dancy
Touches Upon Office Holding Trust
and Pernicious Activity.


More than 500 PEOPLE gathered in
Vivier's opera house last night to
listen to addresses in both English
and Spanish by Louis Cobolini and
other democratic speakers Presi-
dent George Champion presided over
the meeting and introduced the
speakers. Mr. Cobolini was first on
the program.
BY way of Introduction. Mr.. COBB
| lini said that he was porud to have
the honor Of addressing such a large
assemblage of American voters and
that he fully realized the honor the
democrats of the city had done him in
naming him for the most exalted
position that the people Of Browns
Vile could give The orator advised
4 the voters that they should be care
full in making a selection when can
didates presented themselves for
their vote He desired every one
| to consider whether or not he was
honest and competent, and that if
they thought so, he believed he was
entitled to their vote. He informed
the assemblage that his record in
Texas for the past A years was an
open book.
Mr.. Cobolini then took up a re-
port that has been circulated to the
effect that he did not want the Mex
lean children to attend the public
schools. He denied this vigorously
and defied the man who started the
report to meet him in the open. On
the contrary, he said, he wanted
every Mexican child in Brownsville
to receive public school education.
SO that all may be made good and
intelligent citizens.
''The democratic party" he con-
tinued, has selected me for the chief
executive chair, and | am hOnOred.
| do not possess language enough to
express my gratifieation. | earnest
ly request every voter to inquire into
the qualifications Of all applicants.
Speaking of myself you should in
quire: Is CobJlini honest? You peo-
pie of Brownsville should inquire if
] am competent What is my record
in Texas? Will the interest Of the
city be guarded above friendship or
relationship? You must ask your
self those questions. If yen love
your town. be sure to be right and
then vote
He would promise that no man
, would receive one iota more than
, is right, if he became mayor "The
government Of a city he declared,
lis business proposition, which
needs competent man, close atten-
tion and conscientious direction"
The speaker then told the audience
that. by change, they would not
lose any of the good that the present
administration has achieved. but
that the city would gain the benefits
, Of new ideas He hored. if he were
made mayor, to accomplish things
, for the benefit Of Brownsville. which
the present administration had been
unable to do or did not want to do.
Mr.. Cobolini said that in Decem-
ber he had asked the council for an
itemized report Of the spending Of
the taxpayers money, but the re-
port had not been forthcoming He
called attention TO a report Of the
Corpus Christi city administration,
which had been published in a Cor
pus Christi paper, showing how
every penny of the city's money had
been spent Mr. Cobolini said, how
ever, that he did not think any OF
the present city administration was
grating, that he thought every one
was doing his best. but the city
should have thorough business ad-
ministration.
IF l am elected" he said, g
promise | will give report of every
dollar collected and spent, if ] have
to stay up there and make every re
port out myself" He reiterated the
statement that If he was defeated hs
would still work for the interest o.
Brownsville
The speaker said that out of thu
! $122 collected in taxes Is cent:
/ goes to the payment of the sinking
r funds Of the city's bonded indebted
ness. He then showed how, will
J the $4,000 market revenue and tn,
o receipts from licenses, the city ha
$37, 900 for running expenses, which
n he said was very much more than th'
4 previous administration had. De