Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-21

Waterman of vested Interests, one who
would not only carefully guard sectional
interests. but who could be found in the
breach in every threatened menace to
the general good. by one who came with
a mission laden with responsibilities to
be fulfilled.
He made little noise about it. and when
he talked il was i'm a soft. sibilant one
that reminded one of soft sea breezes and
golden Southern suns. unladen as il was
Of the harsh. throaty notes so common
among those bronchial brothers Of the
much wrapping Of neck bands when chill
~ winds do blow.
When he wOnld get up to speak. his
voice hardly drowned the montonOus
times. but as soon as he got the attention
Of the hOnse this hum was hushed. for
many knew that. while Canales was a
man Of comparatively few words. what
he did say generally counted.
He did not waste much of the States
time in long-winded harrangueS or VIC
lent diatrihes. to no purpose. but made
his points quickly and in a few concise
sentences established his position plainly
ON the question under consideration.
Like a certain Bible people he was not
heard for his much speaking, but when
there was work Oh the floor of the house
cr midnight committee work that wear
led the most robust Of the salons. there
he was TO be found in the midst. always
with a helping hand. and a voice for,
progress. and never with a chip on his
shoulder or IN AK to be ground. unless
i was also well known that there were
many Of the same mind TO grind the
same Ak.
Wno should be the first one | met to
recognize III Brownsville, but this same
j.. 4. Canales, but | should have put the
Hon. before his name Tor the sake OF
Tie service i'll the legislature which he
has rendered this district III the twenty
ninth, the lhiriieth and the thirty first
agonies OF the state legislature, still 1
80 AON ptOP AAAt Ahoh' 80 =
might stanu Tor Thomas Jefferson, ii
they we're reversed. / nave a notion theg
might, but 10 tell O the truth | don't
know what they stand for, and YOU will
have to ask him Yourself for that infor-
nation if YOU lave not acquired il as
yet. \
Well, | thought that he had stepped
Out o1 the ring IF politics, but the first
thing | found out was, that he WAS in the
midst CT a hot primary election and was
making a getaway race in this Tor tbs
nomination Tor County Superintendent
oi iablic Instruction. and the returns
showed a -four to one" choice in the first
heat. AS he is running Oh the declared
Democratic ticket, | might make a pro
phctic statement as to who will fill that
office for the next two years. but as am
now surrounded by a cloak of ignorance
anent the real political situation in this
section | can only say that he makes q
good runner on all occasions and that
if he wins he will fill the bill with the
right kind OF spirit and vim and that if
he loses he will prove a game little loser
Just Is he has proven himself to be game
when on the winning side.
Mr.. Canales has been in Texas for
three generations, that is counting back
To his grandfather who was a large land
holder for years here and here is hoping
that he will be here three generations
more. Gee, but that would make him q
great grandfather. wouldn't if?
Well. as the negro said about Mars
Jemes CARTEL" he's young, yit," for a.
though he has had eight or ten years ex
p~erience and service in the practice Of
law and in representing his district. he
still is 4 Young man, in the prime Of life.
and able to do much more for his conn
try than he has been called upon to do
heretofore.
If Mr.. Canales does not cOme under
the wire a winner il will not be because
he has run too far behind his ticket, if
the future is TO be Judged by the past,
or if the past il TO stand for the present
conditions in Cameron County.
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