El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-28

CURED the water plant, the mayor stated
/ that it was a paying proposition, but il
a short while the water rent was raised
/ so per cent, and now we are paying the
| highest water rent in the history of the
city.
There was fellow called me VI
| the other day, his name was Ramirez
! He said I have one little hydrant. anC
1 the city charges me SIS for it, what
! shall l do about it p I told him to &C
| to boss Kelly.
do you know who built the bridges
| at CanutilIo and at the island? You did
! The bridges were built after the mayor
| and Judge bought lot of land down
there. You paid for the bridges. What
did you get?
Z understand that Jim Conklin is
paid $50 by the city lust to spy on the
city employees to see whether or not
they are faithful.
In Earnest About the Fight.
Eve are in earnest about this fight,
and if you viii help US, cooperate with
US, the mayor and his crowd Will have
to pack, because they have to move. The
mayor sees the handwriting on the wall
the coming of the retnbutIOn OF the Deo-
pie which VIII be visited on him.
With assurances that he would always
be found in the front ranks with his coat
Mr.. Ware took his seat.
Judge GOggin Speaks.
Judge J. N. Goggin was the next
speaker. He stated in the beginning
that he was not prepared to make any
speech as he thought that he would
leave the city before the meeting. 4
have not had time to 90 over the matters
I want to talk to YOU about" said Judge
Goggin, but l hope to be able to have
the opportunity of telling you about
them at some future time.
4 am glad to see such a large and
enthusiastic crowd. 1t is a demOnstra-
ton of the fact that the people of FL
PasO are waking up to the duty they
owe their city. The time has come when
every American. Anglo Saxon. or what
ever other racer If an intelligent pa
tTiotic man, IS putting his shoulder with
the other patriots; the time has come
when he should take charge of the af-
fairs OF the city. The time has come
when no five Or six men, or no one man
can say who shall or who shall not run
for office. 1t is the right of the people
to saw who shall occupy these offices,
and that would mean more to me than
the dictates of a small crowd in power.
The anti ring ticket is a good ticket.
Those candidates on it have not been
put forward in the race by five or six
men who told them they could run for
office. To run for office Is an inherent
right. it Is a matter of self government,
and Is not dependent upon the dictates
of a small crowd.
q know there are good men. indie
pendent men, men who think for them
selves, and get out and run for office.
They do not have to ask Mr.. Kelly If
they can have the office, but they leave
it up to the good people
Judge GOggln was loudly cheered.
Amid applause that shook the building
and lasted for several minutes, Tom
Lea. candidate to succeed Mr.. Ware ss
chairman of the county Democratic ex-
ecutive committee rose TO make his ad-
dress.
Tom Lea Pays Tribute to People.
Gone of the speakers addressed YOU
as gentlemen of the jury" the speaker
said. i look on the good people Of FL
Paso in Just that light, for they viii be
fine iurv that will pass on this case on
July 81, and it viii be verdict IN favor
of the people of Il PasO as against the
sThere were some of the ring men who
came here tonight 10 laugh. but they lad
better 20 out and pray. want to say
that the ring can't break up any OF our
meetings.
Eve have winning ticket, headed by
representative men, men who did not
come to town and after they had been
here five minutes ask for an office. We
haven't asked any bosses for offices.
"The ring is making all kinds of eX-
cuses. After a while they will have to
grease themselves and slip across the
border. They would want to do that If
I started in to discuss them.
''Thev say that the ants want to
get in, and for that reason they call
US the outs They want to stav in as
badly as we want to get in ourselves.
Advocates a Clean Fight.
Il am advocating clean fight, an
earnest and honest one, and not any mud
singing. 1 want to say under the re-
cent agreement we had with the ring,
there will be representatives in every
polling place, and this is one election
that will not be stolen. If the citizens
Will come out and do their duty by cast
ing their votes. the count of the votes
Will be the signal for the end of the
ring. -.
4 am a candidate for the office of
chairman of the Democratic executive
committee, but I want to tell you that 1
am running for the office because I want
to help my friends About all the pay
there is to the office IS cussing,' man
damus, and injunction Writs.
Our friends are going to rally around
us because they know we are In the
right. and we are in earnest.
eve have simply reached that stage
where we do not have to 90 on Bonded
knee to the boss to get his permission
to run for office. II a man has the
temerity to announce himself for office
they will fire him, accuse him, and then
indict him. That IS the policy of the
ring. I refer to VIII Hawkins. That is
what they did for him.
Lea then spoke of Alderete, and the
time he said when he was running for
Judge of the police court. 4 was too
much of Texan to be dominated BY the
ring, and I announced myself for the Of
flee Kelly said that he would spend
$4,000 to defeat me, and told Ike Alder
etc to use his best efforts to do this.
That long haired indian told the mayor
he would stand by me. That Is the kind
of friend Alderete IS.
There WIS Bridgers, who the other
night said Dan Jackson would make a
fine policeman. He might have the op-
portunity to appear to prosecute in some
cases Of violation of the Terrell cleo
ton laws"
AdmOnishing those present to fight
until July p and not give up at any
stage of the game and adding that the
battle cry should be THE county ring