Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-29
MY POSITION IN THE CAMPAIGN.

Last week / announced in the Her
aid for County Commissioner OF the
3rd Precinct and stated that | would
make further announcement later.
This is it:
This is my first appearance in pol
itics in the county, therefore the
people, especially the voters, are en-
titled to know. before they vote,
what | stand for and why | stand for
it.
was a republican until the panic
of 1884; | then studied conditions
and became a democrat. Since SO
have been an ardent Bryan demo-
crat. | am neither a Blue nor a
Red" in this campaign.
do not believe that national pol
itics should be allowed to enter into
the administration of our county af-
fairs. / believe that the manage
ment of our county affairs should be
simply good business"
An acute political situation exists
in Cameron county which should be
corrected by the best element in both
parties combined with the best peo-
pie outside of politics.
/ have consulted with many peo-
pie out of politics, and with many in
politics on both sides of this contro-
versy, and | believe that a large ma
jority Of those in and out of politics
deplore the situation and truly want.
aye, are over anxious for Political
Peace; and a strickly business ad-
ministration with no o fuss and
feathers"
If elected it will be nay earnest en-
deavor to aid in bringin about the
desired condition if possible.
| believe this can and should be
accomplished. AS most human af-
fairs are accomplished by 1.-THE course
of the least resistance"
| believe that to continue the pres
emf political strife, to continue this
struggle for supremacy between the
Reds and the Blues which has al
ready nearly reached the popping off
point, and may end, God knows
where, is operating by the curse OF
the GREATEST RESISTANCE and
should be abandoned at the earliest
date possible.
1t is expensive, it is costly. 1t
costs money, time, friendships, pros
perity, happiness. 1t causes strife,
bad blood, BLOOD POISONING"
and corruption. and at last reports"
all these were increasing.
believe that 1.-The course of the
least resistance will be for the yOt-
ers Of the county to scratch the
tickets and to vote for the BEST
PEOPLE on both tickets who are
best qualified from the standpoint of
ability, stability and integrity to
give us a business administration.
BEST people does not mean my
best friends, nor your best friends,
Friendship should not be the test),
it does not mean the smartest or best
educated, nor the richest, nor the
poorest, nor the "goody goodys.' |
mean by best people" those people
in both parties who, are in u in
diyidual estimation reasonably cap
able and who are reasonably honor
able. and who, aboYe all things, are
willing to lay down this PARTISAN
strife and conflict for the sake of
harmony, good government and de-
cency. These are for the purpose Of
this announcement the BEST
PEOPLE,"
Let us do this in this campaign
and then let us all work for the next
two years to further this plan.
1t may be pertinent here to state,
that the nomination was accepted
with the understanding. with the
gentlemen who called to tender it,
that the foregoing were my views.
In our conversation | said to them:
! don't think ! am the man you want
for am not a politician, | am 10 a
Red or a Blue; j am a staunch Bryan
democrat; | expect to scratch the
county ticket literally; / don't be-
lieve in the party lash. | always
vote for the best man in my judg-
ment- If to accept this nomination
means that | must r~elinquish any of
these rights or convictions, or if it
means that ! am to be considered as
lining up with the party, either for
the present or for the future, then
| must decline the nomination. /
must be free to make my W an
nouncement of my own platform in
my W way as a Free Lance. My
position must not be taken by you as
a reflection on your own party for
these are the only terms upon which
| would accept a nomination on eth
er ticket under the present existing
conditions.
| know this office mean a sacri-
ice to whoever is eected; l would
rather pay a goodly sum than to take
1t provided we could induce Judge
Spear (Blue) Or Jim Landrum (Red)
10 take II, and | have done every
thing in my power to induce them to
take 1t, except to offer them the
goodly sum, and | wouldn't dare do
that without | had on a base ball
mask II you and the people do not
want me with my views, | shall be
pleased; If you and the people do
want me With my views, | shall be
doubly pleased. and if elected | will
serve to the best of my ability. Up
on assurance that all Of this was
wholly satisfactory | accepted.
1 believe in legitimate expendi-
lures for pamnaiCu n~rar-n-.