Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-26

Speaking charitably. the effort If the
Ncw iors World correspondent in Mex
% to p~iVluce something sensational bv
INVOLVING the collector ~ customs al
Brownsville. q United States senator
and congressman aud several Of the
most prominent capitalists If Texas in
an alleged attempt to play president
maker III Mexico may b. described II,
:, Journalistic b%lunlrr. II was a blundcr
because il wits not only absolutely with
out foundation. hat also because. a. a
piece 81 imaginative fiction. II was 80
bady constructed that il was bound 10
fall 10 pieces of rs weight. II was
a blundcr also because the publication Of
such = farcical tale j. bound To hurt the
reputation for reliability Of any news
paper attempting "a foiSt the fabrication
anon a. reader a~ news.
The author did not even trouble him
soh 10 ascertain whether he could allcge
tho EiightcSt probability a. a founda-
tion Tor The tale. The fact j.. that Col
sector Rahh d not even acquainted per
Sonall, with either George w. Bre-ken-
ridge az John H. KIRBY. The grouping
% Senator sheppard and congressman
Garner with Mr.. rabbi In the story was
absurd. After Mr. tarncr'S we'll known
violent opposition 90 the appointment
OF Mr.. Rabbi aud his recent introduction
ot RESOLUTIONS IN congress a. investigate
Chnrges 81 a political nuturc against the
collector record with 4 view 10 having
the latter removed n possible. and in
view Of the fact that senator Sheppard
and Mr. Garner were strongly opposed
Ia each Other from the early DAYS OF the
campaign e. secure Mr.. Habb'S appoint
ment. the association of their names in
the alleged s,ndira showed that the
World Mexico CItN fiction writer did
not even take the pains 10 obtain such
material A. va. absolutely necessary 70
construct q tale that would hang to
sether
10 Texans the story never appealed
from the start save rs a huge attempted
iok. which hordcrcd upon m-olcncc. ~
attempting to involve ia such an in
frEu. men - the highest standing. The
clean and honorable record II Senator
Norris Sheppard throughout his career
'lcars HIM at 4 riarsr. W one who
knows him could even think of ascrib
'ns the least self interest ~ underlying
his euorts m behalf 1t peace in Mexico.
Senator sheppard wishes only N zee
& man made president II Mexico
who's, rule would restore peace and
~prosperit, aud bring about progress III
he troubled republic.
Congressman farmers record III con
Er.es nlsu has never shown him a. h.
guilty ~ the slightest trickcry or con
nlNan,e Aside from me tat that H. l.
lnd has hsrn opIo>-i to Nh Rabbi polit
really, and hence could have nothing in
omnwu with him. ~ rnr has ever >u>
ps,tcd Mr. Garner ~ having the slight
~ interest n The trend ~ events Nv
h~ieNseo, turther than the desire common
4" all Texans a. >rc uri,r established a.
'ui,kl, a. pu,>ihic among our neigh
l-sT
As q Nj Hahh. The Herald can say
that hc also hal No motive whatever b.
roud hat I'M assisting a. bring about
peace ia tse republic. Tie j. a warm
personal freud ~ General R~lanco'S. IL
may be- true. and h.. IN common with 4
large percentage ~ the Mexican leaders
themselves. mas h,lcvc that General
Blanco would have been the man Ia eli
f,,t peace and conrllmtc the warning fac
tions II his country Hut. MIR. Hahh'>
50, inspiration was the hope of bring
ing the Observation-Disclosures together. IN
,rl,r that thrr, should be an end To civil
strife beyond thr FRO Grandc. lii III
umacs with Gcncral Blanco. his knowl
~ige Of the Spanish Language and gen
crni iamiliarhy wIih affairs IL the re-
public. specially fitted him 90 extend A.
.istancc In settling the veNci problems
confronting the coasutuiionalsts at