Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-27
MONDAY, APRIL 81, 1914.


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The communications sent "a The Her
aid recently on the subject of the thefts
lately perpetrated in cameron county
are full of interest and rather instruct
i've. Ii is not difficult "a see that The spe
cific instances Of theft ran into the doz.
ems. One writer cnumcraie~ losses run
ming into the dozens. of an estimated
value of Sse0; this irnm one communi
ty-a community which has suffered IA
common. perhaps. with every other
something more than annoying. the
farmers cannot afford the lusse>. III The
usual machinery of the law can afford
them no protection they must project
themselves.
This is a good point for The Herald
10 get back to Us original position that
the valley H. getting the rough end "a
the deal from politicians who sought 4"
make political capital out of our sit
nation without IA the least giving rs
the help We needed. The trick PLAYED
upon us has been rather hcartlcs> and
rather smooth 10 consisted in the sub
stitution Of imaginary facts for actu
al facts: If fictilious causes for true
causes. We were receiving condolences
for imaginary grievances while the AZ
tual grievances went GA unchecked ani
worked their pleasure on uS. The public
was led Ia believe that This country was
being raidcl daily IN armed bands If
MeXicans and lay az the mercy of both
federals aud rebels from arruSs the riy
or. As a matter of fact. from he best
knowledge obtainahlc. not 4 single man
could 90 into court and swear that any
theft had been lwrpctratcd ~ a NrN.
eau or McNicanS. Farmers who visited
The Herald office were Of the ppiniun
that little if any of the stolen property
went To Mexico. They believe much NJ II
OF not most 81 ii remains ga this silr a.
The river. one man said be- believed IA
went north rather than south.
The Herald has 40 assertions ID make
rs Ia the identify 90 The nationality 81
the thieves. M tibet looks @eot to The
Herald. ID appreciates the reasons Nkt
v sllN nav vi Z lF f'iAAA
tsy is full of refugees >unc IT Nh0m fail
rd t. bring c"rfircatcS a. good %ci:arac
ter when The came. while mann 81 them
were destitute on their arrival and hsvc
mol noticcahl, %pr"spered since. still
the tact r"Iua.'A that u" ~ knows NEu
does the stealing" ~ M. 'hr krlNS
n does ~: give the 8 nrcc> IF his in
formation.
Ii will not seem unreasonable ~ The
man of average intelligence if We ~
sumo that this business - thiryilg as
now conducted II organized and system
affixed that il IL not The work e men
at one race or one nationality: that
there may hc dishonest Americans. dis
honest McNicans. dishonest negroes III
il.
Ii Is quite evident that w nave moth
ing to gain hN %SuSpu-ilng the wrong pru
pie; that will hr mcrcl, 60 have our II
~tention diverted from the RIGHT people.
giving them The chance ~ .ct away. We
gain nothing a W. look a. The north az
Ia the east when We should turn our
ewes westward We dn not know who -
stealing our property Whatever our
private suspicious may bc. Two McNicans
according 10 one account. were seen IN
possession ~ one stolen horse They We're
going toward the Eio Graude.
Ii is also quite evident that We have
nothing Ia expect frum the government.
IL j. not the business ~ the national
government 10 police Cameron cuuut,-
unless W. take steps 40 have martial
law proclaimed on lhc ground that State
authorities are unable IA protect ~: II
will he ahsurd Ia look 10 Washington
when W. should look IA Austin.
The Herald again suggests that the
people should rsaniuc ia some lawful
way. Ii believes that sort If thing can
be lone. n Will cost 4 trifie perhaps
of each farmer. bui NiSriN managed and
pushed with determination. with al
proper respect Tor al due forms ~ law.
the people can pul an end u the present
most cxasperauns conditions. lf rou
ask rs how you shall ~rt about ID the re-
ply viii be. enroll some az YOUR LAWYER
friends in Nour organization.
The Herald suggests again that ID 4.
n mistake a. abuse the officers III the
law except when the are clearly III
blame. BE frank with them Ia telling
Your story. Tell them what You know
than what you suspect. III Nnu
tell your suspicious. tell the grounds ct
your suspicious. IL takes evidence Ia con
Wet. and the weak place Ia the present
situation ~ this time j. is wealth ~
incident of the wrong kind aud lis power
~ of evidence of the kind that convict.