The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-01-17
WHY NOT AN ELLIS cot MY
MAN FOR CONGRESS-

Ever since the announcement that
Congressman Jack Beall would not
again be a candidate before the
people of this, the fifth congress
sional district, coupled with the fur
Their statement that Hon. llatton
". Summers OF Dallas, elected ami
now serving his first term as con-
| gresham at large, was candidate
before the people for representative
Of this district, the question that
furnishes the caption for this ar
| tiele has been pcrsisteutly asked
| BY citizenship that is very indch
Interested While Congressman
Beall vas originally elected as rep
resentative of this district in CON
gress as an Ellis county man it is
we'll known to Dallas and to other
counties in the district that for the
past five years Mr.. Beall has practi-
caliy made Dallas his home, This
is not said by way Of criticism As
Beall has endeaVored to serve the
district impartially and regardless
Of county lines. and 50 satisfac-
torily has he succeeded III his Ell
forts that, We're he a candidate
now 10 succeed himself even though
We generally consider him a citizen
Of Dallas the voters Of Ellis county
would again give to him their ell
thu iastic endorsement
But Mr.. Beall has eliminated
himself, hence the question. In COW
sideriaa lite candidacy of Mr. Sum
ners OF Dallas for representative
from the fifth district We are con-
fr0nted with the ineontroyertibIe
fact that this gentleman. elected
as congressman at large and Yet
engaged il the service OF his frs
eerm, while perhaps acceptable to
the people of Ellis and adjoining
counties in the district in his pres
eut official capacity would not be-
agreeably their choice for congress-
man from this district Then, why
not an Ellis county man for CON
gress2
We have in mind as we write
u citizen of WaXabacbie, d demoera,.
9 most capable lawyer, gentlemen
of splendid morals and strong char
acter and apoH hose shoulders the
responsibilities Of congressman from
the fifth district would be borne
with honor to himself and TO the
ey eriasting credit of that highly ad-
Fanced citizenship composing tho
electorate in This district. For nine
teen years John d McBae has gone
Ia and out before the citizenship Of
NaXahacAie and Ellis county contin-.
uously in the practice of his chosen
profession, the Law, ranking today
a. one Of the leading attorneys III
this part OF Texas He is man Of
opinions but Just 20 bis opponents,
& man Of deep thought aud wonder
itul capacity vet ever ready to weigh
the argument against his positions
| Personally tile writer of this article
esteems John p. McRae as a man
a real mar and that this esteem is
hot eivoh without due justification
seems to ue fully evidenced By the
! fact that a wise democratic council
selected AR McRae as All eloctor ON
the democratic ticket ia the late pres
| iGcntial election. lie is in perfect
sympathy and accord with the poll
fcies and principles Of the party as
eHuHciated at Baltimore. and his
election to congress would assure 70
/ the people efficient and impartial
service. Mr.. McRae has been wide
| y solicited to announce his candi-
! dacy and while he is receptive he Is
not yet fully decided. In our hum
! bic Judgment the district should see
TO it that such assurances of support
should be given Mr., McIiae that he
can 10 longer hesitate, His election
would result in good to this district
and to the Whole state.
The United States army got,
| through 1913 with only two casas