Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-02
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= gcrOuS menace thai now conIrohi> =
. this government is the efforts of :
: those who aspire to leadership 10 :
: obtain success through the instru- :
: mentality N false issues. This :.
: brings home the reflection that un- .
3 just and unwarranied attacks are .
3 now being made upon Colonel :
: Thomas RI. Ball because hs has rep .
y resented large interests in a profcs- :
3 sionaI capacity. No political situa- ?
: ton can justify an unfair cam. :
3 paign against any candidate, and :
: the campaign that il now being :
. made by some against Colonel BAH :
: il grossly unfair. The attempt 10 :
; prejudice the public against him be- ?
. caipsc he has been "A corporation :
8 LAWYER will do those who use such :
8 argument more harm than il viii :
8 Colonel Ball. because all men who :
3 want 10 know the truth will under :
= stand before the primary closes that ?
. Colonel Ball viii do his duty hon .
s estly and fearlessly without stop .
. ping to calculate how il might af- .
8 feet any person or corporation who ?
3 has ever been his client. :
. The fact that Colonel Ball has =
8 represented large interests In u :
. legal way should be To his credit. =
8 Attempts To bctittlc the standing .
8 and recognition that is given his
: ability as "A lawyer are bound III the :
3 end 10 he boomcrangic attacks. No :
8 large corporation will knowingly :
8 retain for a moment a dishonest .
. lawyer. No large corporation viii .
. knowingly for a moment retain the .
3 services Of a lawyer who A. not :
; gifted by nature and sustained by .
. application with keen perception of :
. the moral and legal codes Of right .
: and wrong. That Colonel Ball has Q
8 been employed by corporations To .
. represent them means and can mean .
s nothing else than that men who by :
: their own achicvcbentS have carved .
: their own large fortunes and have .
. implicit faith in his honesty. and :
. having this implicit faith in his
: honesty. and having this implicit
: honesty are willing 10 pay tribute 20
. his legal ~attainmrnts. :
. 4 corporation IL not a thing Of :
. mystery. nor "A monster going up :
> and down the land seeking whom .
. il may devour." Ii is u collection .
. of persons banded together for :
: economic reasons engaged IN a law =
: full purpose. To say that a lawyer :
. can represent Il single client and :
. retain his self respect. and can not :
. represent "A corporation composed :
: Of several stockholders aud not re- :
: tain his self respect il "a challenge :
: every rule of logic tine ages have :
. proven Ia be- sound and wise.
The Record makes this statement Z
: regrets Ia observe that from many Z
: quarters there j. coming a cry of
: protest against the election az I
. Colonel Ball because he has served
. in his legal capacity several large
. corporations and has served them I
. faithfully. honestly and Industrious I
: IT,. More than this The Record I
. states . and states with all the
. emphasis that il can muster that I
. Colonel Ball has served his clients I
. with fidelity; but in doing 80 he I
8 has never violated the code of ethics I
. that should bind all successful law. I
: yers. Sensible people will tolerate
: the prejudice of ignorant men
: against a corporation lawyer. but I
. will know that all such talk from
. men of intelligence is the most con I
: tcmptible d~emagogy.
A. To the other issues of the cam I
paign The Record at this time il I
. awaiting Developments. II il hard I
~ possible that The Record will I
. find any candidate for Governor I
: whose platform Is square in every
. particular with the things The Rec.
: ord believes will most greatly al I
. vance the material. moral aud etlu. I
. cational welfare of Texas. But on I
8 the point of Colonel Ball being at
. tackled because. ~forsooth. he has
: legal ability that commands respect
. and patronage Of men Of large H.
: fairs. The Record here now and I
. viii again AZ the campaign makes I
. IL necessary assert that this talk is
. unworthy Of anyone enjoying the I
: right Of suffrage in the State If I
: Texas. Z
. The Records columns will M All I
: times he open for all fair argument Z
. which its correspondents may want Z
. To make against Mr. Ball or that Z
: Of u other candidate for the high I
: position of Governor. but il r. I
: quests that such correspondents I
. will not misreprcsent the facts with :
. reference To any candidatc.-Fort :
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