Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-28
HOW FAR WOULD 1T GO:

IL il not u fact that the law that YOU
ropos would cause the land owners To
refuse Ia rent their lands at all aud
force them Ia tend their WI lands either
on the sharss or by hired labor il il
not "a fact that the tenant farmer would
soon I've forced 10 work for wages upon
The very farms that they formerly rcstcd.
or would YOU have the law so broad that
a man could be- compelled 10 rent his
land 10 whomsoevcr wanted il nj the
price fixed by the law? If the land
owner refuses to rent his lands and the
tenants were compelled To work for
wages for the landlord would this not
virtually peonizc the tenant class?
Suppose Mr.. 4 rents or leases. for "A
term If wears. -four sections Of land in
Andrews county al 90 cents per acre for
grazing and stock farming purposes
subsequently he decides To plant several
hundred acres of IL in maize aud cotton,
would the landlord have the right Ia
exact the legal rents. or would your pro
posed law afford amy remedy Ia tls, land
owner whatever?
Ii YOU are not able ~ answer these
legal qsestpns. please refer them 10 your
legal adviser. the great. modcrn JudeX.
Jonathan Lane Of Houston. Texas.
In your Tyler speech YOU ask the PEG
pie To elect YOU Governor because Colonel
Ball saw fiji on one occasion 10 differ
with James Stephen Hogg ~ to certain
planks in the Democratic platform at u
State convention where il j. and has ever
been the custom among Democrats 10
fight out their differences in the conn.
eli chambers of the party convention.
Does this fact qualify you or di>qualifv
him for the office * Governor? II il
does. | will as/ YOU To give al account
of your stewardship on u later occasion
v hen You followed and u%nrelently fought
"A great Democrat Ia his untimcly poll
teal death after h. had received the in
dor>cmcIs and nomination Of his party.
Did il never o.eur 10 you that the house
~ the law that Won propose?
HAS HE EVER TAKEN MORE, \.
You also boast that YOU run a farm
and 4 country bank. Did YOU know there
j. a law now in existence fixing the max
lllNln filt vi iulfTt>t I'D W. tdktU fOF w
use Of money, IL Won will have that
bank If YOURS issue 4 statement show
ing how many times il has ta~rn u
greater rate If interest than 10 per cent.
then iii tell YOU how old is Ann
IL Won take all the interest that a fcl
hat j. hard up and needs the favor
will allow YOU 10 take. will YOU not also
take all the rents that the customs Of the
will allow YOU 10 take in spite
of the law that your propose
IL you are sincere about this land
proposition. there are MANY PEG
pie in this country Who would like Ia
have YOU answer the foregoing questions
fairly and fully. for We all know that
there j. something radically wrong
about the land question in Texas. hut
fail "a >rc the remedy in your proIo-
and il may be because YOU have
net fully explained il. We want Ia know
and have the right 10 know Just what
YOU propose To include in the law
YOU advocate, and whether an not
you propose 10 protect the rights Of the
land owner therein ~ whether YOU are
for the tenant class and nome
The farming industry j. divided
INTO three classes. all II whom are farm
land owner. the tenant and the
wage Garner. Are YOU attempting TO ar
ray one class against the other. or do
'ou advocate equal and exact justice to
all men and special privileges IN none.
We also want IA know IL YOU are MAX
NJ your race ON Colonel Balls clnh
record or On your own merits rs a states
Very respectfully. +. w. Bounds.