The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-05-08

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ro~fs. ukesher done b. or ioi hs ~,
errrert. To- ne inv 10 marx .oh ,t,n
r-ate ro.ads intended fof intcfstl'e ~
--e-t fs- tie rure food Inv. and hfnlil-
~ sreo----sarine tax intended 70 us'
IN. s,rf-r -oarer q the government n1
fo- reren1e. tut 10 discriminate ag 'in ~,
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south and vest. ,.... .,r,.
1rn awe 10 private life ! have mum
- r---~r ms clients numbers n
sr-rIrr '-tusfdai and public service
-s-ro-sfo-s but ! challenge any Wy.
h rasrt r. rrY sct word or vote oi inll'
.1eors|stenf with the cornerstone ~ w
r.iHucal nlth equal md e1ncl luHN,'
10 an msr ard rpecial pnfh'isA "a
rs one ~ the authors Of the con
4.'fgtfrraf amendment under Wn'ch nu
.fsfs baking fya,em was offanlHci
ard a strong advocate of the state han'
feearsi for a national bureau 81
--artsfs n Connection with the dsihi
-srf 81 -rrieuifu-e. - tho Rura Count
faIf. hffdrs suci measure was eFt'
proposed ln cor Fress
In 1911 : turned aside from an fet
11ral ard professional business Tor NOR
than eight months M lead and WIN W.
sfafe-wIfe rr-hItIt.on fight tne fll,
III uhIcf we're denied us ana the WV
rf the people Of TeNaH upon EfeAl
public question thvaried.
Before the smoke u that conflict cleHf
81 away I began with Others, 20 isi,
to carry Tenas Tor that rreit e1poneh'
n popular government woodrow Mis9,
and ne result |n Texas made possible
hits nomination a. Baltimore.
AZ Baltimore ! vas one u the forty
fsisrafes where the Texas delcgaupI
was the storm center of mat WsA
Convention and. hy Us unweafylns ",
deity. a potent factor IN givinf ls w
victory and national administration
which has proven, and VIII prove, n'n
siItfion o. the American people.
have rot intended 20 be boasiful ~
thus consuming your time. ! have onf
given you the record ar il stands, BE-
-suse 10 II easier n judge what man
viii DO ty what he has done than u %
10 Judge ty what he promises when max
lng q platform upon which 10 run ioi
me great gathering az Fort Worth
which voiced the desire for my canii'
dacy. expressed by the county mas
neeiinfs held on the same day through
out The state. LEFT me no option than "a
make the race .
throughout The state. as expressed hi
the county mass meetings and tho Fort
Worth rneetlnF. was an experience thn'
will be cherished through lie above any
horo-f that have come or that may come
10 me- The delegates 70 Fort Worth spoke
only fdr themselves and those who sent
them there ana I Do not hold that the'i
scuon ls binding upon any democrat 10
Texas Who does not believe that ms
nomination IN July Will rebound 10 tho
prosperity hap1incfl and welfare Or thi'
state.
ny record a. a man end a democrat
and n consistent advocate Of stafc-W y
prohibition since 1857. and tho fact thu
Il Is known that ! have never beer
false to any friend or trust or untrue
10 the Interests n the whole people
ought 20 NJ least command fair and just
treatment ~ ms candidacy and the be-
lief that ! will 70 Into office as q public
servant with only the public good POI
mind or heart.
Methods Of the Opposition.
] regret that az the very Inception OIL
thc campaign an officer and an cN-ofheei
Of the Farmers union, ln violation Of
what ] believe 20 be the objects o. both
tho associations which they represent
undertook 10 dictate 10 the farmers Of
Texas what their atuUde should be ID
following their ponucd convictions
was boz sympathy with the objects o'
the old Grange orgaulzation and ne
Farmers Alliance, and am 10 sympathy
with the objects Of the Farmers union,
but two % these organizations injured
their usefulness and the Farmers union
will cripple is mission 10 10 permits 10
agents TO- attempt 70 shape the political
course of 10 members in regard 20 party
ties or affiliations
] have always been on friendly terms
with Mt Ferguson, and no employed my
firm 10 represent him in q case v somi
Importance in our section ] viii mol
allow thls campaign 10 degenerate into
one ~ personalities 20 far aa ] am con-
cernod. but viii maintain it upon plane
worthy the great ofnce for which { am
a candidate the ideals Tor which stand
and the character OF the support behind
me. ] shall not hold Mr., Ferguson re-
spouslhlc Tor some OF the low method
which are being regorted 10 BY some Of
Dis supporters and which he cannot con-
troll N he would. ! shan. however, during
tho campaign. assert the right 10 discuss
any measure which he proposes, as well
as any effort upon his part 10 create
false Issues In this contest
In his opening speech at Blum Mr.
Ferguson tied up the old anti organl'
zatlon and the liquor interests behind
him hy going further than Governor COL
Quit. who dld sign the $40 closing law
and other regulatory measures, declarlne
that BE-. Ferguson, would veto any liquor
legislation put up TO him by the legls-
iature and strike u whore tho chicken
got the AK" with this declaration. aud
hls record OF Always fighting local option
loo bic county, or prohibition In the state.
De- feit sure that hy staying BOO tho race
he could head on q line up of tho llquof
forces behind any candidate other than
himsclf n 20 this powerful Influence
In Texas politics be- could add tho tenant
farmers ln this state and convince them
that they could be made happy and PROS
porous by settling down 10 what DO
termed "ihe good Old rule Tor nfiy yearl
OF working other meus farms on shares
and line up enough tenant pros, he hon d
Nlth such an unnatural combination. 90
win the race.
ne1lorlng the agitation Of Tho prohibi.
ton question ln bic opening speech al
Blum and appealing 10 farmers as n
class, he made haste to the cities Of San
Antonio and Houston. where The great
brewery interests Of Texas have thoIr
lalr and Do no. speeches there predicted
that 10 prohibition carried, disaster would
come 20 those cities. Tie told them al
San Antonio that the stock ~ tho dun.
ter hotel would not be worth 20 cents
on The dollar and tourists and health
seekers would cease 20 come. ln Hons.
ton he proclaimed thaf tho big BUILDINGS
had been erected hy men who had come
from dry TERRITORY 20 whore uauor waa
sold and they had better not elect Tom
BAN governor u they dld not wish 10
lessen 40 property values This was tina
kind Of talk the hrewerios and the ala
anti organization desired. AND while ma
constructive democrats were engaged ln
efforts TO- unite uHon some ono TO beat