Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-27
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UIdAA AtAl~Li, ttAllUNAiHl~ vi UfHtN NtIEM
may be comrades this year. In tn
presence Of present problems let us me-,
borrow but bury past %preiudiccs. Tn
liquor interests care not whether Their
candidate was for HOgg or againsi
Horg: was for Bailey or against Bailey
u for Bryan or against Bryan. A. TO-
Wilson or against Wilson: they onlT
ash. Is he for AnheuSer Buschf y
man IN public life can rise 80 high. bui
that II he fails 20 40 the bidding ~ tn
liquor interests they will drag hin
down NJ man can be- % mediocre htS
that III h. will serve them they will srrP
Ia elevate him. Brush aside these eos
lateral issues ~ mere cobwcbS of prcju
dice
Mr.. Thomas then discussed what b.
termed the principles that divide th
candidates for Governor. INr announce
that the first line If dcmarcation WI
that Thomas ". BALL stands for clea
politics and pnrer politics. BALL Stand
for reform w Iur election laws. 40 Saft Y
guard the people from the ignorant anu
the corrupt. In the face uf shamrftr
dissertation ~ the ballot Ia the bordrk
counties Of tLr State by ignorant Mex
cans hired b! corrupt white men, Fci
guSOn j. a. shut a. an Egyptian ~phynN
What Texas needs " n Governor not Nv
much concerned about Intervention A.
Mexico ~ alEnt McNtan invasion g.
the Texas bafiot boxes. Texas needs "
Governor who will IT, less anxious a.
send the army across the Rio Grande b.
pursuit al Mr@ican maraudcrs who stcgi
Texas ycarlingS. and more anxious ,A
call into being all the forces Of the go
crnmcnt 10 protcct Texas ballot box.
from 5000 MsNi.ans who steal away an
divide a proud peoples will.
Thomas II Ball" he said. stands fA
merit. rather than money. la pulitiI
Ball limits LBS expenditures to $lU.UtE
placing the ii~ice of the goyernorshit
within the reach Of poor men. Fergnsua
boldly annou secs that h. has set aside
100000. aud more, il necessary, a prec,
dent that would make impossible H.
candidacy Of 4 llogg or Reagan. Raj
believes ia ~Ilblicity and demands tn
publication a. all expenditures. not onis
by the ~candniatcS. hut ~ political ~
CARNATIONS; Ferguson u silent VA III
face of organizations Ia his behalf pr,
pared 10 speed vast sums Of money w.
inurc "a his benefit. Ia the fight ftr
submission IT, year AMI next. shall hi
tory he repeated? shall the liquor &
%terest again organize It's forces with iih
commisSary department.? shall II
permitted to .ather a slush fund Of e.
'lossal magnit%dc. Of which they will M
disclose the source. either inside or 90
side of the state. and send their ennis
l%Saries throu. hout the State. and pa
their per diem patriots on the pay 70
in dcfianrr az law. and then ask WIN
you are goins to do about IL;
THE first i>Suc H. whether or not IT,
Democracy m Texas will protect AL
defend the ballot box from desecraiian
at the hands Of the saloon forces -
Texas. Tom Balls championing ~ 4
purcr ballot challenges the support tf
every patriot in Texas
ON the prohibition question. -.
Thomas said dcpracatc II NJ We wii.,
Sick Of agitstion a some may h.. ~.
voters Of Teas are dividing. and 10,
question N tie paramount issue ~ NJ 4
campaign. DE declared the business W.
hand To lie =, destroy the saloon. dri .
the liquor Interests out ~ politics al
redeem TrXi The issue M Clearly
drawn. Ton< Ball SAYS: The day l art
inagurated j. the day Of doom for a.,
saloons in lexaS.- Ferguson bcrnn#-
the saloon mln's friend ~ his d%rrIaFH
tioR hat he sill stand between the f.
pie Of Texas and their trade. Ball rs
against the saloons. In precinct. com
State or Marion. Ferguson N for Ia
retention Of nc saloon in precinct. coug
~. State ana Nation.
Mr.. Thorn appealed 10 prohibiting
/, lists everywhere 10 rally round Thorn
VI. Ball ann help him make gooi ~
pledge 10 drse liquor out ~ Texas.
Some corsplain." said Thomas. -.
cause Ball d'rS not stand with sheppard
for natiumw ~ prohibition. but Sht II
pard suppoi : Ball. some are dis: y
pointed becalse he il not in favor 4
Statewide Prohibition by statute. IT,
championed IN Gone Johnson. but job
son support Ball. Some regret that sc
could not II low Judge Poindexter N
his advocacy ~ the ten mile Law. 1T
) Judge Poinc-xter supports Ball. 1t
: Sheppard meh aud Johnson men al
Poindcxtcr zen all put on their arnT
!. a~d fight TO- Ball.
sFergusoT makes complaint 81 -,
activity Of tie preachers for Ball. II
condemns tn mcddlcsom-ness ~ Ghs
liquor dealers for Ferguson. On tl3t
!, issue ! take my stand against FerguS4l