El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-09


III dairy Of the Rio Grande and
90 over into Mexico. Why can't he go
into Mexico? 1 have made this state
ment and asked this question before
But then I did not know the answer
Now do and at the proper time 1 shall
give it to the public"
This was mayor c. r. keliy's state
ment in a short speech at the Young
Mems Democratic club meeting Mon
day night. Immediately after mayor
Kelly's speech the crowd went to the
Ramon Gomez hall at the corner OF
Seventh and Stanton streets.
Before an audience which packed the
house mayor Kelly spoke in English
and his words were translated INTO
Spanish by Domingo MontOya. Mayor
Kelly said: This is the second time IN
my life I have ever really wanted 10
make a speech. I want to make one to-
night because I have something 70 tell
yOu. This man A. 2. Coles, l VIII not
call him Apple Pie because that would
be far too sweet a name by which to
designate him, and Zach Lamar Cobb
tried to get prohibition into this state
four years ago. Who fought them? l.
did. And I fought them because L be
lieve it is the prerogatiYe of any man
to go and take q drink when he feels
so inclined, just as it is his prerogative
to decline to drink II ne does not care
to do So 4 short time later this same
clique tried to run Ball in as your gov
ernor. And again 1 was the man who
fought them
"a few years ago the same crowd
which now heads the anti-ring organ1-
cation came out with the statement
MiSsiSSippian and many OF these 'nlgSerS
from politics. Now L am a native born
Missippian. and many of these nlggers
here to whom they referred had been
tenants on our plantation L know
many others, are all right in their
MI
ment to the effect that they had elm
mated the negro from politics these
same men said that they had eliminated
the Mexican also. Who went to the as
sistance of the Mexican citizen Of FL
Paso them 1t was Henry Kelly, and
you know it. At that time 1 firmly
believed that the next race these peo-
pie would oppose would be the, Irish.
But I was mistaken. 1t is not the irish
whom they are against 1t is the j eWS-
And if you need proof of that look at
their ticket There is not q Jew on 1t.
But we have one on ours. 1t is known
fact throughout the United states that
[ have made the statement, and I re-
cation, tries to. jump on race, 1 am
with the race and 1 will stand or fall
with that race
THE ants are not anti-ring. They
are really anti-KeIy, although to tell
the truth they are anti-everything.
Why Can't Lea Cross River.
"Once before tonight I have stated
that Tom Lea dare not cross the inter-
national boundary into Mexico. re-
peat that statement And wish to ask
Tom Lea now to tell the people OF Ell
Paso, whose mayor he wants TO be, why
he cannot cross over into Juarez. And
II he does not do SO then by the
Eternal L viii tell them, and (prOduc-
ing an envelope) I have proof right
here in this envelope of the real reason
he dares not. cross over to the other
side of the Rio Grande.
only this morning 1 went down to the
Santa Fe bridge on business and while there
met Tom Lea. The first thing Tom said to
me was, Henry have you been acrOss?'
replied. NO. Tom, but I can go if I want
TO- which is more than some people can
say Tom replied, I should have had more
sense than to ask you that question.
tom Lea wants to be your mayor. You
are therefore. entitled to know why he
cannot cross into our neighboring country.
ask him to tell you. And if he falls to
do so viii have published this letter
which I have in my hand and show every
citizen in FL PasO the reason. And I will
tell you this much now"
Then the mayor astonished even his
friends by his assertion Of advance know
ledge Of what the Juarez police would do
in case Mr.. Lea should cross to the other
side OF the river IF Tom Lea dares to
set foot into Mexico the moment he does
so some policeman, big or little, Will march
him off TO JAIL" he said
VIII Publish Reason.
"If Tom Lea fails to answer the question
have put to him tonight, 1 shall publish
the answer through a Photographic publica-
ton OF this letter. And 1 shall do so re-
gardless Of the cost. I have always paid
my bills, which is more\ than some people
can say. L have not a great deal Of money
now. but for the next six days I shall econo-
nize and save enough TO expose Tom Lea.
And it viii not cost me as much as it has
10 answer foolish questions anyway"
Mayor Kelly then stated that he had al
ways been a friend Of every American citi-
zen. whether he was Mexican. Irish. Ger
man. English, negro or any other national
ity, or race He asked that all present who
intended to vote for him to stand up. With
one exception the house arose
Praises "PanchO" villa.
Mayor Kelly continued: The man be-
fore me would not mix in international af-
fairs and 1 was compelled to do so in order
to protect American citizens. And IL I had
not, where would at least IS American citi-
zens be today? And while speaking OF in
ternational affairs want to say that some
day the Mexican people viii praise Pancho'