Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-06

government immediately totters and falls
TO 4 wreck.
'ThiS community i "A city of homes. not
a manufacturing center. II will remain n
city of homes, no matter what else may
arise. 1t i a center into which many peo-
pie from the surrounding country nave
come To live aud educate their children.
On account Of IT. salubrious climate II i
also a center IN which many tourists and
people of means come with their families.
These contribute 10 the prosperity ~ the
city. Here. also are the homes Of those
who by their daily toll. physical and men
tai, contribute t. the general welfare.
Whether II be- humble or great. the home i
sacred to zach that holds ii >uch. Who
ever enters save with love j. IA intruder.
Whatever strikes at the home strikes nj the
city. for the city l. what IT, homes make
II. The social evil strikes at the home. II
could not exist III il did not invade these
sacred precincts. Ii j. usually the son that
i stricken, but 1t may be the daughter.
But whichever. or whoever, D. stricken. the
damnahle curse fails back upon the home
The penalty Of vice will BE- paid. sometimes
by the guilty, but more frequently ~ the
innocent. II will levy a special tax of
blindness. Of epilepsy and Of imhccility
among the children. II will exact it, per
~ccntagc IF apoplcXy, paralysis. insanity
and death III The fathers and mothers. III
will hand down decisions both in the court
room and the operating room. Out Of this
loathSomc cancer flows "A foul stream If
disease that taint~ men. wrecks women.
%cngulf- children. and destroys the home.
AT this particular time, all along
this border. and particularly here in
Brownsville and Cameron county. II be-
comes necessary that our citizenship
should ARISE to the occasion and grid ~
the armor of true manhood with q view
to restoring harmony and good will. in
stead of sowing the seed Of di~cnrd and
strife. Our neighboring republic j. torn
a>undcr by war and political strife. and.
while We ~ympathizc with that war ~trick-
en- country. vet IT i an affair with which.
~ 4 people. wr have nothing ~ a.. and
ltuE filtLfH~ ~Iblli tNfIfi-f ftnllVn ana
prudence in expressing their views on the
subject. am told that many NJ he pco
pie Of Brownsville have lined M with one
or the other Ut the factions III Mexico and
have become strong parti-ans of one side
or the other. and that this partisan feel
inc runs nearly a. high on this side ~
the river a ON the other side. Such n
condition j. dcplurablc and should not NV
encouraged. for II can not possibly pro
duce amy good. but much harm may result
from IL. We have enough pickering and
di>cord amongst ourselves. without hor-
rowing trouble from another country. with
whose affairs we ought not "a meddlc. and.
in my Judgment. the least craftsmanship
displayed by a. for either faction. the
better II will he tor all concerned. Instead
Of encouraging and promoting that strife.
We. a. American citizens. Ought Ia emulate
the cxamplr of the highest officer IN this
great country. our own president. aud work
IN season and ont of season for a re~tor-
alton II peace and good will among our
neighbor~ across the border. exercising
strict neutrality. n IT were, between the
factions. lending our influence towards
anything that will accomplish that md.
A citizens Of q peace loving. liberty
loving country. We should h. inspired ~
no other motive, and instead of being Ill
vided Ourselves on such questions. We
should stand hand in hand. shoulder to
shoulder. n NJ example for our friends
across the river To point with pride. and
then when peace shall reign supreme and
war shall. be- no more. we shall have the
satisfaction of having done our part,
humble though 1t be. towards bringing
about n condition % d~evoutly to ~
wished Let n all. therefore, resolve that
% far n in n lay We will DO our part
toward accomplishing such a purpose.
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