El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23
LEA SAYS POLICE WORK FOR VILLA;
ACCUSES FRED DELGAD0 IN SPEECH
Candidate for Mayor Says if He Is Elected Policemen
VIII Work for City Of FL PasO and Not for Villas
or Any Other Government; Declares He Is the
Friend of Mexicans at Big Mass Meeting

J to lower. while still maintaining eff
cheney, the taxes of the city. A gov
eminent can be economical, or it can
be wastefuI and extrava giant, as be-
lieve this present administration has
been from the very start. And il this
wastefulness is not stopped the city
viii break itself upon the shoals We
want value received. We want to look
out for the interests Of Ell Paso, not
to help a bunch of our friends.
"Ihe next couple of months VIII be
a great time for the people of FL Paso.
This ticket is esponsible for the era
OF good feeling and the citizens can
get promised anything they want at
the hands of the present adminlstra-
ton. But these will be only ante
election promises and they will not be
fulfilled. Take Chihuahuita. They
have had five years TO drain the stag
nant water there and they only began
a few weeks ago-a few weeks before
Politics in Schools.
IT want the women of 81 Paso to
uphold my hands in this next promise
that we make you. I want them TO use
their influence with their husbands
brothers and sWeethearts to one emo,
and that. is to keep the schools out OF
politics The ring has got an incu-
bator in the schools where they hatch
our aldermen. They want TO try men
ont to find out if they will do as they
saw. so they put them on the school
board. Then, if they are SATISFIED, they
put them in the council, where they
can make them do as they are told.
Il want to ask you all to work, 10
work as YOU never have before, this
next week. Get out the poll taxes.
Then YOU will be the power, not the
ring And ] want TO make this pledge
to all of you: If L and the remainder
oil
be more business and less politics IN
the administration of the affairs OF
FL Paso"
Prior to Mr.. Lea's address, John NJ.
Wyatt announced the recommendation
of the committee for the four Demo-
cratic city executive committeeman
The four named were: J. 5. Lanler'
Wade Schreffler, BenitO Sofas and sam
J. Freudenthal The committee was
elected by a unanimous vote.
DeIgndO Enters a Denial
Fred Delagdo made the following
statement to The Herald tOday'
Editor FL Paso Herald;
I'm answer to your request Tor
statement concerning the lmpulalloa
made by Mr.. Tom Lea in his speech at
the courthouse that ] was in the en-
nlov of the Villa government of Mexico
and had aided in the kidnapping Of cit
liens from Il Paso to Mexico / VIII
saw that L am not now and have not at
any time been in the employ, pay. or
service of Villa or his government; that
for the last three years-I have been IN
The employ of the police department
OF the city of Ell Paso, and have not
during that time, been in the employ
pay or service Of any person, firm, cor
poration. government or party whateV-
er and 7 have not, during that time,
either directly or Indirectly, received
any compensation from any Mexican
or official. I say also thar
Il have never aided or been instrument
tai in kidnapping or abducung any per-
son at any time or at any place. nor
have I been instrumental, directly OF
Indirectly. in securing the return 70
Mexico Of any person for any purpose
I take this occasion TO ask Mr.. Lea
If he does not think it is his DUTY
either to retract the imputation or pre-
sent the facts to the proper authorities
on which he basis it, that I may De
punished if guilty. May I also ask Mr..
Lea IL his charges are not just "cam-
paign talk2" ] also ask Mr.. Lea II ms
conception Of The duties of his office,
should he be elected mayor, would re-
quire him to kick any other native
born citizen across the river2
I was born in the state or IeNas
and educated in the public schools OF
this city. and am fully aware, as Mr.
Lea might have been had he attended
the public schools of El Paso. that no
mayor has the power of banishing
citizen of this state. Fred Delgado.