Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-29
FARMERS OENOUNCE!Y
~L00NEYS ADM|h.'A
7 ISTRAT|0E


HEAD OF UNION SCORES ATToR-
NEY GENERAL FOR PoLITlc-
AL SUITS.
Claims He 10 An Enemy to the
Organized Farmer.
Fort Worth-Characterizing Mr.
Looney's administration as a failure
from the farmers viewpoint, and
charging that official with having
made legal criminals out Of more
honest men than any N who ever
administered the law in the history
Of Tsxas." H. N. Pope. President o.
the Tsrmers' Union Of Texas, yestsr1
DAY issued . statement to the mem
bsrship Of his Organization urging
them 70 cast their ballot for M.
Looney's opponent In the coming psi1
mariss. Nj. Pops's statement fot
lows:
The vsrmsrs' Union q 8 an organ
lsation 10 non-political and non-sso1
tartan, but an officers and members
of tie Onion VI expected and urss0
70 perform their civic and religious
duties. and they do 20 without IN any
manner committing The Union 70
thstr Nswa Any member Of TIE
linton owes arst allegiance 70 gov
eminent and "a member of our o.,
e~aaisatien can render the most -
Dabls service 70 the oauss Of agrisup.
turs who Asslscts his duty - .
eatissn. 4
IN tie yfJlnt' campaign I ecnsi61
e the Issues involved in he contest
for Attorney General Of psssmosnt
importance to the farmers Of Te4aS
and sfter Owing due oonsideration -
men and measures at issue. I have
concluded to cast my ballot for Hon.
John W. Woods for Attorney General
Of the State Of Texas. j..
THE prohibition question ID not a.
Issue in this contest, for there are
only two candidates, and both Of
them, like myself. are prohibiuonists,
and I An sure that no candioats for
Office can afford TO damage ~ cause
by injecting ~factional fights within
the prohibition party. The elinina-
tion OF the prohibition question leaves
every man. pro or anti. TO pass judg.
: ment upon the business issues in4
,, VOWED in the campaign. which the
people OF Texas should settle at the
: polls. That question is, shall It'd
antitrust law be used for political
or business purposes? Shall II 10
used to prevent unfair competition.
= or to build up Q political machinef
: We have, during Mr.. Looney's admin.
q istration, witnessed almost continuI
Gus prosecution OF the business inter.
: ests, numerous pains, penalties. fines,
!. compromises. ETC.. have been I'M
!. posed. He has made legal criminals
' out Of more honest men than any
y official who ever administered the
!, law In the history Of Texas. The
!, newspapers have carried inspired
v articles. under Austin date lines, an.
~nouncing great victories for the peo.
! pie, but ! defy Attorney General
: Looney to show any one has profited
: by his litigation. except the lawyers
l and Looney's political friends whom
he has forced on the official roster
! and on the pay roll Of corporations.
: looney's Suits Great Victories for
the Lawyer.
"These antitrust suits have been
great victories for the lawyers. Many
n thousands Of dollars have gone to
them in fees; political debts have
8 been paid; industry stined; the pso'
/, pie deluded; and an effort has been
made to build up . political machine
10 levy toll against the people. When
, the politicians dance around the flesh
!. pot Of Industry, the farmer pays the
A fiddler.
The most important litigation. from
A.. the standpoint OF penalties collected.
was that Of the suits against the oil
, companies. Happily In this particu'
lar instance. as In most all Other
cases. every farmer can do his own
!, investigating. He does not need
. political mathematicians to figure II
out for him. The lamp that illumin'
ates his hreside will give him all the
light he needs on the subject, FOL
every farm homo consumes the pro
ducts around which these law suits
have swung. The farmer knows the
= price he pays for kerosene since
:, these suits were hled was never high
:. or. and his newspaper informs hin
!. that the dividends OF the oil com
!, panies was never greater. The sam,
may be said OF farm machinery
- implements, lumber. vehicles and al
!. commodities the farmer buys. and
which at any time has been involved
!, In antitrust litigation.
"Tho problem is a business one
and the farmer has full information
In his possession. and II Is for hin
~ to say whether no wants his govern
mont nj In the interest OF the poo
: pie. or In the interest OF the poiiti
y clans.
y. "Mr. Looney has proved to 10 n
enemy OF the organized farmer. Il,
has tried 10 discredit the Union an,