Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-08

Flne, ne SAID, u thlnk ne VIII carry
he box. But ! do not think l VIII
Tote for him, although think Bed.
lord is q smart fellow and we have
been friends for twenty-five years.
But ! think Hardy is the smartest
man," Now. gentlemen. this may
be true and 1t may not be true. It
Is, at least, a debatable question. l
dare say ! stand as we'll In my pro.
.ession as he does In his. and can
certainly lay claim to as good schol'
lrship as he. But, my friends. I
want to say II Is not the smartest
man who will make you the best
servant. but II Is the most industri'
BUS man. and, above all. the most
honest man. take the position that
man should be honest in politics.
As In business. ! frankly confess
that Judge Hardy Is mighty smart
fellow. The trouble with him is, he
Is like the Irishman's Jmonkey-he is
TOO darn smart. He was too smart
for the Honorable Tom Henderson.
who is admittedly one Of the fsre-
most lawyers In Texas and one OF
our best men and most honored cit.
liens. Gentlemen. you are all famil.
lar with the fact that although Mr..
Henderson ran sixteen hundred votes
ahead OF Mr.. Hardy In their race for
Congressman In this District ten
years ago. Mr.. Hardy. by political
manipulation at the convention, 80.
cured the nomination for himself and
took from Mr.. Henderson that which
was his (Mr. Henderson's) by all the
rules Of justice, morality and equity.
That something has Melted Mr.. Hardy
s75.000oo In ten years, and yet he
Is not satisfied. He wants more.
Gentlemen. ask you the question.
Is this honestly Is this Doing unto
others as you would have them do
unto your" To this the character OF
the man you want TO represent you
In our National halls OF Congrcss'
II Is natural TO expect man to DO
straight In business when yous know
him to be crooked In politics! Judge
IIardy's warmest friends openly ad.
nit that he secured his nomination
by unfair means. And he. himself.
has never attempted TO Justify his
course In that convention.
Here ia man who sings lullablcs
to the old Confederate soldiers at
their reunions, but when thero Is
some patronage TO bestow he never
hears the old mans plea. Here Ia
man who stays In Washington and
sends iong.windsd kilograms to HIS
constituents and tells thcm whom TO
vote for and whom 10 vote against.
Why. this man has held Office 80
long that no feels like he has a
patentrisht 10 his seat In Congress
and that the Statute OF Limitation
will never run against his claim. on
tho asnd Of July We shall see. when
he awakes on the morning OF tho
2srd. the nrst thing no will say Ia.
Il wonder who hit Billy Patterson
now como 10 the main theme OF
my talk. and the one Issue In which
I am most interested. and this ia
where Judge Hardy and I part com.
pany again. This question Ia that OF
PREPAREDNESS. a. outlined by
President Wilson In his message 10
Congress and IN his speeches 20 tho
people in many States Of the Union.
This matter. In the opinion Of many
Of tho abfcst men-in both tho Demo.
cratic and Republican partiesLls 10.
day tho one overehadowins before
the American people. affecting az I,
does. noe only the safety and well.
being Of our people. but tho very OF.
istencs Of this Nation a. Q World.
power. Few men. compared with the
whole Of our citisenship, would have