Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-07-26
ISSUE
PARAMOUNT
GLASSCOCk
DECLARES
IN TALK

That James +. Ferguson was friendly
with the German American Alliance was
charged by ID. ". GIasScock. candidate
from this district in an address here last
night If James +. Ferguson was the
purest man in the word, If his record n
a man and az governor of the great State
OF Texas were above reproahc, yet the
fact that he was friendly to and had deal
ines with this organization of arch traitors
whose leader had been decorated with the
Black Eagle by the kaiser. and declared
by him 10 the ruler of the German people
in America, that alone should bar HIM from
consideration by the people"
For nearly two hours Judge G'aSScock
addressed his large audience on the ISSUES
Of the campaign in Texas. Except to de-
clare that the issues in tbs senatorial DIS
trict were identical with those in the state,
Judge Glasscock devoted little of his time
and effort to his own campaign, stating
that he realized the all-importance of the
governors race at this time 4 race, n
he said, between man who could not hold
the office, could not even be placed on a
general election ballot, a man who had at
tempted To wreck the Texas university, TO
place at its head DIR. Keasbey. a man who
had been decorated By the German kaiser
as being a master of the german "kultur''
in America, man VINO had been impeaehed
by the legislature of Texas, n man who
had received from mysterious sources one
sum of $4,000 and another of Sl56,5OO,
and man like Governor w. p. Hobby,
who stands now and has always stood as
an exponent of everything that Is right
and of everything that Is good.
In opening his remarks Judge Glasscock
spoke Of the insidious German propagan-
da, the propaganda that had ruined Rus
sia and sought to keep the United States
from taking the side of justice and hu-
manity. The speaker charged German
propaganda with being responsible for the
troubles in Mexico from the overthrow
OF Madero to the bandit raids along the
Lower Rio Grande border.
lie recalled 10 the minds of his hearers
the hideous provisions of the Zimmerman
plo.--a plot to give 10 Mexico and Japan
Texas and three other states II they
would join GERMANY plot Matched and
discovered nj a time when the United
States and Germany were still at peace
With each other.
Quoting from the congressional recors
of the investigation OF the German Amer
can Alliance conducted by the senate ju-
dietary committee Judge GlasscocS showed
how this powerful alliance sought to b'
the balance of power in two great polit
zeal parties in America, and how 1t ha'
spent huge sums of money in Texas an'
o; its fr endShip for Governor James +
Ferguson
There are two fighting lines" he said
'sThe red line that runs through France
where your boys and mIne are fighting
and the equally strong German line tina
runs through America.
..In May, of 1917, Governor James i
Ferguson made speech in the City o
Dallas opposing the adoption of the select
I'VE service act, an act which You and
know has enabled the United States t
rush armies 10 France and TO deliver tn
goods when they get there. tApplause.
On the same date Governor James /
Ferguson gave out an interview to tn
leading newspaper of Dallas opposing tn
selective draft law.
.When the selective draft law wa
passed before congress the German Amer
lean Alliance, tand | quote from the blac
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