Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-24


ator Bal ey into the gubernat0riaI race
IN Texas. The speech was delivered Sas-
urday afternoon, Feb. 81, at hiiIshOro.)
Since my announcement as candi-
date for governor, have spoken sew
enty-three times, and up to this hour
| have never mentioned the name of
ex-senator Bailey, but he is now an
/ announced candidate for governor.
and he and the things for which he
stands are. politically speaking, prop
er subjects for public discussion.
Bailey is legally disqualified BY the
constitution to become governor or
Texas. The constitution of Texas
clearly provides that "the candidate
for governor shall have resided in
this state at least five years preced-
ing his election" Bailey has hveG
as private citizen for the past ten
years in Washington, ID. c. He owns
his home in Washington, his family
lives in Washington, he maintains his
law office in Washington, and all his
7 interests are outside of Texas. The
fathers who wrote the constitution,
and the courts of the land declare
that he is in no way a citizen Of
Y Texas. Not only does the constitu-
tion prohibit him from being gov
ernor, but the fact that he has not
lived in Texas for thirty years, abso-
lutely unfits him to discharge the
duties Of governor. He is out Of
touch and sympathy with Texas insti-
tutions and enterprises. No wondes
he announces for governor and re-
fuses to discuss even one Texas legis
lative problem. He thinks of Wash
ington, not Austin; Of congress, not
our legislature; Of Wall street, not
the people.
Bailey seems to feel that the re-
sponsibility is on him to run the uni
verse. lie declared himself a candi-
date for governor and said his first
duty would be to give his attention
to the election of delegates To the
democratic naional convention. MI
Bailey. an alien from Texas by choice
and ranting critic by habit, swoops
down upon Texas from the far-awa,
scenes of his predatory interests to
tell the sovereign citizenship Of Texas
whom they must send to represent
him and his clients at the national
democratic convention. When did i;
become the duty Of a candidate for
governor to assume direction Of the
selection of delegates to the nationa,
convention? Bailey really feels that
there is no one in Texas who has
sense enough TO attend to this matter
except himself. 1t seems to me that
ii would be more becoming in him
to discuss some of the problems look
ing to the welfare Of Texas. Refus~
ing TO do this. he should have taken
the voters into his confidence and
told them why he was so solicitous
about the democratic national con-
vention. MIR. Bailey, in his Coving-
ton speech said: 81 have been en-
ployed by the association opposed tc
prohibitions" He further stated that
he represented as an attorney, this |
association to oppose prohibitions and
fight for states rights. just think. if
you can, Of these New York liquor
men fighting for the principles Of the
individual sovereignty of the states.
Since making that statement, Bailey
has been busy speaking throughout
the land on the horrors Of prohibi-
tion. Bailey is, therefore, represent
ing his liquor clients not in the court
house, but in the political forum. and
he therefore, desires 70 control the
delegation to the next national demo
cratic convention in order that he
may interpret and modify, through |
national platform and congress, the
present prohibition law. Let the truth
along this line prevail in Texas.
We are witnessing in Texas today, |
IN ex-United States senator, who for |
more than twenty years was the re-
cipient of high honors at the hands |
Of the democratic party. now seeking /
to destroy the party that made anC |
UbUOItu HiNl. Last year III NEW 4 VI a .
Mr.. Bailey said: 1.-The organization
of the new party is inevitable" He
came TO Texas and said he was ready |
to get out of the party and organize
new one He soon discovered he
was too weak to split the party anc
therefore he announced for office
within the party. He would today
join any party that offered him either
power. place or pelf. He looks ou;
for but one party. and that is himself.
The ex-senator is opposed to the
present democratic administration. ar
administration that has accomplished
more during the past five years than
has been accomplished by any other
government on earth during any fifty
consecutive years in the history o.
the world He bases his opposition.
among other things, on the fact that
the president of this republic bought
two more automobiles han he should