El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

! 70 vote in our elections who are not
citizens. 7 had given the matter no
thought until ] witnessed my first
I border election, when 1 moved 20 FL
I Paso a few years ago ! there saw, 10
my utter amaLement- that men by the
hundreds were being herded TO the
polls who were citizens Of another
country. and could neither read nor
write their own language, much less
ours i later ascertained that such
Z conditions existed lin many counties
/ in Texas It was then got my first
ambition 70 go TO the legislature
did not want the votes OF pure pa
T triotic Americans killed by those Of
illiterate foreigners That was when
I became fixed in my conviction that
the white woman was entitled to vote
[ IN Texas. Accordingly. on the fitch
day that ] was a member OF the
rIeXas legislature, ! introduced bill
] requiring every man under 90 years
Of age. and who was not physically
Z ] knew that would eliminate the vote
OF the illiterate foreigner. because he
was not voting himself, but being
voted by the bosses.
Liquor Fought Glenn Elections
] That bill was opposed by the liquor
. interests as well as a few misguided
good men, and failed Of passage at
3 that session I am glad 10 say, how
. ever. that IL is now a law in Texas,
. and I am very glad 10 have had a
I hand in helping amend Il last year
so that now the voter In the primary
elections must also be an American
citizen But whether elected or not.
7 want our constitution amended in
that regard Hereafter. there must
be but one flag In this country, and
there ought TO be but one language
spoken, and that the language Of
Washington. jefferson, Lincoln. Lee.
the lower grades Of the public schools
7 want no language taught but Eng
lish, although ] would not have YOU
understand that in the higher institu-
young men and women studying for
eign languages.
This state is big. but not big
enough for anarchists, Bolshevists
and J. " VS. 10 live in I want him
whose heart beats for another flag
TO know that he might Just as wen
be in No Mans Land With the help
Of the federal government ] would
have boat ready at Galveston At all
times TO give them free voyage hack
10 the land from whence they came
National Administration
7 am a friend and supporter OF the
present national administration The
country should be proud Of the con-
structIve achievements Of the past
several years But for the federal re-
serve bank act. I fear that with all
our present unrest We would have
been in the throes OF a financial panic
long ago There was never time
after the sinking Of the Lusitania.
when our American men. women and
children were sent &c the bottom OF
the Atlantic. that 7 did not favor our
entering the conflict Taxes are
high and money was wasted. but so is
water wasted when the homes and
stores Of our people are on fire We
were unprepared. and suddenly and
without warning brought face 10
face with a great crisis. We had TO
win, and win now. regardless Of cost
The big things done, together with
the great results obtained for us. and
all those who love liberty and democ-
racy, so far outweigh the little mis-
takes that criticism Is cheap.
The Draft Law
7 think the greatest piece Of mill
tarT legislation ever passed. was orr
national draft law. It gave us our
greatest lesson in democracy II
played no favorltes and placed on a
parity the rich and poor. the in
fluential and friendless. the Catholic
and the Protestant the Jew and the
Gentle.
7 regret that one who has occupied
high station in Texas made vicious
attack here a few days ago upon the
national Democratic administration