Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-03
MORE BUSINESS
LESS POLITICS,
Is TEXAS need
Candidate R. E. Thomason
Addresses Good Audience
at Community House.

Now that the big issues-womal
suffrage and prohibition-are out o.
the way, it is time for US to get busl
for constructive legislation in Texas
with view TO more of business anc
less of politics." Hon. Robert +
Thomason, speaker of the house ot
representatives and candidate fol
governor of Texas, told large aud
ience at, the Community House las
night. Mr.. Thomson arrived il
Brownsville last night after having
made some four or five speeches dur
ing the day, at Harlingen, at San Ben
ito and at Rio Hondo. Notwithstand
ing the tax on his voice, he was ap-
parently not worn, nor did his voice
show greatly the strain that his mum.
erous addresses had placed upon it
The visitor was entertained at dinner
at the Manhattan Cafe soon after his
arrival. the guests numbering about
twenty Brownsville men. He was ac-
companied by A. ID. Rodgers of Sar
Antonio.
The candidate was introduced by
Representative j. Il. Canales OF
Brownsville, who told of his knowl-
edge of and respect for the ability OF
Mr.. Thomason, obtained through asso-
citation in the Legislature. He re-
ferred to the candidates early stand
on the woman suffrage and prohi-
bition questions. and spoke of him as
man who had amply demonstrated
his qualifications to serve in the Of
flee to which he aspires.
Mr.. Canales also read a telegram,
received by r. +. Green of Browns
vile from II. n. Creagcr at Chicago,
regretting that he could not be here
to greet the candidate. and picturing
Mr.. Thomason as one of Texas big
men and one capable Of being govern
or Of the state. Mr.. Creager and Mr..
Thomson were room mates at the
University of Texas twenty-five years
ago. and graduated in the same class.
Even the republicans admit that
Mr.. Thomason. democrat, is quail
fled to fill the office of governor"
Mr.. Canales said after reading the
message
Mr.. Thomason said that it was his
desire and purpose TO conduct his
campaign along a high plane, and
not to indulge in personalities. but re-
served the right TO reply to any accu-
sation made by his opponents. He
said he had no i'll feeling against any
of his opponents, Neff, Bailey or
Looney.
He said that he would not make any
promises which he honestly believed
he could not fulfill and said Il know
there are problems now in Texas de-
manding solution. and that a plat
form is only a covenant"
Mr.. Thomason said he advocated
the consolidation of state offices,
many Of which he declared to be dup
Heated. and which have accumulated
through the years. In this connec-
tion, he said there are comparatively
few state employees reporting direct
~ TO the governor, and that most of
them are in the different depart
ments of the state, reporting To the
constitutional officers at the head of
the various departments. He cited
one case Of man who had been en-
ployed in a department for fifty
years. but said he would not go to the
extreme of wedding out faithful en-
ployes who had given long and honor
able service TO the state.
With woman suffrage and prohibi-
tion out of the way" he said, Il want
to do something constructive. some
thing to make Texas a good and a
happy place in which to live
In referring to duplicated depart
ments. he said the state department OF
agriculture and the warehouse and
markets office were doing largely the
sare work. He said he would com
bineN the health department and the
pure foods department. He said the
board Of water engineers and the state
reclamation service were duplicate of.
fices and should be combined.
He declared that he would abolish
every board without legislative pow.
ers and place in charge of the work q
man competent TO handle it.
He advocated the adoption Of the
budget system for Texas, pointing out
the difficulty in which a new repre-
sentative is placed in being appointed
to the appropriations committee with
virtually no knowledge of its large re
sponsibilities.
He favors a uniform system of aud
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