Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-05
SAN JUAN NEXT
POINT O'BRIEN
WILL SPEAK AT
Thursday is Near-Holiday for
Campaigner r-Mexicans
at McAllen Preparing
Especial to The Herald)

McALEEN, Tex, May 5.-Iesterday
came as close to beng holiday as any
that Dave O'Drien has had since opening
up in lIidalgo county. His next speech
will be made at San Juan. Saturday
night, when the campaign will be open
ed officially at that place. San Juan
folk are getting ready to put over an
intensive and successful campaign.
Sunday night will witness the opening
of the Mexican s. o. s. campaign in Nc
Allen. when kcrmesse and Mexican
supper Will be staged. Father Francis
and j. +. Reyes are promoting this fea-
ture. II will be held May on the pa
rochial school grounds. south ot the
Catholic school, and viii start at p. IA.
Everyone up this way is talking about u
and big success is assured.
Monday the campaign will be opened
in Weslaco. although that hustling little
community has pulled off four S. o. S.
benefits TO date. ID. W. Day, energetic
and popular secretary Of the Mcslaco
Chamber of Commerce, vouches for the
people OF his community stating that
"Wcslaco will have out the biggest
crowd in Hidalgo county, the size Of our
community considered. This meeting
will be held Monday night at $3.50 o'clock
at the community house. Messrs. NiX,
Couch. Thompson and numberlcss resi-
dents of both town and country state
that Weslaco will come through, hitting
on all of them.
The Mission. Edinburg and Alamo peo-
pie are busy. Mercedes is going strong.
Donna. since its brilliant showing Mon
day night, shows no slightest evidence
of slowing " in her stride.
DAILY substantial cash contributions
from ali over the Valle- are refuting
any possible idea that Ilidalgo county
ever had any intention OF permitting
Dave O'Briens defeat. Every day public
opinion is becoming stronger that the
S. o. 5. campaign Is the vital present
dav work. Farmers and residents Of
Hidalgo county towns are coming more
and more to look al il like Van Allen,
a Donna farmer who. in donating COW,
remarked that Dave O'Brien could have
more if he wanted thcm-~ll rather
have half Of what I've got under i'm
proved conditions than all I've got under
existing conditions" These remarks
are frequently heard in all parts of the
county: that money put into the s. O. 5.
fund will get Us somewhere; If spent
otherwise it il wasted. As long a. lack
of cash menaces the success Of the deep
waterway plans. money spent otherwise
is worse than wasted" Join the s. O.
S. movement or fall in lire, and lets
walk out Of the Valley" is the slogan
of n bunch of enthusiasts in one Val
ley town. Words. cold type, cannot put
il over TO the reader how Hidalgo coun-
ty farmers feel about the 5. @. 5. cam
pailn. Farmers who were broke a
year ago and who have been getting
poorer every day since are showing up
with money" declares an Edinburg
S. q. $. fan
Despite all of the foregoing, the $
o. $. campaign has not yet got its full
momentum in lIidalgo county. II takes
time TO rouse many of the farmers and
businessmen who were thoroughly dis
couraged al the way confiscatory freight
rates were eating them out of house and
home, deprivinE their eh ldren and them
selves OF clothing and shutting them off
from all amuscments. But Ilidnlro coun-
ty is becoming inspired with Dave
O'Bricn's faith and optimism. And il IL
beginning 70 see the truth Of his pro
phecy that access 70 the Atlantic sea-
loard and cheaper freight rates win
make of the Lower Valley Of the Rio
Crande the paradise nature intended IL
TO be. I" wish my little boys could have
been here tonight" remarked a farmer
at the North Sharyland clubhouse night
before last. You made il 70 plain
know they could have understood it."