San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-27
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. HEARS SPEECH
BY DAVIDSON
Lynch Tells Them They
- Are Overburdened
;
With Taxes.
KEEP CAMPAIGN CLEAN
Tells Where He Can Save
Lots Of Money by Stop
K ping Waste. .ss !.

Floresville, Tex. April 26.-At
Floresville Saturday night. an audi
ence gathered to hear a campaign adj
dress was promised that the race by
at least one candidate for governor
in Texas would be continued until
the eve of the election on 1.-THE high
plane which parallels the dignity Of
the office involved"
The speaker was Lynch Davidson
of Houston, who ended week s cam
paign tour of the valley at this city,
leaving here late tonight to spend the
weekend at his home.
Already the ugly word has been
hurled at me through the public
press" declared Mr.. Davidson. My
veracity has been questioned and /
have been charged with uttering nm
truths. Those of you who have lit
tie bit of Irish blood in you can imag-
tiers, but from my private life l have
watched the antics of politics i'll this
state for so many years, that L de-
termined from the outset that the
blasphemous assassinations which l
KNEW NOulu Dluut ulOii
not detract me during the campaign
from presenting to you taxpayers and
partners in this great business cor.
poration of Texas the fundamental
principles and issues as l see them
which today confront our economic,
moral and spiritual welfare"
Pausing a moment, however. the
speaker added deliberately and in a
manner carrying conviction:
Card Index on Theme.
@These opponents who are now as
sailing my character and reputation
for integrity need not think they shall
escape dealing with me at the proper
time for every assassination they COM
init. do not consider that time prop
CT between now and the date. of the
Democratic primary, however. but
don't ever think Lynch Davidson Is
not keeping a card index on the bias
phemies that are now being uttered
against him and which, in the true
form of petty, ward healing politics
appear to be growing day by day.
The speaker declared he had never
does not now, and never would deal
in personalities in his campaign, re-
serving only the right to discuss tn,
principles and issues involved and
what other candidates "purport to
you as principles"
when one aspires to the high Of
flee of governor of Texas" he con-
tinued, "the very manner in which he
presents his candidacy should be a
yardstick to his fitness for that Of
flee. i am not surprised that Texas
government has come to the edge Of
bankruptcy and found itself in such
a slough of encouragement when l
look back upon the innumerable mud
singing campaigns which have been
INDUCED by those who assert them
selves gubernatorial timber. a situa-
ton which the present campaign finds
itself fast being enmeshed in"
He presented his plan of saving
S10,000.000 from the cost of operat-
ing Texas government, outlining re-
Mobilization Of the penitentiary sys-
, TEN. his views for coordination OF
taxation and better management of
the states educational system to the
! end Of giving every child its consti-
tutionally guaranteed six months
school term.
Would Save State Money.
q Certainly it is fitting" he added
Z -that / should present to the people
Of Texas accomplishments / hav'
scored for their government while
holding office by their suffrage. sucl
as rehabilitation of the state railroad
valued by the Legislature as junk ant
now worth a million dollars and
preventing the abandonment of thu
Orient railroad, 735 miles of which
is on Texas soil, thus conserving that
transportation system for 10000 PEG
-ple Of Western Texas and preventing
depreciation of property values Il
the extent of S100,000,000; saving
the state of Texas annually S750,00t
tax income on the psSperty values
so conserved since the early spring Of
1922. l believe these successes t.
be proof Of what j could do further
in the management of Texas vas
governmental enterprises as your gov
ernor. In offering their candidacie'
in opposition to me, would il not b.
equally fitting that my opponents pre-
sent to you accomplishments they have
recorded while in your service tina
the citizenship of this state ma!
compare our capability and therefore
make a wise selection?"
He said he would continue to war;
"the overburdened taxpayers Of Tex
as" that his namesake opponent wa
espousing the proposal OF removing
the 81 per cent ad valorem tax limi
of the states constitution.
In conclusion he submitted" as b
expressed it, that no office at you
disposal carries the dignity Of you
governorship and | seek such offic
from you, trust throughout tn
campaign, in a manner BETTING tn