Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-13
DAVIDSONrS
CERTIFIED
PLANKS USED
Candidate De clares
Dan Moody is En-
titled to Wholesale
Lumber Discount
CBy The Associated Prcss.A

DALLAS. Tex. May l3.-"Dan
Moody has used enough Davidson
planks in his platform to entitled him
TO the wholesale lumber discount
was Lynch Davidson's comment today
on Moody's opening speech at Tay-
lor. The Houston lumberman. who
is a candidate for governor, phrased
his comment in the lighter vein.
II am always glad to get new
customer and it looks like Dan is
one of my BEST he continued.
Davidson's metaphorical remark
referred TO certain planks in Moony
platform which the Houston man
said he himself was first to advo-
cate.
"Mr. Moody is for civil service"
he said. "In my platform published
months ago ] announced that by
publication of a civil service system
to the states affairs the political pie
counter would be largely eliminated.
"Mr Moody spends several thous-
and words on the need of longer
rural school terms. which | covered
by saying: the adoption of the
county unit system in Texas will n
crease efficiency to the extent that
the rural school term may be
heightened from ~ To - percent"
"Other Planks Rcquisitioncd"
"Other planks which Mr.. Moody
acquisitions are rcdrafting of Se
textbook law, no vitupcration and
mudslinging in this campaign, states
rights. abuse Of the pardon power.
and less law making. But while COM
planning Of too many laws, Mr..
Moody devoted 10000 words Of his
cussion Of new laws"
Mr.. Davidson said that "it was
hardly necessary for Mr.. Moody to
nail so many honesty signs on his
platform. Honesty has been ac-
ceptcd as n principle of American
government since 1776."
Both my private and public life
have stood the calcium light Of a
gubernatorial campaign" said David
son, "and Mr.. Moody has the dis
tinction Of being first to question
my honesty and integrity after nine
had opposed me in the previous race.
"The people are fixed in their de-
| termination 20 rid Texas Of Ferguson
ism and join in that common cause.
I announced at the close Of the last
campaign that | would be q candi-
date against the Fergusons. ] later
reiterated my opposition to them,
and it was conceded that my candi-
dacy would easily defeat them and
that other entries would split the
vote and muddy the waters. In the
face of these facts, Mr.. Moody
entered the race to save Texas from
Fergusonism, and the excuse given
in his platform is that the an
rounccd candidates did not appreci-
ate the gravity Of honest and in
tegrity' in government.
Commend Highway Activity
"His next excuse is the statement
that have branded as a mistake his
efforts to compel road contractors to
return unconscionable profits. hav-
ing reference to my interview of last
November. Here is an excerpt from
/ that interview:
1.-The highest possible commenda-
tion is due the youthful attorney
general for his splendid zeal in be-
half Of the public interests
"And this is why Mr.. Moody, in or
der to save Texas from Ferguson
ism,' enter the race and splits the
.anti-Ferguson vote.
In his lengthy platform, Mr..
Moody barely mentions our greatest
problems. agriculture. fluctuation of
cotton prices, and greatest of all the
monopoly ownership of our oil and
mineral resources"