Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
MTOLERANT
BICOTS HIT
BY SUMMERS
Oallas Congress m a n
Closes Dem Cam
paign Before 500
Here Saturday

cratic candidacy of Gov. Alfred r.
smith, Congressman Hatton W. Sum-
hers OF Dallas declared, in a court
room IN the Cameron county court
mousse before a crowd estimated az
oOO, that IF it was not for Smiths
religion he would sweep the ountrv
py the largest majority in the menu
DRY of man."
Before making this declaration,
summers spoke a word Of warning
and admonition TO the democratic
voters of Cameron county who are
forgetting party fealty because of
religious intolerance.
In the constitution or these Unit
ed States there is a provision that
gives to every man the right ID fol-
low the dictates of his conscience in
religion" he said. Furthermore
this constitution provides that no
man shall be challenged for office
because of his religion.
Those two provisions are written
into the constitution but there is an
unwritten proviso that gives protec-
ton to this country after a man has
been elected and that is that he shall
not use his office for the further
ance Of his religion.
No Religious Influence
"Durlng the 25 years that AL Smith
has been in public life no one can
point to m instance where he has
used his power in the furtherance
of that religion which you arc hold
ing against him tonight. II is only
the religious intolerant and bigot
who fears another religion and dis
trusts a man of different faith and
these deluded souls are being sway
ed by a bunch Of ministers and SPELL
binders who are travelling around
the country with a Bible under one
arm and republican money in their
pockets"
Summers declared that he was not
q Catholic and that he knew nothing
about the Catholic church but that
he granted the same privilege TO the
followers Of that creed as are grant
ed 70 himself, a Methodist.
For $50 years Catholics have been
voting for Protestants for president
without a kick or q murmur and now
Just because one of their own has
been chosen by the great democratic
party as its standard bearer, we
throw up our hands in horror. Let's
be fair in this thing and show a lit
tie craftsmanship" he pleaded.
Repeated Applause
Often during the course Of his adj
dress he was forced 10 stop while
the crowd that had gathered to hear
his message cheered 70 the echo.
Summers paid tribute 20 Tammany.
declaring that organization had stood
by the South since the days of re-
construction until the present time
and now they are trying to get US
to turn our backs on an organization
that has granted US succor in the
darkest days Of our existence when
. federal bayoncts threatened 10 rule
the south instead Of the franchise
In scoring persons who declared
that they were supporting Hoover,
republican nominee for president, on
"the great moral ISSUE he pointed
out the men who betrayed the coun-
try in the Tea Pot Dome transac-
ton. He further named Ware OF
Pennsylvania who threw the balance
of power 20 Hoover at the Kansas
City convention.
Alleges G.. q. r. Corruption
Ware, he stated, was elected to the
senate but was refused a seat when
il was found that he had paid $780,
900 for the privilege. He also de-
clared Ware the head OF a machine
that owned and operated 10000 sa-
!aons within the corporate limits of
Philadelphia.
In referring to the democrats who
had turned from their party because
Of Smiths views on prohibition. he
declared that they ali voted for Will
son and he vetoed the Nolstead Act
but that 10 was passed over his veto.
He also declared that they voted for
Cox and Davis both of whom were
announced anti-prohibitionists.
He charged party jumpers with
trying to force the inherent demo-
cratic state Of Texas to secedc from
the national party.
Tbs solid South has but n one
fourth vote now and in order 70 20
anywhere IL must be a part Of some
thing bigger, q working cog in a
national party"
Dem Meet Monday
"There is a moral issue in this
campaign" he said. "a moral issue
that calls for every red-blooded
American to band themselves togeth-
er and TO drive from power that ar
my Of crooks that has written the
slimeist and blacklist pages in Amer
lean history"
summers was introduced by Judge
II. L.. Yates. chairman Of the Cam
error county democratic executive
committee.
Prior to Summers address. J.. T..
Canales, local democratic campaign
chairman. announced that n final
meeting would be held at the court
house Monday evening and that all
democrats Of the county were urged
70 attend.