Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-21

Continued from cage one.)
ellie. II any Catholic in this country
believes that the welfare, the weli-
being, the prosperity. the growth
and the expansion Of the United
States IS best conserved and best
promoted BY the election Of Hoov.
er, ] want him to y0te for Hoover
and not for me-"
Religion Is Cause OF Enmity'
The nominee said that the "cry Of
Tammany hall" which, former Sen
ator Owen had raised in n letter 10
Senator Simmons. dcrnocrat. North
Carolina. and printed In the Con-
g%ressional Record. was nothing
more nor less than n red herring
pulled across the trail in order 10
throw US off the SCENT
Its nothing NOR O less than
my religion he declared in chal-
longing the truth and the hon
esty' Of Owens
Prior to the democratic conven-
ticn the governor said the grand
dragon of the realm Of Arkansas
wrote 20 ore Of the delegates from
the state saying he would not vote
tor Smith "on the ground Of uphold
ing American ideals and institutions
a. established by our forefathers."
Nov. can YOU think" the nom
inee asserted, "of any man or any
group Of men gathered together Ii
what they call the Ku Kiux Khan
that proposes 10 be 100 per cent
American, and forget the great prin-
ciple that jefferson stood for, the
equality of man, and forget that
eur forefathers IN their wisdom.
wrote into the fundamental law Of
the country that al no time was re-
liglon 70 be regarded as a qualifi-
cation for office"
Tells Of Appointments
referring to an item which he
SAID was printed on the front mage
Of a publication by the Ashland Ave
Y Baptist church Of Lexington.
kys and which called ~attention that
the papers had printed how Cover
nor Smith cane near TO q serions
accident driving 80 miles an hopv
down Broadway while intoxicated .
fne governor said everybody knows
Ne cannot operate an automobile.
Branding as another lie" A repor4
that while governor he had sppo,r.-
ed only Catholics TO office. The gov
.ernor amid cries Of Ham. Ham" d.
fctcd &C the Baptist minister on
platform, read a long list Of his
appointments showing a coed nv
e1on OF Protestants and Jews n ~
CABINET, IN the state judiciary ma
ecunty offices. ~
calling attention that the republi.
lkan national COMMITTEES was l;r.er
1pg IN on the radio to his speech ana
that he would moi dare $40 49,
tfing that was no @ahsolrtsi,
right" the governor CHALLENGES 49,.
one = prove his attitude toward the
pubic school system in New York
state was anything but meritorius
neports that u was the reverse ~
SnaracteIized as "mcst wiIful lies
Wants Fight in Open
tharies Z. Hughes. Nicholas Mn
ray Butler and others were narse4
py the governor as having attc~.e5
20 his ability a. an executive m
though he said he did net "hav. IN
call any character witnesses for u.
administration"
Cries Of pour it on 'em. Al Wa.
up from many in the big h,il -
frequent intervals during thu a.
dress. Except for the cheerirv a.
nominee was allowed 70 proreeS M
interrupted during his hour ~ Nv
platform Numbered amonr 49,
audience were the governor ara -
eral former governors of OkIaho~.
senator Thomas. democrat. OIL.
soma, and members Of congress-
Baptist minister delivered the ~
vocation. +"
Speaking with vigorous sweep;rv
gestures and at times ASSUMING
erouching position as he zane dow
With q swing OF the arm 70 emnha-
size a point, the governor bronrh
his address to a close with hix ~.
peal for . clean. constructive cam
paign.
LET this debate be held In The
open, and let US put down forever IN
this country this un-American, ur-
Christianlike doctrine that il find
Ing It's way into this campaign. Let
Us debate IL on the level. Bring II
out IN the open, have the records
and the platforms scruti-
nized. ] an sstisfied that the re-
suit on the sixth Of November will
show on overwhelming victory for
The democratic party"
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