Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-06
RAP BOILERS
IN CLOSING OF
LOCAL DRIVE
Smith Praised Before
Cameron Dems At
Final Effort Made
In Tickets Behalf

Declaring that there is no such
thing as a Hoover democrat, Judge
James A. Graham bitterly scored this
class of persons, whom he charged
with dragging the fair name Of de-
mocracy through the slime in order
to follow Herbert Hoover" in an
address at the closing rally of the
democratic forces of Cameron III
ty held in a district court room in
the county building Monday night.
For one hour before the speakers
program was TO begin, the former
members of the Brownsville munic-
ipal band played in the rotunda and,
after moving into the district court
room, opened the speakers program
with "The Sidewalks Of New York"
democratic campaign song Of Gov
ernor Al Smith.
As the musicians swung into the
opening notes Of the Happy War
%rior's" war song, the crowd Of APP
proximately ESQ democrats gathered
from every section Of the county
broke into a round of applause and
cheering that drowned out the
strains Of music.
j. I. Canales, Cameron county
democratic campaign chairman, pre-
sided over the final rally, introduc-
ing each speaker and himself de
livering an inspired speech in Span
ish to the hundreds of democratic
voters OF that race who had gathered
to hear his words Of warning and in
struction.
Appearing first on the program.
w C-.L Iay,l~r,ft
campaign chairman for the Twenty
seventh district, made a short adj
dress in which he compared the two
leading party candidates, Governor
Alfred Z. Smith and Herbert Hoo
yer.
There are three requisites which
we demand in the character of the
mar who is TO fill the highest office
in the gift of the American people"
he said. The first two Of these IS
that he be honest and capable. and
the third that he be fearless. There
is no doubt in my mind but that Her
bert Hoover is both honest and ca
pable, but he is not fearless
In order to prove that Hoover fell
short Of the third requisite which
Smith "fills to perfection" he re-
lated instances where Hoover has
gone with the crowd" rather than
stand UP for what he knew was right.
The color to the meeting was
furnished by Judge Graham, who
followed Seabury and rose 70 the
heights Of oratory in his address
on Loyalty"
There is something more TO be
considered than just loyalty to the
party" he declared.
Toe constitution Of these United
States gives to every man the right
TO follow the dictates of his con-
science in the matter Of religion and
il further stipulatss that no mans
religion shall be used against him in
his attempt TO secure high office,
and we owe loyalty to u constitu-
ton and should see that these
clauses are never violated
Judge Graham bitterly scored
Hoover. charging that eight years
ago he did not know whether he was
a democrat or a republican.
The religious intolerants aiso
came in for their share Of buffeting
az the hands Of this speaker.
Judge II. L. Yates. chairman OF the
Cameron county democratic execu'
tive committee. followed Grhaam on
the program, but only devoted a few
minutes in urging the democrats Of
the county to poll their vote for the
party candidate in Tuesdays cleo
ton.
Yates had only arrived at the
meeting a few minutes before from
radio station KWWG, where nc
broadcast a 30-minute address in be-
half OF the democratic party. Oscar
} Dancy, Cameron county judge, also
appeared on the radio program.
Immediately following the close
Of the speakers program, a final
organization meeting was held al
which workers were instructed as 70
the work ahead Of them on the NOR
row.