Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-25
How a Big Majority VIII Help

That Congressman John \. Garner, who has served
the Fifteenth district for thirteen consecutive terms
will carry the district by a large majority il generally
conceded By political observers ard leaders who are
in close contact with the situation.
However. a victory for Garner is not sufficient.
What is needed is an overwhelming majority. a ma
jority that will in itself be ample proof that the vet
Grams congressman from Texas has the confidence Of
the South Texas voters; that they are fully appre-
ciative Of his value To the district. state and nation.
and that they are practically unanimous in commend
ing his work Of over a quarter of a century.
Congressman Garner is today an outstanding figure
in American public life. Regardless OF whether the
national election goes republican or democratic he
will be in position to WELD tremendous influence m
the next congress, and that influence will be en-
HANGED If he can place before his colleagues the almost
unanimous endorsement Of the democratic electorate
of the Fifteenth district.
II is very unfortunate that at this crucial period
in Valley development a fight should be carried on in
the democratic ranks 10 defeat the congressman who
has been so prominently identified with South Texas
progress. The Lower Right Grande Valley is right now
IT the stage where power. influence and prestige At
Washington are Of the greatest importance. To even
fail to give an overwhelming majority for Mr.. Garner
would be unthinkable.
Voters or the Fifteenth district should bear III mind
when they 60 to the polls next Saturday that a vote
cast for Congressman Garner is a vote that will aid IN
developing here on the lower border one Of the great
est agricultural and industrial empires in the United
States. A vote against him will merely be used by his
Eovcrsaries in congress in their effort to detract from
the power and influence he wields. As speaker Of the
house or senior minority member Of the ways and
means committee, one of which positions he is certain
to occupy in the next congress, he will be in position
to do more for the Valley and all Of South Texas than
his opponent could do III a dozen lifetimes. As speaker
Of the house, a position to which he will be elected in
the event the democrats are in control. he will rank
next to the president in power and influence. and the
Lower Rio Grande Valley is right now in the position
where such power and influence will prove Of i~ncalcu-
liable value.
1t is Of course the prerogatiye Of every individual
to aspire to public office; but it is extremely untor-
tunate that at this crucial period in South Texas de-
velopment an aspirant for office should endeavor, in
order to crafty his own political ambitions. to remove
from public life the man who has been the guiding
force at Washington in all things in which the federal
government has been or may be connected in the eco
nomic development Of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Loyalty to the Valley. to Valley Institutions ana
future progress demands that the voters of the lower
border tender Congressman John NJ. Garner an over
vhelming majority, one that will serve to strengthen
him in his battle for South Texas development. This
is an issue vital to the Valley, an issue upon which
the future Of the Valley depends. and every democratic
voter should bear this in mind when he marks his
ballot Saturday.