Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-30
VALLEY SMITH
HACKERS MEET
AT HARLINCEN
Record Of New York
Governor d;
Make Plea For Re-
ligious Tolerance

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cipal themes Of discussion were .
nlea for religious tolerance, and the
declaration shat on the prohibition
question the democratic party and
It's nominee do not differ from the
stand Of the republicans.
Other themes were. principally,
that the republican party Is the
party or privilege, that the demo-
cratic party is the party OF the peo-
ne. and that Al Smith is one Of the
greatest forces in government that
America has produced IN a genera
tion.
The meeting was opened ny
Claude Carter. chairman OF the
democratic club Of Harrington, VINO
made a brief Introductory talk.
Mr.. Carter touched principally on
the religious question, reading
from magazines ard other puohca
tions articles quoting clergymen OF
the South as admitting that the
principal grounds for the fight on
Governor Smith is religion.
DcnOunce Intolerance
"What we want 70 do, Is TO make
every attempt TO take this campaign
ou Of the realm Of religious lntoi-
erance, and decide il On grounds q
platforms and the ability OF the
candidates. Mr.. Carter said.
II have heard many Of my FRIENDS
say they will not vote Tor Smltn
because he is a Catholic" he then
read a list Of famous southern
statesmen, military leaders, eau
Gators, and others who were Latn-
olics. and said no man should be
barred from office in America on
the grounds Of religion. II.
The succeeding speakers all
touched on religious intolerance dur
Inr the course 81 their talks. Judge
+. II. Mitchell, la Feria, talked on
4he davs Of reconstruction in the
south, and the carpet bag rule he
lamented the fact that any southern
democrat should depart from the
fold" -,
Judge Mitchell i~nterspersed his
talk with anecdotes ard kept the
crowd cheering ard laughing.
Lauds Smiths Record
IN q prepared address, Mrs. Vol
new WI. TAYLOR Of Brownsville traced
the life Of Governor Smith and his
public career, stressing mainly MS
home life.
She told Of his extreme devotion
20 his mother II her old age; his de-
votion TO his family al all times, and
Of the same devotion TO his friends
his state and his country.
She proceeded from the story 81
his p~rivate life to that Of his public
record, stress;ng mainly his stand
On prohibition, and showing that the
measures he has favored, or oppos-
va. and which are used as a basis OF
the fight against him on grounds OF
opposition to prohibition, were not
II themselves expressions CT . stand
one way or the other.
She declared the Mullins-Gage
law had been SO interpreted that q
man could be tried and convicted
twice for the same offense. once Dy
4 federal court. and once by a state
court, and that ii was 70 remedy
this obvious injustice that smith
opposed il.
Dancy for Smith
With the declaration that Il will
90 10 the polls and vote for Gov
rrnor Smith for president with more
Measure than I have ever voted for
any other democrat in my lifes
rounty Judge Oscar c. Dancy
launched into a vigorous defense Of
the New York governor and the
democratic party.
Judge Dancy further declared that
the republican party has always
been the liquor party. and the demo-
cratic party the dry party In the
United States. He mentioned Mel
Ion. ~the man who nominated Hoov-
err as being one Of the biggest
distillerS in the United States.
"The republican party Is wetter
than the democratic party now" he
declared, "and 3 man Is foolish 20
oppose Smith on the grounds Of
liquor"
when Catholics enlisted in the
army 10 fight for America in the
World war, nobody asked them If
they were Catholics" he declared.
"And now they want 70 bring up
the religious question before admit
ting a Catholic to public office
A. L. Lewis touched on general
points in the campaign, and men
toned the liquor question specifi-
caliy. stating that u have a lot Of
friends who used 10 Top up a great
deal OF liquor with me in the days
when ! used to drink. and now when
i ask them why they are opposing
Smith. they say because Of the
liquor question"
He ended his talk with m expires
sion Of the belief that the liquor
question Is not a valid one. and
that behind IL IL the mask Of re-
ligious intolerance"
Party Of the People
The final talk Of the meeting
was given BY Judge H. L. Yates OF
Brownsville, county democratic
chairman.
Judge Yates spoke principally on
party policies, explaining the prin-
ciples on which the democratic
party Is based as opposed 20 those
Of the republican party. He de-
scribed the democratic party as the
party Of the people. and the repuh-
lean party as the party Of "Hamil.
tonisms Mellcnism and privilege.
stating that its history has been one
Of farors to special interests as op-
posed to the interests Of all.
He declared that the income tax
xtght between Garner and Mellon is
typical Of the party differences. |
Garner standing for a tax that will
place the burden on the rich in rro-
portion 20 what they have, and Mel
lon favoring taxing the poor ont Of
proportion.
He also discussed che records Of
the two parties on farm relief. stat
ing thst the republican partv twice /
has Incorporated farm relief rIanks
in is platform. in 1920 and 1924. ana
has done nothing for the farmers.
Az L. Brooks. who was scheduled
10 talk, was on the jury in Browns
vile. and J.. I. Coursey and W. r.
Carlton. two others scheduled to
talk did not do 50 because of the
lateners or The hour.
Carter said that more meetinrs