Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-05
MRS. WHEELER
IS LOYAL dem
Lauds Principles Of
Party and Smith
As Nominee
TO The Herald:

To The Herald:
Several Of my old democratic
friends have written 10 ask me how
| stand in the present election, and,
IL you will be so kind TO allow me, 1
should like to tell them about il
through the columns of The Herald.
Of course, | Inn standing BY the
democratic ticket. II surprises me
that any who have ,known my life
long devotion to the cause of democ-
racy could have any doubt of that.
| regard the republican party as the
enemy Of the South. Whenever IL is
in power. il discriminates against the
South. Ever since reconstruction
days, following the Civil War, when
the republicans in control forced
negro suffrage upon the South, "a
the final, heart-breaking humiliation
to the proud though conquered
Southern whites. republieanism has
done its worst against US. America
refused the right of suffrage to the
Indians, a race superior TO the AT.
rican, and original owners of the
land, and never granted them the
ballot until within the past two
years. The japanese, the Chinese
highly intelligent representatives OF
the oldest civilizations Of the East
are refused the right Of citizenship
but it was given to those ignorant
blacks hardly a generation removed
from the jungles Of Africa. And that
lies at the door Of the republican
party. Can loyal southern men and
women forgive it?
Pc. n lave Iap,n-runv- F,r 80 upfv
ciples. Democracy means the Great.
est good for the greatest number
Could there be a broader or nobler
principle? Republicanism means the
greatest good for the favored few
The republican high protective tariff
comprises 10000 items. John n. Gar
ner told San Antonio so Saturday
night. And by far the greater mum
Der Of the articles hat are taxed un-
der that law are articles Of general
use. Americas are paying war time
prices for shoes. all kinds If cloth
ing and necessities. including Sec
retary Andrew MELONS aluminium
cooking utensils. And the war has
been over ten years. Yes. and out
OF these war taxes. Mr.. Mellon for
years has piled up an annual surplus
Of $500. COO. 900 10 5000. 600 900 in the
national treasury.
was opposed TO the nomination
OF Smith on account of his stand on
the 18th amendment. but still ! ad-
mire him for his f~rankness in speak
ing out on the subject. Some men
in his place. doubtless would have
accepted the nomination without
saying anything about a difference
Of opinion regarding prohibition
"as is.r Smith. | know. was not Re-.
sponsible for the repeal Of New YORK.
states enforcement act. That was
done by the republican Legislature Of
New York. He signed il, true. after
thirty days consideration. so honorS
are easy between both parties in the
Empire state on that score.
There is one feature OF the opposi.
tion TO Alfred r. Smith on which
should like 10 touch. That is the ac-
tion OF certain religious bodies II
opposing him because Of his beini
a Roman Catholic. A. I see the mat.
ter. in this land Of the free. and I'm
der cur constitution. every person
has the right to Ne a member 81 thu
church Of his choice. Smith was borr
n Catholic. and there appears no rea.
son under the sun why he should not
still be a Catholic II he wishes.
cannot believe that the majority, o.
ever a very great proportion q
American voters can be so narrow
minded as TO vote for or against
candidate merely on account of re
ligious prejudice. But il must he nd
mitted that a good many may do 81
this time. I'm so far as our Catholi,