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 to ask me how
| stand in the present election, and.
il you will be so kind TO allow me, /
should like TO tell them about il
through the columns Of The Herald.
Of course, i am standing By the
democratic ticket. Ii surprises me
that any who have known my life
long devotion TO the cause Of democ-
Facy could have any doubt Of that.
| regard the republican party as the
enemy of the South. Whenever il is
in power, it discriminates against the
South. Ever since reconstruction
days, following the Civil War, when
the republicans in control forced
negro suffrage upon the South. as
the final. Misunderstanding humiliation
to the proud though conquered
Southern whites. re~publicanism 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 1t 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 III?
But / love democracy for It's pfin-
eiples. Democracy means the great
est good for the greatest number.
Could there be q broader or nobler
principle? Republicanism means the
greatest good for the favored few.
The republican high protective tariff
comprises 10000 items. John y. Gar
ner told San Antonio so Saturday
night. And by far the greater num-
Der of the articles that are taxed un-
der that law are articles OF general
use. Americas are paying war time
prices for shoes. all kinds Of cloth
ing and necessities. including Secs
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. 0DO, goo 10 $500, 000, 900 in the
national treasury.
I was opposed to the nomination
of Smith on account Of his stand on
the 18th amendment. but still ad-
mire him for his %frankness in speak
ing out on the subject. Some men
in his place. doubtless would have
accepted the nomination without
saving anything about a difference
Of opinion regarding prohibition
"as isl Smith. I know, was not re-
sponsible for the repeal OF New York
states enforcement act. That was
done by the republican Legislature %
New York. He signed IL. true. after
thirty days consideration. 20 honors
are easy between both parties in the
Empire state on that score.
There is one feature of the opposi-
ton to Alfred r. Smith on which ]
should like to touch. That is the ac-
ton Of certain religious bodies IN
| opposing him because Of his being
a Roman Catholic. As I see the mat
ter. in this land Of the free. and I'M
der our constitution, every person
has the right to he a member of the
church Of his choice. Smith was born
a Catholic. and there appears no rea-
son under the sun why he should not
still he a Catholic If nc wishes.
cannot believe that the majority, on
even ? very great proportion Of
American voters can be so narrow.
minded as to vote for or against :
candidate merely on ccount of re.
ligious prejudice. But IL must he adj
mitted that a good many NAV do 81
this time. In so far a. our Catholi,