Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-04
COUNTY DEMS
HEAR ROUSINC
DANCY SPEECH
Harrington Meeting Is
Kept In Uproar BY
Strong Party Call;
Smith Film Shown
Especial to The Herald)

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county democrats in It's section
heard a ~rousing call to battle from
county Judge Oscar c. Dancy and
tsw the three reel film. "The Happy
Warrior" presented by the Smith
club here and the Houston Chron-
lele at the municipal auditorium
Saturday night.
The crowd began arriving half an
hour before the rally was scheduled
to begin. and continued coming aft
err Judge Dancy was well into his
speech. A number came from
Brownsville. while dozens came
from surrounding towns.
Judge Dancy was introduced by
claude Carter. local attorney.
Before he had talked a minute
the house was in an uproar, and it
takes a lot Of cheering to make the
large municipal auditorium here
ring with echoes.
Al Compard to Jackson
Never in the last 100 years has
there been such a campaign as we
are now in" he declared. "One
hundred years ago il was old Hick-
ory Jackson. / was born near where
ne was reared. They tell il that
those old tar heels are still voting
for Jackson. I'm satisfied they are.
Tuesday they'll be voting for him
again. but his name will be Alfred
Z. Smith"
The crowd stopped him with its
cheering. From that moment on his
speech was punctuated with salvos
Of similar applause.
Never was there such calumny,
such rot. as that heaped on Jack
son. Even his wife. Rachael. was
not spared. When ii was over size
learned what had been said, end
died Of broken heart.
They didn't keep old Hickory go,
though"
"Can Enfarce Prohibition"
"You bet they didn't" an old man
from Point Isabel. a fisher in the
recent years shouted.
mo. and thev can't keep Al Smith
out Of the White House. either"
Dancy replied in a laundering
aside.
Dancy declared he was a dry
Protestant.
Personally. I'd rather Smith was
wetter on religion and dryer politi-
cally," he continued. "but I've never
cast a vote with more enthusiasm
than ! will when ! cast il for Gov
ernor Smith"
He took those 10 task who think
the 18th amendment can be repeal
ed. THE issue in this campaign is
not repeating the 18th amendment
but enforcing it," he shouted, and
the crowd applauded.
"As a prohibitionist I'm not
ready to hoist the white flag" he
went on. II know il can be en-
forced. and ! know. 200. that under
Smith 1t will be enforced"
Intolerance Yelled
He quoted Hoover as calling pro-
hibition a noble experiment.
N Smith says he wants a change.
fN51e's honest about II. He comes out
9uo-1 the open and says what he thinks
iexf-what he believes. I'd rather have
That kind Of a man a thousand times
sarhan a pussy footer who agrees with
,rtrne in an unmarly way"
g Then he declared that the prohibit
ton Issue is a smoke screen, raised
= 20 conceal the negro in the wood
81 pile-religious intolerance.
You know as well as ! do that II
Smith wasn't a Cathode on Tuesday
.hsrss would get the biggest vote a man
n, yer got In this country"
Pour 10 on" q loud voice In the
ENTER Of the auditorium drawled
II know you car do IL. Go ahead"
~They talk about the pope" Dancy
10, vent on. "All the popes aren't in
II. the Catholic church.
\. Raps Pastors
"a, ~Why, my friends. there's Pope
Norris, who wants TO be pope OF
ori7ort Worth; Stratton who cherishes
The ambition to be pope of New
$Ycrk; and Pope Cannon, too, who
!, would like TO make q papal kingdom
Of his section"
"They talk about Tammany. Six
ty years ago there was a crooked
boss. and another member Of Tam
many prosecuted -him-did it SO well
that Tweed died in Sing Sing prison,
Would you quit the party because
there are crooks in il any more than
you'd quit your church because there
are crooks there. There are crooks,
you know, in every organization.
"You Baptist friends, when your
preacher tells you about leaving the
party because of Tammany's old
wickedness, ask him if he's quitting
the church because Carnes stole a
million dollars. She what he says.
Sauce for the goose is sauce for
the gander."
Denounces G.. O. p. Acts
Judge Dancy was never more pop
ular with his people than when lie
made that ringing declaration. They
clapped, stamped, and cried for him
10 "pour il on"
He scathingly denounced Ware Of
Philadelphia for his political ma
chine and the ZOO saloons in that
city. He took other republican lead
aThose brides that were uncov-
lered, a part of them in the republic
can party's war chest. Why weren't
tshey turned over to some charitable
organization. ! haven't heard any
'suggestion from Hoover, Will Hays.
or those Others that this be DONE"
be said.
r "They would set the women against
taSmith. Why, Smiht has done lore
atthan any other governor for the
Bwomen. Why, he Is a woman's pres
xridential candidate"
M Then he declared in ringing tones:
rsThat oil scandal. say any man
who would lay his filthy hands on
..bis country's naval oil reserve
doesn't deserve a regular trial. He
should be tried by court martial;
. AIKEN out and shot"
FINLEY Ewing, mayor. presided at
rally, and took a leading part IN
; making arrangements for it.
The film will be shown five times
SUNDAY at the Capitol theater in
Brownsville, and Monday night will
he the feature of a final democratic
rally in the Nueces court house at