Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28

me where I am wrong on any pro-
gram, I will gladly join them. I
want it thoroughly understood that
I court the friendship OF every hon
est man and woman in the entire
Valley, whether he be rich or poor,
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Lack Understanding
The only difference among the
people Of the Valley on the water
proposition today is the lack Of I'M
derstanding. A few people have
spread poison, lied about the true
condition of things and also lied.
about the position Of those lead
ers who have advocated the con-
structive development of our wa
terways program. These few peo-
pie have spread the poison and
caused good citizens, like our
neighbor Mr.. Carpenter, at Rio
Hondo, to be misleu, which is in
deed regrettable. 1t is too bad
that some people in life live On sus-
picion and are always ready to
spread false reports, make false
statements in order to gain some
selfish end, or God knows what. Ma
tions and communities have risen
and fallen through the history Of
time. Greece fell when she lost
her trust in the humanlstic Deities
Of Olympus. Rome fell with her
faith no doubt blinded by supersti-
ton, and blind superstition Is today
dividing the little town of Harlin-
gen in a way that is lamentable.
Now, let us get to the funda-
mental reasons, or causes, of my
position on waterways for this VAL
ley, remembering at all times that
we must deal with the United
States government, for waterways
are government problems and at
any time that any community n
dertakeS to finance a WATERWAYS
program of such gigantic proper
lions as this Valley is advocating.
that community will be bankrupted
II 1t undertakes to tax its people to
construct and maintain 1t.
Whenever a local community be-
gins to dig channels and maintain
them, 1t is going to create a tax
burden that will bankrupt il and
1t will find its people moving away
just as 1 have e e people move out
OF towns on account of taxes. I
know OF certain interests that have
a desire to build in Harrington, but
who are waiting to see the outcome
OF this problem, because they rea-
lze that If the community under
takes to dig and maintain a channel
as has been stated will be done.
the taxes will be SO high tina. they
VIII want to build elsewhere. The
taxes OF Harrington have been re-
duced by the able management Of
city affairs, until today it is a very
attractive field to the investor, and
I do not believe the good people
OF Harrington will permit bond is
sues to bankrupt them, but the
community is now one of the worst
torn up communities that I know
OF and it has all been caused by
a few people spreading lies and false
reports. Many good people have been
misled and misguided. and were it
not for the few spreading these lies,
the Valley as a whole would be be-
hind the waterways program fl
nancially and all would be contrib
uting their part, but they cannot
be blamed when a few people start
out with the statement that they
are going to kill this town, or that
own. OF any other town or COM
muniy, and try to build at the ex-
DanSe Of their npiOhh0rS
StudiuS Motives
I am thinking aloud, friends, in
the discussion Of this matter, and