Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-28

DALLAS. Oct. 27=P9-In ac-
ceptIng the republican nomination
Tor governor. Col. William L. Tai
bot OF Dallas said today he was
offering himself as a hired man to
work tor the state Of Texas.
IL am actuated by one motive,
and that IS a desire to try to do
something for the state that l have
lived IN from childhood and which
has given me what little INpoSseSs
IN this world" ne said.
The candidate expressed his ap-
proval Of the planks III the repub-
lican platform, adopted at the
state convention az san Angelo
early this month, and said the
platform was the means by which
we hope to arouse the people Of this
state 10 the necessity Of develop
Ing Texas for Texans"
My ideas OF the duties Of gov
ernor are perhaps different from
any candidate who has run since
7 have been III Texas" Colonel
Talbot continued. The governor.
according to my conception Of the
duties, IS a hired hand working for
the best interests OF his state. and
not for any political aggrandize-
ment. nor for any added honor to
an already full life.
"As a hired hand. there are
thousands of other men III Texas
who are capable, If the opportunity
had come to them. OF carrying out
a wonderfully constructive program
for Texas, and / feel indeed for
tunate to have the opportunity OF
ct least putting before the people
the plans that / would advocate
and try 10 bring TO completion
should I be elected"
Touches Prohibition
Concerning prohibition the can
didate had this TO say:
Prohibition has never received a
fair trail. The burden Of enforcing
1t In Texas has been placed upon
the federal government. Texas
own laws are more drastic and
more effective than those enforced
by the federal government. I would
Like TO see enforcement OF the
Eighteenth Amendment given g
square deal in Texas"
Colonel Talbot promised 10 try
70 benefit the farmer, not by pro-
misses, but by an attempt to increase
the consumption OF the products
he raised. we must make the
people Of Texas realize the neces-
sity Of buying more and more cot
ton goods for their use he said.
We must encourage cooperation
among the farmers. We can help
Texas industries BY bringing before
the people or Texas the necessity
Of spending their own money with
their own people for their own
products"
The candidate declared against
the state highway bond issue and
for an elective highway commits
sion. We advocate the retention
by each county OF It's automobile
license tax. either to be applied on
the reduction Of outstanding road
bonds OF to apply on lateral roads"
he said.
What He Advocates
After criticizing the handling OF
state funds by democratic office
holders. Colonel Talbot said he
stood for a budget system along the
line used by successful businesses.
Other things advocated by the
G. o. p. nominee were old age
pensions. quarterly payment OF tax
es, higher taxes on large trucks.
protection CT the independent oil
man, development Of the potash
industry. and Development or the
intercoastal canal. the Trinity river
navigation project and the Red
river navigation project.
There should be no restriction
placed on the smaller trucks. but
those that weigh beyond the mar
gin OF economic safety for our
roads. operating In direct competi-
ton with established lines of trans
portation who pay taxes for their
existence, to my mind. should be
taxed adequately to provide for the
damage they do. and to assist In
maintaining these roads," Colonel
Talbot stated
Eight years ago we brought "a
Texas a man from the department