, 1935-10-17
Candidates
Program Pledges
To Reduce Taxes

aoner 10 speak was Robert Runyon.
During this campaign" he assert
ca, we expect to avoid personalities
and mud singing and win not start
II, but II we are forced TO Il we have
plenty TO tell yOus >
You know the city administra-
tons record, and they say they are
going to run on ii. III you vote for
them, you certainly will know what
to expect in the future. 49,
we are going 10 get new enter
prises, new factories. and make q
bigger and better Brownsville in
every way possible. We are going To
put our chamber Of commerce to
work for Brownsville and not for a
privileged few. We will give away no
valuable franchises, but win give in
ducementS 20 new factories by offer
ing them small tax concessions. We
are going to make this a tourist city
and win get busy Immediately adver-
Using for next year. s"""
Runyon then displayed an admin
istration card reading In part: If
you want TO keep your water and
light plant and assure the success
Of your deep water port. vote for
this ticket"
They are whispering" the can
dictate said that we are going to
sell the light plant. / want Ia make
Il clear to you once and for all about
the light plant. IL can not be sold.
II It could have they probably
would have sold it long ago. II
YOU read the city charter you Will
find that only the people can sell
the light plant, and I guarantee
you neither I nor my running mates
viii offer it for sale
Now as to the port, since they
have put 1t into the campaign. I
assure YOU that Mr.. Yturria, with
his knowledge Of the Mexican people
and his wide acquaintance in
Mexico, and myself, with my sue
cess IN doing business in Mexico
' viii be able to do more for
the success OF the port In one day
than they can in a year.
4 am q member of the National
Chamber Of Commerce Of Mexico.
and a correspondent for the Amer
lean Chamber OF Commerce OF
Mexico. and they are live wire or
CARNATIONS. we can get all OF the
tonnage from Mexico that has to
come this route.
II We are elected, I guar
antee we will do everything in our
power TO get a bank for the people
next Year. We viii get the organiza-
ton under way soOn after the first
Of the coming year."
The speaker said he favored
equalization Of taxes. One OF the
chief planks in the city tax pro-
gram called for a one-cent Der gal
Ion levy on gasoline. The funds
could be used to purchase outstand-
ing city bonds at a discount, the
speaker asserted. IF elected" he
said. we will have our chamber OF
commerce take the lead in getting
a law passed TO give us one cent on
the gas sold in the city.
Nov. friends, I want TO give you
an example Of how our money has
been wasted. Take Il chamber OF
commerce, 1t has cost the city
100000 In the past ten years. How
much have IN taxpayers benefit
ed by 1t? Why. none-nothing at
all. That amount would pave Eliza
beth street. Richardson gets $500
annually. Is he worth IL?
The old city Ring goes around
talking about Fausto Yturria. He
was educated In Brownsville public
schools and the University OF Texas
and holds several degrees. Who,
over &C the city hall. holds de-
grees?"
The speaker told the gathering
that they would have a complete
~ secret ballot. At this point Roland
was cheered when he cut In with
II don't give a dang who knows how
I vote
The Latin-AmericanS should be
represented In the city govern
mental least once in 20 years"
the speaker said Just before intro.
Yturria.
The meeting was concluded with
Yturria'S address. \