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to got intorost, backcd by tho bost socurity in the world, our Fed-
oral Governmont. It was liko tho Old Timo Roligion-it was good for
ovorybody. why, ovon Comoron County savod closo to a million, in
rofunding its flood control bonds, boing tho only county in tho U.
S. that so did.
Thon thoro is our Loyoo Systom, costing whon finishod about thirtoon
million dollars, yot saving its ontiro cost to Valloy farmors in
onc flood, in Soptomber, 1944 - yot denouncod by tho Republicans as
Roosovolt wasto.
Then thero is the brownsvillo port, for which WC got 45% grant, thus
guarantooing a port, the t has sovod its ontiro cost timo and timo
again sinco construction, enabling the navigation District fathers
to make a bon-firo of onc million six hundrod thousand dollars of
your bonds.
And what about the Intra-Coastal c nel, a Roosovolt moasuro? Joe
Martin, thon minority loador, was tho only Ropublican who votod for
it in the Housc; and Goorge Aikon, that grand Liboral from Vormont,
the only Republican who votod for it in the Sonato. So many ro-
actionary profossional southornors votod with the Ropublicans, that
ovon with lir. Aikon's voto, it was a tio which Vico Prosident Honry
Wallaco broko in our favor. I holn no briof for Hunry Wallaco; but
lot's bo foir. without his voto, wo would ho vo no intra-coastal
canal.
and had it not boon for tho Hon R. B. Croagor, who got somo Ropub-
lican Sona tors to stay away and not voto thoro would hovo boon no
tio for Honry Wellaco to brook.
Now, a fow words about LYNDON JOHNSON: I unhositatingly say that,
in my opinion, ho is tho hardost-working, "con-doingost" and "go-
gottingost" nombor in cithor tho Sonnto or the Houso. Wo aro
l'ortunato to havo him as our noxt Sonator, as thoro is not a moro
wator-minded man in tho entiro Unitod Statos.
I also stato that in my opinion, no man was ovor moro honostly 0-
loctod than Lyndon Johnson, in the Democratic Primarios, evon
though by only 87 votos. And no mon in Toxas has boon tho victim
of noro cruol and molicious porsocution and smoaring than Lyndon
Johnson.
I doubt if, in Tixas politics, thorehas ever boen played choapor
poanuti politics than that playod in the Jin wolls contest by Coko
Stovenson and his lawyors, all of whom havo had high honors from
the Domocratic Party in Toxas.
Coko is a good lawyor; and ho and his attornoys know that tho Fod-
aral Courts hed no jurisdiction. It did not tako a smart lawyor
to know: that. Thoy all know that Judgo Whit Devidson had no moro
jurisdiction in that caso than Oscar Dancy, tho County Judgo af
Camoron County.
Got this folks: The U. S. Court of appoals is composod of Judgo
Hutchinson and two othor outstanding judgos - all Anti-New Dealors,
who unanimously hold that the Federal Court had no jurisdiction.
The our of this Vulley know Judge Hutchinson to bo a judgo of un-
quostioned intogrity and outstanding ability, who would go down the
line and do his duty as ho saw it. I undorstand that the other two
judgos aro of the samo high calibro. Let use ouphasize that thoir
docision was unanimous.
Tho cight membors of the Suprome Court of the United 66 tos, com-
posed of Ropublicans and Democrats, Now Doalers, and Anti-New Doal-
ors, unanimously uphold Judge Bluck, that Judgo Duvidson's court
had no jurisdiction
.
They all know that tho Fodoral Court had no jurisdiction, and that
thoy had no caso in th o Stato Court, which did have jurisdiction.
Thoy know they could not get Coko on the bollot, so thoir objectivo
was, If possiblo, bluff thoir way to koop Lyndon off the ballot -
or try to so smoar him that t, through the big controlled oil pross,
(ovor)
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"ocrText": "- 2 -\nto got intorost, backcd by tho bost socurity in the world, our Fed-\noral Governmont. It was liko tho Old Timo Roligion-it was good for\novorybody. why, ovon Comoron County savod closo to a million, in\nrofunding its flood control bonds, boing tho only county in tho U.\nS. that so did.\nThon thoro is our Loyoo Systom, costing whon finishod about thirtoon\nmillion dollars, yot saving its ontiro cost to Valloy farmors in\nonc flood, in Soptomber, 1944 - yot denouncod by tho Republicans as\nRoosovolt wasto.\nThen thero is the brownsvillo port, for which WC got 45% grant, thus\nguarantooing a port, the t has sovod its ontiro cost timo and timo\nagain sinco construction, enabling the navigation District fathers\nto make a bon-firo of onc million six hundrod thousand dollars of\nyour bonds.\nAnd what about the Intra-Coastal c nel, a Roosovolt moasuro? Joe\nMartin, thon minority loador, was tho only Ropublican who votod for\nit in the Housc; and Goorge Aikon, that grand Liboral from Vormont,\nthe only Republican who votod for it in the Sonato. So many ro-\nactionary profossional southornors votod with the Ropublicans, that\novon with lir. Aikon's voto, it was a tio which Vico Prosident Honry\nWallaco broko in our favor. I holn no briof for Hunry Wallaco; but\nlot's bo foir. without his voto, wo would ho vo no intra-coastal\ncanal.\nand had it not boon for tho Hon R. B. Croagor, who got somo Ropub-\nlican Sona tors to stay away and not voto thoro would hovo boon no\ntio for Honry Wellaco to brook.\nNow, a fow words about LYNDON JOHNSON: I unhositatingly say that,\nin my opinion, ho is tho hardost-working, \"con-doingost\" and \"go-\ngottingost\" nombor in cithor tho Sonnto or the Houso. Wo aro\nl'ortunato to havo him as our noxt Sonator, as thoro is not a moro\nwator-minded man in tho entiro Unitod Statos.\nI also stato that in my opinion, no man was ovor moro honostly 0-\nloctod than Lyndon Johnson, in the Democratic Primarios, evon\nthough by only 87 votos. And no mon in Toxas has boon tho victim\nof noro cruol and molicious porsocution and smoaring than Lyndon\nJohnson.\nI doubt if, in Tixas politics, thorehas ever boen played choapor\npoanuti politics than that playod in the Jin wolls contest by Coko\nStovenson and his lawyors, all of whom havo had high honors from\nthe Domocratic Party in Toxas.\nCoko is a good lawyor; and ho and his attornoys know that tho Fod-\naral Courts hed no jurisdiction. It did not tako a smart lawyor\nto know: that. Thoy all know that Judgo Whit Devidson had no moro\njurisdiction in that caso than Oscar Dancy, tho County Judgo af\nCamoron County.\nGot this folks: The U. S. Court of appoals is composod of Judgo\nHutchinson and two othor outstanding judgos - all Anti-New Dealors,\nwho unanimously hold that the Federal Court had no jurisdiction.\nThe our of this Vulley know Judge Hutchinson to bo a judgo of un-\nquostioned intogrity and outstanding ability, who would go down the\nline and do his duty as ho saw it. I undorstand that the other two\njudgos aro of the samo high calibro. Let use ouphasize that thoir\ndocision was unanimous.\nTho cight membors of the Suprome Court of the United 66 tos, com-\nposed of Ropublicans and Democrats, Now Doalers, and Anti-New Doal-\nors, unanimously uphold Judge Bluck, that Judgo Duvidson's court\nhad no jurisdiction\n.\nThey all know that tho Fodoral Court had no jurisdiction, and that\nthoy had no caso in th o Stato Court, which did have jurisdiction.\nThoy know they could not get Coko on the bollot, so thoir objectivo\nwas, If possiblo, bluff thoir way to koop Lyndon off the ballot -\nor try to so smoar him that t, through the big controlled oil pross,\n(ovor)\n[5 of 9 Back]"
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