El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-24

| HE effort, made by those opposed
to the national administration
to criticise the president and
! secretary Of state for approving Col
Bail for governor. is not well rounded
Mr.. Ferguson had made every con-
CelVable effort, by using the prest-
oenIs name, to make il appear that he
represented the presidents kind OF
democracy. What Democrat would
deny the president, as leader Of his
party, the right to correct the erro-
neous impression which Ferguson
sought to create.
Mr. Ferguson also repeatedly used
the name Of Mr.. Bryan. and repre-
scented that Bryan frowned upon the
titled Mr.. Bryan also TO correct the
erroneous impression that Ferguson
was seeking to create.
Ferguson was glad enough to dis
tort things in the effort to make
voters believe that Wilson and Bryan
would approve him He and his sup
porters have no kick coming, now that
his hand has been called-now that
MS Misrepresentation have been cor
rected-noW that Col Ball has received
the proper approval Of our greatest
Democratic leaders.
The news from over the state-both
from reading those papers which re-
RUA the campaign Impair Lla4lEa ana
from private letters-indicates the
election Of Col Ball as governor.
Balls majority may run hight
may be a veritable landslide The in
dications are that the majority is GER
tain TO be substantial.
Our people have much to be thankful
Tor politically. Conditions in FL Paso,
bad enough now, arr certainly better
than they were 1C or u years ago.
-
corrupt politicians now, are at least
not paid off in open daylight, as they
formerly were
Having eliminated the open and fla
grant bribing of voters. our next step
IN progress will be to eliminate these
purchasable voters themselves.
The Boehmer bill passed by the
present legislature, only to be vetoed
by Gov. COlQuitt would have done the
work The law was so badly needed in
FL Paso that. be it said to their credit,
both Burgess and Harris voted for il in
the legislature. And now Eylar, after
years as county judge, realizing the
rottenness OF local voting conditions,
and the necessity for the reform con-
templated by the Boehmer bill, is re-
liably quoted as favoring the law.
As the Boehmer bill passed through
the present legislature, and as the /
demand for it is stronger now than
heretofore, it may be assumed as GER
tain that it will pass the next legisla- I
ture.
Therefore. it rests with the next !
governor to determine whether the bill /
shall be signed and become a law: or /
be vetoed, as was its fate with Gov. /
Colquitt.
Ferguson is quoted as saying that i
he would veto 1t. As Ferguson is the /
protege and understudy OF Colquitt; I
as they both, politically speaking,
have nursed at the breast OF the same /
beer key; IL IS natural TO believe that I
he would veto this reform bill
But Mr.. Ferguson's mode OF reason
ing is different from that OF the aver
over chance he has 10 be governor to !
the money being spent by the liquor
and beer interests.
II is commonly talked that right |
smart Of this filthy lucre has found
its way to FL Paso. Judging from
he activity OF certain Ferguson sup
Dorters in E Paso-certain Of those
who are princes on Broadway, and
money spenders below the track on
election day-it is a safe bet that the
ak Of Ferguson money being spent
lere is true.
It is also indicated. by the presence
II some out OF town Ferguson sup
)orters, who have dropped in to in
ert paid advertisement or two. They
ion't know or understand FL Paso,
IT FL Pasoans-
The people OF FL Paso cry out for
election reform Needing the cry, our ,
representatives. voted for the BOehmer
,ilL Colquitt vetoed it: and, there
ore, Colquitt is dead here. Ferguson ( Z
5 against ii. and therefore Ferguson