Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-16
COL. BALL DECLARES ORGANIZED IN
TERESrS ARE MAKING AN EFFORT
TO DIVERT MINDS OF VOTERS
FROM REAL ISSUES IN TEXAS.
CHARGES THAT IN ADDITION TO
FERGUSON $4,000 CAMPAIGN
FUND, AN UNLIMITED SLUSH FUND
Is BEING USED IN STATE
ANSWERS MANY ISLANDERS THAT
HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED IN TEXAS
DURING THE CAMPAIGN CALCU
LATED TO DEFEAT HIM.

To the People of TeXas--
A candidate for Governor. and the or
panized liquor interests Of this State. ont
10 obtain office aud the other 10 serve
their business, are making "A desperate ef-
fort 10 divert the minds of the voter~ oi
Texas from the real ISSUES involved ~
tins campaign. and thereby divide the
forces ia tins State which stand for clean
polite und good government.
Ny Headquarters at Dallas has received.
aud my personal mail has contained. ~
many requests for individual answer a.
various campaign tai~chood~ that | an
going to irr~pa~s upon the pres ~ the
State 10 de- me the courtesy a. allow me
the use al their columns To- make reply to
some of the thlngs winch have neither
time IN pubic speech or by correspond
ence, nor the inclination. to answer. and
which. II ! alon, were concerned. | would
not dignity with a reply.
In addition to Mr.. Ferguson campaign
fund OF $50. coo, which he stated waa set
aside by hm, an unlimited slu,h fund J.
being used IA ihis State. a. ~ known tu
every intelligent man. to encompass nay
Texas and their hrclinp~ wnuld hc the
dominating factor and hold the balance oi
power m Texas for many 4 day 10 come
Hundreds Of low creatures who take
thls dirty money are now circulating
th ughnui the State under various aliases
an pretended lines of business la dissent
naie Islander upon me- and to try and de
troy my reputation Ia order that they
/ nav cacnpr the consequence, that would
result from uy election. lirr- are some
OF the iluis~ which are beiu" said Ia IA,
effort % prejudice ny candidacy:
II " CHARGED thai ! am u member ~ the
Houston club and the country club in the
city oi Houston: that said clubs are
licensed to sell houor and that | am 4
stakeholder therein. that large profits are
derived thcrcfrum ard dividends declared
IA which | participate and share; that
accepted from u saloon Keeper cuniri
tion oi 5000 to my campaign fund. that
! am a constant driukcr and have larg-
bar bill. some 81 them unpaid. that
have an interest ia a numhcr oi saloons
that | have houses rented m vhirh hpuct
D. sold. that ! have am uncomfortable ap-
petite for drink and frequently have to be-
carried home III the unfortunate cundi-
tion resulting thcrcirom. One man II go
ing up and down the streets of the city oi
7, fort Worth telling that ! have to drink Il
quart of hquor day in order to get
Harough the day. business. Some of THESE
lired agents from whom have heard pro
c,.ss Ia be from Houston aud To- be- friendly
.,lp me, saying that they intend to vote tor
nae, Notwithstanding these regrcttablc
things.
Space viii not permit the mention 81 an
ISLANDERS of this kind which are being CIR
cuatcd IN the hope of helping ny oppon-
eni and saving the business ot 4 elias. oi
people who would be- giving me their un-
qualified support II they believed what
they say of me to bc true.
The facts are that while have not
been a total ab~tainer aIl my lille. | hav,
MOI for many years drank hqnor of amy
kind. not even beer. and any statement ~
the country from amy source T. absolutely
false, and the man VINO uiicr~ Il l. either
grossly deceived ar ha~cly uu~crupuloii>.
! have never in my lilc rented a house
to a liquor dealer: | nave never had an
interest ~ any saloon. ! have never re-
ceived 4 dollars profit from the sale oi
liquors. ! have never received u dollar
contribution from n saloon keeper. aud the
business man whose name was given AZ
beng such Il contributor has denied III
emphatic terms. and pronounced their
statement ial~chuod. that ~ owns an,
interest in any bar az the Rice hotel or
elsewhere. and STATES that he has only
given SlOu a. my campaign fund. because
] would not accept more.
A. 80 the Houston club and the Country
club. Il l. true that | am member thereof.
and was when ! conducted the great pro-
hib,tion fight III lgl Il. aud wa~. a~ stated
10y me. when accepted the endorsement al
the Fort Worth convention. The member
ship Zee IN each II these clubs i ~lUO and
the dues OF each h. $40 per annum. payabie
quarterly. Neither cltn issues amy STOCK
and neither declares diviucuds. nor haV,
or any member thereof received or
shared IN any profits thcrelrum.
These clubs were organized ~ business
men and professional nAu IA thr city u
nouSton. iu>i IL similas clnb~ exit n
every large cdy m !,Nas .uf elsewhere
Thr members az, more inali 800 Il, number
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