Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-26
0USLEY MAKES
FIRST SPEECH
FOR TOM BALL
Fort Worth Editor Deliver an Address
Considered Most Polished Ever Heard
by a Houston Political Huiiencc, Before
Large Crowd.
IS FREQUENTLY AND GENER-
OuSlY APPlAUOEO BY CROWD
Continued Applause Followed Mr.. 0usIey'e
Statement That Ferguson Folk Are Fol
lowing the Wild Ass OF the Desert"
Bailey Question Comes Up.

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didacy of Coloncl Thomas II. Ball for
Governor. delivered IN llo,~ion "Wednesday
night. was regarded by many who heard
IL a. being the most polished political M
dress ever heard here. lii. Ou-lcy hcld
his audience well. Applause wa- frequent
la order to settle the question Of At
tendance nj the speaking. the chair ~ the
Beach auditorium were counted. to.onci
X. NJ. Johnson assisted III the counting.
Colonel Johnston ~aid that 500 would bc
a faIr estimate. AT least one-iourth 81
those present were women. and q fair
sprinkling of Ferguson supporters wa~ ~
the audience
During the course Of hi address. Mr..
Ousley depressed from hi typcwrittcn
speech only tWo or three times. and largely
in answer To questions from the audience.
One que,tioncr brought IN the Bailey
question and Mr. on-!cy created much a.
plaise by stating that murn ot Ferguson
support wa founded on The fact that Fer
euson once carried Bell county against
Bailey. Another que~tioner tried la start
n discussion relative to taxation. but the
speaker declined Ia discuss taxation. STAT
ing that Ferguson wa~ not discussing that
subject.
Continued applause followed Mr.. Gus
ley's statement that the Ferguson folk
were '~following a wild as ot the desert"
H. made several complimentary reference
To Colonel II. VI. Johnston. who sat on the
back row Of the stage. On one occasion
he referred to the Houston editor ~ .'thc
greatest Democrat of u all"
Rufus Cage presided over the meeting.
lie introduced Major John Lorcioy who
introduced Mr.. Ou~lcy. Major I|.uvciny
devoted his remarks Va cau~tic criticism
of the administrative of Governor Colquitt
To the apparent discontinue of some of
those seated on the platform. Most 81
those on the platform are aud have been
warm supporters and defenders 81 Gov.
Colqulti and hi administration. Major
Lovejoy concluded hi remarks by nitro
ducing Mr.. Ou~ley n the greatest editor
Texas has seen since the days of Bob
Lowe and Willard Richardson. the founder
Of the Galveston News
Mr.. OuSlcy said IN part:
II favor Ball and oppose Ferguson on
the issue of legislation IN regard io ;hr
liquor traffic. | do not agree with C,lp.v'
Ball on Statewide prohibition, aud Shall
vote against submission a. the most Ii
rect and cNpedicnt methods of defeating
prohibition. bat the Governor 81 this state
has nothing to do with constitutional
amendments. lie can only vote In the pri-
maries a. You and will 10. The people
will decide this question IN july and ii they
decide il adversely 10 prohibition. that will
be- the end of the agitation of Statewide
prohibition for a long term OF YEAR,. IL.
IN the either hand. they decide Tor State
wide prohibition. the Governor can a. moth
ing more than issue the proclamation ~
the legislature directs. Therefore the
question of Statewide prohibition. per ~c. l.
nT the issue as Ia liquor rcvcrts to the
two proposals concerning further l%cgi,la-
t,on made ~ Colonel Ball aud Mr F,rgu-
son.
"Coloncl Ball says that II submission i
defeated he will accept the verdict of the
people in good faith a. desiring the liquor
traffic under regulation. and then will
fay"r such further regulations and %rc~tric-
lions a. may reduce the confessed evil al
the business a. rapidly a. possible. Mr..
Ferguson says. on the other hand. that ii
he II elected Governor he will veto amy
legislation relating Ia the liquor business.
TN tins question Ferguson J. the most ar
rant S~tandpatter that A,ncrican polite,
has ever evolved. II he l. lcctcd Governor
of this state there can hc no legislation IN
regard To- the liquor traffic IN whatever
emergency may arise. H., pcrchancc. the
courts should uullity amy of our local on
iion laws because Of constructive defects
M the statutes. these defects cou,ld not h.
cured by legislation without a sufficient
majority To override fcrgu~on'- veto. lf.
perchancc, the home rule act permitting
cities 10 regulate their own affair, should
prove unconstitutional. ana cities should
be- compelled 90 resort again 10 the ~lcgisla-
turc for special charters. no city in thu
State could - much a. change IL saloon
limits without a twu-'hird> majority "a the
legislature 10 override Fcr-i-on'> veto. Ii
the citirS should ask for tine privilege al
closing saloons earlier than a:3n. a. he
lieye my city OF Fort Worth J. today ready
Ia do. the privilege could not be- obtained
- hong a. Ferguson a. Governor. The
people Of tins Stale could not. through
their lawmakers, cause nm amendment Ia
the Allison law whereby 4 man IN dry ter
ritory could send 10 town Tor a bottle nf
wine for his sick wife. that would be liquor
legislation and Ferguson would veto il.
IL am no LAWYER. bat n mecd~ no lawy.r
Ia see that land rentals can be- fixed d,