El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-04
HBITION IS
DEAD ISSUE SAYS
c. c. NJ DONALD
Ell Pasoan Says Ferguson
Will Make an Ideal
Governor.

Prohibition is as dead as Jobs tur-
key. Ferguson will make Texas a
splendid governor and the farmer vote
is responsible for his nomination.
This is c. c. McDonald's tabloid sum
mary Of the political situation in Texas,
following one Of the hottest campaigns
in the history OF the state Attorney
Mcdonald was IN the thlckest OF the
fight, for he was one OF the campaign
speakers for the Ferguson bureau and
delivered Il speeches for his candi-
date, participated In six joint debates
and persuaded one east Texas editor
to change his affiliations over night
and take the stump for Ferguson
against Ball Mr.. Mcdonald has just
returned from Mineral Wells where
he has been resting since the speaking
tour Of the state he has some clear
cut views on the recent unpleaSantness
down state and brought back a new
slant on the successful candidate which
is the first that FL Pasoans have had
OF Ferguson. the man
Thinks Prohibition Dead.
Prohibition is a dead issue, too dead
to necessitate any funeral services %
, Mcdonald says submission was on
the ticket and Ball was for prohibi-
ton while Ferguson was openly against
1t. This made the issue clearly cut and
Ferguson was elected by an overwhelm-
ing majority, which indicates that the
people of Texas do not want any more
four years, for Ferguson is as sure TO
be reelected as the sun is to rise and
set If submission had carried there
would have been another statewide
prohibition election. Now that IL has
been defeated, the liquor question is
relegated to a rear place on the political
shelf It was plain that the people Of
Texas are well satisfied with the pres
ent liquor legislation and want no more
laws on this subject
ferguson announced that he would
veto any prohibition or anti prohibi-
ton legislation that might come I'D II
he was elected governor He believed
that the people had had enough Of this
subject and he wished to stop further
legislation, Yet he was eelcted- Hobby
was an anti and he was also elected
70 prohibition, was elected controller,
while the ants gained in the senate
and the lower house. This all indi-
Gates the attitude OF the voters on this
subject II every county in Texas that
has saloon in its confines had been
left out Of the count at the recent pri-
mary election and the election left TO
the prohibition territory Ferguson
would have been elected
Tenant Plank Popular.
"Ferguson's tenant farm plank caught
on with the great mass Of tenant farm
ers and they did much to nominate him.
The choice farms in the black land belt
were much in demand and the owners
could get a bonus of from 81 to IS an
acre in cash in addition TO the customary
One-third OF the grain and one-fOurth
Of the cotton The third and fourth
custom, as 1t is called, is an old one
in the eastern part Of the state but the
cash charge was not popular. Fergu-
sons plank made II the same as usury
on money loans to charge more than
the established rate Of one-third OF the
grain and one-fourth Of the cotton
This attracted the attention of the
tenant farmer Of Texas and II was his
vote which made Ferguson's nomina-
ton almost unanimous.
Another popular measure advo-
Gated by Ferguson was the establish
ment OF rural high schools throughout
the state He believed that the bright
est children OF the state were the chill
dren Of the poor whose parents could
not send them 70 town TO attend the
high schools. Ferguson advocated the
sending OF the high school to the
city and the plan was extremely popu-
lar. He also advocated the placing
OF prison farms in the hands OF practi-
cal farmers instead Of political job
hunters
ferguson is a forceful, although not
an eloquent speaker, has a pleasing
personality and is filled with dynamic
force and energy. he is not yet 80
years old. is over six feet in height,
weighs 165 pounds and is Irish He
has the Irish way Of phrasing his talk
to make II catchy and he made an ef-
fective campaign through east Texas
He has never held an office in his
life, has made every cent Of his $3.50, 600
by farming. banking and in business
He never received a cent from any
source in his campaign and will 60 in
as governor without any strings at
tached to him. He told me that it took
three weeks to persuade his wife and
get her consent for him 10 run and
after that the war was over"
What kind Of a governor viii he
maker"
"A Jim dandy. No ring or organi-
zatfon on earth will ever control him
and he will be the governor Of all the
people He will go into office without
a single outstanding promise"