Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-07-18

W i""f poiiicAhh IN the eyes OF fef
guson. That as soon az the letters
OF Wilson and Bryan we're published
fayoring him. Ferguson said they we're
traitors. Al this point some fellow
said "Iiurrah for Ferguson" and AZ
quick as a fash Col. Ball said yes, Il
could hardly be expected TO have a
crowd as large as this without there
being one man In II who stood for the
things that Ferguson stood for.
(cheers.)
Col. Ball spoke OF the ten thousand
who attended the great reception Civ.
en- him In Bell County and said the,
did not come together TO honor him
so much, but To register a protest
against the cadidacy of Jim Ferguson,
the Bell County candidate. One far.
mer told him he was for Ball because
he and Jim Ferguson Joined fences.
lie said he never had had a falling
out with n nelghbor in his life.
Ferguson claimed TO be the friend
OF labor. but when he erected his bank
building In Temple II was done with
seab labor. When asked why, he said
he had a chicken coop made by a
union labor man and he robbed him.
That he tried to get the fellow to ar.
bitrate and he would not do Il, and II
gave him enough OF union labor. Col
Ball thought a man little enough 10
want TO arbitrate the price OF a chick.
en- coop. was hardly big enough for
governor. He declared that every
neighbor he had ever had. his
old partners, business associates and
old friends would walk across the
state barefooted to do him a favor.
"a Leon county man yelled out we
are all for you Tom and Will do any
thing on earth for your
Col Ball said Ferguson was run.
ming on just two planks-"Glye the
liquor men all they want, and the
tenants all they have" He was try.
ing to dope the tenant farmers on
moonshine, lead them through a blind
alley and deliver them body and soul
into the liquor camp. Ferguson want
ed the preachers TO stop preaching
until he could deliver the two hundred
thousand tenant farmers to Jake VOL
tiers and the breweries. while the pre-.
cious old mothers OF the state were.
praying for saloonless Texas.
With reference to Ferguson's land
rent scheme. he said Ferguson was
trying to build up a landed aristocracy.
while he was preaching that the per.
petuity OF the government depended
on nation OF home owners. Ferguson
claimed to be the friend OF the far
mers, but ran away from the farm
when he was sixteen years old and
never went back until he went to col.
lect his wifes rents. That Ferguson
got his wealth by marrying several
black land farms. People claim Fer.
guson is such a great business man.
but the Bell County records show he
has mortgaged one OF his wifes farms
for $4,000 at 10 per cent interest
That 1t would have been better bus.
mess to have taken this $4,000 with
which he is making a fly at the gov. |
and paid of the mortgage
on his wife's farm.
He referred to Colquitt and a man
In the audience said It was ten dollars
fine to mention Colquitt's name. Col. |
Ball laughed and said that was right
and besides he had always been
taught not to speak disrespectfully of |
the dead. Col. Ball declared that he |
favored.
A bureau OF marketing for the ben
eft of the farmers.
Favored warehouse system.
National system of rural credits, by
which the farmer could get cheap
money. That Ferguson said cheap
money for the farmer was a big windy.
He favored the coordination of state
banks with National banks.
The exemption for taxes of the i'm.
on small homes.
A loan to the farmers of Texas of /
million dollars of the state school
und at 6 per cent interest, one fifth
II the principal payable annually.
Provision for the states educational
ystem from the country schools to
he Colleges and Universities.
He was in favor of separating the A.
NJ. College and the State Univer.
ity and making ample provision for
10Th. He was the friend Of the A. & i
4. College and had been since II was
He opposed Resolution is
ecause he was afraid II would make
4 the great A. & NJ College a mere
ide show. He also favored combin-
ng the State Department of Agricul.
nre with the A. & NJ. College to save
expenses and make 1t more efficient