El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-02

conTicting Ferguson before the people
of Texas, and rOunOly asSalled ferSu-
son for his statements relative 10 ms
lBaIIs) prohibition record Col Ban
said his record was straight and told
his crowd Of having participated IN the
campaign OF 1887, fought Tor prOhipl-
ton in Walker county FOUR llInes ana
carried his 0wn ward IN Houston in two
FerEusOn's Liquor stand.
In regard TO Mr.. EergusOnS liquor
plank, the promise TO veto any ana all
liquor legislation that the IeS.sIal VI e
might pass, M Ball said would place
at the disposal Of the liquor interests
of Texas q power equal TO Two lllL as
OF both branches Of the leSlsLalure- lie
declared their efforts to land the pro
hibiCion tenant farmers IN the uquor
camp would prove 1allure5 tnaL no
candidate for governor had ever DeLore
promised the liquor interests immunity
and no candidate Tor governor ever
would again, for Fergusons defeat IS
going TO be ignominious and sure he
declared
According TO FergUson's promise, Col
Ball asserts, If any defect. Is found IN
any Texas law relating TO saloons or
LIQUOR affairs, II Will be Impossible 10
correct 1t by legislative enactment
except by a two-thirds vote-because
Ferguson stands pledged TO veto all
liquor legislation.
The Rental Question.
Mr.. Ferguson appears to have no bet
Ter 4QEd OF the LD4NAAGAf AZ " - IL nan
the colonel nur-es for him Referring
again TO the Ball plan 10 loan money
TO the farmers he riolculed IL ana
said:
Ny proposition to restrict rentals by
law to third and a fourth isn't only
right, but it is practical, and would fur
niSh immediate releI 70 every tenant
who is sought 10 be made the victim OF
an unjust landlord. Suppose a tenant
makes 20 bales Of cotton worth $50 a
bale, or $1,000, under the One-tOurth
system his rent would be $500 under
the third, or bonus system, his rent
would be $500, a difference Of 500 each
year. There are about $4,000 tenants in
Texas paying a rental equal to one
third Of the cotton crop IN some form
or other. In another 10 years there
viii be 100000 paying the same in
creased rental Multiply this by 800
per tenant What is the difference be-
tween the protected tenant, favored by
Ferguson, and the unprotected tenant,
favored by Ball We see that instead
of lending the tenants S1,O0O,OOO each
year, and burdening them with a debt,
as Ball would do, my plan would have
them S10.OOO,OOO each year. In other
words, / offer a practical and immedi-
ate remedy TO save the tenants Of Texas
SO 00O. 900 a year, beginning next year,
while Ball says 10 you he viii put the
tenants OF Texas in debt TO the extent
Of $1,000, 600.
Ferguson and Sons OF Toll.
AIr. Ferguson is not losing any oppOr-
tunity 10 get close 10 the horny handed
voters. DispOsing of the farming ques-
ton 50 easily, he sided over TO the
railroad vote and shouted
The railroad men Of Texas remember
me when l worked in the barrow pit
and on the dump and when ] built
bridges and fired an engine. / believe
with all confidence that / will get pIen-
" OF the 10000 railroad votes in the
state Throughout my travels in this
campaign 1 have found but one passen-
ger conductor who was not ny sup
porter"
The Ball artillery is being aug
mented in proportion 20 the Ferguson
heavy Tirers- State senator b. b Stur-
geOn, Of Paris, candidate for lieutenant
governor, is now on the stump for Bah
and has been escOrtIng him through
north Texas this week
Mcdonald Is Challenged.
c. C. Mcdonald. Of FL Paso., former
secretary Of state, who is stumping for
Ferguson, spoke at Georgetown. north
Of here, last night An effort was made
by the friends Of Col. Ball to induce
the silver tongUed young partner Of
senator Claude Hudspeth 10 meet r. F.
HILL Of Denton. in joint debate at
Georgetown last night, but John q. Nc
Kay. the Ferguson chairman at Temple,
rejected the offer and Mr. Mcdonald
spoke alone.
The Ferguson followers at the state
house here are giving the BAH sup
pOrters the laugh over an incident that
minister and q leading prohIDltiontst Of
that place, introduced Mr.. Ferguson,
the whisky candidate.
.9BaITs Preachers
IF Ball can't keep the preachers in
line, nobody knows now he is going to
get the other voters INTO his column,
asserted a Ferguson man with a big
laugh today
Baptist, 40 years in the mission minis
try in the vicinity Of Lampasas, grew
very enthusiastic in his praise OF the
man who is held up as the saloon
candidate" in introducing him
Il am satisfied you are surprised
that q pro should appear on this plat
form to introduce Mr. Ferguson, ne
said, but I want to tell you that II
you searched all Texas you would not
find a man more heartily in accord with
the principles advocated by Mr. Fergu-
son than I am This Is one time IN my
life that I cannot vote the prohibition
ticket Mr. Ferguson announced at the
opening Of his campaign that prohibit
ton should not be made the issue, but
they forced il on him and now they are
villifying him for his position on the
question.
Preacher Roasts Preachers.
Il still love the pro cause and would
vote for il today II it were taken out Of
dirty politics and placed on its own
merits. I love religion and preachers,
too. Above everything else the good
Lord deliver me from the hypocritical
political preachers This is plain talk,
my pro friends. but 1 don't know how
to talk if 7 don't talk in plain terms
Mr.. Ferguson has shown a clean
record from the time he made his open
ing speech down to this hour He is
the man for me. Though they helped
force the issue upon him, some Of the
preachers have heaped slime and abuse
on his head because he is open and
frank about how he stands When it
somes TO these preachers and the lead
ers of the pros in this campaign you
Will have to excuse me"