Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-23

Mr.. James +. Ferguson. Temple. Texas.
You have IN your speeches over the
State 81 Texas. probably more than 4
hundred times or more. miSrcprcSentcd
ne personally and falsely attributed IN
clean motives for my position in this
political ,ampairn.
When ycu began these attacks I an
Swered YOU through the medium Of an
interview ia the Dallas News. IN which
! directed attention 70 the inaccuracies
Of your statements.
The language used ~ me in this IN.
tcrsIcw was entirely respectful in tome
ahd considerable III statement. III was. nv
So far | knew how 10 make il. a protest
against misrepresentation Of a private
citizen by a candidate for office and
framed a~ il was. should have been suf-
iic.cnt 10 any honest man and gentle.
man.
Bn il seem ! miStook my man. I made
The mistake II using the wrong kind u
ammunition
Subsequent events have proved this.
You have continued a. repeat these false
hoods day after day. reaching the climax
Of your mean welfare when. in Houston
Monday night before an audience Of my
ncighbors and friends. you designated
me a. 4 political crook" aud gang
stcr." You are reported 10 have said vn
that occasion:
They tell me- | can't have this of
flee be- Colonel Rienzi Johnston
Is supporting Ban. Let me. again
rciterate some history. Then he told
of the alleged conference between
Colonel Johnston. Clarence On~lcv
and himself III The Rice. hotel. after
which h. published the statement
that Colonel Johnston and OuSley
had told him that he couldn't run
had Dragged on his platform. but
for Governor because nobody knew
him. They propoSes! that he run for
lieutenant governor and NJ said:
You amt talkin' to me- he de
clartYl that h. answered IL the prop
oSition-
Political gamgStcrS and crooks"
WAS the term applied 10 Colonel
Johnston and Clarence OuSlcy. The
political eang~terS. They are plliti-
cal croukS. hc said They are not
only willing a. sell the right of the
people to elect a Governor. hut will
sell like sheep ~ the Shamhle> the
offlec ~ United States senator for
10 years. They were lower than
horse Jockeys. ~ declared after
touching IA what h. termed their Pc
litictl SCREENINGS.
Respect for those who max read this
prevents me from using the short and
ugly word with u suitable prefix. though
i y quite appropriate for the occasinn.
] will. however. say this much I am
willing for Won or any IT ynur blatant
champions ~ submit the question ~
whether ~ not an a crook. politically
or otherwise. "a the mem in Houston who
are furnishing money for your campaign
together with the ones who are di>hurs.
ing ~. They know me: they ARE full, nc
qnaintcd with both my private ana %.
litical life. and ! have NJ hesitation IN
leaving "a them the answer to your Sian
dcrS.
In order 10 make this matter plain I
quote from one ~ Your speeches A. r.
ported in the Galveston News:
They tell me that 7 ~an't ~ Gov
crnor because Johnston and Ousley
the two great antilcaderS. are sup
porting Ball. Ny opponent H. vel
come 40 IN the benefit H. will yet ont
of their support. They have GOT some
string on hini or they would not BE-
supporting him. iii tell r0u how |
know this. When I first decided a.
make the rarr for Governor they
came Ia me IN the lobhs of the Rice
hotel M TInuSon and said. Fergu
son. that platform vou have written
n the grandrSt that has been writ.
ten since the DAYS Of Jim Hoeg.
They then proposed that | Ter rIar-
ence 0nSlct run for Governor on mv
platform. while | ram foF licutrnanf
governor. and promised that Onslcs
would later IN Sugrperl "a the senate
~ the United States aud could
succeed him. | Spurncd their offer.
and the next thing | knew both had
declared for Bah"