Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-23
NOW Is IT TO DATE. jIM'

The Waco Times-Herald. guardian
Of the constitution and keeper OF the
Democratic faith. has a way OF poking
It's nose into things as no other paper
In the State has. II 10 also always
asking questions : public questions,
however-and sometimes they are
really embarrassing. Under the cap
ton at the head Of this article It dis
cusses Governor Ferguson. his admin
istration and asks questions as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Ferguson has told us that he
rot to thinking about the sort OF man
we should have for Governor and that
he made the suggestion OF running to
two or three friends, getting from
them the inquiry. why not make q
try yourself?'
AT least that's the story as we now
recall II. 0f course. no story Is Just
the same In the repeating; II either
has pane OF glass knocked out or
the roof taken OF or Is going over the
town In a Ford. But we have given
the main outlines, which Is all any
portrait painter is expected to do.
"what Mr.. Ferguson wanted. oil
course. was a business man for Gov
ernor. some man who wouldn't stop
on the street corner TO talk politics
or drop into beer parlor to play
checkers. but who would come down
TO the office by seven o'clock each
morning. take OF his coat. roll mp his
sleeves and proceed to give the tax
payers the worth of their money.
"Mr. Ferguson has now been thu
Governor Of the State OF Texas for
period OF six months. Is he meetin;
his own demands as TO the sort o
man he wanted for the Job! or is h
letting matters drift after the manne
OF the average politician who gets int
office and feels his importance?
There is the penitentiary system
Is that the same old chaosg Must tn
taxpayers 20 on digging up the ducat
10 support an institution that ough
in reality TO be q revenue produce
or at least selfsupporting? How is !
that a lot OF able-bodied men. witt
no wages coming to them. can't ear
enough to feed and clothe themselves
Has Mr.. Ferguson in any way I'm
proved on the methods OF Campbell
and Colquitt in the management q
the prison system Of the State?
Then there Is piece OF railroa
over there In East Texas. not muc
more to Il than the wootan Wells linz
But Il has managed somehow to ca
up a lot OF the States revenue. Is
paying under Ferguson? II not, VIII
doesn't he make Tom Campbell
present OF II. Tom having built 1t, q
we now recall? What's the good {
holding on to stuff that Is eatin
holes In the pockets OF the taxpayers
This list might be indefinitely e.
tended, but these will suffice. VIII
We are curious TO know Is how "a
Farmer-Banker Jim is realizing on b
own idea OF the sort OF Govern'
Texas stood in need OF. Is he reducin
the expense account and adding
the general efficiency or Is he mere
plodding along In the way marked OF
by his predecessors Does he CO.
template the highest tax rate In Il
history OF the State with indignatic
or Is he dee-llghted at the prospect
caring for so many more dependen
about the establishment?
These are fair questions. II NJ
Ferguson isn't the sort OF man
thought the situation demanded. cou
he blame the people II they shou
turn to a man like Henry Lindsey
the mayor OF DeLeon and repeat Il
story OF cincinnatus! II he is makiI
good. might II not be well at tn
stage OF the game to calf in the new
paper correspondents and show the
the results?
THAT high tax rate is sticking
the craw OF the average citizen, n
Ferguson. and you may presently III
him cutting across lots to get anoth
dorfor"