Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-11

'cndmcnt 81 the Robertson law: AMI - a
friend w Mr.. Ferguson at once thought
that n would hr n good idea ~ advise
with him concerning the matter. know
IHg that ~ bad discussed The question
~ hl> opening speech ~ Blum. Mr..
Ferguson. being then ia the field ~am
pdigning. ! rang ~ his campaign mana
Ger Hon. John ~. Mckay. and stated
these facts 90 him. and further stated
that ! thought u would Nv advisable f1r
HIM ~ lt once communicate with Mr..
Ferguson An e. the rrnprictN of issuing
Id statement concerning his views on the
Robertson law. Mr.. MrkHV stated a.
mc over the phone that hr would a. one
communicate with Mr.. Ferguson ", trlc
phone AMI ascertain hi> views aud
would hear from him. During that dav
! received the following telegram: -
most positively oppose the repeal ~
what IN known a. the Rulwr'- son ln~n
rance lev. and :" stated iu nay opening
speech delivered W. Blum Texas. uu
March n. 1911 James Nj Ferguson.
! tuok this action a. a friend of Mr..
Ferguson. feeling that II H. answered.
uppu>iug NV rruraI w NV Robertson Law
that in would w. instrumental IN >rru-
ring him thousands nj votes aud ID H. my
candid unininn that this telegram which
was given wide publicity throughout the
state during the blessing dav> w the cam
IuigH: and since that Time ami r%~prrial
In during The regular session NJ the lcg
i>lIturr. il has been widely published by
the papers w Texas.
! ! also had repeated conversations with
the governor after hi> nomination aud
have had others since hi> election aud
during NE regular session M thr %lrgi~ll
turc and this H. the first time that I ever
knew. or even had ID minated ~ Upy
.rrnnr Ferguson Nv aHNunr else. that I
was mol his true aud lol4l friend and
vas not acting ~ sub When ! received
this telegram in answer Nv my qnrry ~
AZ The prnrrirtN nf making u statement
un this sub Get. ~ Y matter ~ rart. Mr.
FrrgH>,n lriS %prr~unall, thanked me
many times fer nay support in hi- cam
paign and stated a. me that H. was uu
der lasting obligations tor M, support.
and many nj our mutual friends have
gone further than this and stated that
! va~ largely instrumental in bringing
.ahnn hi nomination. Mind YOU. I IT,
not say this. myself: an simply stat
ing what Mr.. Ferguson stated Nv mr and
what hi friends thought 1T m, cam
paign work in his behalf and ny lpyalt,
~ him.
IN occurs Nv mr that Governor Frrgn
I'm j. going entirely too far when he
makes the test VI friendship and LOYALTY
the following AZ hi personal views 20
the repeal ~ amendment ~ The Robert
son law. Man, ~ Mr.. ~Fcrgu>"n'> best
AMI closest friends are uIrpu~rrI tp the
repeal ~ amendment uf the Robertson
Law. and ! think Mr.. Ferguson should
accord them the same right that ~ asks
and takes fer himself uu ma, puhli purS-
tinu. These loyal friends 1T NIr. Fer.
gu>nn'> are going w follow him when ~
H. right. hut they are not going tr ful
him when H. T. wrong. ~ Ia their
opinion ~ i>. in advocating IN" repeal
nr amendment MI the Robertson law. The
proposed insurance lcgi>latiu ad,nraiaI
~ Mr.. Ferguson ~ NOT u platform ~
mlnd. and H. therefore a matter ~ lr left
e. the individual Judgment ~ The riti
" Texas. w. well W. Mr.. Frrguson's
good friends.
Jno +. Onion.