The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-20
FLAWS GOVERNOR FERGUSON IN
SPEECH BEFORE 4 LARGE
CROWD HERE
ECONOMY IS PLEA
Declares Governor Ferguson Has
Wasted state Funds and Urges
Voters to- Call n Halt To
the Practice.

political speakers may 60 but none
will attract larger crowds during
the present campaign than did Hon.
Chas. II. Morris, candidate for gov
einor, and Hon. o. B. Colquitt. cam
oidate for the United States senate.
Who spoke on the court house lawn
last night. People had journeyed
from miles around and when the APP
pointed hour arrived the court house
lawn was packed and damned and
| the streets to the south and west
| were crowded with eager spectators
vho would call a halt to the ex-
travagant expenditure of state funds
as well as renew allegiance to him
who has served the state for four
1 years as chief executive and now
would represent the great state In
the upper house of the national as
sembly.
Although they have fought for re-
sues at variance with the views CT
each other Morris and Colquitt are
friends, and no one seemed to enjoy
| the lambasting given Governor Fer
guson by Morris better than, did Mr..
Colquitt. BY agreement the men
we're to sharesthe same platform and
| the friends of each were clustered
about to lend encouragement with
applause when the speaker scored
a point. Throughout a full two
hours the vast throng listened
with eager ears, giving approval
with hearty applause now and then
to the ideas advanced for govern
| Iaent reform. Morris assailed Gov
ernor Ferguson in bitter denuncia-
ton, claiming misuse of state funds.
hig tax rate and violation of the con-
stitution, while Ex-Governor Colqutt
affirmed his state rights ideas, de-
ffended his Mexican policy aud voiced
his disapproval of woman suffrage.
Governor Morris was introduced
/ by f. ]. Anderson, who spoke at
length concerning his campaign. and
| Governor Colquitt was intrcduc-
ed by Judge Fears. ~
| Assails Ferguson
Mr.. Morris made two speeches in
| the county during the day Wednes-
/ day, the first at Midlothian in the
| afternoon and the second here az
night In substance he said:
When l first announced, tho
governor made fun of my candidacy
Afterwards he changed his tactics
and decided to completely ignore
me. Still later he finally made up
/ his mind that Nhe would make one
speech, giving an account of his
stewardship. But now the governor
| and a bunch of his appointees are
| making from one to three speeches
| o day, each trying to explain away
the awful record he has made. while
they are drawing fat salaries from
the peoples treasury.
When the governor first took
| the stump he began to- villify me
| and many of the citizens of the state
Who were espousing my cause. Some
| OF his advisers assured him that
such course was only strengthen
| ing me with the people, and now
| lie says that Morris is a good old
| man, but running with the wrong
bunch. l would like for the bunch
that I am running with to be lined
up on one side of the street and the
| bunch that the governor is running
With to be lined up on the opposite
side and let the people take a look.
Il believe the object of a CAM
paign is to bring the truth before
the people in order that every voter
| of the state may be correctly inform
ed about the conditions of his state
government My campaign has been
made with this one purpose in view,
ard | want to say right here that
what / am saying about Mr.. Fergu-
sen, am not saying about him as
an individual, but am talking about
his record as governor. IT matters
very little what Ferguson the indi-
vidual has done, but what Ferguson
the governor of Texas has done is
OF vital interest to every citizen OF
this state. When Governor Fergu-
son took the oath of Office as COVER
nor he swore to uphold and obey the
constitution of the state of Texas.
and not to violate any of its provis-
ions. If he has disregarded that oath
| charge that he is a perjurer every
day he remains in that great office.
Salary of the Governor.
1.-The constitution plainly says that
the governor shall receive salary
of $4,000 annually. And does 1t stop
with these words? No. II says the