El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-17
EXT AVAGANGES Of TEXAS BlSSES
ARE ASSAILED BY REPUBLICAN
Candidate for Governor the Republican Ticket Charg
es Extravaganza, Wastefulness and Lack of Bust
ness in Management of States Affairs; Charges
That Taxes are Increased in Shameful Manner.

: "A political address. NOT caring last nigh
90 take any Of Mr.. Crea--r's time lie
j declared that great number OF Dem
orratS viii rot. the Republican ticket
: because OF dissatisfaction with the
state ard national admiuistra tious. He
declared b. was time the people Of
Texas awakened and discontinued the
practice Of keeping one party i'm power
Mr.. Gamble introduced Mr. Creaeer
as '-the next governor Of Texas" Mr.
Creager paid his respects to the city
i'm saying that not another municipality
iu the entire southwest could show the
development that had taken place in
Fl Faso within the past few years.
He had been taken for a ride over the
city early iu the afternoon. he said
and had been most faVorably impressed
with the "El PaSo spirit OF building
brighter Day Dawning.
"a brighter and cleaner day. politi-
cally. Is dawninS for Texas" said Mr.
Crea ger. and 10 prove his contention
that the state may 80 Republican. he
cited tho instance Of several rock
ribbed Republican states that had gone
Democratic within the past few years
state government becomes corrupt
ny staying one way politically year
after year said AR Creager. The
Democratic party in Texas has become
boss ruled and ring governed He
flayed the Democratic bosses" of
Texas for not permitting the submis-
sion OF the promotion issue after lilE
ques ion had been voted upon affirma-
lively by the Democrats of the state;
declared his belief in the Robertson
Insurance law and contended strongly
that the insurance companies that re-
fuse TO comply with the law and de-
post portion OF their assets i'm Texas
securities. should be barred from the
state
Steam Roller THctics.
Particular reference was made by
e. IN
pursued ar the Houston convention.
when Ferguson declined to permit the
submission issue 10 oe placed IN the
platform and declared his intention of
vetoine IL should the legislature vote
TO submit The Democrats of Texas
do not approve such action he as
serted
ut may be news TO you 10 know that
the taxes of the state have increased
go per cent in the past seven years
said Mr. Crea ger Where 81 was col
Iected i'm 1905, $40 was collected in
1915 The state did not receive seven
times as much government and surely
not seven times better government IN
1878 There has been a rank discrimi-
nation in the valuation Of properties,
particularly as TO railroads
4 Costly Governor.
Mr.. Creage told Of the great apprO-
priations that had been made II main
tain the governors office and said that
under the Ferguson regime the eX-
penses Of the executive office have in
creased from 100000 three years ago
TO $4,000 last wear. He condemned
the practice of Texas governors pay
ing themselves more than $4,000 a year.
the sum the constitution DEGREES as
their salaries He told of a trip Gov.
Ferguson and his family made 10 the
east al an expense of $500. which was
paid by the state. ne said
One Of the sensational events OF the
evening was the charge OF graft in
with the Canyon City Nor
NAL school insurance fund When the