Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-29
LIGHTNING STRIKES.


dictcd by u non.partisan grand
Jury He IL charged with the mis-.
application Of public funds. diver.
sion Of funds. aud cmbezzlement.
Indictments from The same jury
have been drawn against Church.
w Bartlett. Secretary Of State g..
10 Austin. Commissioner Of lnsur-
ance and Banking aud G.. H..
Stowe. State Superintendent of
Buildings and Grounds. Oiheriu.
idieineNis have been returned ac-
cor'ling 10 the dispatches bat they
have not been madc public.
Tho indictments are the logical
fruit Of the investigation made in
March swhich. while il fell short
Of recommendation of lmpc8ch
mcni, severely scored the Cover
nor and established his delinquen
cy The Indictment. returned
against the other officials. all on
whom are npp0intees Of Governor
Ferguson, are not recognized al
evidence nf conspiracy bat they
bear oui the general appearance of
corruption which has character
lzed the Ferguson administration
and the chnrRe against tommis
siouer Austin, particularly ap
pears significant
Coming rs they DO. iu,t before
an cNtraorddnary session Of the
House of Representative ct for
"Wednesday August with yiew
90 Impeachment They may benr "a
prominent pnri iu The proceedings
" they are hAsrd on clear lp
pcnranco of guili and the record
would sustain the iheosg that they
are they are timely and likely TO
result la Wholesale purificnlion Of
tho political machinery ol ihc
state and they should he tnkcu
fun coguilnucc Of pn matter what
may hc douc IA regard 40 mprach
ment
ln their capacity of grand
jurors the memhcrs of tl HOUSE
hHfc "a wcighly prphicm iu coon
tidrr next week.. aud % WlI be-
hooyr them 10 EAST lslie 100 pecm
diee boz order Than hc most eAari
justice may proceed from thrI "a
iibereuous Bccausc tm, asa m Sun
charged with suspicion sud hatc
hn gained the asccudauc q, uo
reason that tncis should ORE luu
sight uf az thnt vpl Judgment
huuld fail Of il, object
u 4. most uutortunnt. boa Nw
lnee ni his impending u1al ihnf
tiovctnor Ferguson shouid haNr
otiorei himself 90 the proplc jon b.
third term Texas has had mun,
governors some of lham ha,c
lru men ol exalted haracitr
proudly cnnscinus of the dignity of
oftiee bat no gotrrnor ~ Texas
however grrut however popular
las held office fur three couNccu
tive terms and nnnr Is hkeh 90 lon
the future owing 90 the rclp tancc
ol the pnnpl Poo depart from thr
tried ways pi democracy n s
even more unfortunate on suDh D.
snlcmu ia} thH 3nycrnm Fcrgu
lsou should sloup to low mtprmyrs
hot with malirr idimIwslN m
true When he shout. accent
the challenge welrpmr lht pit
test aud uvht here aud now au
noupcc utsrlt ns candidate tor
Va third term a> Governor nl TIES
as and defy This crowd ol po1ii
cal raperuhous 90 trut 0ut lhcir
Fastest horsc aud lct us 40 fo the
people and settle this question
unrr and Tor an hc appeals tn
the IeNas that wmc io ou mglori
ouN close forty llNc wears ago. not
lo the ToNa~ ol steam plows and
great institutions of learning.
The violence nl the man Is snr N
lrcme his egotlsm So vivid and
lechlN sustained that there Is
hardly an emotion to rlassil, him
under Tie wct,ld create lnathmp
ne hc dad not furnish amusement
he would mpcl Fear ID hc we're not
SO ctli of step with the times, So
speedily doomed To political ab
liviou Ills roaring fnllN Il "a
thing ia disestahish precedent to
stimulate certain inquiries hut.
when Impeachment is considered
aud trial hy jury neither his nm
fortunate temperament nor the
foreshadowmgs Of something Car
sHdder should be- taken INTO az
irouut James T. Ferguson has
held the highest office ia the gift
at the people Of his state. III he il
guilty, he deserves the maximum
penalty II he Is Innocent. he de.
serves cNoncrallou uotwithsyanc
ing ANYTHING tha, has happened in
the past, or any rahid u,terance
that has escaped his lips since he
was brought to bay.
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