Arizona republican., 1917-07-22
TEXAS ''U' MAY
 CLOSE UP SHOP
 LACK 0F FUNDS

The University of Texas may be | forced to close its doors because the governor of that state has refused to allow any appropriations for the uni versity for the next two years. The | governor declares the university is a school for rich mems sons and daugh ters, and that he will not tolerate it any longer Some people are going 'hog wild" over education, he says. The governor of Texas is James E. Ferguson. Texans call him Jim-Gov- | ernor Jim. His career has been re- markable He is a self-made man. He rose from cowpuncher and lumberjack | to the governors chair. 1 Governor Ferguson was born in i Texas on a farm. After common school education he started out to make his own way. He drifted about the 1 west doing any work that raw farm boy could do. He farmed, punched cows worked in mines and on wharves as a laborer and as a lumberjack in the woods of the Pacific northwest
 It was while holding down job on a railway bridge gang a number of years later that he heard the call of the farm. He went back to the coun- ty he was born in and began growing cotton. One day while in town with load of cotton to sell he met a former school friend who was then at torney. "Jim," said his friend, "why don't you become a lawyer?"
 Lord. it requires brains to be a lawyer" Ferguson replied
 No the young attorney answered. The main thing is to have a license and to back it up with nerve I made four thousand this year. You can do as well'
 Two years later James E. Ferguson hung out his shingle to practice in the courts. While waiting for practice he did collection business iu a small way. His business grew and in a short time he had organized and be- come head of a small bank. As a banker he prospered. He married and more success came to him. He be- came known as Farmer Ferguson, Landlord Ferguson and Ranchman V Ferguson. Farmer Jim" it was-not A Banker Jim" Tired of accommodating ,f money at A. he determined to enter h public life He did not begin by run It ming for mayor He headed for the d governorship.
 His campaign was quick and de- cisive. Cheaper money for farmers Ia and law to restrict the amount ot ? vent a landlord could charge a tenant
 
 platform. He is marvellous cam paigner-one of the shirtsleeve type i rho can lend hand at the blowing If opportunity offers. and drink iron 2 gourd cup as though used to it The tenant farmers rallied to hi | standard. Contributions to his cam paign fund began to come in. He re turned them all with thanks. He wa spending his own money. he said
 The result was overwhelming Ex Senator Joseph B. Bailey. who wa said to hold the votes of the state il his hand. announced that he woul, wipe Ferguson off the map. Ex-Sen | ator Bailey is now in political obliv ion. Governor Ferguson is servin his second term.
 The governor hand't been in offic long until business began to pick up. Some say he has been a good govern or; other deny it. An attempt to i'm peach him was made last March Tn | proceedings alleged that the governo rnisappropriated public funds fror the legislative appropriations fo maintenance of the executive man sion by purchasing items for persona use and charging the same to tn state The governor was eXonerate by a legislative committed Now tn university question is stirring tn state
 From time to time during the las two years 1t is said the governor ha | charged the university managemer with dishonesty. extrayagance an misapplication of funds; the facult of being ''two-hit thieves and liars the student body of disloyalty. treas on and snohhery; that he has foun moro corruption in the University Il ;,, o1I 4tI of the government that the univer sitv is full of dislovalty: that it is rich mans school and that it is rot binE the peonle.
 Friends of tEe university are fight ing back. They say the trouble
 personal. The governor has demande that the board of regents dismis members of the faculty, including tt president they assert and will nt Hs'< the legislature for thoroue investigation of the university and i management. The students and facu ty of the university petitioned u legislature to make a full investigs tion of all matters pertaining to u university. While these requests we pending before the senate the go' ernor advised 1t that he "did not COT slider further investigation necessary A definite campaign against u governor has been organized. Sul porters of the school fear that agreement between the governor ar the board of regents will allow u school to continue on the issue
 emergency warrants with the goverl ors approval, thus allowing the sta executive to do as he pleases wi
 the school. The governor does n ike college fraternities they say. matters stand now the univerSi cannot open next fall
 Yet Governor Ferguson's admin stration has gone down in history
 the one that first passed the Tex Compulsory Education bill.