Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-07-25
WOLTERS lKS Of
.FERGUS0NlETH0D
SAYS FERGuSOOIDN'T SAY
GERMAN wHiDOWN IN
EAST TAt.


DALLAS. Tex, " "a f.
VOTERS today gavmt the follow
ing statement:
II have consistef avoided any !
participation in thending political
campaign. During ut winter
made statement tngh the public
press that wouldi take an ac-
awe part in politicuring the war
and that would yofor every man
In public office FRI the constable
IN my precinct TO iris Sheppard,
including Governor jbby
This morning nRttention was !
called to speech de by former
Governor Ferguson. Sherman IN |
which he severely iticized Gov /
ernor Hobby for pointin' Jake /
Molters. "a full-blooi German az /
lbrigadier general of Texas army T,
and also Tor beinmlroduced To !
south Texas audiencby Senator + |
lC. Weinert. 'anol full-hioudod |
l,serman. Mr.. Person is then
quoted as saying, q it's a great
crowd to be talkiRabout loyalty,
amt ito
His Dissemination.
1T IN a little rem4nble that Mr.
Ferguson did not me this criticism
In south Texas whehe was speak
ing in counties wre American
Germans reside. VIE he was MAX
iing his speeches mouth Texas hc
was very careful tnot even SAY
.anything that couldflond proNor-
mans. much less Advertisements
Il Is also remaTkabstrange that in
his criticisms he sells Senator Wet
merit and myself, thtNi men and
only two aside fromudge Rudolph
kleberg OF Germanicxtraction, who
at the beginning OF war devoted
their time and effort directing the
attention OF people south Texas
to their duties invold in the war.
There are plenty mem south Texas
of Germanic blood vi are support
ing Mr. Ferguson, ssh even To this
soOd day have not iipriyate OF In
public declared their mpathy with
the United States goyament In this
war.
Known To Teams.
II think ! am well cough known
10 the people Of Tens. including
even those In north has. aud ny
position with reference this war is
well enough known II To require
any reference to my ttitudc but
realize that some pple may be-
deceived, aud ! owe ITO myself and
To Governor Hobby, ao appointed
me brigadier general, tgiye the mat.
ter attention.
MY fathers father and mother
came TO Texas from Germany 10
llN3i. His father ser'd with Gen
Sam Houston during On war of Indie
pendanoe foF r'aas. ~ ta,eev''
oldest brotherEoheht as private
through the VI hran war Of as an'
80 under Gehsnl Taylor MY IA
lher enlisted at he age OF o. %
Greene's brlgLlean with that or
! ganization served during the ontir
civil war Ia lN jim Ferguson
and ! were of h,same aeo haO
ia wife and two tie children W
was an unmarriy man We vcr
both sound ply cally lcft m
little family and erved through DO
Spanish war j Ferguson stay,
lhOme 10 make mncy.
Gives a. HistorJ
"Rcyerting a,aH TO my ancestor
my mothers fathr and mother lel
lGermany In lNI' my rraudlaih'
having been one Z the Revolution
lists who followed Carl Shoril "
father and moth, we're both born
Austin county 1His. and so was
when The var broke out
Europe. IN lgll understood vh.
II meant W.. n sympathy wit
Belgium. Franco England and Ru
STA. because fI.F understood th.
II was the beginning OF 'ho ia' o.
which the rI. Hn wHT lords ha
'lOoked for tho Old 90 years b
lieyed then that 'te day would CON
when We would ave 10 'pf into iI
war thong" Re should enter
with England .'n little noIniu
was involved Wien the prcs.lrl
Ut the United |Hrs In i'1. suur'
10 awaken tH0 lntry 90 the niece
sity OF prrr 50. dId shat
could To help Hm When the Jui',
States entered .. war ImuodIIi
/ ~ issued s'tf.#rnt which the 600
lens Of 1cSi. .I recall follow
cd that up . makiug speooh
Throughout .. aud central Tou
At many place here I spoke II
Ferguson hal been Invited 10 spcl
but he did u.f come. I did my shI
tosether with I. re Kleborr and
IT, Weiner I. low the America
Germans thor .Iiy under rIrruf
distances that H. trying 90 many
them ! dr#I... no credit fDr r.fh
my views uf .. my work N
born from r. whose voice ai
hand had .... lalsed against N
iprussian au'.H.F Tor generation
! was rorirf H me cradle 90 q Iif
song that can HHeihinF liko this
'Be still Hs rhild or the %
kaiser u get you
And then IIH bismarck viii cOr
% 'afr .'tle children AVA
Hate iluhenyoll-rns.
- was taught from infancy
hate the IHH 'lllern dynasty no
/ all ~ the rru .Iu autocracs IN
o. not alI a- born from Ams
.can parerfa NJ German estraCii0
! 10 r. true huf .lrents gh0 .uetllb
into mo and r brother and ri
ters the under 'aniinT that the