El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-14
SAYS CLAM0R Of
PUBLIC DID It
Ferguson Charges His Cru
cifixion' to Sentiment;
Talks of Crooks.

I would rather be under six
feet Of Mother Earth today than
to have q judgment Of that kind
and character written against me,
Mr.. President. II you propose to
cruelty this man here and deny
him the right TO go before the
people as a candidate, 10 disfran-
chise him under a misguided con-
struction of the constitution Of
the state. you had just as well
take down from the dome Of this
capitol the emblem Of Justice and
Mercy. 1 shall be forced. unless
i get division on the question
10 vote against my conscience in
this matter, because ! realize, Mr..
President, Judgment must be
had here, and II the majority OF
the senate wants TO force me to
vote against my conscience
shall do it, but 1 want TO serve
notice now that I am being forced
10 cast my ballot here On account
OF the public opinion that is
sweeping the state and il ought
not TO be done and yet he walked
up next day and voted when he
said he would rather be in his
grave than TO vote against his
conscience"
me LDEE6OAnE was AONAAEE k0N =
ernOr Ferguson's quotation at Lbs
eFty hall Monday night Of a speech
state senator Claude B. Hudspeth
made IN defence Of the ex-governor az
Austin during his Impeachment trial.
Ferguson spoke Monday night before
an audience Of 2oo0 voters OF beth
sexes.
He stood in his place in the senate
Of this state and made the statement
I have just read 10 you from the
Senat Journal, pages S6Zs 96a and egli
yet newt day he voted 10 degrade me
in violation of his conscience, for fear
Of offending public opinion" Fergu-
son continued. Therefore, you can
see, my friends. that I was crulcied
on the altar Of public clamor which
demanded a sacrifice"
While Ferguson spoke with all the
confidence OF a man who thinks he
is confusing his enemies, there was
a note OF appeal throughout his long
speech which is usually characteristic
Of a man who has his back against
the wall and knows that the stars In
their courses are fighting against him
as they fought against Sisera as told
in holy writ
jackson Presides.
Dan Jackson, who has always been
a Ferguson supporter, presided AT the
meeting and introduced as the first
speaker Of the evening John r. Moore,
OF Dallas. who is q candidate for the
office OF Lieutenant governor with
Ferguson. Ferguson was Introduced
by Leander A. Dale, Of II Paso. who
in his Introductory remarks told OF
how the candidate had befriended him
in days gone by. Dale, il is said,
may be a candidate on the Sweeney
kelly-Ferguson ticket against Adrian
Pool for the legislature
Ferguson spoke Of the friendly feel
ing he always felt for the city be-
cause Of the fact that he had received
his first nomination 10 public Office
here i have always been a friend
Of FL PasO and always have been glad
TO give this city anything 1t wanted
while 1 was in office ] was made a
governor in this city and ] am going
TO be governor again as sure as God
reigns," said the former governor
The university crowd cares as
much for the people Of Texas as .
tom cat cares for marriage certln-
cate was one OF the aphorisms in
duiged in by the gubernatorlal can
didate as he scored the "highbrOw
crooks and grafteFs / found in con-
troll OF the University OF Texas" and
whom he charged with his political
uudOing, because he would not permit
them 10 carry dead men on the pay
rolls Of that institution"
For Nan ssNEho stands Hitched.u
Throughout the two hours he was
on his feet, Ferguson rarely left tie
subject Of the troubles he had had
with what he was pleased 20 term the
university gang" He defended his
appointment Of e. L. Kelly as a mem
Der of the board OF university regents
and rldiculed r. VI. Dudley's report 70
his FL PasO constituents that the gov
eFnoF had named Kelly TO 80 influen-
tial position because Kelly would
stand hitchedH As between a man
who is so wobbly that you never
know where he stands on anv propo-
sitiOn, / am for the man who will
stand hitched every time" said the
former governor.
He referred 20 Dudley and also rep
resentauve Thomson as sweet
scented" but when he got no ap-
plause from the audience on the sally,
he quickly switched.
"POIlilcHl HiEhbinders.
Referring 10 the charge against
himself that he had borrowed $4,000
and refused 10 give an account Of the
transaction to the legislature, Fer
guson said: Il had borrowed s32O,QUV
with which to bolster W the credit OF
the state when the penitentiary board
could not get supplies enough on It's
own credit 10 feed the prisoners for
ten days. Do you think I was under
any obligation to tell that bunch Of
political highbinders which made up
the Texas legislature where I Dor
row ed the money!"
As MANS Mind Runs
He charged that the big papers OF