Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-26
FERGUS O N
is FLAYED
FOR ALLEGED
INSINCERITY


James =. Ferguson. candidate for the
a. s Senate a. opposed to the honest
aims OF Earle g. Mayfiold ALSO clndi.
date Tor that office WAS the burden 90
the addresses Of the four men who last
night addressed a large crowd OF ciii.
2cns on the vacant block across TAYLOR
Street from The postoffico. Tho crowd
WAS not noisy hut hand clapning WAS
frequent. hcckling was almost neglgi.
bile The speakers were u. T.. Under.
wood Frank NJ. Ryhurn. Judge j. W
Ncale and Judrc j. W Crudgington.
Mr.. Underwood declared popular gov.
trnmcnt was beginning to show signs %
failure when such men as Ferguson got
elected 10 office. Ferguson Is not
statesman. Tie never had sincere
political conviction on any subject Tie
Is an opportunist playing To the passing
ftncy.
The speaker declared the former gov.
ernor was not sincere In his light wine
and beer platform, hut was merely try.
ing to get votes. MIR Underwood do.
Tended the Federal Reserve law saying
II had prevented panics during the try
INK years OF roadjustmcnt. whereas be-
fore panic had been expected every
ten years. lie couldn't successfully
run the Temple State Bank, but he has
the audacity to try 10 change a Federal
banking law
The former governor was declared to
De insincere In his declaration for a
national park In palo Duro. Mr. Under.
wood said Ferguson's only love for the
laboring man was Tor his vote. lie said
Alayliold had a good labor record, while
Ferguson had supported the open shop
III Ferguson II elected II will be-
reflection on the women voters con.
cluded Nc Underwood
T. VI. Ryburn said he trusted had
politics would b. 80 badly hlt saturday
that is head would never be raised
again IN Texas Ills faithlcssncss
should prevent his election. lie played
the traitor rs governor and spent your
moncy and mine for his own private
use
Tho speaker declared the umpolchod
governor was elected as Democrat
later fought the party and organized
another and is now seeking 1p office
through the democratic party be- holtpd
Alr RyhuW pronounced Ferguson a
domlgoguc. llo declared ibe Federal
Reserve law WIS tho greatest piece of
Jog station iu the last decade He said
be would vote for Aluyfield because
morality and religion compelled him 10
do ii Ferguson has q lot 90 sty about
the women and tho preachers running
politics. well, N b. is ease of the
women and preachers versus th, boot.
leggcrs high n,kcrs and gamblers.
prefer The women and preachers
- am for Mayneld because hc stands
for the continuance of prohibition us
opposed Co F,rcusou's light wine AND
hcor plank Ferguson doesn't claim o.
nc auc one. hut h. attacks an of his
opponents / nm for Muyfrd because
want 10 keen the fair namc ~ Texas
uuulliod.
ludg' Noalc made humorous t1lk
calculated 90 show up Ferguson. al
legged insIucoritY Every two Years
W. have 20 suppress this insect on the
hudy poliiic. IT, Is subject 90 change
without notice"
tn, speaker declared Ferguson could
not even hold an office of Justice of the
peaco in Texas Vet he had the auda
,.iy to run for the senate When no
was head of the American pariy he
'usscd Wilson, now he Is Tor him as a
vote getting cypcdicni. said Judge
N,alc
Judge Voalo contrasted Mavfield's
lohor record with FTguson's Uc
charged that Ferguson had never done
anything Tor labor then rccitod May.
fields record which included chairman.
ahip of tho senate labor comuittsr
support Of the S.hour law. shed law
electric head light bin. safety anpliance
l,w. employers contract law. law r..
Qurinr that no locomotives b. rcp,ircd
out ~ The state. the anti black list law
md was author n the full crew bill.
1udgo Ncalo. who was n member os
Tho s'01to when Mavfield was a mem.
ber NJ that tody For is months
-nt feet from Mayfied and knew him
Intimately. I never saw him take
drink said the speaker.
Judgo Crudginrton devoted mos, o,
his time to defining the impcachmcn,
~ Ferguson. Judge Crudginrton was
in Tho senate when Ferguson was ina.
icach"d IT, said ~ M least one coun,
onl, s"nat, voted against impeach.
mcnt H. charged the former governor
with receiving $3.50 from the brewers
during fght on prohibition.
he contrasted Ferguson and Hngr
"Et'n Judas lsourio, had the deccnrv
lcfi 20 haug himself don't SEE For.
,ri.on got on m" democratic tickc,
Ferguson wouldn't wipe his foot OF
l1hrr ~ b. not worthy ~ tho vote -
uTrcr concluded tho speaker