Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-14

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t the former governor, speak
ring in the nom de plume of his
wife, had sought to divert the
issue. from his perfidy."
The words that Ferguson himself
is purpOrted 10 have used in ref
erence 70 the celebrated challenge
from the governor 70 Moody. were
turned back al Ferguson when the
attorney general quoted statements
indicating that the governor was
acting on the assumption that Moody
had accepted the challenge
Moody dealt with the klan issue,
the challenge, the gasoline tax, and
school taxes, and declared that the
issue was still Fergusonism. He
declared that the statement from
the governor announcing her inten-
tion 10 stay ia the race completes
the record Of "Fergus0nism ana
sustains the charges that Ferguson
ism means promises not performed
and never intended to be per-
formed
"FergusOnism" the Issue.
The issue Of this runoff cam
paign IL the same AZ the issue in
the preceding primary" said Moody.
1T is FergusOnism. One promise
more OF less made and violated can
not change the issue before the peo-
pie of Texas. Ferguson has sought
In his latest statement to change
the isSle and divert the public mind
from his perfidity.
I'm his latest statement he seeks
to Justify his change Of front BY
asserting that | took an interest in
the election of senator from this
senatorial district 70 the state SEN
ate. He would like 10 make Of that
a campaign issue. Like many of his
political utterances, this j. pure
fabrication, because / took no inter
est in that contest and | did not sx-
press IN either public or private any
preference BETWEEN the men who
were candidates for that position.
Moody referred to the race be-
tween Thomas b. Love and Senator
John Davis, defeated candidate for
reelection. Ferguson charged that
Love was one Of the Butte re-
publican bolters. who voted for the
republican candidate for governor in
the last election.
Talks On kIan
He handled the Ku Klux Klan
matter in these words:
Ferguson attempts TO renew the
klan question in the hope that he
might repeat the history OF 1924, and
BY engendering bitter prejudice and
hatred further foist himself upon
the people of Texas. He would in
veigle me into q discussion Of that
question BY making unsupported
charges which have as their purpose
the creation Of an impression upon
the public mind which he knows 10
be false.
His representations with refer
ence to this matter are without foun-
dation in fact and are but a phantom
which he chases in the hope that he
may gain q political profit. Men
whom he represents 10 have sup
ported me in the past primary. ac-
lively opposed me and sought to pre-
vent my nomination. But the truth
has never been an obstacle in Mr..
Ferguson's way in his political utter
anccs.
Mr.. Ferguson knows that have
no understanding with the Klan; he
knows | wrote the anti-mask bill az
his request and am not in favor Of
its repeal and he knows that if
elected governor | will be dictated
TO by 70 one. but will at all times
consult only the welfare Of the state
in determining the course of my Of
ficial conduct. His representations
with reference TO these matters are
made in an attempt to again prac-
tice deception upon the state Of
Texas"
He described the Ferguson rule in
Texas as a dictatorship and asked
that the government be returned to
responsible hands"
Refers to Challenge.
In reference 10 the challenge by
Governor Ferguson, under which
Moody was to resign his office if
she led him one vote, Moody said:
Mr.. Ferguson now writes, under
the nom de plume of the governor
tand ! say that because il is con-
ceded by all and doubted BY none that
Jim j. the author Of the latest
newspaper statement emanating
from the executive offices) that !
never accepted the challenge. have
been under the fixed impression since
that Saturday night in San An
tonic fthe night Moody said be ac-
cepted the challenge) that had ac-
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