Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-07

While there is much public sentiment
| against the return to power Of the
| Fergusons in Texas, the people OF that
State and of the country are impressed
by the big vote polled by Mrs. Miriam A.
Ferguson in the preliminary contest Tor
| the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor. One of the chief issues Is the
platform plank of Ross Sterling, wealthy
! publisher, in favor of big bond issue
for roads, and eyes are turned toward
the coming run-oh contest between
Sterling and the Fergusons. Some
! doubts are expressed as to the outcome.
but significance is found in the fact
that Gov. Dan Moody Is fighting for
Sterling, and that some defeated can
didates In the preliminary contest are
supporters Of the Ferguson cause.
Texas cannot afford to, 1t must not.
again take on Fergusonism in its State
Express. THE cost Is too heavy, too
stiff; every thinking citizen should
count it prohibitively high. The
primary fact to be considered and acted
upon is that Texas interests-the COM
mon interest-must be served. The
State must be saved from further dis
credit and sharp reproach--saved by
Mr. Sterling's nomination on August
49," The Birmingham News states that
mr.. Sterling has stood for sound and
fine things in the States life" and lin
the Moody administ- alton he has been
head of the Highway Department;
that $50 enamored is he Of this work
that he has the courage to make the
voting Of q $500. 5000 bond issue for
road Improvement the paramount issue
In his campaign for Governor"
Observing that "the Ferguson family
makes a bid for comeback" the Oak
land Tribune AYERS that the rlin-on pr1-
mary will offer an obstacle even greater
than that in the preliminary primary.
for most of the losing candidates were
avowed opponents of the Fergusons."
The Abilene Reporter points out that
Ross Sterling, as chairman OF the
Highway Commission. has established
record of efficiencr, for fair and honest
dealing, for uprif at and conscientious
service to the pet pie second to none in
the States history" The Waterloo
Tribune records that powerful infiu-
ences are rallyirg to the banner Of Ross
Sterling" though 1t is convinced that
1.-The opposition isn't inclined to under
estimate the strength Of Ma Pa and
the family"
Reafarming its belief that Senator
Clint c. Small would have made an
ideal candidate, the Fort Worth Rec
ord-Telegram declares: He looms
larger WlCLlln Gtlc POltlCdA pOJchIAdlAtlCc
Of the men In the public eye Of Texas
than any of IDS opponents in the recent
primary. We say that so it may par
ticularly include the two run-of can
didates. They are, respectively, Ross
Sterling and Mrs. Miriam Ferguson.
This newspaper has ever been utterly
opposed to the -eign Of that fetish called
'F'ergusonism.' That 1t is today and
that 1t will sc remain throughout the
run-off campeii may well be taken for
granted. In r support of Senator
Clint c. Small we opposed with equal
vehemence the candidacy of Ross Ster-
ling, although for different reasons. We
could not bring ourselves into indorse-
ment of the $350,000,000 road bond
issue, even while recognizing that it Is |
subject far beyond the control of q |
Governor. He could only recommend
Il to the Legislature"
Indorsing the same candidate, the
Fort Worth STAR Telegram argues as
to the merits of the Senator and his |
section Of the State: Although it |
failed by some thousands of ballots to
make winner Of Its candidate in the