The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1932 Page: 4 of 8
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THE COTULLA RECORD
Entered the Post Office at Cotulla
Ipf Texas, as second class Mail Matt*'
§g? mder act of Congress of March
yw 1879.
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■m CUE1EMT CO
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MANLY & MANLY,
Publishers.
Subscription (1.54 Per Annum.
Outside Texas $-’.00.
People are getting along on a whole lot less today than
they were a year ago. It is not costing half as much to live.
We are learning that we do not have to have many things, and
fare just as well without them. \
In this issue of the Record will be found an article on
rattlesnakes, snake bites and treatment, written by Mr.
Bevan, recognized as an outstanding authority on reptiles.
This is the first of a series of three articles written by Mr.
Bevan, and should be interesting to people of this section of
the country, where rattlesnakes abound and persons sometimes
are bitten.
In the border counties scores of old Mexican women have;
been voted since the 19th amendment was adopted who in
reality are not naturalized citizens of this country although
they have been living here for many years. The Attorney
General has called attention to this and warns all election offi-
cials to prevent such ballots from being cast.
The opportunity is here for the farmer who failed to
produce a feed crop this spring, to lay in all the feed he needs
before cold weather sets in. Rains have fallen all over the
county. The ground has a good season in it and there is plenty
of time for crop maturity. Some of the greatest feed crops ]
ever produced in this county were planted in August.
The Zavalla County Sentinel recently put out a splendid
anniversary edition. It was in celebration of the paper’s 25th
birthday. Many photographs were used showing the new town
a quarter of a century ago, and its progress up until the |
present day. a city with paved streets, beautiful buildings and
all modern conveniences. Editor Hardy is to be congratulated
on the edition.
CAMPAIGN OF DECEPTION.
PERENNI AC RUN N ERS.
They stole a Hundred Million!
y.
He’s no friend to the poor man!
He’s no business man—-he's broke!
“WE NEED A BARGAIN—TWO
FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!”
Since 1914—eighteen years ago
the Fergusons have been candidates
tor office at every election except
cne, and during all of that period
have been successful three times.
In 1914 Jim was elected Governor,
and again in 1916. Then he was im-
j peached. Since 1918, either Jim or
•Ma have been candidates. It seems
to be a profitable business. In 1918
, Ferguson ran against Hobby, and
| was overwhelmingly defeated. In
1920 Ferguson left the Democratic
party and organized the American
•
party and ran for President. In
1922 he ran for the nomination of
United States Senator. In 1924,
i Mrs. Ferguson stepped in the breach
land ran for Governor defeating Felix
i Roberson, a Ku Klux candidate. Two
j years later Mrs. Ferguson was de-
j feated by Dan Moody, so overwhelm-
, ingly that there was no comeback
j in 1928, the only year they were not
|in the ring since 1914. In 1930
] .Mrs. Ferguson again came back and
jran for Governor, and was defeated
I
j by Sterling. In 1932 Jim is making
| the greatest effort of his life to put
her across again, the distressing
conditions throughout the state
proving a great aid to him.
The other day we received through the mail some politi-
cal matter sent out by Joe Burkett, who is a candidate for
Congressman-at-Large in the run-off election. The article told
of his progress politically from county attorney to the Legisla-
ture and the State Senate, but right there Joe evidently had a
lapse of memory. He did not mention that he was once a
member cf the Highway Commission. Joe evidently is not
very proud of the record he made in that position, or at least
he does not want to remind the voters that he is the same Joe
Burkett.
Governor Sterling will call a special session of the Leg-
islature on September 3, to give relief to counties that have
issued bonds for building of state highways. It is proposed j
that the interest on said bonds be taken care of out of the I
gasoline tax. and the burden taken from the shoulders of the j
people. Another matter to be taken up will be an extension j
of time for the payment of taxes and the remission of penalty
and interest. The relief of the road tax will greatly help many
counties of the state.
From reports of the last primary election it is evident
that there was considerable illegal voting in many counties, j
When the people cease to keep the ballot box pure then things
are getting into a pretty bad shape. Election officials are often
appointed because they can be depended upon to count the vote
“right,” therefore purity of the ballot depends a great deal on
the men holding the election. The laws are plain as to who
can vote and who cannot vote, yet in some counties, according
to press reports hundreds voted who were not legal residents
of the county or precinct in which the ballots were cast.
PROXY GOVERNMENT.
The following from The Texas Weekly, of Dallas, edited
by Peter Molyneaux, w’ho designates the Ferguson proposition
as “proxy” government, is worth reading.
“Vv e could wish that there were not so many people in [
Texas who are so blind to the real character ot the kind of]
proxy government that is proposed that they can bring them-
selves to vote for it. We grant freely that Mrs. Ferguson is a
good woman. Rut she is not qualified to be the Governor of \
Texas, or to hold anj similar position. And it is not intended
that she will exercise the powers of that office if she should be
elected. The proposal is that Jim Ferguson, a private citizen
(who has been impeached and declared unfit to hold office, be-
cause of criminal conduct) shall exercise the powers of the
office, without any accountability under the law for the manner
in which he exercises them. And, as we have said, frequently,
no man is good enough, or wise enough, or able enough to be j
entrusted with such powers in such circumstances. Whenever j
any people vote to give any man such power, they vote away I
the precious heritage of government by law which was won I
for them by the blood of their forefathers on the battlefield, j
We regret that apparently there are so many Texas people who
are willing to do this.”
WILL HONEST GOVERNMENT BE UPHELD?
Well, looks better, a darn sight better than it did this
time last week. A week ago today it was hot, just sizzling. It
was dry, terribly dry. The water and grass in the pastures
were drying up and cattlemen, many of them, hardly knew what
Saturday will bring to a close one of Texas’ bitterest
campaigns and the result of the ballot will determine whether
or not Texas voters uphold honesty in office and responsible j they were going to do with their herds. There seemed to be
government. j no prospects for a fall crop. But, today it looks much different
This paper was never a straddler on any public or moral Everything is brighter. Fine rains have fallen all over the
question. We have at all times supported the side of the issue ; country. The pastures have been replenished. Alreadv the
which we believed to be right, and today as the menace of! earth covering is grc3n. Waterholes are full. Cattle are kick-
Fergusonism looms again to invade the state government we | ing up their heels. Everywhere you look plows are going,
appeal to the people to weigh well acts on the morrow, for if j Seed is being put into the ground and there is a more optimis-
powcr is restored to Ferguson you will see the day that you I tic spirit It !ooks like we are oir for a good start.
will regret it.
After Jim Ferguson had been impeached in 1917 by a ;
Senate composed of his friends, a vote of 27 to 4 on many Alice Chamber oi Commerce, co-operating with the Duval
counts, and barred from ever holding office in Texas, he de- county Commissioners and Cotulla Chamber of Commerce and
nounced the Democratic party in the bitterest language. After , Salle county commissioners will endeavor to get a highway
a lapse of years his wife was elected Governor in a “vindica- j designation from San Diego to Cotulla, the route of which is
tion” campaign. That was in 1924. We thought he would use I shown on a map produced on another page of this issue. This
his best efforts to have his wife give the state the best admin-; W est a splendid and almost direct route to Corpus
istration possible. But it was not in him, and what did he do?jChristi and deep water, by connecting this gap which is but a
He brought in the “wood and the water.” And, that is j little more than 100 miles long. It will not interfere with the
not all he brought in. According to the figures obtained bj ! r°ute Eastward from Cotulla through La Salle county, because
the United States Treasury auditors, while Jim occupied the j this is along the route of the old King’s Highway and will be
Governor’s chair in his wife’s name in 1925 the net taxable j built sooner or later to connect with the road now under con-
incoine of his wife and himself was .861,122, above exemptions
and in 1926, the second year in office, their net taxable income
was 847,322. The Governor’s salary is §4,000 a year.
Ferguson acting as council for corporations, lawyer in
pardon matters, and there were thousands of criminals pardoned
as the records show; the Highway Commission contracts let
without bid and with disregard as to price, in which the state
recovered nearly a million dollars, the great flock of
politicians with filthy fingers who were given appointments to
responsible positions, and a score of other things which should
be fresh in the people’s minds, should forever bar him from the
seat of power—a Ruler without regulation.
We have many close friends who are supporters of Fer-
guson. That is their privilege. Our view points differ. We
do not fall out with them about it. It is the God given right
of every man to vote as he sees fit and as he thinks best, and
to express his individual views on any matter of interest to his
county, state or nation. To the man or woman who expresses
and votes his or her individual views, we have admiration,
whether those views coincide with ours or not. It is the voter
who lets someone else do his thinking and voting that is a
menace to good government, and for whom we, or anyone else
have mighty little respect.
Our viewpoint in the contest for Governor of Texas is
that Governor Sterling’s record of honest government entitles
him to be elected to a second term, and that proxy government
by Jim Ferguson is a serious menace.
Schools will begin earlier than usual. As a rule it is
close to the middle of the month, but this year all scholastics
will register in Cotulla on September 2nd.
struction through Atascosa county to the McMullen line. We
do not hesitate to say that if La Salle county would show its
approval of the great work of the Highway Cer.*r."':wic:: and
of the honest government of Governor Sterling, we would „ in
a much better position to secure cooperation.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
While we cannot believe but what there are enough Tex-
ans who still remember the disgraceful state of affairs that
existed during the administration of Jim Ferguson as governor
of Texas and still later during the administration of Mrs. Fer-
guson, to prevent Jim from again getting control, still we rea-
lize that unusual times exist and there is an unrestful spirit.
Men are hungry and out of jobs, and it has been preached to
them that it should be charged up to Governor Sterling, that he
is primarily responsible for all of the distress. If a man does
ten good deeds and makes one mistake the spirit of the mob is
to overlook the good deeds and condemn him. Under such a
condition there is no certainty what will happen, and if honesty
in government is not approved and not upheld it makes us won-
der what the future holds for this grand old state of ours and
makes us think of a cartoon we once saw:
“It showed a big catfish hanging from a hook on the
wall, and he was doing some vigorous flopping, while a big grin-
ning nigger sat close by whetting a big knife. And the nig-
ger was saying to the catfish: ‘What you floppin’ fo’ Mistah
Catfish? Ah ain’t gwine t’ do nothin’ to ye—jes’ gut ya!’ ”
Saturday August 27, 1932 will go down in history as
either a good or regretful day for Texas.
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The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1932, newspaper, August 26, 1932; Cotulla, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1162315/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alexander Memorial Library.