Orange Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 121, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1918 Page: 5 of 6
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WOMEN HAVE TO COMPLETE
REGISTRATION BY JULY 12
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Before This Campaign Is Over Every
Woman In Texas. Will Wish She
Had a Vote-Register Now
HOW WOMEN VIEW THE CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR
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St. Paul $ays "Avoid even the appearance of evil."
Appearances are certainly against Mr. Ferguson and he
is called upon to do a great deal of explaining. In this he is
adroit, rather than convincing, and he fails to corae#out in
the straightforward answers that women #want from a can*
!| didate for governor.
This question ought to be pursued without heat and
» with an unswerving determination to get to the facts. If Mr.
Jim Ferguson is the pure, honorable map that he says he is,
and has been convicted on trumped up charges, as he now
claims, he is entitled to very different consideration at the
hands of the women voters.
s Favors Excite Suspicion
If a son or daughter comes hom& with some very val-
uable article of jewelry, says that it was a present, and that
a pledge was given not to tell the homefolks who gave it—
that sort of an explanation will not answer. There must be
no such favors and no such promises. ;/
By like token, the son of Texas who has asked for and
obtained a high position of trust, cannot accept gifs of great
sums, or “loans" from unnamed, mysterious "friends,
without telling the people who it was that thus placed a
governor under knancial or moral obligations. v
Bankers No Exception
$156,000 is a large sum even for a well-to-do banker
like Mr. Ferguson to receive while occupying the governor-
ship of Texas. A sum of that size might be a bribe to tempt
a crooked man to betray the people. There were a number
of important issues coming up; the Standard Oil company
wanted to come back; the draft was up for discussion; the
hquor question was in politics up to its neck and making a
p^toy tq Texas Mr. Ferguson appeared with anojhec .thick
roll of cash to go tq his predili ^ ^
In this manner cash receipts of the governor reache
$156,000. Asked about this mystery, Mr. Ferguson state
that these were'loans.''Asked v^hoThe parties wq/e tflatsF
substantially befriended the servant of the people, Mr. Fer- j
gqsop says that is his business and that he pledged in blood *
nqt to reveal the names of ftb friends because they do nbt
want any notoriety. / , '
Ferguson Standf ra£ \ ' • , i
That is a bold answer to makp. That is all he does make
and he stands pat on it. If hp gets away with it no public,#^
vapt in this state, official or member oh the legislataipq^taa
be questioned as to money paid tq him! while in office? All
he would have to answer would be; "Ncjne of your busiq
a loan from a friend.” That .would seem, to be a veryfd
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This was not the only "queer" behaviour of Mr. Fer&yson
while governor. He had taken state funds out on intqmst
finest
and placed them in his own bank without paying any inter
est to the state, though the bank was lending that very qion-
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tremendous fight to keep the saloon in business; the pro
Germans were attempting to influence sentiment in favor
of the kaiser and against war; woman suffrage was up for
' etc. t -
Mr. Ferguson had made a speech in Dallas denouncing
I j the draft and accusing President Wilson of forcing this on
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the people. Shortly after this speech Mr. Ferguson, him
self a banker, appeared in the back office of a bank with a
roll of bills aggregating $25,000 to depositrtq his credit.
Too Much Cash
After signing the bill readmitting the Standard Oil Com-
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SHERIFF'S NOTICE oV ELECTION
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A personal debt of $5600 due from Mr. Feigusbh' to
the bank was paid with money belonging to the stategand
Mr. Ferguson had tq be forced to reimburse the state.
Bopzo Backing Ferguson |]|
But even if the women could swallow all these “pecu-
iar” incidents and irregularities, there are several outstand-
ing facts that frighten tljem. First, they, note that every
friend of booze in Texas is backing Me. Ferguson.' They
are pretty shrewd folk and generally have a reason for
what they do. Women are afraid of liquor; it wrecks
Tiqny homes and rujns too many sons and husbands. When
they see all the old booze crowd rallying around Jim Fergu-
son, they are scared.
Second, there is the war with the Hun that the nation
is carrying on with all its might. Over a, millioti sons now
in France and yet other millions training for the fight with
the most inhuman brute force that ever fought civilization.
The candidate for governor spoke for more than two hours
in Orange and never uttered one word that would have of-
fended the kaiser m any loyal subject of the kaiser. 1
Mr. Ferguson, you may not want to tell any “crooked
politician” from whom you got your mysterious $156,000
but you will have fo tell thp wives and mothers of Texas
who the rich strangers are ^hat back you with so much
cash.
Might Be German Money
It is war time, Mr. Ferguson, and no public servant will
be allowed to Teeeive big cash favors from people he can-
not name. There cannot be such secrets. It smells like brib-
ery. The money might come from von Bernstorff for al!
you know or we know.
Mothers of sons in France want to know if that $ 156,-
000 had a German origin. To get their confidence you have
got to take them into yours.
ORANGE COUNTY WOMEN S HOBBY CLUB
(Political Advertisement.)
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The State of Texan.
County of Orange.
Notice is eeretiy given that an elec-
tion will bo held on the 3rd day of
August, A. 1)., 1018, ut the Duncan i 's**th and Front streets by the Brown
RUSH CONSTRUCTION
ON NEW THEATER
Construction on the new theater
which will bo built at the eorncr of
Woods School House in Common | estate, will be rushed, it was ahnounc-
Si hool District No. 9 of Orange Conn- J ed today.
ty, Texas, as created by the County | The contract for the Work has been
School Board of said County, recorded! awarded to W. K. Griffin. The 'material
in Book (A) page —i— of the minutes
of said County, to determine whether
or not the. majority of the legally qual-
ified property taxpaying voters of that
district desire the commissioners court
to levy a tax not to exceed 50 cents
on $100 valuation and to authorize
said commissioners court of this county
to levy, assess and collect nuuually a
tax not to exceed 50 cents on the $100
vaUiatiop upon said taxable property!
within said district. j
All persons who are legally qualified
voters of this state and county and
who are resident propeky taxpaying
voters in said district shall be entitled
to vote at said election. A
Said election was ordered by the
county judge of this county by oi:dcr
made on the 3rd day of July, A. D.,
1918, and this notice is given in pur-
suance of said order dated this the 5th
i day of July, A. fx, 1M$. ,
H. «f. JOHNSON,
Sheriff in and far Orange County, Tex.
42-44-47
has ben pluced and work will be start-
ed.
Vaudeville, stock and musical shows,
in addition to pictures, will be shown
at this theater.
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LEAVES FOR NEW YORK
Abe leaves tomorrow for Tje,w’ York,
Chicngu and other poiuUtf Abo says
that if be finds anything go£>d enough
for Orange lie is going to buy it and
bring it back over. He says he intends
to get the best "there is to bq had for
Orange. TJiat is about all except that
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Who want to go to the court house to
register. It is a long, hot, dusty walk
down there. Call ine ty phone 124 or
40G and I sli&ll take you to the place of
registration in my car.
J. E.-PATTTLLO,
Candidute for County Tax Assessor.
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Thousands this year have chosen the Chandler Dispatch for their car.
The trim and appointments throughout are of fine quality. Its high
hood and radiator and beautiful electric blue finish give it most striking
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Choose the Chandler as Your Car Now
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Four-Passenger Dispatch (Jar, S1875. Five White Wire Wheels. SilO Extra
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Orange Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 121, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1918, newspaper, July 6, 1918; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth563149/m1/5/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.