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CORSICANA, T^XAS, JLULY 22, 192(5|
NO. 32
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it be large or .small. We can
better care for >ou than ever
Give ns a chance to prove our
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BIG CRO^D HEARS MOODY AT Moody said that In July 1925 uround for me to tell how that
COURT HOUSE SATURDAY Ferguson jr.ade an address of wel- money was brought back from
NIGHT' ,come ^ the State Bar Aesocia- Kansas City/ he continued . "Now
! tion at Austin, in which he said when he tells us how It was taken
Speaking here Mood^ said inj he was not a lawyer, that he and out of the state, I will cross Texas
par.t: !thtJ luw out twenty years ago, to tell h'.*r. how I managed to
Moody said that his campaign and I think from the way he it back." ^ '
was predicated ,upon oding away conducts public business, he and Moody sai droade <un be I
with Fergusonism In Texas, and to the law are still fell out," and the n<i have been built at ten
that end" he was pledged. \ crowd yelled Its approval. twelve cents a square yard r
Moody was roundly cheered He paid his respects to the the contracts referred to the state
fro,ir,- time to Ume and the au- Ferguson Forum and its advertls- fumiahed the rock and aravel
dlence was deeply Interested and ing campaign, declaring that fa- bcught in Oklahoma at ' f a 1
speaking many went up vor seeking corporations had paid nnd t„ _ * * " „
hands with the Candidas high as $1,000 a page for ad- AmerIcan Road Comany'and biUed0
date for governor and many told vertlsing, which rate Moody said to the state at trnm f
him that they had been convinced was as much as a page in fifteen' car Moodv _nM . . ° '
that he was the man to lead them of the big dally papers of this' any ' t disnt®'u chaUen^<l
out of Fergusonism and that they state. "Mnnv ♦ . * ,
wr going1 to vot for him. f He said he had some of the B Muare vard f cents
Joel Trimble with, the Mufrrtel contracts made for this advertls- C08t tfM, K t f ..e orads
pal Band gave a concert while the stationary of the governor's office, furnishing tha / 6
great fcrowd was awaiting the | Here he commented that Tex- ^0^ 'fd Zu W * "
arrival of. the candidate. las gave Jim Ferguson the great- 1 i*!'****>*•*'cost ,the
The band played "Dixie" as est opportunity ever given to anyj cent8 a 8quare yard'" Ve and fifty
Moody mounted the platform and man anywhere to redeem his. ___ . '
the auulence set up great cheer- name. but r^. are saying I am too young
I <<d i v , „ _ . _ but1 am old enough to get be-
I 'But he loves silver and gold tween (he tPeft8ury
after th
to shake
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I
ing
oould love his
As at other points over Texas, better than he
Moody sought to, define Ferguson- name," he said.
Ism. Reviewing the acts of the "What explanation does he .make
administration, ft/hich in/luded of thisflrst charge I have men- i,„ , . ~ *
the operations of the Amercan tloned and he canot( answer it, * ° aVe * G ,e8l8,a*
of this state
and J!.**"■ Ferguson and the grafting
road oompany," he ejaculated.
They will elect me and I will
Road Company, the Hoff.T.m Con- ?but hollers 'Klan,' ,'Klan,' 'Klan'; vestttnUon t. .°8 ,8Wieep g ' *
struction Company and the State trying to ahtch up a 1926 governor' ofe f th |lf 8 bu8,®«B#' and
Highway Commission under Joe out of a 1924 bird's nest, and helthel „ . „ setting
Burkett and Frank Lanfiam. He wante dto put the tarontheroads1 ^^warden " °are of
rapped Jim Ferguson hard and at 30 cents a square yard and I T&kinir ,.n hi *>,<
plenty. Producing a copy of the take the feathers for his own nest. ri„p]nra/, « *" c urge he
audit of the books of both road, In pasing on to the second ^ rewarJed
companies and told in plain ®n- £icharg<>, the speaker produced a j.,.. . .. oil men" He pro"
glish of the "unconscionable'' pro- copy of the audit of the American Hn.f „ or 8 report of the
fits taken down on the highway Road Company and read figures -On and d . . ns uc on Company
contracts awarded the companies the highway road contarcts. I A ® Be*ar
by the Highway emission, at He re^d tat J ,F. Dexter an' ^ the 8tate ^id this
the meetings of which Jim Fergu- ^larry McCnllom surfaced some
son, husband of the governor set road in Williamson county
com-
pany the sum 0t f36,687.28, and
at a that C°8t fxpon<i'ed' wa8 *6,687.28
in. Reviewing the ouster suits and oost 4#,the contractor of $2,135.51 °lrr1,Tal^ten^<'e',
- • • T • - i«r ,17.265,' ^
work being done under ^ m twwli lth
" Tu&aoti rarm 4at'4a r Bn(i of
the cancellation suits brought
the attorney generalV" depatWhiSHfTTPO. tWW work being done under
and the evidence brought out in the ' HoffSan Consthruction Com-
the hearing of these cases at Aus- J rany, the contractor, he said, m^de
tin. | 90 per cent profit, and the State
He named three charges against paid the Hoffman Construction
Ferguson, which were the use of Company more than eight- times
public office for his own private as much us they paid te sub-con-
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Wo live in Corsicana and spend every dollar wo make in.
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square deal. Give us a portion of your business on a busi-
ness basis. ..
ROAD SERVICE
J. D. CARROLL & SON
Residence Phone: 13G7WT Business Phone:. 842
308 North Tenth Street
use and gain, waste of public
money, using of public money 4o
henchmen.
Mr. MoOdy dwielt eloquetly at
so.me 'length upon these charges.
He stated he had been accused
tractor.
Other figures he read were as
fololws:
A road that cost $5,877.12 the
a
It. J Moody ridiculed the Idea of
a big salary of $20,000 a year
paid to Ferguson as a general
attorney, and quirried for what
purpose was ho hired
"Was it to argue cases In the
He said that a maintenance con-
tract had been let in Navarro
county at $6,8,000 a year for
FOB "Sl'l'KJfelSTEIO>KNT "W'
State paid $18,139.50;another road * "tenance on highways in the
coat $2,436 and the State paid f l, aif C'one of pafe, tfne.
Of mudsllnglng in his campaign, j $22,361.80; another road cost $27,-' Cones only qualification
but said that he was not bo selfish j 000 and the State paid $91,000; , a r®ad man *** that be vtte<!
or ,^ foolish as to believe that he another road cost $17,000 and the f°rhfn. 8U?°r Ferguson and
could dirty up "that feUow Jim State paid $77,000; another road " henchman. He Is an insur-
cost f.50,362.26 and the State paid aD? real estate He
' nifl HA* ha A - V. •_ - _ _ •
$136,867.90; another road cost
fellow Jim
throwing ordinary
Ferguson, by
mud on him."
Moody stated that he favored
vesting power In the county trus-
tees In the establishing of cen-
tralised high schools, as he
thought that upon education free
government depended and enabled
$46,884.48 and the State paid
or a hafe string that old Jim Is
the tpys and girls to better grap-1 State paid $1,333,269.05, showing
pie problems of ljfe.
The roads referred a,way8 .ta,kln* abou\ he
was let this contract.'^
"Moris Brown was paid $500 a
month and one-half the profits
made on five contracts let to the
Hoffman Construction Company,
$164,783.06.
to are in Wise county, JJoJhnson
county, Hill county, Bell county
and Willamson county. The total
costs were $394,219.84 and the
la net profit to the African Road and he was not eve" a stoekhold
Before Mrs. Ferguson was 4n- Company of $930,049.21. | er in the company. He used to live
augurated, Mr. Moody said, Jim! The American Road Company . 7*. ^ounty' . ®rown was a lob-
Ferguson ir-ade public the fact had three second hand automobiles,
1
profits to stick around and answer
the telephone once in awhile, ac-
Chas. Pisek
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vubuhi
LT im SUIT or MB.
ouumxa Aim
PMBMHNa A mOULTV
West CWlsi iliwt,
Tea.
bylst before te legislatture, and af-
that he had been retained as gen- and one second hand tar heating *er the legislature adjoujired these
eral attorney for the Canebreak outfit ad $10,000 cas." he said, ®®ntracts were let. an dhe drew
railroad at a $20,000 "a year sal- "and the Hoffman Construction 1 * ;"u0 a fonth and ""e ha,f the
ary. The Constitution of the State Company made a profit of $621,
of Texas expressly prohibits the 000." ,
governor of Texas to receive any | Continuing he declared the con- ®ordl«E 10 the evidence brought out
fees or pay from any source other tracts called for 1,600 miles of n tl,e cancellation suits.
than the govrnor's salary of $4,- roads to surface by these two Frank eUuison, former partner
000 a year. In this connection,' companies and the profits made on 0 Ferguson in the lignite business
he pointed out, the Constitution of 500 miles of it amounted to $1.- and tormcr hardware ferchant of
the State expressly prohibited the 660,000, and if they had been per Te iple and Jif wanted the people'
governor of the State to receive mitted .to complete the whole Job ot BpU county to get a road frojr.
any fees or pay from any source profits of $4,500,000 would have Ten ple to Belton. The contract
other than the governor's salary been made. IwaB ,et t0 DeK,80n and 11 was
of $4,000 a year. j "I brought suit before the same ""Met to a man with a patented
"This, said Moody, was a clear judge that ruled Mrs. Ferguson's '"visible track road, and that
violation of the Constitution. That name could go on the Democratic work ,cost between $27,000 and
by reason of being the husband ticket, and the hearing was fair *28-000 u mile. Not a cent of.
of the governor, nnder the com- and impartially heard, and the Bel1 county money was spent on
muntty property laws of this State court held the contracts were thl" road- but 11 wa8 Paid for out
Wty cents of every dollar of that tainted wit hrfaud and they should the SUU! Highway fund. This
salary belonged to the governor, be cancelled," the speaker said. contract was let on a cost plu* ten
Moody said. I Ho explained that $495,009 had P«r tent basis, so that the more
"If Jim Ferguson so expresses been taken to Kansas City and in- that 4 It would cost, the ffore I^n'-
a contempt for the Constitution in vested In Liberty Bonds. He said «°« wou,d mftke- Tl^ey *ot ttl1®
this Instance, where on earth does further: co t plus Idea down so *eh and
his contempt begin and where, oh "The ma who took this money to show you how crude the graft
where does It end," he comment- to Kansas City was formerly a *<*. one °r the ni#n got tired of
ed. I resident of Bell county. The man drinking water out of a Jug with
courts in behalf of the railroad, who took the money In charge In « •*<* around It andb ought from
was it to prepare briefs for the Kansas City was formerly a rest-_ Denlson's store a thermos Jug. That
railroad, or what w«s It for?" he dent of Bell county. The man who r,c®d lhe 7or,d ®v®'" at
asked. 1 hollered the longest and the loud- W. but Denlson bought it for hlm-
"Jlm Ferguson could not bring est aout It was formerly aresiden «>>'. "0,d u to himself, and billed
a suit In Justice court on a promts- of Bell county, who now lives in the state $6.60, cost plu* asd they
nory note, unless the Justice ot the governor's mansion at Austin. carried that cost^ plus^ so far
the peace showed bitn ohw, he said Jim Ferguson, thst when tey billed the sUte for
•• the crowd eheered. | "Old Jim goes about yelling tips givsn the
Pullman porters,
ten per cent was added."
In summing up his speech he de-
clared that Ferguson clalfed that
Is experience as a railroad man
especially fitted im to be general
attorney for a railroad cofpany.
and he derisively said that Fer-
guson in faking his campaign in
1924, said his railroad experience
amounted to being a water boy an#
dishwasher for a bridge gang.
He referred to Frank Lanham as
a Texas Ranger, who, he said, aftei
being put on the highway commis-
sion he got a commission as a
state ranger.. Then he put on a
pistol so heavy that when e fell
down someone had to pick him up.
He bought himself a big Lincoln
car with a mirror on one side and
a powder puff on the other and
went about patrolling the border
as a Hi ate ranger.
Ferguson cannot answer these
things, and he does ont attempt
to answr th*«n" Moody declared.
"He tried to answer them by at-
tacking nw £>war record, hut the
American f*||&on has answered him
on that better than T could answer
It." &
Moody referred to the challenge
made by Mrs. Ferguson that if he
beat her one vote July 24 she
would resign immediately from the
governors office, provided he would
resign front the office of attorney
general If she beat him 26,00*0
votes,
Wm
FOR COUNTY CLEDK.
The Democrat and Trtuth Is au-
thorized to announce MRS. L. B.
HERVEY as a candidate for the
office of County Clerk of Navarre
County, subject to the action efc
the Democratic primaries.
The Democrat and Truth is au-
thorized to announce W. L.
(MERItELL as a candidate for the
office of County Clerk of Navaire
! County, subject to the action oK
j the Democratic primaries.
Illlll ■. 0—0 " ■>. «
| for tor.vry tax assessor.
The Democrat and Truth Is au.
therlred to aunounce RALPH C.
CARROLL as a candidate for the
office of Tax Assessor of Navarre
County subject to. the action of
the Democratic, primaries.
The Democrat and Truth Is au-
thorized to announce W. R.
PAYNE as a candidate for the
office of T<ix Assessor of Navarra
County, subject to the action of
the Democtatic primaries. , j
0"" o
for county and mhtrict
ATTORNEY.
The Democrat and Truth Is au-
thorized to announce LoGrand J.
Wood as a candidate for County
and District Attorney of Navarre
County, subject to the action cf
the Democratic primaries.
0—0 v.?i
for sheriff.
The Democrat and Truth la au-
thorized to announce W. T. WIL-
SON a candidate tor the office of
Sheriff of Navarro County, sub-
ject to the action ot the Demo-
cratic party.
public instruction.
The Democrat and Truth to as-
thorlsed to announce D. D. HANKS
of Powell as a candidate for the
office of Superintendent Public In-
struction of Navarro County, sub-
ject to the astion of the Democratic
primaries.
The Democrat and Truth is au-
thorised to announce ANDREW ft.
STEELE, of Corsicana, as a can-
didate for the office of Superinten-
dent of public Instruction of Na-
varro Comity, subject to the action
ot the Democralc primaries.
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