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HOME AND S TA TE
Vol. 23, No. 8.
DALLAS, TEXAS, AUGUST, 1922.
50 Cents Per Year
JIM FERGUSON’S SELF-PROCLAIMED HONESTY.
The Master Mud-Slinger
EXAMINE HIS RECORD.
vote over that of Col. Tom Ball.
He is attempting
to do the same thing now.
Will he succeed?
THE IMPEACHED GOVERNOR’S PLATFORM.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THAT POKER GAME.
furnished funds. Texas has lots
of politics in the past.
CONCLUSION.
writer.
i
o fexperience with this kind
CHARGES AGAINST MAYFIELD’S MORAL
CHARACTER.
SHALL HE BLIND GOOD FOLKS WITH HIS
FILTH?
MONEY FROM NEW YORK REPORTED TO BE
POURING INTO TEXAS FOR THE RUN
OFF CAMPAIGN.
Article .12 of the platform upon which the impeached
Governor is running for the United States Senate is as fol-
lows: ■ *
"Tam in favor of the repeal of the National and State
amendments on prohibition, and likewise the repeal of the
Volstead and the Dean laws.”
This means the utter destruction of the prohibition
cause.
Hon* Earle Mayfield stands solidly for all prohibition
laws, and their strict enforcement.
G. W. MENDELL,
Justice of the Peace and Ex-Officio No-
ary Public, (Travis County (Texa
Sincerely yours,
ATTICUS WEBB,
While Col. Ball admitted to playing an occasional
game of poker, every fair minded citizen of Texas
must confess that Col. Ball maintains a character for
integrity, honesty, sincerity an deverything that goes
to, make a good citizen, second to none in the history
of Texas. Every informed man and woman in Texas
knows that after Jim Ferguson had blinded the good
folks with his filth in that campaign, he went in as
Governor, ran his hand into the public funds, filled his
own private bank, paid his private debts with public
funds and received money from the brewers.
In fact we all know that his administration as
. Governor was so corrupt that he was impeached and
expelled. ,
A similar issue is before the people of Texas. Jim
Ferguson lives in a cess-pool of filth. Mud-slinging
is natural. He knows that the worst you can prove on
his the better will his followers be pleased.
He wants to go to the United States Senate. Every
corrupt interest in America centers at Washington.
They have their corrupt bills to put through,-they have
immense funds to buy Congressmen and Senators
with. Shall we now send to that Senate, where Ije
those opportunities for selling out to corrupt interests
a man who paid his private debts with public funds
while Governor, and received the brewers’ money?
(See Report of Impeachment trial.)
If such a scandal is not desired the good folks of
Texas need to see that the filth slung by Ferguson in
this campaign does not blind them in their duty. Let
the decent citizenry rebuke this filth-slinger till no
" one else will emulate him. In behalf of decent politics,
hurl back into his own slime this shameless sandal
monger. -
After a thorough, painstaking, conscientous investigation as
I have been able to make I have concluded that the impeached
Governor is making statements about Mr. Mayfield that he can-
not sustain. It is quite evident that Mr. Ferguson is attempting
to pull off the same stunt in this campaign against Mr. Mayfield
as he did against Tom Ball, when Mr. Ferguson slung to much
mud as to blind the good citizenry of Texas and himself to be
elected over Mr. Ball, after which his conduct in his office was
so corrupt that he was impeached and expelled.
Presuming that the folks can be made to forget his own
short comings by his abuse of Mr. Mayfield, he is conducting the
same slanderous campaign that he did in 1914. I am persuaded
that the good citizenry of Texas will rebuke this pole cat pol-
itics at the ballot box in such a strong manner that corrupt pol-
iticians will never again attempt to pull off such a scandalous
campaign as Mr. Ferguson is pulling off now. I am equally sure
that among Mr. Ferguson’s followers are hundreds or thousands
who would make affidavit to anything on earth that was neces-
sary to defeat prohibition. I haven’t the least doubt but that
Mr. Ferguson has his pocket full of affidavits now, but the above
statements are true and will be defended to the last by the
Jim Ferguson and his friends are fond of saying that “Farmer
Jim will do exactly what he says he will do.” Well, in some cases
they are right. But it is also a fact that he will do a whole lot that
he wouldn’t dare tell that he will do.
For instance, when he ran for Governor he never told that if
elected Governor he would take the public’s money and pay his
private debts, but when elected Governor he did this very thing.
(See investigating Comimttee's Report.)
For instance, when he ran for Governor he didn’t tell the voters
that if elected Governor he would buy ukeleles for his kids and
charge it to the State. But he did it just the same. (See Investi-
gation Committee’s Report.)
When Jim ran for Governor he didn’t tell the people that if they
would elect him Governor he would take the people’s money to buy
groceries for his table and feed for his cow with it. But he did it just
the same. (See Investigation Committee’s Report.)
When Ferguson ran for Governor he didn’t tell the people that
he would mis-apply and misuse the funds appropriated for the Gov-
ernor’s mansion and grounds. But he did it just the same. (See In-
vestigation Committee’s Report.)
When Ferguson ran for Governor he didn’t tell the people that
he would approve payment out of the public’s funds for bill for mer-
chandise that he owed personally. But he did it just the same. (See
Investigation Committee’s Report.)
When Jim Ferguson ran for Governor he didn’t tell the people
that if the State ran out of funds and still he wanted more groceries,
he would issue Deficiency warrants against the State to pay for his
own private obligations. But he did it just the same. (See Investi-
gation Committee’s Report.)
When Jim ran for Governor he didn’t tell the people that he
would take the money from the appropriation made for rewards and
other expenses for enforcing the laws and apply it to pay for his own
personal expense. But he did it just the same. (See Investigation
Committee’s Report.)
When Jim Ferguson ran for Governor he didn’t tell the people
that if they elected him Governor he would violate the civil and
criminal hanking laws of the State. But he did it just the same.
(See Investigation Committee’s Report.)
When Jim Ferguson ran for Governor he didn’t tell the people
that he would mortgage property already mortgaged. But he did it
just the same. (See Invesitigation Committee's Report.)
When Jim Ferguson ran for Governor he didn’t tell the people
that he would accept a gift under the form of a loan not to be paid
from the brewers to the amount of 156,500. But he did it just the
same. (See the Report of the Federal Court in the case brought
against the brewers for refusing to pay their income tax.)
When Jim Ferguson ran for Governor he did tell the people that
he did not receive the money from the brewers, and swore by
everything good and bad that he did not receive it from them, but
when the election was over and the brewers were being prosecuted
by the Federal Government for not paying their income tax, they
confessed that they had given the money to Jim Ferguson under the
guise of a loan.
Yes, Jim Ferguson will "Tell it to ’em,” but he won’t tell all.
When the Senator that is to be nominated at the run off primary
reaches Washington City, the liquor traffic will be there with
abundant funds to buy up those that are for sale. All the corrupt
interests of America will be there after votes for their corrupt
bills. They usually can put up any price. But Jim Ferguson is not
telling the people what his price will be when he gets there. Yes,
“he tells it to ’em, but he doesn’t tell it all.
But the voters of Texas know what Jim Ferguson did do when
he was Governor of Texas, and the voters of Texas will not risk
Jim any more. A burnt child dreads the fire.
Jim says that he is a “broke man.” Maybe so. We all know
that in the past Jim knew exactly where to get the money when
he needed it._ Is he going after it now?
A burnt child dreads the fire. On
From several sources reports are coming in that money is
pouring into Texas from New York to be used in the run off
campaign. Every good citizen can easily guess in whose in-
terest the money is coming in. Some of these reports are
from sources worthy of confidence. Of course documentary
proofs of such things are always difficult to secure.
It is up to the good citizens of Texas to say whether they
will send to Congress and to the United States Senate men
whose campaigns are financed from New York. Such men
would cast their vote in the favor of the same interests that
Taylor that did bring some liquor over there, but Mr. Mayfield
positivel refused to take a drop of it.
Concerning the promiscuous bathing without bathing suits:
I find that the barbecue was held at a point on the river where
there was so little'' water that they actually had to have a barrel
of water hauled to the barbecue for drinking purposes.
Concerning his statement in Georgetown about the wild par-
ties which Mr. Mayfield pulled off around Georgetown, and his
statement that the officers knew all about it: The sheriff and
the prosecuting attorney both said that Mr. Ferguson’s charge
during his speech was the first that they had heard of it, and
neither believe there is a word of truth in it.
ABOUT THE TWO QUARTS OF BOOTLEG.
Concerning Mr. Ferguson’s charge about the two quarts of
liquor given Mayfield by the ex-mayor of Mexia: A party who
was in the office at the time, said it was positively false. I
found that Mr. Mayfield has never seen this ex-mayor but once
in his life. The explanation of his story arises doubtless from
this fact: Mr. Smith, the ex-mayor, called Mr. Mayfield over
long distance telephone, and said that he had a proposition to put
up to the Railroad Commissioner and wanted to know if he would
support it. He gave an account to Mr. Mayfield over the tele-
phone as to what the proposition contained. Mr. Mayfield said he
would support the proposition, but when he arrived in Austin and
had the proposition in writing, he found that it vzas such that he
could not, as Railroad Commissioner, endorse, and he refused to
endorse it and the ex-mayor has been for Ferguson ever since.
HIS PASTOR.
The Rev. E. R. Barcus, Mr. Mayfield’s pastor, had received
so many inquiries and not wishing to make any reply that he
could not sustain, had thoroughly canvassed among those who
best knew the facts, and Mr. Barcus gives him an absolutely
clean record as a Christian gentleman.
AT PRAYER MEETING.
I found that instead of frequenting the Clubs and the hotels
drinking and carousing Mr.. Mayfield attends prayer meeting and
takes part in the services, and that he is not only a steward in
the Methodist church, and has been for twenty years, but was
conference leader in the campaign for raising the “Centenary
Fund” for the entire conference.
W. V. HOWERTON.
I found that Mr. W. V. Howerton, who has been known as
a prohibitionist, is supporting Jim Ferguson. I also found that
Mr. Howerton has been Mr. Mayfield’s Secretary and that Mr.
Mayfield found it necessary to dismiss him and secure another
in his place sometime ago. Since that time he has been bitterly
opposed to Mr. Mayfield.
(CONTINUED NEXT COLUMN.)
STATE OF TEXAS;
COUNTY OF TRAVIS
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally ap-
peared Hon. J. D. Moore, who, upon his oath, deposes and says!
“I was Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Travis County, Texas,
for six years, and was filling said office in 1909, at the time a fine
for gaming was paid under the initials of ‘E. B. M.’ and the expla-
nation below shows why the name of Earle B. Mayfield, whose ini-
tials are E. B. M., was not upon the docket.
“Following the exposure of a poker game in the Driskill Hotel
Judge John W. Hornsby called at my office as an attorney at law,
to pay the fines of several of the participants in said game. Some-
one, who did not give his name, telephoned me that Mr. Mayfield
had been in the poker game and when I stated that fact to Judge
Hornsby he stated that he would just pay Mr. Mayfield’s fine also,
which he did. The following day Judge Hornsby and Mr. Mayfield,
whom I had not met or known until then, came to my office, and
Mr. Mayfield stated that he had not been in the poker game, knew
nothing of it, that Judge Hornsby had no authority whatever to pay
a fine for him, and therefore he demanded that we correct the record.
As Justice of the Peace of Precinct No. 3 I called a Court of In-
quiry and heard the sworn testimony of more than thirty people
who admitted having played poker during the period under investi-
gation. and each and everyone swore that Earle B. Mayfield, who at
that time was a member of the State Senate, had never played or
taken part in any of said poker games. Whereupon I immediately re-
funded the said money to Judge John W. Hornsby. We later dis-
covered that the information and name of Mr. Mayfield had been
given to both me and the Constable by one of Mr. Mayfield’s polit-
ical enemies. The full name of every person participating in this
poker game appears upon the docket and the full nme of Earle B.
Mayfield would have appeared upon it also had he participated in
that poker game or any other poker game.
“In justice to Mr. Mayfield I endeavored to eradicate the judg-
ment, which had been erroneously entered, by pasting another page
of the record over the judgment erroneously entered; but since
that time the record has been tampered with, and many of the per-
sons who are now circulating certified copies of the eradicated
record, know the true facts of this matter and know that Earle B
Mayfield never plead guilty to playing poker or paid a fine for
violating the gambling laws or any other law of our State, and
also know that no one ever paid a fine for him.”
(Signed) . J. D. MOORE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me by the said J. D. Moore,
known to me to be the same J. D. Moore pho preceded me as Justice
of the Peace and the same person above subscribing, thsi the 31st
the 26th of August cast your vote for clean men and 100 per
cent Americans.
Jim Ferguson, who was convicted by the highest
tribunal of our Stat . the State Senate, on the charge
of fraudulently us' , ie State’s funds to pay his pri-
vate debts, now 8 rder to break into the United
States Senate 2 • f ollute its portals with his filth, he
is/ attempting 3— Earle Mayfield the same trick he
pulled on T • all.
Reader Pche HOME AND STATE will recall
that eigh A"rs ago, on his charge of poker playing,
Jim Fergus bn blinded many pros and secured their
TO THE GOOD CITIZENRY OF TEXAS:
As one who voted for Cullen Thomas in the first primary I
now favor the election of Earle B. Mayfield for the United States
Senate. Noting the charges against Mr. May field’s moral charac-
ter made by Mr. Ferguson, I have personally independently con-
ducted as thorough investigation of the case as the limited time
permitted.
TAKING OUT LIQUOR LICENSE IN HIS WIFE’S NAME.
Mr. Ferguson charges Mr. Mayfield with joining the
Country Club at Austin, and in effect taking out a liquor license
in his wife’s name, and frequenting the place for occasions to
get drunk, and other carousals, mentioning specifically last New
Year’s Day. I personally saw the minutes of the club at which
meeting Mr. Mayfield joined. I find that during the saloon days
the club had a liquor license, and that Mr. Mayfield refused to
join for that reason, but after the State went dry they had to
dispose of the liquor license and the bar and their financial con-
dition became such that they made an appeal for a larger mem-
bership to offset the loss. It was at this time that Mr. Mayfield
joined. Instead of refusing to join himself and taking out a
membership in his wife’s name, the roll shows “E. B. Mayfield
and wife.” This was the 6th of April, 1919, nearly a year and a
half after the last saloon in Texas had been closed.
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CLUB.
The name immediately preceding that of Mr. Mayfield’s is
that of Miss Annie Webb Blanton. At the same meeting Judge
C. A. Wilcox and Judge I. Graves, also their wives, joined. These
two are not only distinguished but life-long prohibitionists.
I found as a member of this club Dr. R. E. Vinson, Presi-
dent of the State University, and his wife. Also I found the
names of superintendents of a number of Sunday Schools in
Austin, including the First Baptist Sunday School. In short I
found that the membership of the Country Club was from among
the very best citizenry of Austin.
CHARACTER OF THE CLUB.
I went out to the club and interviewed the managers. The
club is in charge of a good Christian lady, a Baptist, and her
husband. This lady taught in the public schools of Dallas for
six years, and is a lady who is endeavoring to maintain as high a
standard of conduct in that club as the good womanhood of
America maintains in their own private homes.
The charge of Mr. Ferguson that such things as he says
Mayfield pulls off at the Club is a diabolical slander of a good
woman, and should be the basis for a libel suit. This lady said
that she had been there fifteen months. She has never met Mr.
Mayfield at the Club. Last New Year’s Day, when Mr. Fergu-
son said that Mr. Mayfield pulled off a drunk there, Mr. Mayfield
was not at the Club at all. I found placards throughout the Club
strictly forbdding the serving of alcoholic liquor by guests,
members and employees. Also strictly forbidding any playing
of cards for money, and threatening drastic action against any-
one who violated such regulations.
FERGUSON KNOWS THESE FACTS.
I also found that the secretary of this Club, having seen Mr.
Ferguson’s slander, sent him a copy of a letter in which he cor-
rected Mr. Ferguson’s statement, so that Mr. Ferguson himself
knows when he is making these statements that they are false.
DRINKING THE NIGHT HE SPOKE.
Concerning the charge that he drank bootleg liquor the
night he made his last speech before leaving for Meridian to
vote, I found that while Mr. Mayfield was up there speaking Mr-
Ferguson’s followers were down on the street freely charging
that he was drunk; but I interviewed a number who were on the
stand with him, heard him speak, chatted with him before and
after jthe speakng and they positively denied that he showed any
indications of any influence of liquor. I traced his every step
from that speech to the train, and I can state positively that Mr.
Ferguson’s charge is false.
THE BARBECUE NEAR GEORGETOWN.
Concerning the barbecue at Jonah: Mr. Ferguson says,
that Mr. Mayfield was out there drunk three days. I found that
the fact is that Mr. Mayfield'spent only one night there. He says
that Mayfield took a refrigerator full of liquor and beer. He did
nothing of the sort. There were, however, some folks from
day of July, A. D. 1922.
(Signed)
. (SEAL) ’
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Webb, Atticus. Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 1, 1922, newspaper, August 1, 1922; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1586079/m1/1/: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.