Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-23
.LOONEY OFFERS
HIS PLATFORM
Candidate for Attorney Gen
eral Outlines Views in
Present Campaign

To the Democra'ic Voters OF Texas
When MIR Lightioot. a few DAYS
since. announced that be would MOI
be candidate for re. election 10 the
office OF Attorney Get eral. : gave 10
the press statement that ! would be
In the race. and nov confirm thai,
preliminary statement by this formal
announcement OF nv candidacy for
Attcrney General subject O. The
democratic primaries 70 boo heN
I throurhout TIE state on I1ly 2lth
/ ] ana a democrat alWavs loyal %
the nominees and platform demand.
Of my party a hUyer 5y profession
Iactiyely engaged Boo me genera. prar.
|eioht years
The office of ATTORNEY General uD
longs 20 the executive depar mtnf ~
/ tho stale coFernr ont. Zoo truta. it Sc
I Che strong risht arm OF thc esecD.
Tive With 10 The state vase. hcr
LEGAL battles. offensive and defensive
Twin b. the state protects herself
I FROM moUop0Ics trusts and illegal
.cNuutua ctoruors and lli arts.
beyond the scope Of charter powers.
|are prevented
The Attorney General. under The
constitution, is the counsellor and L.
gal adviser OF the governor. the exc
ccntiye heads OF the other depart
ments Of the state government and
of the district and county attorneys
throughout the state. lie is charged
with the collection. when SHIT IS ne
ccssary. of an monies due the state
llc shall cause 10 be- instituted Crimi-
nal proceedings against an officers
and others misapplying funds belong
Ing TO the state. and many other du.
ties are de,olved upon him OF may
be- deyolvcd upon him by tho legis-
latprc
The Attorney General has nausht
10 do with the wisdom or policy OF
Laws his duty IL 10 see that the
/ law. as II is written and not as be
would have it written. is administer
ed
The pertinent questions In cons!l.
cring the candidacy of any man fOl
this office. are as 10 his character
ability attainment. affiliations ano
his environment the public vii
want 10 know the point view h,
VIII take In the discharge of his duty
that Is. whether he will have th,
viewpoint Of special or selfish inter
ests or the viewpoint OF the genera
public These are some of The peril
ucnt queries which the candidacy o
any man suggest and they need e
be- answered
80 one expects me 10 say less than
iif elected Attorney General of Tetas
that will du INV duty faithfully an
icorless'y 90 the best Of ny ability
This promise. however, Is easily wri'
ten ! offer. as an earnest O. m
good faith in making tins promise
1.-The following considerations In N
first place. | take q Ter granted tia
no one. during the progress of IN
campaien, will seriously CHALLENGE m,
character as a citizen, or ;ly ahilit'
NJ equipment as a lawyer. will
therefore pass these points and cal
attention 10 nv official record
which should satisfy any voter tha
will not be dominated by ans ru
worthy motives. was q member O
the 2eth and 30th senates. and va
also q member OF the house durln
the two last special sessions of th
Fist legislature I championed. tina
ts. introduced and secured the pass
lace of number of Important meas
urc. which speak more ooryinrinsl
than Z could of nay s,mratrios iu
pulse au1 nos.Ica' affiliations
'iu'rulf cod and secured the passage
Tor tbo rrsf time in This state. of %
hru-Frec Pass Law. which as ever
.ouc knows established ore % DO
sorn1ost public POLICIES that hes Iea
established no This ,1t" On recar
rcars also the Auu-Nelotisn IIo
which emphasizes the idea that a pul
b. lie Office is a public trust and not
private family snap ais" the Ia
which prohibits corporations frol
using their funds in the elections an
IN the politics of this state. also a
law which requires corporations. b.
fore being chartered 10 have SUI
scribed the entire capital stock an
: fifty per cent thereof paid in, tn
p lacing n ban on corporations. torn
ed only 10 fleece the public. also n
lnsolvent corporation law. which vi
no recognized as one Of the measure
! known as the "Hogg Amendments
. advocated so earnestly by CoyernC
. icgr just prior TO his death also q
law which enables the Attorney Get
, erals department 10 take teslimon
q either within or without the state
/. commissioner. under which Alto
h ney General Davidson was enabled
y secure evidence upon which the gre'
= penalty was collected from the W
!, iers-Pierue OIL company and by 81
Toe OF which II was driven from y
IS state. also what IL known as the on
r Board Medical Bill. which has ahol
}. unified all the schools Of medicine
~ this state. that Is 10 say. all bicke
; Inns and ienlnnsies that eNisied b