Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-11-07
COMMON SENSE AND HARD FACTS vs..
INFERENCE AND BO5H.

phrsseoosy Gentlemen of the jury: he verde, IS with y'd
today the above styled case the Of clean ballot
and honest a dishonest ard fraud
Gentlemen We submitted last lte sday IN Ger
circular headed The Facts IN we laid
down face up the table before yoo and before the c2Po
ton. We challenged them dispoyc contention "c
stood ready proved to join them and vote
for the who has been declared The nominee
Now the close Of BE You aa,, read our
circulars ard adsyou have also read al the ads and r
culsrs issued bv the defendant IN the Here
mary OF all their answers:
That their csndida, the nominee b, tie declaration
of the executive committee. We granted it, but that Mr. Ne
Bride received the majority ard therefore the
nee Of the Democratic primary, Justly and dgh'fuily.
Iten they presented the fact to YOU that the Potter
County Pure Ballot caguc and it membership unknown
to them. We answered that doors open, me-
every night and they welcome o Anyway
the objecng the testimony because the attorneys
for the defense had been properly to the wit
nesses attorneys the other side. More hosh
Then they presented the statement Of an honest
Judge who confirmed N almost Identical Ian
guase. No, point scored there.
Next was Mir Aycrys bad break making dirc.u threats
you know what happened him. and that they sorry
they played that card
Then the election officers aftdavis with bad
break in that Gentlemen, did YOU get the point OF that az
fidsvt-dd you the Joker the bottom. through which
they secured the adavs Of ,hnac honorable pcn,cmcn?
Hear it, each swearing for HIMSELF as 20 Ills PART in the
tally and count" heie gcncacn you witness OF these
ways that dark and Tricks ha vain with which the
legal profession is familiar ATE, loading the OF ne al
iday,s with statements tho, 10 ono man charged
his separate work, could possibly sign, and which hey
did not sign they slipped the qualifying phrase the bot
TOM which made each Iub stand is bottom. Voters
of Potter county, il insult to you nes think
would be caught Init, nd 4
They also presented a nice clean statement from Mr.
Moow, the story fully told by hores, man. showing thai
the ballots gained possession OF by any COLLISION on
the part Of anybody by trick scheme turned
the Jantor 20 burn in the furnace Gentlemen, have
carefully oonned over the election law and the auitur is
mentioned a proper custodian of the ballots They
in the trash pile of the hands Of al authority and
the janor looked them from curiosity jest they had
been q Trash your street Re the Niger in tic
woodpe he called Tor hcp HIM and here you are
Where any allegation Of fraud On Mr. NJ Brides pan? Nh
Nioow Statement, very interesting b. throws light on
the stos,on
The last chapter UP TO THIS TIME IS The circular
headed with the question which Itself admission WHERE
WAS THE FRAUD" IN which hey Try to cast the insnuaon
and make the charge that Mcbride 'dopod" the ballots while
the trash pile weak circular but signed by lhc defend
in the The gst Of their srsumen, mot denial
OF fraud Box No g. denial Of the CORRECTNESS 7t he
Fatal Seventy three Afidavs bot the same argument they
have been making, WE OBJECT TO TIE WAY YOU
FOUND IT OUT Su.ty such g ridiculous srgumcn, does
appeal to any thinking Wouldn't il be absurd to
such claim against the shorfGs office the L. S
marshal because he peeped in the window slipped in the
back door, O pa, a spoier to catch a crook
That's the story date--ours in plain fac,s-thcrs in
weak responses, full Of holes unworthy Of place the rec.
crd--only forgot pont-they said cut vas a cam.
pagn Of abuse and villficaorbut that's absurd 10
How ARE YOU GOING 10 ERINC N YOUR YER.