Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-27
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THE COMMON ENEMY

Did YOU ever feel strongly that e
perfectly good man. whom You had
always regarded ~ a friend. had
suddenly assumed al the dcvilisll
attributes OF his Satanic Majesty
Have You ever been able Ia 81,
down and figure ont 2 splendid 81
of reasons as 10 why that gentle.
man ought 10 lc in Jail. instead
Of at large spreading diSSa'lsfac.
ton and discomfort among thu pco-
pie of an enlightened and peaceful
couniryi
IL not, fellow citizen. Won have
never enjoyed TO the fullest Tho
delights Of a political campaign
Your education is not complete
For there is something about
politics which causes men 20 loSo
their heads and In say things a.
each other which they later rcgr Z
Applying this 20 the campaign
which eliminated in the holding oi
The primary election last Saturday
and considering, too. the closeneS'
NJ The result in Potter County
particularly between Ncff and
Thomson. W. arr surprised. a..
deed. by the fact that while this
campaign is no exception 20 the
general rule. at least il has been
wonderfully free from the playing
If petty politics. from mud.Sliug
ing and from hasty. personal ut.
ieraneeS upon the part of the fol
lowers of Ncff. Thomson or
Looney. ~
There were two perfectly goo
reasons for this The candidates
themselves. constitute the first RIA.
I'm. They arr al men Of high pr.
Sonal integrity. gentlemen who lol
crate no mud-slinging and who
sought the office upon personal
merits Of their opponents. Their
followers naturally took their cnes
sfrom them. And the second reason
was lodged far back in the after.
most corners OF many heads. II o.,
the realization that later ono might
he called upon 10 make n selection
~ some opponent other than Joe
Bailey for governor. II was a
cooling" thought.
We are glad that in Potter
County many Of those men who
were the strongest adhercnts OF Mr
Thomson have declared cheerfully
that they are Just a. strongly now
in support Of Mr.. Neff. Mr. Thorn.
ason or Mr.. Looney. n the cas-
might he. was their first choice for
the office ~ governor. and many o.
them admit that they chiefly De.
sired. of the three clean men az.
fering. 20 choose that ono who
would have the best chance 20 dr.
feat Bailey in the run off. Tho
News was prepared. as was init.
mated editorially some days ago.
to support either Looney or Thorn
ason for governor in event either
Of them had been the choice Of ~
PEOPLE 10 make the runoff with
bailey. We are glad that our fir.i
choice was the fortunate one. bu'
there would have been no back
wardncSs in the manner in which
We would have given either Of
these gentlemen our support.
While We an sought diligently 2.
make our first choice winner in iir
first primary. We must remember
that the battle ahead will boz an
wen livelier one. Joe Bailey. Yep.
resentaiiye Of the corporation, and
he liquor Interests. and friend ..
he rich man. j. the common enam,
- long ~ Bailey r'mainS O can
iidaie. all Texas j. in peril and. 81
COW behooycs the supporters 90 alI
ilrce Of his opponent, 10 conccn
rate their efforts and bring abou.
is overwhelming defeat. For %,
0te which Bailey received IN %,
'rSt primary viii bc with him ir
l..e second. and there is not Co.,