Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-18

Mr.. Bailey does NOT intend go
b. pinned down Ia the real issue,
in this campaign.
lie very distinctly prefers 10
ride his bogus open shop issue, 81
make appeals 10 the prejudiccS oi
the people by arguing from false
premise. 10 boast Justify OF his
JefferSonian democracy without
explaining what il Is. and 10 offer
defense of his war record and of
his political record without inter
ruption from amy quarter.
These ara Sosnc of the reasons
why Joseph Weldon Bailey d..
clines 20 meet Pat VI. Ncfi in
joint debate.
We do nit believe that 3d.
would especially mind diarrang.
ing his speaking program. for the
reports which We have received
concerning the way in which tn
people are accepting his addresses
10 not agree with the reports
which are being sent ont from
Bailey headquarters.
But Mr.. Bailey knows full we'll
that in n joint debate with Pat NJ.
Neff he would have 90 step out IN.
10 the open and state frankly his
position upon many things.
He knows that MIR. Ncff and hi,
hearers would not b. s-ontrnt viii
insinuaiions and inucndo,S. bu
would demand that h. tell the pee
pie inst what be- will 10 with hi'
false ISSUES. such n the open shop
should h. b. elected governor.
He knows that ms campaign
plumber would b. exposed TO a
searching light and n demand
would b. made upon him for fact,
and figures and be- knows that h.
would not have leg 20 stand NJ
ON in n discussion of quite a mum
her of matters which h. he
brought into the campaign. III
knows that. in the light Of ih'
facts. IL would b. necessary fol
him to admit that he is not a Dem
ocrat, when every possible test ]
applied: and he knows that h
would have piiifully little chanc
of showing that he Is a patriot. !
would he hard for him 10 cxplai
his sudden interest in Texas an
It's affairs and il would b. harlc
fur him Ia show any note OF nan
Jnony between his Fort Wort
principles and the Democratic ~
tional platform.
Ii would b. incOnvcnicni "a
him 20 tell what sort OF argument
he would put up in the doubift
states in campaign IN u half q
the election Of james VI. Cox {
the presidency and be- probahl
wonld not like 20 h. confronie
with the recent statement of GO'
ernor Cox that ANY man VII
seeks 10 array one class Of citizen
against another in this country
more dangerous than a Russia
B0lshevik."
Mr.. Bailey's excuse for M
meeting Mr.. Neff IN joint deha'
is quite on a par with the arg,
ments h. is advancing 10 iRdu,
the people TO nominate him I,
gosernOr-it is weak.
Mr.. Bailey's proud boast IN.
The people know where be- stan.
on every proposition. is jus, a.
other one Of his little campaie
jokes-ihey can't find Oai. say
by his record. where he's lat" .
all.
His record is damp. yet b. eel
himself q prohihitionisi.
He poses rs The friend Of n
farmer. yet b. Opposed the far
loan bank. the parcel post law an
Che rural mail service.
He admits thar h. i for m
open shop and that De oppos
everything that bears a union ,.
bel. yet in the next breath. - III
de does b. think 81 the INTEL
gence of he laboriGg man. J.
calls 20 the worker ~ bis friend.
lie seeks 10 b. the governor 81
all Of the people. vet b. stands b.
fore them. the avoWcd eandidai
Of the wealthy man. The corpors
ton and the Association Oppo>.
90 Prohibitions.
lie calls himself a Dcmocr4