Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
a, Prosecuting Attorney.


For six years Mr. Neff was the prose
cutting attorney for McI.ennan County
Here h. crossed swords at the legal
har with some IL the kccneSt men who
ever pTicticcd law In Texas Here his
knowledge and collegiate training came
10 help him. Here his keen conception
of the law and his forceful presentation
~ II to the jury won all except sixteen
cases In the trinl Of AZ prosecutions.
This record. dare say. has never been
equalod hy any prosecuting attorney In
Texas. II Il hut common knowledge tn
say that when Mr. Ncff became the
prosecuting attorney that gambling
houses were running open In Waco and
that saloons were VIGOROUSLY violating
the law. and that the prohition laws
were Icing violated IN IN" prohibition
districts throughout Mcl.cnnan County
Mr. Ncff. In the name II the law. closed
the gambling houses. putting more than
4, Dozen fthc professional gamblers ~
Waco in bail In one day. H. was IN"
first prosecuting attorney In Texas tn
send e. the pcnitentiary q person fur
permitting gambling an his premises.
az he was also the first prosecuting at
turney t. secure a prnitentiary convic.
iiun against q person charged with s,ll.
ing irtpNicants In prohibition territory.
IN addition to proving hims ~ to b. an
effective and fearless prosecuting attor.
ncy the official report In the court
hourr records show that he paid into
N" public treasury during his term uf
office above his salary and all thu tx.
pcns 81 his office. Sel5SS0o. During
four wears "f his administration he paid
into the public treasury more money
than did all the other county attorneys
~ Texas combined during tn. same
wears This Is strong statement but
the records are on file and can bo verl.
fled. I am adyiscd that this great saw.
ing u public funds on his part was
accomplished by reducing the number
4 assistants usually employed lay prose.
cutting attorneys.
Such wisdom In public economy
when he was a Younger man. viii he'll
him s,ve the public funds In the larger
,ff,irs uf the governors office. Al good
citizens will applaud such q policy
An Economical Man.
IN his campaign h. pursucs the SANE
m,thods ~ modest expenditures lie Z.
not supported hy any hidden corpora
tion In Texas or cut 81 II lie II max
ng ne promises To- any persons fur sup
port lIc knows that this would d. dis
honest and h. never sclls himself fui
gold ~ honor.
Men and women of poverty or riches
Men aud women of learning or igno
rancr. maN approach him NJ goycrnui
without hesitation. Men aud women 81
poisr and high ideals will know that n
hts office the smell of tainted monr,
can never be- found. Tie will never r.
cciVc money frum secret sources. MOI
viii he receive employment FRONT insii
iutinn~ ~ Nicinus corporations who's,
ANIMATION u greed and gold above VS.
men and children and home and rhurri
and sohud and business.
4 Public speaker.
Fnr ~. past twenty Years h. ha.
-roken un al sorts ~ public "c,asiunS
During the war be- made addresses ~
Invitations In army camps s-cking q
make the men better soldiers Ate
the Armisticc. In IN" same manner b.
was invited to speak ,o the r-iurn-'
oycrsca men IN the nol,lc ideals IL g,--
relationship IN this service be- hs'
marked success
Many of his addresses. wears sgu
were published in book by q group ~
hts college friends while an example q
h,s forensic ability before the jury cas-
b. found published IN = SERIES ~ books
cntliicd the Classics II the American