Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-17
BAYLOR PRESIDENT SPEAKS
IN BEHALF Of NEFF, LOCAL
MAN DEFENDS THOMSON
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he never told story ~ vulgar thai
could not have been repeated h'iHr, his
mother. And that IN something th1'
few Of W.. myself included can say
he said.
T. MANLY Man
That ia. opposition hld g.ur goo SOM,
lengths. and had not proven ih,ms Ives
90 be EuOd sportrwcn iH their search
for political capital Vts Indicated Siid
DR.. Brooks. by the fact Tint 'hyy bad
made a ridiculous effort o. wu,, chat
Mr.. Ncff IL Sissy hv uuut.nr frrm
a preface which hc pr ntuphs bad
written o. a book ~ whI,h NJ N,.t
was the author IN that prrny. %.
had declared that N'ff when hov
had not been Ike other bows iu that
he had never cured smoked co. nshrd
or hunted as De- most others but
said Dr.. Brooks the opposition Co
quoting this. purposcly failed 90 give
the rest u my statement. WIN was ihi,
although these things were true. ne
was anything but sissy. being on
the other hand. a vigorous. ,lrilr. up.
standing. manly man and game 90 the
core"
Early Life Described.
Or. Brooks told how Mr. NcfCs an.
cestors came 20 Texas In 1872 and So,
tied west 81 Waco on q farm Refer.
ence was made 90 Ncfrs early lif- on
the farm and 81 the rural associations.
To this noble home life was ascribcd
much n the sterling character ~ Ncff.
A touching picture was given ~ the
way In which Mr.. Ncff honor, his aged
mother. nov nearly 90 Years old hy
visiting her every week and sending
messages to her nearly every dav.
And yet Mr.. Seff has been called n
man who would rake n god mother.
in.law or n sissy" declared Or Brooks
"Rut everything will he better u We
can back up man with the highest
ideals. lie could have my friendship.
Iny vote. my confidence. upon the cyi.
dence Of that one thing. other condl
tions being equal"
The education IL Mr. N.ff At BAYLOR
University and the University II Texas
was neat discussed Mr.. Ncfrs career
at Austin In the Legislature was gone
into. II Was shown how he was the
youngest Speaker the HOUSE ever had
Dr.. Brooks told 81 his regular attend
ance nj the sessions of the legislature
making II unnecessary to have q
speaker pro TEN Following his return
from the Legislature DR. Brooks spoke
of Neffs record as prosecuting aitor
ney. referring To- the convictions IN a..
cases. less rs acqult,als
Fair In Al Dealings.
yet. Mr.. Neff would not prosecute
any pet son whom he did not bclicv,
TO be guilty" added Or. Brooks. You
also find that h. turned In nearly
$4,000 20 the state treasury from con
vicitons secured IN McI.cnnan count,
cases. a sum greater than that ;urne,
In by all other district and county ~
torneys of Texas combined u was Mr.
Neff who made the first conviciino IN
der the local option Inv he vigorously
fought gamblers And 81 fair hav'
been his dealings In court that no AZ
torneys on either side II his eases have
eyer charged him with une,hical con
duct.
''Neff Il 100 per cent American a.
gave his time 90 the Y NJ. &. \ Tor q
series Of lectures 10 men In canton
ments He spoke 10 soldiers IIe was
great factor In putting over th'
Fourth Liberty Loan.
Pat Neff thinks for himself YoJ
may find other pet sons. including my
self. who would believe all the repre-
sensations upon an al stock schem'
ana from one who II trying 20 unload
But Pat Neff would nave a. h. con
WINGED before you could sell him. ~
II no, a man who would abuse the par
dOning power.
Temperamental Fitness.
Some men are not tempegamcntall,
~ for high office Have you no, secr
men who thought the public wcr'
slaves % he driven Have YOU no
seen men who thought there were 0
mighty Caesar when they were In oi
flce7
But Neff has been criticised SONS
20 his fointer clients are opposed y
hlnf-at ieas; two or three His on
poncnts have fought him upon one Is
sue--his land plank. One candidate hsi
fought hnm hard Don't think h. live
IN Texas and. confidentially. don
fhlr.ka that ha A. r,tnnf,. t,,t,.b .r,-,,.a =.
20 be perfectly honest"
Great applause Was given Dr Bruok
~ he made this reference O. Bailey
and there we're many cries ~ hit hin
again" But Or Brooks launched int
an explanation q the land plank show
ing how he believed the attitude o
NJ. Neff vas correct Or. Brooks sal
there were = half million persons u
Texas without homes.
Dr. Brooks declared that !, was 81
Neff's idea % compel the opening VI
q large tracts u Agricultural land Z
the public. he told Of the alleged IN
justice that had been brought upo
certain sections o. the country Pior
GERS had bought land az % cents 90
few dollarr an scre. h. asserted The
they had waited until people came q
causing the land 10 rise In value.
Would Re Forred on Market.
We charged that population was N
backbone 81 any Increase IN the valu
~ farming lands a. well ~ city pruI
erty. Through a graduated land a
Dr.. Brooks believes this surplus Ian