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

hc declares HAT b doe, noi r,.i'
sent the liquor Interests Is thai
none of tho ants believe tha' stat.
mcnt. This is shown by tn l9"'
that all those with strong anii.in-
clinaiions may b. found ~ sup
poricr> q fthc ex-senator.
This statement in substance.
was made by JJdgc j. ". Crudg
ington NJ the reorganization oi the
Panhandle Ncff For Governor
meeting. held in the district court
room last evening.
Home and STATE. The prohibition
organ. published az Dallas. tlLrS
the ease further with documentary
proof. Mr. Bailey. 10 VIII hr 'a-
mcmbcred. in his Cu,iurim speech
las, fall admitted
~ have been employed hy the
Association Oppo>, u to National
Prohibitions. That a>>ocia
ton j. not affiliated with the dis
.tillrr> or brewer, Boo any $50,
Home and State then quotes q
letter. written hy Darlington
Phelps. former cmployt Of th' A,-
>oriaiion Opposed to Prohibitions
rcsignIng hi, position and stating
the reasons therefor. Some OF those
reasons are embodied ~ the follow.
ING:
You assured me-. write,
Phelps. in employing Lir that
your a,>ocil'ion had absolutely nu
connection. direct ar indirect. ol.
iicial or unofficial. with The hpmrr
interests. ! did not need Your
Telegram 10 me 10 consult with
Hall. Secretary of the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association of
America. on that gentleman state.
ncni that his association had puu
itrlhuicd sixty thousand dollar,
S6O,NNl 'o No, Association o.
POSED Ia National Prohibitions. ur
The very recent meeting oi the
liquor interests. represented hy
Riley Vance and Leopold in youl
,office 10 dictate the candidate,
your association woull >uEort in
the election of November lih 'o
convince me- that you had employ
I'd mc under absolutely false n.pIr.
sensations. ! do not believe
that a public movement, promul
gated aud subsidized hy sinister "a
.ierStS can live. and heaven know.
YOUR movement has the sinister in.
ter, SIS behind il nut IA,
thing that has alicnat,d my sym.
pathleS II The fact that realize
your cause i a rotten one. Your
very convincing statement that
tins was a spontaneous aud patri.
,oilc movement, backed by patriot,
men has proved to b. utterly
false. | find Your efforts "a,
hacked by q small ring of liquor IN
ier'stS. principally the saloons ol
America. and your principal move.
icooriinating perfectly with tho,,
Of the ether big liquor interests.
such a. the brewers. di>iillcfs.
etc"
And Joe Bailey. while denying
that he would bring liquor back Ia
Texas. admits that be- j, the paid
attorney OF the Association Op.
posed 10 Prohibitions.
And while denying that h.
would return thu licensed saloon
admits that he would not mind
every man manufacturing inioxl
eating liquor, in his own hourr fol
his own use.
/ II j. true that some cVrrllrn
citilcnS will be- found in the ranF,
lof the Joe Bailey supporters.
| But II is also true that the Spc
cial interests and the men VIII,
would bring whisky back 10 Tcxa.
if they could. are NOT 10 h. foun,
amcng the followers of that corr
agcouS young man from Waco. "a
VI. Ncff. who has declared that :.
he Is elected governor he will seci
10 enforce the prohibition laws e.
Texas with such telling effect tina
the children of the coming gou
Grafton will neither know m,
smell nor the taste of inioNiraiin,
liquors. -
The ISSUE. on this matter. b
clean cut.