Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-14
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( Reprinted from Waco Farm -
Iahor Jouruul

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LAhor iournall
Pat ". Ncff. candidat" fnr COVER.
nor has both as = private Ci,iaen
aud az a public officer. been friend
TO the labOring man. aud 10 labor or.
gahizatlOns MANY individual nat-
tiers could be easily cited 10 prove
hts statement. but the printed 70.
per; OF those Who have been IA 20.
si,ion 10 know. is conclusive testl.
mouy The report IT the legislative
board OF Railroad Traiumen. In
speakIng In It's official findings as
TO matters Of legislation affecting
RAILROAD employees, has chs - ay
OF Mr.. Neff az member 90 tho
Twen,y-seyenth Legis.a'ur''
Pat Neff Is a brigh, yodur states
man from Waco and . consistent
friend Of all labor Organizations"
This report is signed officially hy
j A. Lawson. chairman; !. Mck,n.
zic. secretary. and = u. haHke,
treasurer
Mr. Neft was honored by beng
elected speaker OF the house Of the
Tweniy.eigh,h Legislature. and the
report OF the Joint Labor Legislative
Board Of Texas. composed Of J A.
Lawson. representing the u u 7"
Joseph / Meyers. repreSn,ing the
H. l.. =. & H.. I'D u Willis. repre-.
senting the o. X. G.. n. J McC01l,
representing the H. l.. r.. and Wal.
ton Pe,eet. representing the Texas
Federation OF Labor. says this: "ihe
speaker OF the house. Hon. Pat VI.
Neff has always been stauuch
friend OF organized labor. and as .
member Of the Tventy-s.y"nth Log
islnture rendered Us yaluabl" aesisi-
nnce A speaker he was absolutely
fair and impartial. and under his I'D.
minlstration labor received fair ana
just recognition
Several years after Mr.. Seff lad
rendered the services above u On.
toned. and while a private citizen. he
was. on account OF his well known
friendship for the cause Of labor
unanimously selected by the labor
organizations o. Texas 70 make the
presentation speech 20 Governor
Campbell on the occasion 81 IN. pres
entatlon 20 him. In the name of or
ganlEed labor. OF a valuable clock, Ga
a token Of friendship and apprecia'
ton. The presentation WIS made In
the hall Of the house 81 representa-
tiyes the house and senate sdlouin-
Ing for the OCCASION Mr. Nefi made
lengthy speech, from which w
quote the following extracts. which
clearly show his kindly feeling and
deep interest In the cause ~ labor
SLOW as the centuries. constant
as time. tragic ns death and as oter'
nal az the purpose Of God have beer
the mutations out Of which the la
borer OF today has been evolved. III
has vaged his ovn battle aud duI
out his own way 20 emancipation
For centuries he beat with bar.
hands against the barred and toiieS
, hulgarks % privilege. Neither III
sword. nor the guiiiotine. nor the IN
/ quisitiOn. nor the torch, nor IN,
. dungeon. has ever silenced OF stage,
b the solemn and sublime. the match
, less and marvellous march u labor
, Wherever the Vanguard Of the iab0
! army oampsd one day the rear guar
} camped the next. The laboref's sub
) lection. his slavery. his degradatlons
: his emancipatlons. his advancement
! his triumph and his final victory I
] written with a pen Of fire dipped d
: human blood. and forms q sad. %