Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-18
What The People Say
VOTER OUTLINES OPINIONS
ON SENATORIAL ELECTION
Editor the News.

Editor the News.
AZ a legal voter in this state think
I have the right TO express my views
on the fitness ~ ! see ~ Of those men
who are seeking our support for office
AZ the primary Aug IS. II is my
purpose on this occasion 10 examine
and compare the political fitness OF
both candidates for the United states
Senate from this state. IN making
such examination and comparison Il
should be- done with fairness 20 each
and without prejudice TO either.
First. will notice the record OF
James +. Ferguson. which should he
conversant with all well.informcd think.
\ ing people In the state. OF course. he
was impcachcd FOR cause and excluded
| from state office. Notwithstanding his
statement TO the contrary that he re.
/ signed. Granting that he did resign
/ (which is not truel II he was an innocent
man being pursued and prosecuted by
! political enemies without cause. why
did he not take his case into the courts
and fight for his right TO retain the
office He had access 10 the several
/ different courts which are supposed 10
| do justice by those who carry their
grievances 10 them II Ferguson had
I done this and proved himself the object
OF a conspiracy. he would have con-
/ tinued TO hold the office and no one
knows this better than Ferguson him
self.
The facts in the case are these: That
he was a guilty man and, therefore,
would have no case In "A court OF JUS
! ticc. Hence. he could only take his
medicine. II he was innocent. why did
Il become necessary for him IN sacrifice
his property 10 right this wrong Ito
said he made the sacrifice aud from a
state ~ wealth he became a poor man.
/ Who knows that he would right tho
wrong neI. time? He acknowledges
tho wrong and now In asking The poo
ple 10 elect him 20 take the stain off
OF his character. Who ever heard Of
such unlimited sall2 Suppose every
man who violates the law should ask 10
he elected 10 office IN order 20 clear
his reputation There certainly would
be an vcr.production Of officers.
A man who campaigns for an offics
should he gentleman and not s,oop
20 low and base things In this parti.
cular Ferguson shows his utter disre.
gard for deccncy and courtesy. | ask
In al candor. docs tho language he
uses In his arguments prove him 20 10
a refined gentleman worthy Of the
support OF good people. or does Il show
him 20 be unworthy of the support OF
decent and refined people?
lie claims 10 he Mason and &C.
knowlcdges his opponent 10 b. one All
Masons are obligated not TO defame
the name OF n brother Mason In this
case Ferguson is proving himself TO Ia
an unworthy member OF the Masonic
order.
Candidates for this high office should
have a reputation above question for
truth and reliability In this respect
Ferguson is lacking. lie misquotes
the facts about the Impeachment and
his resignation. lie continues 10 mis-.
represent his opponent by making
charges that have been proven by re.
liable authority 10 be false. II q man
knowingly misrcpresents the truth.
even in one instance. his word then is
subject 10 question.
II Ferguson could he elected and
could b. seated In the Senate (which n
doubtful he would h. wholly without
influence and could accomplish nothing.
SO the state would b. practically with.
out representation so far as that office
Is concerned.
DO not doubt but that some good
people who are uniformed will support
him in the run-off Also. Il II a cinch
that all that class who are deceived by q
political bulidozer who uses vile cuss
words 10 emphasize his statements viii
do likewise
Mayficld is steward in the First
Methodist Church az Austin and has
the confidence and esteem OF his pastor
and the large membership Of that
church. l. i reasonable % believe that
All these good people could h. deceived
as 10 the morality Of such a prominent
man. who attends church regularly
and also sunday school and prayer.
meeting certainly not
bu, Ferguson Sys ne can prove the