Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-24
FOR HAyFIELD
.. 1. SMITH ANAIyzEs VIEWS
OF J. N. GOtLDY ON RACE
EJ,ior The News:

Editor The News:
Tie run-off primary next Saturday /,
cfing 10 be one of the most important
cfnts IN the annals Of Texas history
II. the senatorial contest. on one side
ISL. y. Ferguson. an impeached former
t.Ntrnor whose platform is return 70
the sale 81 beer and vine and wiplng
ott entirely the Volstsad Act. which Is
Tie prohibition enforcement law.
Another plank Of HE platform calls
far the destruction ~ the Federal Re
serve banking system on the other
h.ie in this contest is that splendid citi
geo and capable railroad commissioner.
E,'Ilc II. Mayfield. whom they have
uiod 20 destroy with tabled scandal
standing firmly and sauarely for the
h''ct enforcement and Strengthening Of
The prohibition and enforcement laws
ana IN complete sympathy with the
tiirh and purpose OF the Federal Re
s,.cc system
ttrhnatoly for the people. II by any
heck or crook. Mr.. Ferguson should be
-t~"ted' he cannot change the laws gov.
or ing in either case. but he Is appeal.
'ae TO the less informed and vicious
casscs and creating disregard for all
lsvs.
or one ] cannot see how q man or
Niilsn with an ordinary human heart
can wish 10 20 back TO the legalizcd
suing OF liquor with its attendant evils
TO vote for man who stands for IL
- Mr. Ferguson does, IL a step In tina,
OBJECTION.
dy good friend and fellow townsnnan.
- J. VI. Gouldy. who has ALWAYS
es'nned to be rockrIbbed prohibition.
ls'. is out in the public prints advising
va pconle 20 vote for Mr.. Ferguson be.
.euse the preachers are against him.
PC "oonfesScs" 10 having been "neu.
uali In this race until the political
frSnchcr OF the Gospel lett his high call.
ING ana employed language unbecominR
TIE strcci hueksier and that IL was
trcn ] decided 10 step out on the side
q the common people and assist in my
fce''t nay 90 tight back the big Inter.
c'te and Sive the workers and women
.otnnte." etc
ms political preacher" stuff was
c''rworked bv Joe Bailcv In his ciay.
ma - now being exploited bv Jim Fer.
suson Too had. Mr.. Gouldy. that your
t.''der sens,bilities have been so
eatcsed br the preachers. bu, in view
of the foul and profane language beinr
ptd by Mr.. Ferguson in the presence
Of Yemen and children. you are going
a. lave 20 hunt another aliki
IN voting 10 FIN a strictly political
tfticc u II usual TO vote for the man
~fo stands for those principles consist.
cit With ones views. \ vote cast in
sh' other way II rank abuse OF the
tTtlicgeS. You are a man Of inteli.
r'cc and must know that YOU are in.
Wing your friends 90 follow YOU In
taf:ng M the flEh, to return liquor 70
destroy the Federal Reserve system.
afd all the other destructive measures
advocated by your newly found political
Coo, ora OF which Is that he will favor
distributing one billion 81 900 900. coo 0Ol
g, .srs gold among Federal employees
L. Washington City. Now. Nj. Gouldy
lcll us Why you and Jim are willing M
'cst over so many really poorly paid
1f1 deserving people nearer home e
givc this money 10 = bunch in Wash
irstcn that does less work for tn
ii'mcv they take down than any claq
o. employees on earth DO YOU realiz,
II Nould be q tax Of approximately 50 OF
t'er capita for every man. woman an,
Ch.id, including Mcxicans. Indians an,
yrOcs. In the United States Just
matter OF about siG0 00OO0 to be dul
~ by the citizenship OF Amarillo.
The adoption of the Federal Reserv
8 a,em regard the most important Law
tn1ttrd by our government since III
al,li,ion OF slavery. That act emanc
ll,ed us from Wall Street and enable
,us K finance. not only our own armie
during the World War. but In mca
ere the armies Of our allies Jim Ia
,l.cgcd himself 10 utterly destroy n
s-rtem. and now since YOU have 81
ls'cJ under his banner, tell ne whit
M will give MS instead
10 h, sure, the preachers are again
j.r' they are against any man wi
l-c,oncs a party 10 putting the cup
me lips Of their children OF their ncig
j-of children. We owe II TO the fat
~ preachefs and our good women IN
Ve have prohibition today and 80
g. Souldy. are making a sad mistal
pcn in yCuT declining DAYS YOU Ia
voii back on the lcavcning influcuc
and take Up the black banner
fornicr Senator X. Q. Mills was
LtN man as our representative
Washington Cor many years. but
S,licai sunset hogan when that ne
sbic first state prohibition elect
'or Texas In 1897 was held Or u.
C'.toh VAS one OF the stalwart =
leaders whose wonderful intellect a
tisltofv completely routed the senat
vac was q defender - The lcgalized >,
W Nduor. IN ioin, debate in the 81
NJ Waco. SO crushing was his dei'
ma IN his confusion he was lei 90 S
a. his so,-'ch that hell Is tulI
rrelthcrs like d.. Carroll their &
uer sticking out OF the windows tn
vaS his urdoing
~ feeling Is that q man should
Christian first. and then a politica
Zen other words. t., his Christian
sh,pe his politics. n this is done.
h',n dcr Of the liquor traffic vii ~
' elected 20 office. Then cnforcemc
viii become fact. and Ne viii hccol
sober happy and prosperous people
JAMES L. SMITH
81. srilio. TeAas. Aus -. lsee