The Forrest City times., 1890-12-13
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 HON. W. NJ. fIstIBACk
Replies to United states Senator J. K.
 Jones Letter.

Hon. ! k. Jones'
 NJ DsAR SIR Your .stter addressed to me from NashinEton City. tbronRe the Republic. in reply to uy proposition to give the people of Arkansas an opportunity of expressing their wishes in the ehutco between Us Tor the eeuatp. has this moment been read.
 regret that you should have shown anger ai nN Hat having addressed you before sivins my 4Citct t0 fhe prcss. Let Us be au1te frank iu thl- matter. My letter, It's character abuniautiN indicates. was intended es much fur pubic rerisai ns for your own. Net. as q 4uaticf of enlfru courtesy. l addressed n copy la yeu hy The same mail that carrled the original tr the Gazette, and II should have feacard s*a IT g proper sime tt so1i had been at NashfuEtah. HumpstcAi Sohuiy Where | thought you resided aud where l supposed SoG were. having for Inc moment forgotten ,our purchase of home tn Washington City.
 I,et i also l'c candid iu satuC other matters. You say fIn many eases 10 Arkansas pFlur to the lHto state election. candidates fur Fhe iegisss;atc were ealed upon to declare whom they would support I4t senator i'll ease ot thele clcei s8H, and many were nominated RnH elected nlaah tAsir puhiie HtcdEe saAt they would vote taF my re@sectann' so one knows better than yourself that a choice he eHn lis Naa not naAe Ra t%sae in the cAu-f sass. and that therefore. the people haNr not expressed, ti8g had mn opportunity Ter o1. pressing tbFif isfcS lu tflr pgrmt#rs. and V is pt,c4seiy so afford theH this epportnattS fhat fonghf and haa Il riRnt ta expect Soar consent and as$istance.
 lure the September election Bat you must pardon ths suggestion that thj@ ,s a matter io t7tF dsiNfAiss4 i4N tftY t*#F FRfsEN&tfAs
 Mhen called atan iss tAe tcnfnsg ,oialntttao ta vaexass the state tn me iatcfcst ot the ttu4nuartflc slate ticket the situation saa considered critical n the extreme There sas no intelligent dem@cral sn tbr state who did not fetsi that Inc election of tiaat ws governor carrying wtsh it tac power la ortt upon H tsso "ilshs president v sehj tiF9ts tQ h,s assistance iu rutorcinS c5Ntl pFoVcs@. aauld nave involved il snpnaco to the FCae" aud prOs t4eFtty uE oar state t@f perhaps years fa ey tAss ~ tt has. catered tas miad .a 0SoF F4.r ttfs4 I lcen uHW silinw tu sietrssel from tn" c.itccy ut appeals to thr patriotism nt my ieiiow ctti. srns oJ oKpa~tns taeu to thu chArAe eI heinR actusuc,l bs sciash motives, stlll less willing wuMil 1 haze tssnp tS impSrl the Stiaces- og thc acmocfA1te ticket bY complcattag the eanVa~s with any personal a'nhs'iSns ot mf oNns
 Fot similar feasen% deoiued to announce white canvass Slux the second district m vtndi- enf,uu ug tlc nouor ot ouf stasfo alter tho sep iemhcr ccotioas and after hAd decsded iu ny own uisnd tu uGeg fuf the senate, chose ratacs ta give you the tutl adfAgtatge of Il
 Thr question. insist. is not how or when | chenSo to announce. but whether ,au are wiling to ailow the people a voilc it thn selection 0f their next senator,
 Yatir hbiecrian tbGt ths chairman of the central committee has no authority to call upnu the peouie "a holi primary elections ih Ihr{r respective townships, is a aalhhl. as un worthy ct ~o unoa man as know ScuE. tor Joa.'~ lu tle. as it l~ ug Hue important sph' scet Wudag dsnep%siun; aud l teel that yon do
 
 altart the people an opportunity ot express tnE theit wishes "a sA important a matter would 3c tup expensive, such an objection would apply with equal forCe to all elections less tn the voluntary one suggested. which aould be acestsnpaule5 with uo puhttc cs. pcnse, than ia many others n0t e9 important, Net heig in tho busiest season uf the Year aIld at ,be expense ot the public treasury, II car fieA to Us logical conclusion your objection would abolish all elections by the people, aud turn lAeW over to chosen few, Such tloc- tttfktF suited to other times l other countries ts.aa this.
 Your intinasidn that i have disoavuged that an overwhelming majority of the mean. hcfs of tha legislature are pledged io you k wttauut foundation. l have written to no sia3le member but to those who hayc first written tu me, nor have l "hutton.hosrd even aue. And for thc reason that l have eoaadeaoc in the hanor and .iutcgrity of our senators and representatives clact. and as, stiiNN that they VIII carry out tsn MiHh0s Of Iecir constituents when they shall haze as- ce,rtaincd what those wishes are under tho new conditions of the canvass.
 To have requested a member to vote for me upon personal grounds and irrespective er tho wishes ot his constituents would could not but feel have been Nh indirect re- fectlnn upoh hia honor. both as man and
 There arc several other matters In your letter. which, being merely personal. shall decline to notice but will close wlth an expression af profound regret that you eanu0t hna yourself ahlc 10 consent tn { proposition M fair that II seemed to me tt eaAid have been as agreeable in sou as ta ,uS srif and us 1 gtn sure II would have been e. inu senators and representatives upon sh hom the responsibility of a choice mast rest; aud yet deeper reAret that yoqr refn- sal to give the people the usual opportunity of choice between should carry with Il an implication sufficiently manifest to every intelligent reader.
 Yot notwithstanding your refusal 1 shall not take advantage Of your absence in Washington by making s puhl!o canvass. but saatl leave the matter w sth ils people
 Very respectfully.
 W. NJ. FtsHRAck.
 Bort Smith. Novembers7 is9l.