Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-02-25
AN UNTRUE CHARGE.

personally aud politically, and there
fore desires TO enter milo protest
against the freedom with which his
name is being connected, by few
and smallbore politicians,
with certain alleged political combl-
nations In this State, particularly IN
this Congressional District. Some
weeks ago the home papers of MIR.
McRae attempted to hide their local
idol behind Senator Jones skirts, by
asserting that he (Jones) had work
ed and would have voted for Mr..
Crisp, had he been a member OF the
House. The Senator denied this
over his own signature. But TINS
denial had scarcely gone the rounds
of the State press before the Neva-
da county papers gave publication to
the intimation that Senator Jones
was not only the friend OF Mr.. Nc
Rae, but was working for his elect
ion. A Hampstead county politician
Of small caliber was heard to assert,
very recently, that Judge Joe Con
way was averse to entering the field
in opposition to Mr. McRae because
he feared the opposition OF Senator
Jones. One or two newspapers III
the Northern part Of the State nave
attacked Senator Jones bttery be
cause. as they assert, he is opposing
Mr.. Fishback for Governor.
Now, we have the best of reasons
for asserting, with the utmost posi-
tiyeuess, that all these statements,
limitations, rumors, or hints about
Senator Jones opposing Tom, Dick
or Harry, or supporting jim, JACK
or Jerry, for Congress, Governor,
or any other official positions, have
not even the shadow Of truth for
their basis. They have their origin
solely in the imaginations OF their
authors, with whom the wish Is
father to the thought.
Senator Jones is man OF too
much sense, and too keen = knewl-
edge of the proprieties surrounding
his official position, to allow himself
to be drawn into the scramble for
the nomination or the defeat OF this
or that man. After the contests for
the nominations are over, the Sen
ater will be heard from. Until then,
we feel safe in reasserting that he
will be strictly neutral in his position
toward all honest and true Democrats
aspiring TO serve the people.
If we have misrepresented Senator
Jones in this matter, or in anywlse
overstated the case, we stand ready
to be corrected, and our columns are
open to him Washington Tele-
graph.
The Hope Gazette of the 18th
made the same untrue charge against
the papers here, that is reiterated
above by the Telegraph. Last week
we emphatically denied said charge
that any ''intimations" or "asser-
tions had been made here-that Sen
stor Jones was working for Mr.. Nc
Rae. 1t seems to us that the Tele-
graph might have seen this denial,
as our paper doubtless reached it on
Thursday-or at least before the
Telegraph was published last week.
Anyhsw, we trust it will now make
correction. Again the Telegraph is
mistaken in saying Mr.. McRae's
home papers attempted to hide
their local idol behind Senator Jones
skirts, by asserting that he (Jones)
had worked and would have voted
for Crisp, had he been \ member OF
the House" Little Rock dailies
first said that both Senators from
Arkansas favored Mr.. Crisp for
speaker; We simply stated such as
the case, without comment or saying
either had worked" for him; other
paper here understood from Mr..
Jones himself, last May, that he was
for Crisp, but did not say he (Jones)
had worked" for Crisp.
Now, it seems to us that this is
purely and simply smother covert
attack upon Mr.. McRae, on the part
Of these two papers, Gazette and
telegraph to injure him, and to
force Judge Joe Conway to enter
the race against him. They are not
disposed to act fairly by Mr.. McRae
or his friends. We have no fight to
make on any other candidate that
may run against Mr.. McRae, and
only ask the same fairness from
other candidates and their friends.
In conclusion, we will say, al
though Senator Jones has not come
out for Tom McRae, nor worked =
for his return, that the Senator Is a
constituent Of Mr.. McRae's, and has
the right. il he chooses to exercise it,
to express his choice for Congress.
man from this district.