The Van Buren press., 1894-08-11
4aR SPEAKING TUESDAY.
Candidate Clarke, Rennel and Dsrksl
Addrees the Crowd.

Candidate Clarke, Rennel and Barker
Address the Crowd.
A large crowd was prescn, at the speaking Of
the candidates for Governor. Tursday y-so large
that the speaking was had In the Court Houas
yard.
Gen. Clarke. democfatic nominee opened the
discussion. The speaker acknowledged crate.
fully the courteous reception. He said he was
the standard bearer Of the Democracy. because
he had sought the honor In the good old Demo.
cratic way and they had selectsd him. He was
here because he wanted to he and not because
he had been raped with nomination like his
opponents Barker and Remmel He had been
chosen 70 represent the party against the ON.
slsughts Of the enemy. This time there were
two Of them pitted against him. One of them
wanted TO make laws for the Government to
support all the people who don't want to work.
The other represented class that wanted laws
which allowed . few men to rob the balance of
their fellow citizens. He avcrrcd that Col.
Barker who had recently embraced the Popu.
listic faith had given no reason why he had
done 30. But he raked Republicans and Popu.
lists fore and AT. He touched on Barker's poll
tax amendment Of 1886, when he produced the
original document introduced by that gentleman
and read 1t together with indorsements He
believed that property holders should help by
taxation to work public roads. but when bill
was introduced to cut down the number Of days
men are required to work the roads, Barker
voted to table II.
II Barker had done his duty the woodrufY de-
fslcatiou would have been found out two year,
before It was. In 1889 Barker - member OF the
committee to investigate the treasury reported
Woa more in the treasury than was charged
against Woodruff, when in reality the treasury
was Sl05, 900 short At that time.
At the conclusion Of his speech Gen. Clarke
said that In arraiGning Col Barker he had
spoken from the record only. aud that II Barker
would select Q committee OF five Populists and
send them to the record and examine It II
things were not ~ he represented, he (Clarke)
would pay all the expenses Of the committee and
apologize TO Barker
Nj. Remmel followed Clarke and scored Clarke
for cruelties In the Penitentiary, and Barker for
his whipping post bill He made onslaught ON
the election bill and denounced 1t ~ unfair;
criticised Barker fol claiming to be Democrat
while fighting under the Populist flag He then
made his protection speech. His remarks were
interspersed with wit aud humor aud kept the
audience In good spirits. Barker followed and
began BY roasting Remmel for stealing his
thunder about the election law. The
speaker said Clayton,s old saddle, boots
and spurs had been worn out. they had been
thrown 10 much at Republican candidates. He
was glad to know that there were thinking men
In all parties. for himself he allowed no man to
think for him or control his actions. He was a
Republican and proposed to continue to advo.
cate Republican principles. They might call his
party the new Republican party or what not.
He then raksd the good Democrat and the better
Democrat and then launched out on Q new idea
for him. advising the farmers to organize for
their protection and to vote with the party that
would stop corruption and give them relief In
aanswer 10 Bakers charge that Republicans
indorsed Cleveland the speaker said that every
lover Of law and order. every lover Of good gov
ernment had indOrsed Clevclands recent action
In enforcing the law and preserving property
This was patriotic action, but there the Repub.
licans stopped. Cleveland was the advocate of
theories which. If adopted. would ruin the bust.
ness interests Of the country.
Mr.. Barker followed Remmel and began by
saying that in the language OF Holy writ I'VE
are here to reason together" The people are
the Government the power Is In their hands.
He did not intend to ponder to the passions bf
the people. but to address their intel igence
The speaker had served with both of the other
gubcrnutorial candidates In the Legislature and
had gotten along with them as pleasantly as
usual In such cases. He would not detract on
iota frcm the brilliant crown Of either. But
what had the people heard todsy, "what have
they heard" he repeated and then paused and
sent a savage glance towards Gen. Clarke, who
sat almost directly behind him. .-,
You have heard Brother Clarke In his long
Indictment" He reminded the speaker Of the
pettifogging lawyer warping and dwarfing the
evidence before the jury. Remmcl has shown
himself to be willing juror by indorsing all
that Clarke had said without having given him
(BarkcfI trial. The speaker then charged that
there was q compact between the Democratic
and Republican parties whereby the Republi.
cans were to elect their candidate for Governor.
and the Democrats were to have the balance OF
the ticket.
The speaker then took up the whipping post
bill
Az slC ihtStcct VI huiAASuity uc MI IutIVuuCCu
the BILL raising the amount for grand larceny to
e5 and providing for trial by jury for all petit
larceny cases. and when man was found guilty
he was to be whipped and not sent to the pcni-
tentiary to be murdered. He dismissed this
subject by saying
Il don't regret having introduced that bill.
When Arkansas was territory she had whip
ping post and 1t wss not necessary 70 lock the
doofs very securely.
Barker was mad when he made his rejoinder
and accused Clarke Of being vindictive and with
incorporating and misquoting him. lie
claimed be was indorsed BY the people of Drew
county In everything he did. Many Of his bills
were introduced At their request, especially the
whipping. post labor contract and poll tax
amendment measures. He said Clarke made
charges by insinuatlon and innuendos. which
was unfair lie was good mad and when time
was called he said he was sorry and he wished
he had IN hour more time.