The Van Buren press., 1894-06-23
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ne hy letter 81 his iaseailsn 10
nzAke speeches il has oga behSif
n 4 szndlcxse for Tsised States
sez4fsx- 1 greatly ntEret sAas 1t
u absolutely inpossshae for ne to
lease here a Ibis time 10 He<i him
II he kad taken this step so@e
time ago. or ksd deferred 4 untii
the faxiG bla . disposed Ct | might
hare teez xt.le 10 co@e- hzs II
this par1ienszr tine the sfttnd2n-e
of every Dezocr.Sie s<a1sor Is
necessary 70 Ezzke . eaorsm-
We have already been greatly
deazytd and mach embarrassed
by the sb<<ae< Of some Dezoerz.-
ie senator's aad sf the misconduct
Of osherx Who refused 10 keep the
pledges and promises Of the Den-
oc.z:sc party. Ii re fxsl 10 pass
q iarSH bl.l il VII be fsszrsre TO
aay Denoer1tse senA;os uho in
asy ssy, either directly o. by his
sns<ncr. eoassssases 10 kaeA fail
ass. greatly iniafio1s TO tie people
Of tie eoaasr. sad very damaging
to tie Dezoczzsic party
/ have fron the beginning. On
the foor of the senate and else
where. continuously and persist
entity arged the speedy passage Of
the Wilson ball ~ il exze here
from the hcase Of representatives
| hare beea here dAy by day,
week By seek. urging prcsps and
speedy action. asd 1 cannot aod
VII rot leave here nor when IL ie
clearly ny dufy to reDAis. what
eYer nay be the consequence to
ne personally. I still hope and
beiieye that when The bill comes
frsn the conference committee
aad fnaIly passes both hoases 4
viii be Substantially the same IS
uhts II came 10 the senate and in
accord with the promises ne made
TO the people.
tally recognize Governor Fish
Aaek's andoebfed sad anqaextion-
ed right 10 speak ghen 2ad where
he deems il proper. His ceser-
nis4.ion 10 do 30 NJ this tine Ex<
unexpected D. ne for the reason
fhSs he declared in an interview
ax the time he announced himself
q candidate. that he voGld no:
eanyssA- thai II woald lot be
proper and that 1t uoald be un-
fxir TO me- and subsequently, In q
public address iksue0 Or him to
the people of Arkansas. over his
oxn signature. he used. the follow
ing language: Il CANNOT consent
TO make . czHsssA, my time and
energy belong to the people untl
my tern Of Office eIpires- When
egef | find thai NY seat empty is
- tAlazble 10 the people as when
occupied, 1 viii resign He gives
in fhis letter to me ~ his reason
for this change npon his part the
following resolutions adopted By
the Fikhhsck Ciab Of Fort Smith.
Resolution.
Where's. Robert MeC7nre connect
ed Siza the federal reve11e depart
meat 1f ArkAnsAS, r9zss Time since
wAa betting aEaiEst the elects01 Of
Governcr Fishtskx over Senator Ber-
~. boasxing that he had not visited
foars<<o eoanties for nothing. and.
.Wheseae, The Baxssyilie Bee pgb-
Iisfaed the statement tnAs il applied
for Ess share Of the publications IRON
tine United States land Office in tbi.
state and received for answer, What
are the prospects Of Berry gesIing =
good notice in The Bee :" aud.
Wnereas. Ii il reported that SenA-
tor Berry wrote TO Hon. r. T. Cook,
United States internal revenue COL
lectos. 70 the elect that he would
leave il 10 him Cook 10 TX Clark
county, which letter was s-ut TO Clark
county, and Vas seen by some Of Goy-
ernor Fishback's friends; therefore
be il
Reso.yed, That Governor Fishbaek
owes il to his friends to canvass the
state whether Senator Berry be pres
ene in pereon or NOT, since he is pres
~. ., F-n-x-
ronAxe, that the sixty-four counties
which have not yet instructed on the
senatorial contest may hear oar side
Of the question"
The third and last whereas,
which Immediately proceeds the
resolution 10 the only one that is
at I'll material, and the statement
there made il absolutely untrue. /
never wrote Nr. Cook to FIX Clark
county, or any words having that
meaning. l did urite Mr.. Cook.
having heard that there would be
no primary election, that l hoped
the Clark county conventaon would
pass resolutions instruetiEE for me
If . majority we're favorable to my
reelection, and 80 soon as heard
that some desired a primary cleo
ton l wired Mr.. Cook, he being
chairman of the Democratic cen
tFzl committee. before the eonven-
ton met, that l hoped the con-
vention would do THAI which was
best for the Democratic party in
Clark county, without any regard