Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-22
THE GOVERNORS "
BARKER AND ReMMeLL SPEAK.
They Addressed Small Audience fin Joaes Hall Last Night Hon. Jerry South
 Speaks for Democracy.

Hon. H. l.. Rpmmell and Hon. D. E. Barker, candidates for Governor on the Republican and Pepnlite tickets, respectively, addressed the voters of Jefferson county on the political issues of the day in Jones Hall. on Main street. last night. It was intended to have thespeaking in front of the Courthouse, but on ac- count of the heavy rain yesterday and last night the speaking had to take place under shelter.
 On account of the inclament weather and the change ia the place of meeting, there were not over 300 people present to hear the speaking, the audience being about equally divided betweel the races.
 Mr. Louis Altheime- acted as Chairman and time-kceper. About s o'clock he introduced Mr. H. L. Rem- mell, the Republican candidate, as the first speaker Mir. Remmell is q young business man of Newport, and he is q very pleasing speaker, although he makes no pretentions to oratory whatever He said that he had been charged with being Powell Clayton's candidate, but that he was the can didate of no man or set of men, but the nominee of the Republican party. He made but few references to the re- construction period in this State. but said that during that much abused period over TOO miles of railway were built in this State and free school system established that reflected great credit upon Arkansas. Hesaid that he had no record of six or twelve years to defend as Clark and Barker had, but that he had served one term in the Legislature, and dur ing that ime his name would befound recorded ill favor of every piece of progressive legislation. He then ar raigned the Democratic party for the Churchill, Woodruff and Buchanan defalcations and said that none of these defalters had ever been con- victed. In referring again to Powell Clayton he said that if he was the rascal that the Democrats claimed him to be, he asked why the Demo- ocrats had never prosecuted him.
 Remmell then addressed himself to the National Democratic party, and said that under Cleveland's admins tration there had been more bank failures than at any time in the his tory of the country, but failed to tell the audience that these failure and the general depression of the last year were the continuation of Repub- lican legislation for the past thirty years. He claimed that he was a better Democrat than Clark or Barker, and read from Calhoun to show that the great leaders of the Democratic party had favored pro lection, and that as q protectionist he, Remmell. stood with them. In conclusion he said that his election as Governor would be worth mil lions of dollars to Arkansas; that capital and immigration would flow in and the State enter upon new era of prosperity.
 l n. F. BARKER.
 Col. D. E. Barker was the next speaker, and his appearance was the occasion for applause from three men, all members of the A. k. U. He begun by saying that when he started out he expected to make the canvass on State and National issues but that Clark devoted most of his time to abusing him and his record, l and that it fell on every audience like