Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-01-29
PINE BLUFF. ARK. JAN. %. 1891.
TIE SENAToRIlL PENALTIES

THE sSENATORIdL PRIMARIES
A number of our exchanges are
disposed to regard seriously Gov
Fishback S invitation to the County
Central Committees to put his and
Senator Berry's name on the tickets
to be voted in the Democratic
primaries SO that the people may be
permitted in this manner To ex-
press their choice for United States
Senator. OF course, Senator Berry
has expressed his willingness to
meet the Governor half way, and in
an interview with the Ga5eHss
Washington correspondent said in
effect that any plan that suited
Gov. Fishback and the Democratic
organization was satisfactory to
him The GRAPHIC has not been IN
clined heretofore to discuss seriously
Gov. Fshback's primary plan, for
we have regarded it as simply one
OF the Governors grand stand"
plays to gain the applause of the
unthinking crowds in the galleries,
and thereby inaccurate his Sen
atorial campaign with great
flourish of trumpets. Al all events,
the suggestion is premature in its
nature, quite presumptive in its
character and presupposes that
Coy. Fishbaek and Senator Berry
will be the only candidates for that
high and exalted position. It is
something about year yet before
the State Legislature will be called
on to elect Senator Berry's success
sor, and at this juncture of the cam
paign we cannot see the grounds for
the presumption that Fishback and
Berry will be the only candidates.
The people of the State of Arkansas
are by no means limited TO Berry
and Fishback in their selection of a
Senator They may be the most
willy and astute politicians, but they
are not the ablest and wisest men in
Arkansas. The GRAPHIC can men
tion a score of names, any one of
whom would reflect as much credit
upon the State and grace a seat in
the Senate as handsomely as either
Fishback or Berry, To be frank,
and we intend no reflection, we be-
iieve that much better material than
either of them can be found-men
whose lofty ideals of craftsmanship,
ability, dignity and accomplishments
peculiarly fit them for that high and
exalted position; men who hold
patriotism above party, conscience
above eXpedieney, country above
personal ambition and statesman
ship above demagogy Amo, 9
those whose names we might sug-
gest as more suitable timber than
the two aspirants above mentioned
are Clifton R. Breckenridge, ex-
Chief Justice Sterling r. Coekrill,
Judge w f. Hemingway, Judge
u. NJ. Rose and Hon f, w. Rector
These gentlemen possess abilities
more peculiarly fitted for the Sen
ate than either Berry or Fishback,
and if their friends desire to vote
for them they should certainly be
permitted TODD SO. We have yet 10
learn that the people are welded to
Berry and Fishback, and in his re-
quest for a primary between him
self and Senator Berry, it appears TO
us that Gov sFishback is making an
effort to take snap judgment
against the other probable can
aidates.
At any rate, It is a matter with
which the County Central Commit
tses have nothing to do, and we
trust that they will refuse to serve
at the dictation of the Governor,
who evidently thinks that he will
nave some advantage IN the
primary plan The Constitution
OF the United States has provided
way for the election of United Sfatas
Senators, and the people should be
slow 20 take hold Of new innovations