The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-28

in this matter and the Legislature
received more praise from the peo
pie for having forced the railroads
to pay taxes to the state than any
other act of the session. Under
Gov Hughes administration, and
for which Gov Hughes deserved
great credit, they we're forced to
pay back taxes and the valuation of
their property was largely increas-
ed.
All these facts are well known to
Judge U. M, Rose, Maj G. b. Moore,
Judge Carroll, Mr.. j. NJ Moore,
Gen. cambridge McRae, Col A. W.
Files and many others.
My inaugural address, delivered
in January, 1883, the Supreme court
reports of the state and the Supreme
court reports of the United States
all contradict Mr., Jones statement
and show that his letter is utterly
without foundation in fact.
The second thing to which l wish
to refer is the attempt, not only by
Mr.. Jones, but by others, to make
it appear that am opposed to the
anti-option bill, This is not true
and is known to be not true by those
who are giving circulation to the
report. l am earnestly in favor Of
Congress passing law to stop deal
ing in futures. | spoke for it du-
ring the last Congress and have
spoken for it during the present
Congress. | supported and voted
for the auti-option bill introduced
in the Senate by Senator George of
Mississippi in the last Congress, and
that bill made it a criminal offence
and fixed a penalty to deal in fu-
lures. | am earnestly supporting
the Hatch anti-option bill now pend
ing in the House of Representa-
tives, and for which ] intend to
vote, and which ] am confident will
become a law before this Congress
adjourns. have already given my
reasons for my vote on Hatchs for
mer bill, which he now admits he is
glad did not pass.
The attempt to make it appear
that I have ignored ex-Confederate
soldiers in recommendations for
office is grossly unjust. Three
fourths of those holding Federal ap-
pointments in Arkansas land they
we're not recommended by me alone,
but by Senator Jones also, and
many of them by the entire delega-
tion), are ex-Confederate soldiers,
and many of the remaining fourth
are sons of ex-Confederate soldiers.
This attempt to iniure me in the
esteem Of those whose confidence
and good will | prize far more high
ly than ] do any Office, is utterly in
excusable,
Fourth, the statement that Fed
eral office holders contributed mon
ey in my behalf in the contest in
Yell and Crawford counties is with
out foundation, and a SANDER upon
the citizens of those counties.
Neither !, nor any other man to
my knowledge or as ! believe, spent
one dollar in my behalf in the coun-
ties named.
have never used money in cleo
tions. have never had any to use.
have never hired a man or news
paper to support me. | have never
bargained or traded in politics. |
have never combined with any man
or agreed to support any man for
office if he would support me, and /
never will.
regret that men calling them
selves Democrats in a contest inside
the party, should resort to such
means to attempt to injure my
character and reputation when my
whole past life contradicts such a
charge. There is no kind OF act Of
my life to which ] have any objec-
tions to being made public and
printed in every newspaper in the
South, but do most earnestly pro-
test against such false statements
as have been recently made. Every
act that have ever done, and every
vote that | have ever voted since ]
have been in the Senate, has been
in the interest of the great body OF
the people of Arkansas.
have spoken five or six times in
favor Of the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio of six
teen 10 one. | have voted for II