Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-04-01
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pii II PACpO utu OGfcdtGQ MI. l. M Phillips for a second term for Coun ty Treasurer, and if that was gooc for MT. Phillips it ought to be gooG for MT. Tripiett. He then charged the present incumbent with favorit ism in assessing penalties for de linquent tax payers and concluded by reading his platform from his printed circular.
 MT. Triplett, in his rejoinder stated that he would issue a circular in 8 few days giving all the figures as to his tax collections, and if he did not prove in that circular and by sworn statements of the clerk that he had collected $4, 900 more on the delinquent tax list than his prede- cessor, he would withdraw from the race. This circular setting forth the record, he stated, would be ready in few days, until which time he had nothing further to say.
 JUDGE W. D. JONES
 was the next speaker. He begun by saying that on account of the ab- sence of his opponents he would re frain from discussing some questions he desired to present. Everybody knew his record, and if there was anything wrong in it, he asked the indulgence of Christian charity. All his opponents urged against him was that he is a candidate for the third term. Democracy is the voice of the people, he declared, and if the people wanted him, then he was not undemocratic. The reasons he thought he ought to be reelected he enumerated as follows: The county affairs are in a better condition than ever before; notwithstanding assess ments have decreased, scrip is worth 98 cents and he hoped to bring it to par; more bridges and better bridges had been built undershis administra- tion than under all other Judges of the county since the war; has or ganized the best and only road sys- tenn for working thepublic highways eyer known in the county, and had spent more money on public high ways than any other Judge of the county. 1t was his intention, he de- elared. if reelected, to place num- Der of county conyicts on the public roads to improve the same, but could not use them all because it would bankrupt the county. He then contrasted the financial eondi- tion Of the county with what it had been a few years ago, reviewed his administration, pointed with pride to the public improvements he had made and closed amid tremendous 
 MIR. J. Y. SAUNDERS,
 for Treasurer, was then and he was received with hearty applause. MT. Saunders for merly lived in that township and felt perfectly at home. He surprised his friends by making a spread eagle" speech, which elicited round af- ter round of applause. He reviewed his record as citizen and a Demo- crat and earnestly appealed to the voters for their support. He closed amid the loudest applause of the evening.
 D. c. BELL.
 Mr. D. c. Bell was next introduced. He declared that the Treasurer's office is a clerical position and that by past training and experience he was especially qualified to fill it. He promised, if elected. to turn over every cent % his successor, or if he didn't he would divide up with his constituents.
 ONE LONE ASSESSOR.
 Mir. J. H. Shelby was the only can didate for Assessor present, and was next introduced. He said he wasn't t a speaker and did not pretend to he, and therefore he would only an nounce his candidacy and request the support of all the voters of the town ship.
 This concluded the program, but MT. J. W. Adams, who was present as reporter for the GRAPHIC, was call ed on. and in response made a briei speech in support of the National Democracy, in which he endeavored to show that it had fulfilled all of its pledges made during the last National campaign, and urged all Democrats, under all circumstances to stand by the flag of the party.
 MT. Campbell, . popullst, who was present, asked the privilege of reply.