Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-08-18
JONES AND THE TRUST

The Commercial of yesterday goes
into 1eonniption fit because the
GRAPHIC, in recent issue, ex-
pressed the regret that Senator
James K. Jones had become inter
ested and connected with trust,
and it quotes the following excerpts
from the GRAPHIcs article:
"The Senate of the United States
now stands openly characterized by
the world as a nest, where brood
Of schemes are constantly Matched
out, fed upon public pap until able
to get out and feast on the masses.
Until lately. Arkansas has kept
herself away from the espionage of
such a charge, even of such sus=
picion, but alas! now JONES X. Jones
is mixed up with cotton packing
combine.
There is one thing certainly true,
Senator Jones may have helped his
! pocket, but he has not by his con
nection with this combine added
any new luster to his great repnta-
ton. We only fear he has dimmed
/ 1T
For the article the GRAPHIC has
nothing to apologize The present
editor of the GRAPHIC IS IN ardent
admirer of James X. Jones; believes
that he is a great and an honest
man, and rs an individual, we fee
proud that Senator Jones represents
the State of Arkansas,
The Commercial attempts To make
Iitappear that the GRAPmc's article
charges Senator Jones with dishoa-
esty, and says:
IT the GRAPHIC has any evidence
that Senstor Jones has filled, or IS
filing, his pockets by any dishonest
methods it is due to the people that
the facts should be stated in plain
EnglisL. y
The GRAPHIC IS never "mealY
mouthed1 on any question issue.
Its language IS always plain, out
spoken ana bold. 1t never takes
both sides of an issue, or prints an
article that can be read two ways
Ia the Commercials
There was not line, word or sen
tence in the GRAPuo's article which
can be construed as charging James
X. Jones with dishonesty, further
than that he has allowed him
self to become connected with eli
gautic trust and trusts are un-
Democratic, and never very honest
no matter how pure and ineorrup-
table the individuals of that trust
may be.
We again assert, that we are
sorry that Senator Jones has be-
come interested in trust, and thai
while it may help to fll his pocket,
it will add no luster to his great
reputation
The writer Ter the Commercial
concludes his euIogy on Senator
Jones and criticisms u the GRAPHIC
as follows
Arkansas has no truer nor ADLER
son than James X. Jones and his
place in the affections of the people,
won by a lifetime of faithful service,
is far too high to be reached by the
envious shafts of the immature
young persons who sometimes play
at the editing rural newspapers. y
has the gentleman who con
tributed the article to the com
mere,a1 forgotten how savagely
the Commercial fought the nomina.
tion of James K. Jones for the ex-
allied position of Senator from
Arkarsas2 4e makes the CONNER
cj'Gl speak q language that its real
editor Major Chas G. Newman
would not approve, vet words which
the immature yoang person in
charge Of the GRApnlo' heartily en-
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dorses, but this same immature
young person, having no ak to
grind, speaks the truth rearlessly,
concerning those of a high or low
degree.
Our people have had enough of
trusts, which are running the
country, and the Senator who goes
into them, no matter how pure his
public or private life, will be con
demned by the voters Of Arkansas,
be he James X. Jones or any other
man.
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TT is, indeed, disgusting to read
the two. line editorials in The two.by