The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-03-25
Public Speaking.

trict add essed fairly representa-.
tive auIience ut the Court house
Tuesday night.
Dir. S. IL. Mann. of the Judicial
committee, was chosen chairman
of The meeting, and introduced the
several candidates with appropr,-
ate remarks and becoming manner.
Hon. X. b. Macon, CT Phillips
county, was the first to speak.
The time allotted was thirty min.
utes, and in that brief period he
gave his hearers an adequate un-
Outstanding of his intentions, and
the policies 10 be pursued should
he be honorcd with the Office. He
promises if elected to guard the
financial interest Of the county by
curtailing in every reasonable
manner the expenses of the Cir.
cut COURT to discourage frivolous
indictments and stop those which
he thinks cannot be sustained, at
the grand jury room, thus elimina-
ing much unnecessary expense.
He would .scorD.to prosecute an in
nocent man, or by indictment
wrongfully deprive him of his life
liberty or good name. On the
other hand, he warned his friends
that If they violated the law he
would prosecute them 10 the full
extent thereof, and would be no
respecter CT persons. He would
not prosecute an enemy, nor pro-
tect friend by violation OF his
obligation. But upon tho high
plane Of duty would prosecute
each alike for the infraction OF the
law. He deplored practice of
abuse. Said he would not abuse "a
prisoner, and thought it cowardlv
to DO SO. He hoped to convict by
the application Of the facts to the
law, which is a broad and honor
able principle. Mr.. Macon then
went into history Of his life.
Said he had been born and raised
IN tho district and had never re-
sided elsewhere than al Helena.
Said he claimed nothing for the
particular location of his home;
that there should be no county
lines, and that one should stand
Upon the line of the district on one
side and be able to look at the
whole thing at once, and vote for
the best interests Of the whole, and
that he is a candidate upon his
merits, and not upon any real or
supposed dement's Of his oppo-
nents. He would not belittle
them, nor stoop to the slums in
politics. Opposed convention
and used his best efforts to secure
a primary election. He then paid
democracy a beautiful tribute, dis
cussed the silver question at some
length, from a l6 to l standpoint,
and after rather fulsome address to
the ladies present, made way for
HON. J. P. ROBERTS,
who was the next speaker. Mr..
Roberts opened by stating that he
also was proud of the opportunity.
to be present. Unfortunately per-
haps, he was not born in Arkansas,
but was born in Tennessee, and
came here just as soon as he was
able to do so. He wasn't respon.
slble for the place of his birth. If
he had been consulted, why of
course he would have had the
event take place in Arkansas. But
any how he is here, and wants to
be prosecuting attorney. He said
Macon had hitherto como here ito
"save the.country," but came this
time to save Macon, he (Roberts)
had made this trip especially to
"save the country" and If the vot-
crs would do as he advised them.
i. c., vote for Ro borts, the country
would be safe. He Endorsed most
of the policies outlined by Mr..
Macon, sand that he had had the
Office two years, and a large crlmi-
nal practice for the last SIX, and
that he had profited by the expert
ence, and If elected would make a
better prosecuting attorney than
he did before. He promised to
discharge the duties faithfully and
to his entire ability, and put no
unnecessary expense upon the
county. He anticipated what Mr..
Robson would probably say of
him, to-wit: That he bad been
elected by the populists and repub-
llcans. Said he didn't deny il and
had no apologies to make for it,
and would take it again under the
same circumstances, but he wanted
to say that he never voted any
thing but a democratic ticket in
his life, and never scratched but
one. He is not in accord with the
Chicago platform, however, on the
silver question. It's alright ex.
cept the ratio. Thinks our gov.
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