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


for il and said it had been ofines-
Unable value to him in qualifying
him for the practice of law. 1t
had been moro valuable than all
the other years of his practice.
de had endcavored 10 do his full
duty to the people while he was
their prosecuting attorney; he had
no apologies to make, his record IS
an open book before the people.
and they know him and it, and i,
is for them TO decide. Ii his adj.
ministration was satisfactory he
asks your support. Said that Mr..
Macon had dwelt upon the course
he (Macon) intended to pursue if
elected. Agreed with him that it
was o proper course, and the same
that he (Roleson) had pursued when
prosecuting attorney. He had never
encouraged frivolous indictments,
or those that would not stick, and
besides the prosecuting attorney is
not responsible for such indict-
ments. He has no voice in the
vote upon an indictment, and
whenever his advice was asked, he
gave IT to them, according to his
best judgment, and always dis.
courged frivolous indictments. He
pointed out the fact that it was the
pecuniary interest as we'll as the
bounden duty of the prosecuting
attorney to guard tho financial in
terest of the counties, because his
fees are payable in their scrip. He
recognized the fact that indictments
which cannot be sustained are ex.
pensive and should rot be encour-
aged, and that ho had pursued that
kind of policy. Said the OK
penses of the courts vest to a
more or less extent upon all the
officers, but they arc largely the
child OF circumstances or accident.
That one county might have q
dozen murder cases or other ex-
pensive cases in one year, while
others might have none, and it
might not have another for ten
years. So that after all the re-
sponsibility of the expense Of
courts reverts back upon the PEG.
pie themselves. Mr.. Robson then
told his hearers about Mr.. Roberts
being elected by the republicans,
and said he didn't doubt that Jim
would take it again tho same way
IT he could get it. Said for him.
self that he had always been q
democrat, and if honored with tho
office again will discharge the
duties, and bend all his energies to
faithful performance of the same,
and that his past experience will
be guide to him and aid him, and
be an advantage to himself and his
constituents. 30 closed with a |
tribute 10 the ladies.
Mr.. Macon had five minutes re-
joInder in which he scored Roberts
for injecting so much humor into
the discussion, and stated that as
both his honorable opponents had
so liberably Endorsed the policies
he had outlined for himself, that
he couldn't see what they were
there for. He did not propose to
outline the conduct Of the affairs
OF the office for them. He hoped
to get the benefit. He closed with
a yarn about like this: Roberts
went into Stone county in the in
tcrest of Brundidge for congress.
After electioneering with several
citizens, he was informed If he
would go up the road there and
lay the matter before Colonel Bill
Bowman and get his influence the
township and perhaps the county
would be dead sure TO go for Brun-
didge. Roberts went, and on the
road he laid the foundation for
what was to be telling talk with
tho colonel who had such vast
influence. No person had told
Roberts that Colonel Bow man had
an idiotic brother. Roberts drove
up to the gate, and perceiving a
gentlemen sitting on the vcranda
hailed him, bid him good day, and
asked if mis- name was Bowman,
and if he would step out TO the
gate. Receiving a reply IN the
affirmative and the gentleman pre-
senting himself at the gate, Rob-
erts proceeded in his most clio.
quent strains and never halted
until, seeing tho smile upon his
listeners face aud thinking il;
moant conviction, he paused, and
the idiot (for it was he) grunted
and grinned and said, you've got
the curiousest whiskcrs l ever
seed"
Chairman Mann then introduced
Hon. w. E. Ferguson, Of Wood
ruff county, candidate for State