The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

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 Did it ever occur to you that the leading democratic members Of the house on foreign relations, committee selected presumably with reference to its broad culture and knowledge or public affairs, was democrat from Arkansas? That the first democrat on the judiciary committee, aa assignment that is guaranty of . high order of legal ability, is an Arkansas DemocratT That an Arkansas democrat has the second place held by the minority on the great committee on appropriations, that he is on conferences, and the sen- for on the two most important sub- divisions-sundry, civil and fortitca- tions; that an Arkansas man is the first democrat on the committee on Indian affairs, and that an Arkansas democrat is prominent and influential on rivers and harbors, committee that, next to appropriations, disburses the largest amount of the public funds, and that the junior member of the Arkansas utleRdtlOu Hndut d ulOSO Sicu'""iO record in the last congress on the com mittee on elections? Compare the dele gation from the great state of Georgia with this Arkansas delegation, and the contrast in favor of Arkansas is too great to find a point of resemblance. With Reed and Dingley retired no other state in the union has so promin- ent place on committee assignments as Arkansas, and with a change in the administration an Arkansas democrat would be at the head of the most powerful and influential committee in congress.
 Here we could let this parallel cease, but there is another matter I am sure has been overlooked, to which I will call attention. A few years ago the Methodist church, for reasons that made it important to fill it's pulpit in Macon with an exceptionally able man, sent to it an Arkansas backwoods- man, bred and born. and that he filled the pulpit of the First Methodist church in that city for four years, the longest time allowed by it's rules. is evidence of his ability, and that no mistake was made in assigning Alonzo Monk to that important work.
 Last year St. Luke, the First Epis- copal church in Atlanta, called Mr Class, the minister of Christ's church in Little Rock, and he was transferred from Arkansas to Georgia His un- fortunate death in a few months alone prevented him from impressing himself by his ability, his eloquence and his personal worth upon the people of the state, and especially upon that power ful and cultured congregation And yet again, when the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church in Atlanta, the strongest church of that denomination in the state, was made vacant by the lamented death of Dr. Barnett, that powerful and influential church called an Arkansas boy, to the manor born, educated at an Arkansas college, which you would rate fourth-class, to fill it's pulpit, and he has not only justified their expectations, but Percy Bride bell is gazetted as one of the most powerful pulpit orators in the south.
 But forbear, with the statement that Arkansas courts investigation in all the evidences that are the test of greatness and progress, both in her past history and present position, as is easily shown by those who represent her. both at home and abroad.
 ''lt were needless to pursue this sub- ject further to show why every citizen of the state should be proud of those who have, and are, Illustrating it's his tory. MT. Cleveland, in the first demo- cratic administration since reconstruc- tion, came to Arkansas for his attorney general, Tlace Georgia has not held since the days of Judge Berrien, and when elected second time he ap- pointed an Arkansas man to represent the general government at St Peters burg, a first class foreign mission, which Georgia has not held since Will jam II. Crawford was sent to France
 At the annual meeting of the South ern Educational Association, held in New Orleans, embracing delegates from all the southern and some of the northern states, of those who repre- sented the most advanced thought in educational and scientific attainment. Junius Jordon, superintendent of the  Arkansas public school system, was elected president, an honor worthily bestowed and gracefully worn, and it is now fact well known of all men who are well informed that Opie Reid and the Arkansas traveller are but a memory with us"
 In enumerating recent events in which Arkansas has led, nothing but Col. Morgan's modesty could have pre- vented him from mentioning the fact that it was son of Arkansas (his son.