The Forrest City times., 1901-09-20
SENATORIAL ASPIRANTS.
aov. Clarke and Hon. Jas. K Jones opep
 the Campaign at searcy.

lne idln lnSt. EX-GoN. Clarke led of arguing against long continuance in office. Of Senator Jones' support of the Wilson bill the speaker declared sugar was taxed. and that the lumber interest of Arkansas suffered by this measure becoming law. Gov. Clarke then referred to the senator's opposi- tion to the Hatch anti-option bill, which had passed the house and was defeated in the senate Senator Jones should have voted for this measure. and left it to the courts to determine its legality. The speaker referred to Senator Jones bill proposing a bond issue of s500,000,000 as being in the interest of the bondholders. Gov. Clarke advocated the Nicaraguan ca. nal, declaring his opponent had failed to give 1t any support during his long service in congress. On the other hand he had opposed it on the consti. tutional objection that taxes raised in the United States should not be ex- pended away from home; he was glad he had at last converted the senator to advocacy of the canal The speaker dWelt at length upon the senator's record in congress. Referring to the democratic platform declarations against trusts and incorporates Gov. Clarke said Senator Jones was a di- rector and stockholder in a company created under the laws of New Jersey for the baling of cotton by the round lap process. reading from the testi- mony in the Collier Texas suit against the American Cotton Company on the point that there had been a combine effected in the round bale interests, including the American Cotton Compa- ny, the Standard Circular Cotton Com pany of England and two other com panies.
 Senator Jones opened by declaring that Gov. Clarke had failed to prove that the American Cotton Company was a trust He referred to his long service in the senate and the fact that he had twice been placed at the head of the national democratic committee. If there was anything wrong with his record he wanted the people to so de. clare. but if he had been true to his trust he asked for their endorsement. If you would make glad the hearts of republican leaders in congress. let them know you repudiate me" said the senator. As to his position on the Niearaguan canal the speaker said he opposed the proposition to issue S1,- 000,000 in bonds to aid the enterprise. but was in favor of the United States building and owning the canal with out asking the consent Of Great Brit ain. As to the rouad-lap bale com pany the speaker declared that it does not suppress competition, but pro notes it; that it saves money for the producer The senator stated that while governor. Clarke raised assess ments of railroa4 property and. after his term expired, appeared as a rail road attorney to secure a reduction of the assessments. Senator Jones then took Gov Clarke to .ask for appear ing as the attorney of the Hudson bank to collect s65 ,000 on old bonds. against the state, the bonds being relic of carpet-bag days, said the sena- tn, Ac tn ho which sought to license brokers, the senator said his position was that con gress had no right to levy a tax ex- cept for the purpose of raising revenue
 In his rejOinder Gov. Clarke said he had appeared in the railroad tax case openly as an attorney. After re tiring from office. he opened a law of flee to practice his profession in order to make T living for his family. He could not get into a trust, and had to earn some money. As a member of the assessment board while governor he assessed the railroad property at what he believed was right under the showing made at the time. Afterwards the principle of taxation as laid down by the supreme court had enabled him as an attorney to be instrumental in securing reduction for his clients He said his record was open to inspec- tion. He went into the details of his connection with the Hudson bank bond claim as attorney, having be- come associated with Hon T. c. Me Rae in that capacity at the later's so- licitation. He detailed now the bonds had been exchanged through a state agent, who palmed off invalid bonds for valid ones, which the record shows. The state debt board had said the Hudson bank claim was a just one, but the bonds had been destroyed. Judge H. C. Caldwell had declared the debt was an honest one. but that he had no jurisdiction to compel the state to pay it.
 As to the senator's denial that the American Cotton Company is a trust, Gov Clarke said the fact was raised that the presses were not on the mar