Sharp County record., 1901-10-18

principles or DeinocLaIS LIN
1f the south have always been distln-
guished for their high char-
acter their love OF nonor,
integrity and truth, and Goa
grant that they may always oe'
You will not lower this standard; IL IS
vour dutv to condemn dishonor, but II
should and will be with you as much
a matter of honor to refuse 10 put ah
undeserved stain upon an honest man
as TO condemn one who is not.
In this campaign would prefer 10
discuss those great public questions
which involve, as l believe, the lie
of the nation and human liberty, anu
for you to determine from sucn dls,
cussion who, in your opinion, would
hest represent you in the senate OF the
limited States. l would prefer to dis
cuss the principles which made us
great, and what is our duty and pest
nolicv as to them now, rather than
to discuss mere personal questions
I would like to discuss Iuliy the
great and overshadowing evil OF trusts
and TO show their magnitude, and the
dutv of all patriots to set their races
AGAINST them. | would like to snow
how in my opinion the protective tariiL
is the great mother of trusts, now II
has been used to build them up, ana
tho necessity for a radical change in
this respect. l believe it to be OF vital
importance that they should be de-
prived of the support of protection,
and 7 also believe that there should
be in addition a just and equltaDle
wav of raising public revenue by the
| imnosition of an income tax. The Nj
caraguan Canal should be built;
would like to present my
idea of some of the great
difficulties which the trans-contl-
mental railroads have and will put IN
its way. l would like to discuss tnat
barefaced iniquity, the ship SUBSIDY
| hill as | discussed it on the floor OF
the senate, and show how it would
have been used to enable big ship lines
to swallow up the little ones, a most
infamous instance Of paternal leglsla-
ton.
But when my political and personal
integrity are assailed, when an enort
is made to smirch my good name, tnat
must first be met If you hive trusted
an untrustworthy man with hlgh ana
responsible positions, that should be
first corrected: and, if I have been un-
Justly and untruthfully assailed, that
should be known.
propose today to take the time
necessary to set out clearly and fuily
the facts connected with the
! whole matter, to the end that the
| truth shall be known and Intend 10
make the whole story so plain that nc
man can be honestly mistaken. | am
glad that this question goes to the peo
ple They are impartial and honest
they intend to do right, they are the
fountain of power, and | know tna'
they will be Just.
Some weeks since I was in Searcy
for a day or so, and was urged by GER
tain citizens here to make short po
litical speech. reluctantly consented
the weather being intensely hot
and the next day at one o'clock was
fixed as the hour for the speech. Gov
Clarke came up that evening, and was
present during the speech. | devoted
almost the whole of my time to the
discussion of public questions, but
having been informed that some
man, whom I had never seen
had stated on the streets OF
Searcy that he personally knew
that I was connected with
trust, and that I owed, to his per
sonal knowledge, $S50,0O0 of stock II
the American Cotton Company, in the
conclusion of what had to say | al
luded to these statements, pronouncins
both of them absolutely false.
stated the facts of the organization
of the American Cotton Company
very briefly, and showed the difference
between that and a trust. Gov. Clarke
had told me that he would like few
minutes of time at the conclusion o
what I had to say, and l gave way tc
him. Those of you who saw and heart
him at that time will, 1 believe, not
differ with men when l say that his
manner was arrogant on that occasion
He announced that eff Senator Jones
adheres to certain statements which he
has made here today" that when we
came here in the campaign he would
educate" me as to what it took tt
constitute a trust, and would show
that there was great deal abou
the American Cotton Company that
did not seem to know, and that hi
would prove that that company was
trust, and that | owned $S50000 wortl
Of stock in it. did not regard thu
question as to whether | owned $3.50,
900 worth of stock as at all material
would be glad to own that mucf
stock, and would not be ashamed t
admit it if did, and would not hesi
tate to do so. The material point II
that connection was, that there hat
been an assertion of two facts made al
of the personal knowledge of some MAJ
never saw; I had denied both posi-
lively, and Gov. Clarke came in ant
asserted that both were true and tina
he could and would prove them
| confess that I was utterly amazed
when Gov. Clarke stepped promptly t
the front and took up the cudgels 70
this unknown slanderer; and when h