Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-30
THE STRONG POINTS.
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last fifty or LOO years Real estate
sharks had taken options on all sides
Of the property. The site selected
was splendid location
If elected governor he would rec
ommend the immediate enlargement
Of the insane asylum. as several hun
dred unfortunates were now lan@ais!l-
ing in county jails which should be
provided for
He would advocate an amendment
to the antitrust law Of tSS9 TO make
It effective
He would advocate any measure
locking TO the improvement of the
public school system, and to maintain
high standard al the state univer=
sity although proud of The excellent
reputation OF that institutions
He would advocate laws looking to
improved roads. and TO invite capital
and labor 10 the state.
He would call attention to seeking
capital to eur great timber and farm.
ing lands
He would not dwell upon every
thing. but would be diligent i'll calling
attention to the great opportunities
for investment and homes in Arkan-
SaS
He was in the race to win. He knew
of no way To better test Il man s
promises than by what he had done in
Office He was proud of his e0nseieA
tous record as "a representative of
Garland county in the legislature. He
was proud to point to his having. i'll
1857. been tie chairman of the judi
ciary committee Of the house At
the next session we was appointed
chairman of the ways and means
committee. At the third session he
was elected speaker unanimously
His first bill ON going to the legisla-
ture. was 90 prohibit officers from
tfaipsine aNer=thc state en- passes, His
geological survey bill had directly an.l
indirectly brought more money 10 ~
kansas and developed moro Of the re-
sources Gf Arkansas than any other
bill. He introduced the antitrust bill
He advocated the railroad commission
bill. and no man Was more diligent III
working for it's passage. Also, the
bill for the relief of eX Confederate
soldiers. He had performed other
party services. such as canyassin& tha
state three times for 20 party at his
own expense. He did not mention
these matters in self Drei.e, but to
show that he had right to run for
governor when solicited to q SO.
What Had Davis Dore2
He would like to know what Coz.
Davis had done.
He had been cOnsecutiVelN III office
for eight years, as prosecuting attor-
ney, attorney general and governor
The fact that no other governor had
been opposed for a second term was
no reason why Davis should not be
opposed Two years was the constl-
tutional limit, but he says he should
be given another term because he has
served the people we'll He granted
that that was a cardinalNprlnclple OF
the party, but had Gov Davis served
the people well. and hadn't he already
held office eight years? Suppose he
took all the other Offices in the state
in rotation. He would soon have a
monopoly He should be satisfied.
There was no merit to his claim, es
pecially since he could show that
Davis had done absolutely nothing,
but had neglected his duties.
Charges Against Davis.
He charged Gov. Davis spent the
principal part of his time in running
for office and in making speeches
which brought slander and odium on
her people.
He charged him with squandering
the funds of the state when attorney
general
4 Sensational Telegram.
Mr.. Rector here paused to read q
telegram which he said he read as a
courtesy to Senator Jones.
It was from Hope. Ark, dated Jan
uary 2S and from c. A. Bridewell,
stating that he had learned at New
Lewisville that Jones had served only
short time in the war saying that
it was untrue. that he was with him
from the beginning of the war and
that he made a gallant soldier An
other telegram was read from man
who said he had served eighteen
months With Senator Jones during
the war
Col Rector stated that Senator
Jones needed no defense at his hands
and he didn't propose to be drawn
into the senatorial fight. He denied
the report emnhattcally that Senator
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