Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-26

The following address to the Demo
ts Of Jefferson county anent the
natorial contest between Jones ana
.r,o is we'll worth the perusal OF
o,v Democratic voter in the county,
= owes some unansWerable arsu=
ants vhv it would be folly for the
bmocrats to retire Senator Jones Tor
H. Clarke. especially when the Pc
uarlv antaganistic views to the
incin1es Of Democracy which are
/ k1d by Clarke are considered:
| the Democracy of jefferson
County:
I'VE desire to call the attention Of
. Democracy OF ou, county to an
{nortant feature which has develop
in the campaign between Col.
mes X. Jones and Ex-Governor j. p.
arke for the position of our repre-
|ntative in the United States SEN
. Generally. in a race like this,
here both aepifants are Of the same
{ltical party. support is based upon
record of public service, personal
{eference. and other grounds of a
fnor character, and it is not often
| at fundamental difference Of party
|inciple and policy is exposed. BU5
hen the latter is the case, It takes
iecedence over all other questions,
i free people must first reeard
telity to their political creed in dt
eting the government and policy of
eir country.
Brushing aside al minor question.
should be especially observed that
rsistentlH in tAis c@H4paisa Gov.
frbe las attacked Col Jones fer lis
Ssition ard poliaE en- the tariff. The
|Fiot on which this attack has turned
the Wilson t9fiesff bill and Gov,
arke as if to feaye no manner OF
'ubt as to his position. has persist
lily expressed his preference for tn
eh tariff Mckinley bill which rre-
filed before the e0actment of the
ilson bill. and tof the sU!l htehcr
ngley bill which our political onpo-
nts enacted When they repeated The
ilson bill
When it is considered that these
Effective tariff laws, FOR which Gov.
hrke has SO uniformly and emphat
PLY expressed his preference, are
two highest in the history Of oua'
untry it would seem that he has
ne to the extreme limit in 23vocat-
F the policy of protection. But IA
dltion to this, the governor has
htinued to attack Col. Jones with
eat energy and zeal for not joining
Ptaln senator's from other states il
ldns up the Democratic tariff re
Fm bill and compelling the insertion
1t OF protection fer favored indus
es IN our own state.
We note the difference between a
" on blankets of so per cent under
Mckinley bill 10G Ger cent under
Dlngley bill, and . per cent un
I the Wilson bill; and this Illus
tes the whole case. We know that
Jones is an old-fashioned, plain
oAeh, free trade. tariff for revenue
Democrat, and that in making
concession in the Wilson Demo
''le taflff bill he did so only under
'esslty and protest, and as the re
'dht representative of the equally
uctant majority of his Democratic
pocia'es. His pleadings and pro
"oulo nave been both impotert
lmoudent if he had not stood with
an hands and faithful to the party
'ne Dill. Had he demanded
oh lumber for Arkansas, how
~ lie nave refused a duty on wool
ieNas: And if this course had
- ioiloWed how could there have
:" any tariff reform bill at aUo It
oaa enough to be forced to make
s''iohs TO favored industries in
quarters; but it would have
- Lar worse to have favored a mol.
- Aa' makes us Or is designed to
Nc US pay bounty at our own doors
.'ou'eat our gates. Col. Jones car
ou' our WILL and he stuck to the
's,ions ss Of his party associates
havo aon'Y ana great ability; while
nave '', acted as Gov. Clarke saws he
'lu nave acted, would. in our onin
y.l e s oeen an objectionable be
y "a :. OF party principle and disre-
VI party discipline
Now ~" ;, plam to even the least oh
tho es.a' a we are rapidly approach.
sti ule greatest fight on the tariff
S, histo .aat has eve taken piece in
oroon. v me protected Industries,
~, nl1eo and strong as never be-
d was :, n prize for which they con-
fer hsa hs never so large. Society has
eet :. mad so numerous or eirantic
tive 'essohs 1850 of the evils of the nro-
il ss.em' ~ We believe as of old
Fals IS rs 4s false economy and bad ir
anothe, make one man pay tribute
Dot is new, n, we believe that govern
and perverted ~ from it's most use.
de ~ ,,s sacred functions when it is
be W. ". instrument of such exac.