Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-05

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Ia speech made hv Jehn u H.5la-
/ commonly noVu ~ Poker il v
fore the Lincoln Club. r pa9'.aa2
political ol&aHization in I.itta i{oek-
The occasion OF his speech Vas aa 1Vi-
lows: During The administration ct.
I President Harrison there Wa# VI
cancy in the United states jr4gasi1.2
! in Little Rock and John Mcclure Wa
under consideration for appointment TO
the place. Senator Berry and | ic2fhed
! that the president had about ma"e uF
his mind to appoint Mcclure. We be
| lieved that such an appointment WouiG
be great misfortune to Arkansas.
and we went to the president ana
| frankly and as strongly as we cGHG'
told bin the history OF Mcclure as
Garnet bag Republican supreme Judge
of the state of Arkansas and pauctltla'
lv called the presidents attention 70
what Attorney General Williams OF
Gen. Grants cabinet had said of him
in an official report The result wa
that Mcclure was not appointed a3ti
Arkansas WIS saved. IS believed
! then and believe nov. from q ,hoi1i0'
calamity.
TAis. ef course. exa2pegatal Nc
! Cnre aud be set about gattiag re-
vanqe= hF making tie speech to tha
! Lincoln club in which these charges
Of dislobutable conduct on my P3}t
were made. as believe. f'"
the first time. He at the
eamc time attacked Senator
Berry. hnt the charges against hin
were as false as those mado against
me.
1t does not seem to be the purpose
of Gov. Davis. at this time at least, to
present these facts for the consfdef&-
ton Of the people.
This speech of McClure's was print
ed in pamphlet and widely clrculated
but utterly failed to make any impress
sion at the time. And be it said to
the everlasting credit of the editors OF
| the state. that not one OF them coula
be found who was low or meah
enough, to circulate any of these
charges, or even to mention them.
| Now. however, Gov. Davis brings them
up without frankly saying where he
got them and undertakes to give
! them credit for the same purpose
which originally inspired them, that
| is to injure me.
The people of Arkansas do not be-
lieye that 4',o defeat Of Mcclure was
wrong. or that Senator Berry and de
serve punishm ant because he was de-
feated. Doubtless Mcclure does, and
he would certaie'y rejoice to believe
that these charges ef his, false and un-
true as they are, had caused the peo-
Dle of Arkansas to lose faith in me.
He would doubtless be happy to know
that this infamous piece of work had
accomplished my political destruction,
and had laid the foundation of Sena-
tor Berry's defeat. even if it should be |
engineered by persons other than him |
self
am proud of my state, and proud |
of her people, and am jealous of the |
good name Of both. | would be glad |
to see the high office of governor of |
MY state upheld in dignity and honor,
hut do most solemnly protest against |
that high Office being prostituted to
the low and vile purpose Of being an |
instrument to accomplish the revenge
Of Poker Jack Mcclure. The great Of
fee was created for higher purposes |
and | believe that the peOple demand |
that it be honorably used for noble |
purposes.
But Gov Davis has a charna Of his |
own which is iust as false as those he |
gets from Mcclure. He would have
it believed that I defeated his anti !
trust bill in the last legislature. There
is no truth whatever in this. All the
members Of the Legislature will know
that the following is true: When |
returned from Washington last sprins;
me to address that body, and We
after the adjournment of congress, the
legislature invited Senator Berry and
did so. l gave as clear and succinct
statement as | could Of my recent pub
lie service, both in the senate and as
chairman of the Democratic national
committee During the presidential
campaign of 1890 the Globe Democrat.
feeling doubtless that the Republican
party was being hard pressed on the
trust question, for the purpose Of di'
verting attention as much as possible
from it's sins. charged that |, being
chairman Of the Democrtic National
committee, was interested in a trust,
by reason of my ownership of stock
in the American Cotton company.
Knowing that falsehood, by frequent
repetition. sometimes makes an inl-
preston, | stated in as clear and sim
pie a manner as I could. the facts
about the American Cotton company