Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-06

is one Of the After the Bali Kind OF
fads which for t." Instant touches the
popular chord, but soon dies, and DIS
gust takes the place of soasmodlc or
thusiasm.
jeff must have his day. There IS
no heading him off He is going to run
his race out. and the sooner he does
it the sooner he comes to the end. lie
is only a quarter horse, but until he
maI5ns that quarter he cant be check-
ed and he will distance all coi"r9
tors. but after he has run out his quar-
ter he is going to let down, and then
he is going to be easily passed by
some long winded animal,
Jeff's latest outbreak is against
Senator Jones. He and his squirrel
heads have time and again declared
that Senator Jones is not a Democrat,
but a pronounced Republican of the
Mark Hanna type. Jeff boasts that
he has retired Senator Jones to pri-
vate life so far as the Democracy. is
concerned, and now he objects to the
Republicans giving Mr. Jones any OF
the good things which fall to the lot
of the administration. His protest is
expressed in the following asinine L
fusion to President Roosevelt:
Il notice in the metropolitan press
of few days ago statement that in
all probability Senator James X. Jones
would be by your eXccllency appointed
a member of the canal commission,
Should the Panama route pass and De
come effective. OF course / know that
you have not overlooked the consti-
tutlonai provision which prohibits his
holding any Office till Tie fourth of
next March. save that Of senator, and
desire, Mr. President, to say in behalf
OF the people of Arkansas. with aIl
due Difference and respect to yourself
end Your power OF appointment. that
# You contemplate appointing Mr..
Jones rs a Democrat from Arkansas,
rs an honor to our state, we would like
to nave an opportunity to protest
against tho pr0ttcFed honor He has
been repadated here by the Demoe-
racy. and by his recent uttcrancc and
actions has pGt himself beyond the
party line; but if you desire to appoint
hlm as Republican pure and simple,
OF course we can raise no objection,
though If you appoint him as Demo
cfat we would like to be heard Per
haps | should not have addressed vou
thus plainly. and | should not have
done so but for your kind considera-
ton of me on my recent visit and the
Xpressed desire on your part to have
=, communicate With YOU freely
,,'slt any matter in Arkansas. | feel
''thls is Of great Importance to The
i>s4n|1aey OF the state, that if this
'esoSNion is given Senator Jones. it
a,at @.4 "oNbe given TO him as a Demo
e''' WITHOUT the protest of the De
moefaeH hthis state"
just befo}N> Coy. Davis had pennee
his missive to>t the president, a Little
Rock sentlemanAMr. R. T. Cook. had
received letter nom Senator Jones.
from which the folhwing extract is
taken and which effectively answers
'he matter which has be,n the means
ol some very scurrilous Attacks unon
Senator Jones;
/ note what YOU say about tho
story going around that I am to ho ,
ihei'oef OF tic canal commission /,
nave no idea how this thing started
suppose that some newspaper ma,
originated ii and others took il nm |
the bill has only Just now been sian.
eo, The next steD to be taken viii
De the acquiring Of the property. which
VIII OF necessity take time and oreat
care. and 1t will be some time befora
this question can be settled I do Not
imagine that the president has giyao
a thought to the personnel of the com.
mission. Certainly be has sajg 1pat;,-
ihs to me on the stjbjeci.
No dlo,Tt56tt the story cmanated from,
some enemy of Senator Jones who put
II into circulation for the purpose or
dong him a personal iniurS