Newport daily independent., 1903-08-07

would preIer lU UnrOuSu Olo 0A HIS pardon attorneys, of which there was one in every county. He wanted to know why the governor had sent the pardon of Dr. Johnson to attorneys over 300 miles away. The petition for this pardon was sent up from Eureka Springs and contained not single name from Ft. Smith, where the crime was committed. The governor had violated the pardon law and he called upon the people to judge of Davis connection with such purchased par dons, which the evidence tended to show could now be bought like cattle, sheep and hogs.
 The governor had pardoned negro burglars for whom no tears were shed by gray haired mothers and was not to be blamed for seeking vindicatlon, but instead he sank deeper and deep- CT. Referring to the Davis banner at Beebe, 'sDavis is hell on carpetbag- gers,o he declared that Davis was hell of a governor to revive these war time prejudices. He destroyed the force of the governors compari- son of the assessed value with the purchase price of the Cummings farm, which was per cent, while the Altheimer place, wins purchase Da- wis favored, was ass Ssed at but IS per cent of the price Davis wanted the state to pay for same.
 GOVERNORS RECORD LAID BARE.
 He told of the governors offer to provide for Reese Hoggin's son in ex- change for appointment of one of his (Davjs) kinsmen, which would have busted Sam Thatch, deserving ex- Confederate soldier. Such was his friendship for the veteran of the gray.
 Davis was denounced as an infa-- nous coward, physically and morally, charge he would make to his face. Davis had threatened to slap him at Warren, but he had dared him to lay so much as a finger upon his person.
 The governors worries and troubles were laughed at and his increased weight given to show he was not faring so ill,-sUpon what meat doth Caesar feed, that he has grown so great.o
 Even if Davis had been the best in stead of the worst governor Arkansas eyer had, he should not be elected to third term.
 He read from circular of Hot Springs gambling house offering big profits on stock, the name of Gov ernor Davis recommending same.
 The speaker favored legislation to curb the trusts, declared the new chancery courts needless expense, said Davis could have saved other bills from the veto as he did this one, and paid high tribute to the late James Mitchell.
 He had been raised on farm and the three things he hated to do,- wash dirty sheep, sort rotten pota- toes and skin a skunk, he had been called upon to do little of each. He was not running in the interest of Wood and Davis dared not say so publicly.
 The speaker closed quite eloquently in stating that if chosen governor, he proposed to be known as the edu- cational governor-the advocate of good roads aad fine schools.
 corErN FAXES GOVERNOR.
 Hon. Charles Coffin of Walnut Ridge, representing Judge O. D. Wood, spoke only for short time, owing to the lateness of the hour, but he went after the governors scalp like the brave fearless man he is. He regretted the personalities that had become so frequent in the cam paign, put laid their responsibility at the Governors door.
 Davis had not spoken to him since he lied in saying that he (Cofin) had boasted of carrying the vote of Law renee county in his pocket. Davis help it. The governor was arraigned for his dismissal of the 500 cases against the trusts as attorney general, while in Missouri, over $90,000 was collected thus in fines. Speaking of the pardon of Dr. John son and referring to Fuller, he said he would not believe one of Davis creatures on oath. The governor had not only pardoned perjurers, but the testimony of one of the governors intimate friends accused him of trying to encourage perjury in trying to malign the character of Ex-Gov. Eagle.