The Monticellonian., 1904-04-14

least Tor tune. W Ne can get new hearing on proper and regu lar occasions, when we may intro dHce new evidence and have tht court to pass upon the case again
 We have gone before the people of Arkansas with two men and tht issues that they represented and th, people have passed upon the mer and the issues. In court of jus tice the judge would instruct the jury that the credibility of the wit nesses should be considered :; their manner of testifying and thelr in- terest in the case. The people were the jury in the recent guber n4torial contest There have been all sorts of witnesses. and each can didate has presented his own case on the hustings all over Arkansas. It is supposed that the people con. sidcred the interest each contestant had i'll the case.
 Gov. Davis claimed that he had been m enemy te the trusts and q friend To the common people. He admitted that he had been unable ta "bust" the trusts, for the reason that the Supreme court ol lthe state did not uphold him. He further claimed that he had tried to get the legislature to pass law which he claimed would drive the trusts out and give great relief te the farmers and the laboring peo- pie generally.
 Judge Wood IS member of the supreme court and disputed the claims of Gov. Davis regarding the trusts. He upheld the position oi the court charging we had the same law under which the insur- ance companies were fined in Mis- s1uri. and that if Gov. Davis, when attorney-general. had made the pro per proof like results as in Mis- souri would have been obtained.
 Gov Davis further claimed that the legislature had been against him and would not pass proper laws and for this reason he could dc nothing for the people. He also claimed that many of the other state officials with whom he was associated on the various boards Were noi in accord with him and that they lad prevented him from carrying out certain policies that would have benefited the people. He was prevented by the peniten- tary board from buyiug the Al. thein1er place instead of the one purchased This he claimed WAS not for the best interests of the state.
 Moral issues were involved  Judge Wood and his friends charg. ed Gov. Davis with the pardoning of criminals in excessive numbers thus nullifying the action of the courts and causing q disregard for law and order ant the courts of the state.
 Gov. Davis was charged with insincerity in regard to his claims about the trusts and his efforts tc "bust" them up and also with in, sincerity regarding his friendship for the tanners and laboring men
 Gov. Davis gave as main req son for asking for third term thaf charges were preferred against him an, that an investigation hae beer ordered by the legislature ane that ne desired vindieation by the people
 There were so many things in volved in the issues that it is harc to say exactly what is the meaning of his renomination to a thiro term It is hard to believe that the people meant to condem the su preme court or to endorse a disre- gard of law,,and order. We prefer te believe that the people placed faith m what the Governor said of him self and renoninated him 10 give him another chance to do tht things he claimed he had TO chance of doing.
 This paper submits to the will o the majority of the Democratic par t,- a,,A ,,.t1 -O+ ' ,r0,,, , cty,,,y |,