The Harrison times., 1904-08-20
GOVERNOR DAVIS ADDRESS pooNE
CONFERENCE.-The.
4 Large and Enthusiastic Audience
Greeted Him. and Listened Atten-
lively Throughout.

and added several speeches to his ap-
on the way. But this did |
not deter him from talking over two
hours, during which time he was Civ
en- the best of attention by all
His speech was, in part as follows:
FELLOW DEMOCRATS gives me
more than ordinary pleasure to ad-
dress the democrats of Boone county,
whose devotion to the party and its
principles has been so constant, and
whose support of my candidacys has
been uniform i'll the recent pri-
mary, when but a small ma jority was
reCo rded against me. 1 thank you one
and all for what you have done for me
and have no word of un kindness for
those who supported Judge Wood; 1t
was their right to do so, and no one
should question it. All that we ask
now is, that they trea Us 7es-'~e~Fo FouId
have tre,4e6 tL---4I had we been defearl
ed-+l,., .-<-y fall in line as good dem
oc-,. 4, and help us to roll up such d
- as will give Boone county ten or
twelve delegates in the conventions of
two years hence, instead of the five
She had this year
EACH DEMOCRAT SHOULD DO HIS DUTY.
This; as you know, is a presidential
year, and IN my Judgment, the signs
never looked brighter or more PROFIT
Ious for democratic victory than they
do now, if We but remain true to the
faith, and loyal to party management.
And tellow-demOcrats, you must re-
member this further reason that two
years from now you will want to elect
a governor, and new setof state offic-
Ials, congressman, circuit Judges.
prosecuting attorneys, etc. You must
remember that the basis of representa-
ton fixing the number of delegates for
each county i'll this state for each of
these offices is determined by the num-
Der of votes you cast for governor in
the September election. So let there
be no inactivity, let each county poll
its full strength, thereby giving it its
maximum representation in each of
these conventions This is important,
and to this end let us earnestly and
zealously labor.
MR.. MYERS AND HIS FRIENDS.
Mr.. Myers says, by way of apology
for his candidacy, that if he is elected
governor, and vacancy should occur |
in any office in the state, he will appoint |
A Democrat to fill that Office. No one |
believes this statement, which simply /
marks Mr. Myers as a man who will
rifle with yOu confidence. He would
1ave no desire to appoint a Democrat,
md his masters i'll the Republican par
y, Powell Clayton, Whipp1e, Poker
-ack Mcclure, and that gang wouldn't
ct him do it if he so desired. l have
10 respect for a man who would thus
apologize for his candidacy. And it is
no wonder that with such false preten-
ses as this, he declines to meet ME in !
Joint discussion.
Imagine for d moment that one of
your supreme Judges should die. Do You
think he would appoint Democrat to |
fill the vacancy? Suppose your attor- |
ney general or secretary of state who |
are members of the sta te election board |
should die Do you suppose he would |
appoint aoDemocrat? On the other hand |
lon't you suppose he wOnld appoint a
,taunch Republican, thereby giving
himself and the Republican party con-
rol of the election machinery in Ark
nsas? To bring it more nearly home
o you: Suppose your circuit judge,
attorney, sheriff or any
tfler county official should die. Don't
-ou know that he would appoint the
lackest Republican that could be found
II your county, Then if he would
matters 50 important and
-itaI to your interest as this, are you
II any proposition which he submits
or your consideration
IVES ACCOUNT OF HIS STEWARDSHIP
IT has been said by him and those
7hO are disposed to slander and malign
ny administration that | have done
othing since l have been elected to
ne office of governor except to run for
flee and work my job so as to perpet-
ate myself in power. Let us see my
if this is true. If so it is
grievOus criticism, and one that you
hou1d have corrected in the primary
lection
You Will remember that l assumed
he duties of governor on the 18th day
+ January, 1901 In d certain sense,
then became the custodian of your
finances, the guardian of public inter
st at the state-hOuse. Let me show
you just how much money you had
when l went into the office.
On the first of January, 1901, you /
had S2S5, ,661.S7 in the treasury. 1 have |
been your governor nearly four years,
and on July 3, 1904, you had 81, 49,
,45.65 in the state treasury; or an in
crease during my administration of /
81, ,192, So. .26,-a pretty fair showing, |
su't it, in the handling of your finan-
,es?
To be sure, l am not entitled to all /
the credit of this. Other state officials |
who have worked with me harmonious
y are entitled possibly TO the major |
portion of the credit; yet this is my ad- |
and certainly 1 ought to /
with some meager portion of |
the showing,
SO you see that you- money has not |