The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1904-03-19

eht III TINS distrfet, ana right III the
face of the proposition ofrotation
which he advocated in 1892 and
won out ON. He has at last sent
out a document which it seems is in
tended as a reply or criticism of my
CIRCULAR issued sometime ago.
He makes light of my circular by
saying that it contains nothing new
and is not very startling, 1t was
not intended TO be SO. | am plain
man and set forth plain facts that
can be easily understood by plain
people.
His circular and plea, however, are
truly startling He is a democrat
and yet he sends out with his circu-
lar a printed document on long ten
ures citing among Others, Reed and
five others whose consecutive terms
amount to 1874 years as examples.
All the six were republicans, all pro-
tectionists and all from Maine. Is
it not startling that a democratic
congressman in Arkansas, in order
to hold his place, will ask you to fol-
low the example of these republicans
from Maine?
His circular is very startling in one
other respect. He does not set forth
a single thing in that circular that
he has done in the way of procuring
legislation, not one thing that he has
tried to do and failed, and not one
thing that he proposes to do. Yet
he wants you to give him a seventh
term and return him to congress.
This is truly startling to me. How
does it strike the taxpayer
Because | did not see proper to as
sail his record he seeks to construe
my silence into an approval of it.
He cannot do that The only act or
measure of any Importance locally
to his district that he has procured
the passage of that know of is the
act establishing a federal court at
Harrison and the appropriation
which followed as an incident to it
for a federal court building there,
and desire to remind the people
that this federal court matter was
suggested to him by me two years
ago at Rogers when he de6ed me to
name one thing lie ought to have
done which he had not done. This
is what | named. He afterwards re-
turned to congress and procured the
passage of the bill. This was all
right, but could he have not done
more in all these years? | said he
had it long enough, | think so, don't
you? When does he intend to quit?
Ever? No, never. There is no init
nation in his circular that he ever
intends to quit. There is no reason
in his contention. His claim for a
seventh term is based on selhshness.
This thing of keeping men in office
for life is wrong. 1t is undemocrat-
ic. 1t is unrepublican. 1t is IMAM
erican. 1t is dogma of kings and
plutocrats. 1t has no place in the
creed of democracy and should find
no Judgement in the minds and
hearts of a free people.
Again he says, Il am now in the
work and am out of touch with 9TH
er business. In this statement is
the strongest possible argument
against the principle or doctrine
that he invokes. To keep men in Of
fee until they are out of touch with
other work or have become untitled
for it, is unjust to the incumbent and
to the country. Now do not want
any man to vote for me because he
don't think can make living with
out office, by industry and hard
work. feel if | was thrown out up
on the world without a dollar,
could make a living for myself and
family
Now because | do not blow and
puff about myself, he says rest my
whole case on rotation. | do no
such thing. | believe am compe-
tent to fill the place. leave that,
however, for you to judge. will
compare records with him as man,
as citizen and as a gentleman. | !
am not rude or unciyil. | do not
drink, do not swear, and am of So
Der and industrious habits.
| will compare records with him as
a student and scholar. | hold n di- I
ploma from the University of Arkan- |
sas, located in his town.
| will compare records with him as |