The Forrest City times., 1905-09-15
Passed Of Very Smoothly.

every point of observation came up to the point ofsuccess for which i. was designed and hoped for by all that were present and inter- ested.
 More than eighty carcasses, and they supplemented by fifty gallons of Brunswick stew, constituted the meat supply, and other edibles in proportion were most ample. and the promoters and superintendents received the thanks and gratitude of the three thousand or more people who were on the grounds.
 The day was an ideal Southern September day, and the crowd seemed to fairly drink Tn each and every feature ofthe days program principal of which was politics, but that feature was strongly sup ported by the refreshment stand and the merry-go-round.
 The candidates for state offices held the boards for the entire day, and those present were Governor Davis, candidate to succeed Hon. Jas. H. Berry, in the United States Senate; Senator Kirby, for attor- ney general; Congressman Little, Attorney General Rodgers and Se- nator Logan, aspirants for the gubernatorial honor.
 Hon. 0. B. Rollwage introduced the speakers, and Senator (Digest) Kirby, was the first to puncture the atmosphere. Space and time forbds us to follow in detail, the speakers in their able discussions of the many points, jagged ends and pitfalls which beset the poli- ticiap, hence we are forced to only touch upon few ofthe high places. The senator dwelt upon the duties of the office, gave his views as to the control and management of the various state institutions, from his gallant fight against the Iron Mountain Railroad, in the famous 272,000 acre land grant, down to the cross roads school house. He expressed himself as being opposed 10 the lease system of convicts and as 10 their coming in conflict with free labor, told about how the railroad bribers defeated him fol the presidency of the Senate, and .he swath that booble cuts in the legislative bodies.
 Governor Davis was next anC his talk was along the usual linel always claiming to be the mov- ing spirit and guardian angel 0 every good thing that has happen ed 10 fall into the lap of the com monwealth; told about the grea increase of revenue derived from the railroads in the way of taxa tion, and how little was dumped into tho treasury during his oppo nents Senator Berry administra
 
 tion, but didn't explain the why ol the wherefore for such great things, but finally admitted tha' the states population had increas ed 20 per cent, and that railroad construction in the state had sur passed that figure since the admin, istration of his competitor; claim ed that he did not wish to be unkind to Senator Berry, or take advant age of his absence. He emphasized his love and loyalty to the cause Of the Farmers Union, and to the principles of the Southern Cotton sociation, but did not explain why he vetoed the s5000 appropria tion which was unanimously passed by both houses of the late legisla. ture, to help the latter institution 10 get upon its feet; upheld and claimed to be the author of the antitrust bill; roasted Senator Berry and produced records show ing that the senator voted against the Hatch bill; told his hearers that they did not need Bob Rog-