The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-03-10
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j | pledge you that II am elect
ed Circuit Judge of your district
that the court shall be conducted
economically; that all cases shall
be tried that are ready for trial
and that no unnecessary expenses
shall be incurred and settled up
on the taxpayers of this district.
assure you that mans poll
tics, his social or financial condi-
ton, will have nothing to do with
his success or defeat in my court.
But that all, regardless of their
condition in life, shall have the
same fair and impartial hearing.
Most of you are aware OF the
fact that for the last twenty-five
years | have taken an active part
in the politics of the state.
Without solicitation was nominated
by the Democrrtic party for the office
of State Senator for Hampstead and
Nevada counties. At that time DR..
Norwood was opposing candidate and
it was thought that no one could defeat
him. | was asked to make the race for
the sake of my party. ] entered the
fight and when the votes were counted
! had beaten DIR. Norwood in both coun-
ties. went to the Senate; at the end
of my first term / was elected Lieten
ant Governor and as such | filled the
governors chair about three months
during Governor Eagles illness. At
the next session | was made Chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, the high
est law office within the gift of the
Senate. The next year was appoint
ed one of the trustees of the Universe
ty of Arkansas, at Fayetteville, and
served in that capacity for ten years
and declined the third appointment to
that position. / am now President of
the school board at Prescott. At the
last State convention of the Democrat
ic party, held at Hot Springs, was
unanimously chosen chairman of that
convention and at the close received
vote of thanks for the fair and impair
tial manner in which performed the
duties of that Office.
have always taken an active part in
the politics in my county, doing all |
could for the success of my party. This
fact and the further fact that | have
held important political positions in the
state and my success at the bar has
created jealousy and enmity against
me with certain parties to the extent
that they have determined, if within
their power, to defeat me for Circuit
Judge, and the fight is now on. am
used to opposition however. From my
boyhood days l have rubbed up against
the hard places in life.
borrowed books and studied law at
night and taught school during the day.
At the end of two years ] was admit
ed to the bar, moved to Prescott, and
fatter myself that have been fairly
successful.
1t has got to be a rule in Ar
kansas politics that when a cam
didate announces himself for Of
fee, some dirty lie must be cir
culated against him. | am not
exempt from this rule.
| have some political and per-
sonal enemies in Prescott and if |
they not my enemies | would
feel like had not done my duty |
in the past.
These enemies declared before
| announced that if | did an
nounce for the Office of Circuit
cult Judge that they would beat
me one way or the another.
| announced for the office of
Circuit Judge on the 14th day of
December, 1905.
On the 18th day of December,
1905, some worthless negroes
swore some lies in the Mayors
court at Prescott and during the
trial my name was mentioned as
having some connection with the
matter, but no one swore that
they had ever talked to me about
it. BUSH, my personal enemy,
telephoned to the Nashville News
Tor the editor of that paper on
his own account published) state
ments in regard to that trial that
are absolutely untrue. On the
18th of December, | had publish
ed in the Nevada County Plea
yune, an exposure Of Bush's
scheme. Soon after that he
published what he termed a re-
ply to me, but in effect it was
nothing more than an admission
of what | had accused him of.
In the piece first published in the
Nashville News, it was stated
that | prosecuted Grayson. Bush
tries to get around that by say