Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-25

Governor Jeff Dav:s, who is stump.
 IL, state in support of his cand1-
 for the United States senate to
 .ood the present incumbent, Sen-
 :. lanes H. Berry, and two candi,
 tos for attorney-general of Arkan-
 Hons W. F. Kirby and X. o.
 ndall, were the speakers at the Elks
 o.tor Saturday night. After the
 ndidates for the attorney-general-
 Iin had concluded short addresses,
 ,ioh consisted mainly of exhorta-
 ons to the people to examine their
 .st records, and condemnation of
 ,eir opponents, Governor Davis gave
 he of the most eloquent political
 dresses he has delivered during the
 resent campaign.
 Governor Davis was introduced by
 on. Creed Caldwell, chairman of the bpeting He said at first that he had
 esired Senator Berry to meet him
 joint debate, but that the latter
 ad refused saying he had never par icipated in joint debate, and would
 N. He then said in part: Every han who has represented Arkansas  the United States senate has gone that high office from the governors
 har. Senator Berry has already held the office twenty years, and Fhen his present term is expired he Eill have been n office twenty-two ears. It is time he was superseded ly younger man. When I was elect Fd governor of Arkansas every politi- Fian and newspaper in the state said Arkansas would 90 to the bad. Has Fhelr prediction proved true? When
 went into office this state was in Tebt to the amount of SG4,OO0. and pow 1t the only state in the union mat is out of debt, and that can [Futhfully say, We don't owe a nickel. pr dime. We had on January 1 in me state treasury s3.S55.oo in cold rash, stocks and securities. Is that lo' proud record? We have it in gold and greenbacks, and We are the pny that have it. But we don't need
 there. It is too much of a temDta- lon to the ganesters. It should be in me pockets of the labor'ng man.
 l am the only governor that eyer paae the state legislature reduce the 'S assessment of he common pcon1e aAa lne next governor and the next sslslature should see that the tax fe'y IS cut in half. We have snent n0asands Of dollars on the charitable institutions of the state. and the le'' oeaf-mute school I have started 
 |' one Of the proudest monumonts nave for my official career.
 ! want to ask the old confadera+o f'alers ], if they have heard the stories \, 'aa' are being circulated tbrouebo,,t \, .ae state that am not a friend to as veterans of the Lost Cause. They s. |sa,e 7, sad that have condemned and <, |.,'nsned the old Confederate soldiers |d;. '''ief IS an old Confederate sol o,.. ' 'uu my mother was Confed. 1. woman. I would be untrue to [ns s,, 'a'ner my mother, my southland !. n,sself' if did not love the old s.'. svuleaerate soldier. I was the firsr sona 'Aor Il. 10 suggest raising the pen. nr v4s ., 0l the old soldiers, and durine soo sllliiiis1ration na We have paid s4o0.. otbar 0se to the old soldiers than any tbsst X sosefnor And yet they say '"e' ", have ruined Arkansas ' ,D0.a.' 0u' last legislature passed q hill tsnas t1,r.opflating $25,ooo for tho main. s,st stlse Of state milit a. I am inc bod s',,.s so,efnor to have a good organ. we'll rsl'5si,,taa n1lltia' and have today 2,soo Iosstsal ur'lled troops whom can get lIstn,sa lsb'asr inside of AS hours to ouell Nj 's,Danees sa inside our state or re. ,s ss tss fbs invasion from without. Dur. se e ,ae sns1 recent yellow fever outbreak een1ps apsnt s4o'ooo A to provide for the t ,s s'us s. Of the state militia along inc s,s, s 'lne' me and not a case of ve1low low len len got got inside our border. These ras se'e re. not compelled to do this. i Is' i, not their duty, and vet thev ay shp0 po0r man pays more taxes to. o,ona,, man any other propertv.owner ta gs s'pestion ps to the value of his hold. old. few .'s as. nas an old mule. an old COW ss of svtes he of land, few poor arti,
 VI household f,,rn .trro ~ aa,