The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-07
ARKANSAS JEFF.
Speeches and Devices Of o Successful
Friend OF the "Pee-pui."
From The Arkansas Ga,eit,

Friend OF the "Pee-pul."
From the Arkansas Guzeite.
The. High Sheriff of the county is general!
the king bee of the politics OF his shire. PROB
ably two-thirds of the Sherifs In Arkansas
are conn onent parts of the Governors ma
chine, They are a great and effective force
Governor Davis, by the Use Of the veto pei
and the pardon blank, has been a valuable
friend TO the liquor interests Of Arkansas
In attacking Senator Berry for voting
against the Hatch anti-option bill, Governor
Davis told his hearers to turn to the Con
0ressioRdI Record, and there you will fine
the vote on this bill, and the first name that
appears Of those who voted against this Hatcf
bill was that Of Senator Berry OF Arkansas.
Governor Davis did not explain that on roll
calls the names OF the Senators are called
alphabetically.
In his recent race he pleaded for the sup
port Of ex-Confederates by bringing up his
fathers war record. "He was a Baptist
minister when the war broke out. said Gov
ernor Davis from every stump, but he laid
down his Bible and picked up his rife. and II
history speaks the truth, he bore 1t as gal
i sreat c aha ss "0rfye eGon AZ day sS'V Who i
know say. his father was conscripted in 1854,
served a few days as a private. ana theh got
u ohaplain's commission.
In one Of his campaigns his opponent de-
bounced him In unmeasured terms io6 a.
legged misre ions. Did Davis 1ghtI
cut, stab or ~shoot-elther bullets or epIithetsH
No; He simply said to the audience that t nj
him, that he knew his opponent would take
his life before the race was, over, But,
said he about TO die, s~aluting them, all ASK
is that when I am dead. YOU bury me In the
old graveyard and write on my headstone the
words: He died a martyr TO the common
people,
Il have always loved the people in the
mountains. Since ] was q small boy and read
f }0Se tdlf the S5 f hSrd dS04 H / Enis1s' W HSsS '!% nays
prosecuting attorney OF my district and rode
over the hills and valleys of my home county.
tain side a tiny light: Thave heard the blcQt-
Ing of a goat or the tinkle OF a cowbell or the
6oying Of ht the friendly ,r watch a.. tb dor / | R Mos
and there received the most generous hospl-
tality the world can afford-and l love the
people of the hills"
you know that the State Of Arkansas has
been in the Union since 1885. We have had al
Powell Clayton, that hell hound and demon
that ran rough shod and rampant over the
rights of the people of this State-no attempt
was ever made to impeach .him-no one but
All. my good women, did you ever read
that sweet book, The Scarlet Letter? Do
compelled to 90 through life with that scarlet
her bre9sti Tits Arkansas LeglslatpTe said:
and shame not only upon his breast but
upon the breast of his aged father and mother.
upon the breast Of his wife and, babies; we
Eiil disgrace him. We will ruin him we will
In the Wood campaign he played unceas,
lngly upon the emotions II not the passions
Esther, Warren lawsuit, IN which q child two
Dy a freight train. The Jury In the lower
court. gave the child a verdict for $40, 900.
but the Supreme Court. by a vote Of 8 to e
nomination for Governor was Q
iSis t Sss Of The he s ms5s noS SSTrt, that and f eSsnties
'Soh. Judge Wood. I pray the good Lord that
Eafa Wv %a esS 70 Sr inSSs sg De' been lA sapsp Sfea wit! With
his hands and feet. and that you will not hear
h mnmm ssyse'%%hIR esFs, ' aya my are Ssand sy n gndss;
Wood. this case ought to burn your conscience
and soul at night: II ought TO haunt you In
i6gs j fIlfetp; o i i91d9g srr TO Tis5t You for II R} yobb a6 dreams
In discussing the legislative hearing on
had sent for witnesses. Whom did they
send for, my felloT citizens?, he asked Did
did they send for the mechanic; did
' orr the ee class Of Citizens ehf 2 5ms' Who bare ct their IRE breasts asst
and burdens sc Of he day. 80, they sent for
Helena and from Fort Smith. They sent for
/ high collared crowd-that crowd that
wear collars so high they can't see the sun
hat, when they shake hands with You, they
' 'roxd fi That you you 'G esn ~ tell Fl from {T9 f thsir trs aeRs
they are going north or coming
MY fellow citizens. you do not know, what
t is to be Governor OF Arkansas; you do not
instE What to IT is b to hold It the Sd11G Gw tSo Of Life life and
'unishment and forgiveness. on the one
aand YOU are besieged, by the white winged
demand Of law, Do, not. c%rlticise, my
elbow citizens. an Executive for exercising
mercy la l b haye a. e liitle boy At h2me J years
yet into trouble In after years and get into
he ,penitentiary I would kiss the very feet
4 the Governor who would give hin a par
I 1t we're your son or your brother or father
could not, write the pardon quick enough;
Judge Wood said the other day in one of his
at my, office who came there crying,
thank God that my, heart has not become
Q stllled. so cold and callous that the tears
4 the mother in Israel vim not move me TO
o take me not only out Of the Governors
flee, but of this old earth Of ours. God bless
ou old mothers in Israel; God bless their
ou offer up your devotion tonight. II you
an spare one moment, lisp a prayer for the
ont want your boys pardoned, don't come
around my ONCE, because ] cannot
tand 1t. and do not try to stand it,"
he bllnd tiger proprietors for whom the
'hite winged angels of mercy have done
UGH yeoman work In getting relief from the
in hundreds Of convictions.
Fire Drills and Employees.
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