Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-29
CONGRESSMAN ROBINSON
GIVEN OVATION

, gress as pretty and eloquent and
| attempted to belittle the Congress
! mans services.
Mr.. Robinson said that his oppo
| nent had consumed several columns
| in discussing general topics of his
tory that were not connected with
a race for Congress, and Mr.. Hogue
had manifestly done his best to
make a s'pretty and eloquent"
speech; that he had never regarded
himself as speech maker, but had
relied on earnest efforts to serve
his constituents rather than decla-
nation. Mr.. Hogue had asked him
a number of questions through a
newspaper article as to his views
on questions which he had discussed
in Hot Springs when Mr. Hogue
was present
Mr.. Robinson said he was indif-
| ferent as to Mr.. Hogue's opinion of
| his speeches. AS to his services in
Congress he was perfectly willing to
| be tested by the straight edge of
dilgent labor and loyal purpose
| That he had recently received more
than a thousand letters, about one
| hundred of which were from Mr.
| Hogue's home county, assuring him
| that his labors were appreciated and
that he will receive almost the
| unanimous vote of the Democrats in
! the coming primary election.
Rotation in Office,
The doctrine of rotation in office,
he declared, has never been applied
to Compressor from Arkansas. Va
rlous portions of the district were
formerly represented by Mr.. Nc
Rae, who served twenty years;
Judge Little, who served ten years
/ and was elected Governor, and Mr..
Brundidge, who mas served ewelve
! years and is still in Congress. MI.
! breckenridge, a former resident Of
this place, and Messrs. Terry and
Mccullough each enjoyed repeated
expressions Of confidence from their
constituents. He was satisfied that
the people of the Sixth Congression-
al District would not invoke agains.
him rule which has never been ap-
piled to other Congressman from
| Arkansas. Efficient service in Con-
/ gress requires experience and ia
miliarity with details. 1t requires
an ordinary man like himself he
said, some time to familiarize him
self with these details, while an ex-
| traOrdinary man like his opponent
way Mr.. Hogue belittles Mr. Rob-
| inson's speeches one would think
the speaker declared, that Nil
Hogue regarded himself as Daniel
Webseer in speech and a Bis,GarclS
in administration. The difference
between him and Mr.. Hogue is that
! the speaker knows thae he is not a
great man while Mr. Hogue seems
astonished ae his own greatness and
everybody laughs. Mr.. Robinson
! said that while he recognized his
| own shortcomings and did not think
that any gentleman should be criti-
cised for refusing to boast, he be-
! lieved that his friends might fairly
claim that he had been reasonably
| efficient, both in matters of loca
concern and of national Importance.
He referred to the introduction Of
! rice culture in Arkansas, in which
he had taken an initiative, the
drainage Of swap lands, which he
declared to be subject OF intense
practical interest to the people Of
Arkansas, and which could be done
either through local organizations
or under national control in the
! same manner that the aria land OF
the West are now irrigated. That
if it is constitutional to pour water
on dry land it cannot be unconsti-
tutional to drain wet land. AS a
member of the committee on pulc
lands he had carefully considered
the subject and looked forward to a
day when the fertile lands of the
Mississippi Valley would be reclaim
ed ana opened up for cultivation,
the expenses to be assessed in pro-
portion to benefits against the lands
drained.
Pine Bluff Postofiee.
The Federal postofice building had
been secured at Pine Bluff. he said
and should now - In active process
of construction While his official