The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-03
Bought In Car Load By DISTRIBUTE" WINTER LOEB GROCERY co. by

not due to ignorance on the part of
 the speaker. It would not be surpris-
 ing to see this attitude disappear when
 Davis reaches the United States Sen
 ate.
 Davis has always placed his trust in
 the common people" While he has
 built up a machine that in itself is al-
 most invincible, the strength of that
 machine rests upon the blind faith that
 Is placed in him by the great body of
 farmers and mountaineers, which con-
 trols the State so far as the ballot box
 is concerned. In the face of all the
 attacks that have been made upon him
 since he began to hold office. Davis
 has never allowed this faith of the com
 mon people to be wrested from him.
 For ten years he has gone up and down
 the State, preaching the doctrine of Democracy and Jeff Davisism, until the
 two have become so closely allied in
 the minds of the masses that the one
 is inseparable from the other. There are, three qualifications that a man
 must have to get an office from me-" Davis has repeatedly declared. First,
 he must be a white man; second, he
 must be Democrat, and. third, he must be Jeff Davis man." It is this sort of personal politics that has made him the political dictator that he is today. He has demanded unswerving personal allegiance. He has never ap- pointed a Republican to office and neither has he appointed an anti-Davis man to any position. 4 man of less dominating personality could never have held such doctrine safe against the assaults that have been made upon 1t. He has separated himself from the offices which he has held and every act has been a personal rather than an official one The least sign of de- lection on the part of one of his lieu tenants has been the signal for the signing of his political death warrant. No matter how strong politically the offender may be. his head must fall. While this has seemed at times to be the most foolish sort of politics, it has never failed to result finally in giving Davis a still tighter hold upon the rna- chine upon which he must depend for his power. Following this policy dur ing the six years he has occupied the gubernatorial chair, he has built up machine, the like of which has prob ably seldom been seen in aay State It remains to be seen what will become of this organization now that Davis no longer controls the patronage that goes with the governors office.
 Jeff Davis has been the political is- sue in Arkansas for the past ten years There has been no public questions of vital importance to occupy the minds of the people. Never before has such q personal style of politics been seen. The Democratic party has been divided into Davis and anti-Davis factions and the paramount question with any man has been as to whether he was Davis or an anti-Davis man.
 For weeks and even months at time, since he became Governor six years ago, Davis has left the execu tive office in charge of his private sec retary and gone upon his remarkable tours through the State. He has spoken in almost every township of every county in the State and in many he has appeared on several oc- casions. Davis's campaign speeches are different from those of almost any spell binder that ever appeared upon the platform. Five minutes after he begins his coat is generally off. A and before he has talked fifteen min utes, the remainder of his linen Is as limp as though 1t had been deluged with water. The fire and energy which he puts into every word which he ut ters, holds crowd for hours. His speeches are always personal. When not telling what he has done as a pub He official he is attacking his enemies. His attacks upon the Thigh collared rOostera." under which head he classes