The Springdale news., 1908-03-20
CHOOSE YOU THIS DAY WHOM YE
 WILL SERVE."

cided Just how 1t will be settled no one now knows although some of the over-enthusiastic friends of the various candidates would have us believe that their particular favor1te has already won the race and that it is all but the shoutr ing.
 Without dlspara g1ng the other gen. tlemen who are seeking the position. The News has seen fit to support MT. Hlnemon, and 1t is sincere belief that If his friends stick to kim on election day lie will win the race. But whatever the result may be shall cheerfu1ly accept 1t. We would rejoice III his triumphant election, but if 1t is the will of the people that another serve them we will go down with him in defeat with the consciousness that we have supported man of high ideals and noble purpose, and whose character, whether private citizen pulp lic official, IS above reproaeh. It is an honor to be the friend of such in defeat We have not supported MT. Hinemon because We be- lieved lie was the political friend of this the political enemy of some other man, but be- cause We believed lie would make the state more ereditable governor than either of his opponents.
 The struggle has been an unequal one. On the one hand we have Mir. Kirby carving with him the prestige of the attorney generals office, Backing him up rather leading the fight in his behalf is Senator Davis with the most power ful machine that las ever dominated Arkansas politics. Not content with endorsement of the candidacy of MT. Kirby Senator Davis has forsaken his duties in Washington and for weeks has been travelling over tile state making speeches and presuming on the intelligence of the people by instructing them to whom they should sup port for governor. Not only has he picked out for the people of Arkansas governor, but he has selected thelr secretary of state their attorney general and their auditor. The reason for Sena- tor Davis support of Mr. Kirby is plain to every one It is not because lie is interested in the welfare of Arkansas, but because bv his election he expects to perpetuate his political machine to further his interests.
 Another opponent arrayed against Mr, Hinemon Is Mr. Dond ghey, a shrewd contractor and money maker whose connection with the state cap ital brought him iuto the lime-lght. Lined up with Mr. Donaghey is Acting Governor Pindall, with all the influence of the governors office, and in addition 10 this K the wealth of the former, which, If reports be true, he has distributed with a liberal hand ill his campaign. Had Mr Dona- ghey secured the contract for the construction of the new state capital for which he was an un- successful bidder, it is extremely doubtful if his most admring friends would ever iii their wild est fancy pictured hlm as tie governor of great state. Apparently his greatest claim to the of flee IS that there has been crookedness connected with the building of the capital, and for that he ought to be elected governor. He is also loud in his dennnciations of Senator Davis, that monumental triekster' as he terms him, and calls on the people to break the Davis machine by electing him to the governors office New con- verts always shout the oudest Until the pres ent campaign Mr. Donaghey has always been the political friend and supporter of Mir Davis, and 1t looks little bit inconsistent for him to be railing against machine which he helped IS due entirely to the fact that the Senator fused to take him under his protecting wing and advocate his candidacy for governor.
 On the other hand is Mir Hinemon, who is making the on his merits and not as the can didate of any clique faction He Is man of limited means, and has no powerful political back CTS. He IS clean man, whose entire life IS with out the slightest stain. He is big-hearted and big-brained who rises above petty politics and who has laudable ambition to accomplish some good for Arkansas and her people He measures up to the gubernatorlal standard Ill every particular, and Arkansas chief executive would do honor to the state. If he IS elected the governors office will not be resort for designing politicians to meet and concoct their schemes to ,,1