Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-02-27


six years in Arkansas.
The gallant democracy of this country has
Always been most kind and generous to me.
and this magnificent audience of the old guard
who have always helped in every time of
need, is compliment of which any man
might well be proud, and bears assurance to
the fact that the people of this great state are
deeply interested in the proper administratio
of her public affairs.
l don't come to you, my friends, in the
spirit of dictation-I don't come to you as
the metropolitan press of this state would have
you believe, in an effort to control or influence
your better judgment, but l feel that it Is
always the duty of every public servant to
counsel and advise with his friends all
public questions, and for that purpose, and
that alone, l come to you today.
great complaint is going up, fellow-citi-
Gems, from certain quarters against my having
come back home and meeting and speaking to
you in this campaign. This complaint, how
ever, is made by the men who said that if
Jen Davis were sent to the United States
senate, he would disgrace the state. They
now insist that / should retain my seat in
the senate while they undermine the princi-
pies of government for which we have all
contended.
On the other hand, the who gave me
their suffrage and support in my race for
the senate, anxious that should come back
and to it that the agents of corporate
wealth and syndicate interests should not con-
troll and dominate politics in Arkansas. :
Ali Mr.. Chairman, and gentlemen, they say
that l should not raise my voice in the inter
est Of Mr.. Kirby for governor; they say that
this is ntermeddling-that this Is fnterloping-
that the result of his election does not con-
Germ On one hand, gentlemen and fellow
citizens, they charge Mr.. Kirby with being the
JEFF Davis candidate; they brand him with
what they consider to be a stigma, and by
this they hope to array every anthem Davis
in Arkansas against him; then, when
1 raise my voice and ask my friends to rally
to his assistance, to his support the subsidized
press of this state would raise its hands In
holy horror, and say, You are meddlinG in
state politics-it is none of your fight"
Ah my friends, l hope the day vii never
come in Arkansas when the welfare Of the
people of my native state shall cease to con-
Germ me, when the cause of the people and
good govrnment will not elicit my most earn
est endeavor-my very best efforts.
| want to say to my friends throughout
the state of Arkansas that w. F. Kirby is the
only candidate in this race for governor who
has ever been my personal or political friend.
l want to say to my friends. that he is the
only candidate in the race who would carry
out the policies and principles of government
which l have inaugurated, and which yet
hope to succeed despite the efforts OF the
despolers.
/ want to say to my friends throughout the
state that he is the only candidate In the
race for governor who is really and truly the
friend of the common people OF the state.
1 want to say to the people of the state that
William F. Kirby is an honest, clean. pure
courageous man, that will make Arkansas one
of the best governors that ever occupied the
executive chair.
You say, what has he done since he has
been Attorney General?" Ali my friends
time will not permit that should give to
you each and every important official act OF
his life, but suffice it to say that when the
state house vampires tried to get their long,
bony fingers into the state treasury ana take
therefrom the money of the taxpayers Of this
state Kirby said NO." and the doors Of the
vaults were closed. and the money is safe. The
Supreme Court sustained him.
When the last legislature passed the bucket
shop law, which l had the honor to write 1t
was ridiculed and derided by the lawyers OF
Little Rock. and by the opposition In the house
and in the senate: the wiseacres of our capt.
tai city said that that law was so defective
that they could drive wagon and team
through it, The great Western Union Tele-
graph Company attacked this law IN the feueral
Court Of our state. and w. F. Kirby, single
handed and alone, stood MS our mouthplece ana
as our advocate, and the first decision that
was ever rendered by the Federal oourt, IN
favor of the people of Arkansas on the statutes
of our own state was rendered in this suit, and
W. f. Kirby was the only lawyer represent.
ing our interests Ali my friends, is that
worth nothing? Does this not appeal TO the
toling masses of the DeopleF
He has been faithful to every trust, and II
elected to this high office, he will see to it that
the stock gamblers are kept out or Arkansas;
that the antitrust law of our state is rehab-
ilitated and properly enforced; he will see TO
1t that the poor convicts on our convict farm
who are now being whipped and driven to
death, are kindly and humanely treated. and
last but not least, my fellow citizens, he
will stand the watchdog at the door OF
the treasury and see that the peoples luhos
are not looted and disslpated
Let every sober minded, thoughtfui man
stop and think. and ask himself the question
is not the state of public affairs in Arkansas
today In deplorable condition! DO we no1
need a strong arm. brave heart ana eooi
head in charge of the old Ship of State? Such
an official is W. +. Kirby.
am told that the Farmers Union OF
Arkansas is against Mr.. Kirby am told that
of bp against
all the men on earth that ought to suppoit
him. these the mem they should give nm
their hearty support, their hearty enuo tSis
ment He has done more in one suit Tor TINS
good order the Farmers Union. more than
any other candidate in this race could DO IN
thousand years.
| beg you to preserve the Farmers Union
intact If you have to beat VIII Kirby, pre-
serve the Farmers Union.
1t has been said that your state secretary
Mr.. Griffin, is attempting to control this spien-
did order to promote the candiuacy OK ueoise
W. Donaghey for governor
1t is said that he has been hired to deliver
the votes of the Farmers Union 10 TINS man
for governor. Whether that be true OF iaise t
| know not but l do know, my friends, tnat
Mr. Griffin is in close touch with the men that
compose this Union, and | do Know that ne
publicly says that he, individually is espous.hs
the canse OF George w. DoDaghey, but that
he is not doing it officially as secretary OF
tbe Union Gentlemen, If you can separate
Mr. Griffin individually from Mr.. Grimm ON
ria al nprSOlaUe,
oan+lemon would give me the distinction
II Ben Griffin is permitted to control ana
dominate your Union. and tnrntt to the pom
teal advantage Of anyone. or any eahuiuate.
then l say gentlemen, the sooner you get
rid of the Union the better it will be for the
country, but 1 have encouraging news from
all parts of the static that the Farmers Union
mon AFRO finding out Mr. Donaghey; they are
Bnding out Mr.. Griffin, and they are hndinS
out that an attempt is being made TO prosu-
tute this great order for political purposes
and like rats deserving sinking ship, they |
are leaving the camp of Donaghey.
Who is Mr.. Donaghey that he should re-
ccive the support Of the Farmers Union
George W. Donaghey is contractor by pro- |
fession 1 charge, and it cannot be success
fully denied, that he has never yet. In any
contract he has ever had employed union iap 'tn
as His xvorkmen He is not in sympathy with |
vnion labor His every act has been against
organized labor.
He is trying to make the farmers OF this
state believe that he is the friend Of the