The Newark journal., 1908-01-31
ADDRESS OF M. J. MANNING
To the Democracy of the End Congress
 siOnal District of Arkansas


 am candidate for the nomination for Congress the Second Congressional District subject to the action of the Demo- cratic party respectfully and earnestly solicit your support and influence giving you my personal the outset my highest appreciation of favorable consideration
 pledge myself to give to the people of the district the best service of which am capable at all tmes promising advance to work earnestly constantly and consistently passage of such through Congress will best uberve promote the interests the people the entire district that sha by act give any of friends regret the confidence repoSed in
 citizen of Monroe county, and have resided here twenty five years feel liberty say that enjoy con dence and respect of the people of all classes my county They my friends and for would not solicit the support of strangers III this other contest this not true The people of my county and Senatorial District have on cason given public testimony of their regard for personally well their willingness vouch for my integrity and ability
 It is with great pleasure entertained by remembered with pardonabe prde that in 1899 elected President of the State Senate without oppotion which official public endorsement by my colleagues the Senate comp having been bestowed upon presiding officer of that body beore and evidence of high degree of the confidence me, and my ability and integrity entertained by them.
 At home have lived and conducted myself omer and receive the hands neghbors those who and know daily e that uniform manifestation of confidence and respect which bespeak unresered that unspeakabe pleasure to me.
 seek your support a Democrat upon my merits only. feel that capable of dschargng the duties of this important and responsible office Asober faithful conscientious discharge of the duties of the office what shall give you. It shall be my purpose the entire people, No worthy be hos representative in Congress who IS unwilling the entire people with absolute mpartiaity.
 feel however that the agricultural interests the tong and wealth producing of people, and commercial interests of country have right demand and receive the hands of Congress all possible legislation that will protect them against the ravage of the combines trusts speulatons in futures the form of gambling and kindred evils that have heretofore seemed to have so little attention from Congress-
 My observation that the wealthy classes of nation have friends Congress all times They need favo by way of legislation Unbrded freedom what the mlonare the g gant combinations of corporate wealth the and Wasre want They need assistance and resist with remarkable
  themselves and further mpoverh the farmer and other labor ing classes
 If honored with the election Congress- shall do all in my power the enactment into law through Congress such desired by the agricultural people and aborng the country that will best protect them and advance their interests internationally and uneservedy with farmers and wealth producing masses who the snew of the very existence of am equally emphatic my opposion legislation that against their interests not speaking terms with John D. Rockefeller j. Perpon Morgan Carnegie any other who have ac cumuaed their millions chiefly by of Congressional egs aon in entire sympathy and accord with all introduced by Senators and Representatives Congress the purpose of destroying effectively the trusts and preventing gambling in futures.
 I am of course in entire accord with the mehonored doc tnes and policies of the Democratic party upon all questions shall render all aid within my power and to have them cysazed into laws The improvement of the White River and its tributaries and other in district of paramount citizens and the greatest possible assistance through appropriations by Congress shall receive unsnted SUD- port my hands The retaining of overowed lands in our river bottoms my opinion duty that Congress owes to us much the territory along the Mississippi and other The completion of the work of improving for cial purposes and of transportation shall cheerfuly bend energies accomplish by urging the appropriation by Congress of money therefor.
 As representative Congress- the wishes of the people in my district would be respected by all questions for servant the people, the voice of the people should be heard and respected.
 do not appeal to the young a to support me- nor to the aged class alone do for the nomination. neither child nor old am in the prime of life and have reco