The Forrest City times., 1908-03-06
JEFF SPEAKS.
The Junior Senator from Arkansas Fails to Rally the Old Guard and
 Makes Rambling speech.


 grets the day he left Washington tt come back and dictate to the peopl of Arkansas how they should vote il the forthcoming primary election. i plainly evident in his manner.
 Hitherto he has come like a con quering hero-full of confidence, ant boldly defying every obstacle in Iii: path of personal preferment. Yester day he came meekly enough He Wa, nervous and uncertain of his ground He spoke cautiously It was plainly evident that he realizes that the .Old Guard is falling away from him. and that he has undertaken too much. They failed to rally to Kirby and cried out for Donaghey.
 The people are tired of Jef Davis harangues. They are tired Of hearing him abuse everybody who does not bow the neck to his yoke and allow him 10 drive them like oxen. No one is exempt from his displeasure. They have elevated him far beyond his deserts, believing him to be sincere They are learning that he is not only insinc ere. but actually the personifi- cation of. gall and hypocrisy.
 His speech here yesterday was not up to his usual standard. It was rambling and ineffective. He seemed bothered about something. and it was evident that his mind was wandering. His sentences were frequently discon- nected. He stamped the floor, snapped his fingers and engaged in colloquy with men in the audience who ire quently interrupted him to hurrah for Donaghey or question some of his as sertions. A dozen times he asked his auditors to squat down that he might see his audience in the rear part of the building. \ window was closed and he requested it to be left open, that he was hot.
 Senator Jeff Davis arrived on the early morning train from Wynne yes terday. He was met at the train by Messrs. E. A. Rolfe, Eugene Williams and several other gentlemen, and i'm mediately entered carriage and was driven directly to the Hotel Marion. where he ate light breakfast and was shown mp to his room, after which he rested awhile. He then repaired to the home of Sheriff Williams and was his guest for luncheon.
 Shortly after l o'clock he was es- corted to the courthouse, where very large audience awaited his coming. He chatted with friends ill the Judges chambers for few minutes waiting for the house to fill up, and presently entered and took his place upon the Judges roStrum.
 Judge Remley presented Senator Davis in very few words. saying only Ladies and gentlemen, have the honor to present the Hon. Jeff Davis your junior senator, who will now ad- dress you"
 Upon his entrance he was greet ed with cheers from many throats He began by saying he Was glad indeed tt have another 0pport To meet anC speak 10 the intelligent citizens of St Francis county. He was very hoarse and begged silence He scarcely reach ed the outside meat of his speech be lore he was interrupted by dissenting voices, and he begged them to let hin do the talking. During one of the col loquys he had with auditors. he offer ed 10 buy him drink after the speak ing if he would be quiet. At an0theI time he said the Kirby men de mol want 10 break up the meeting. anC the Donaghey men ought not to wan to, and they didn't. on the whole and considering the prevailing anC predominating sentiment for Dona ghey, lie Was given very respectful hearing and attention. He had noth ing new to say. and neither did ht even follow the yerbiage of his printed speech which he Scatters broadeas, over the State. He made the sam, old charges against Donaghey. Ludwis and others, but his language and man ner were not nearly so emphatic oI forceful and neither 50 smooth noI connected as in his printed speech anC former efforts.
 He reiterated that Donaghev Wa, trying to tear down union labor, anC charged that lie would not emplo, union men, for the reason that the, were union men. He referred to tht Donaghey Construction Company anc the afiidavits of the Trades Council all of which have been heretofore re futed and honestly explained in th, columns of The Times Ia the credit O. NIT. Donaghey and the discredit o Senator Davis We reproduce tht proof of this on another page by nub