The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-11
Editorials
Editorials by Ii. R. Mckenzie
SHOT AND SHELL.

people mas Slgnlncant name. hecalis it 'Shot and Shell From the Fortress of Truth, and indeed it is a volley of shot and shell. A more forcible and yet a plainer and more direct appeal we have not seen during this or any other campaign. MT. Doaaghey stands in his own shoes and fights his own battles. He has the courage and conviction to fight to the finish and with iron in his blood, as is reflected from his honest face, he has barred his breast to the enemy and stands his ground with the courage of warrior true and tried. His Shot and Shell' sounds like a trumpet blown for war. He tells the truth and gives the proof. The doubt ing Thomases and weak kneed fellows who "don't exactly know" ought to get the courage and conviction that this masterly address is bound to carry to the heart of an honest reader.
 MT Donaghey is not lawyer nor professional politician, but he has been in the battle with boodlers before. He knows what has been done and what is now doing Senator Davis knew the value of his services long ago, and pub licly acknowledged it. He now denies that he said that Donaghey fought lone handed the biggest band of boodlers and thieves that ever invaded the state, but dozens of citizens and former Davis men who heard him make the state ment make affidavit to the truth of it.
 Davis does not like to acknowledge that Donaghey is man of and for the people. He wants to save all of the thunder possible for his puppet Kirby. But Senator Davis nor any one else can keep the truth from finally coming to the front.
 Kirby would probably make a good governor-by himself. Yet the people of the state are not willing that any body shall be made governor except through their choice acting upon their own initiative. We profoundly resent any effort to place any man in the gov ernor' chair as species of heir to retiring governor rather than upon a basis of his own personal character and capabilities. In a sense we criticise Mr. Kirby, nice gentleman that he is, for the fact that he is permitting him self to be belittled and cheapened by the character of an administration favor ite. MT. Kirby issues letter to voters Tn which he says he Is at the head of his column, etc. Rats! Why did he not state the truth and say Senator Davis is at the head of my column" He even borrows the language of Jeff Davis and appeals to the "old guard" to stand by their guns etc. It begins to look now, MT. Kirby, that you will finish third, but if you had made yourself master of your owR campaign, you would undoubtedly have been second in the race.
 The biggest scheme that the Davis forces have yet gotton hold of is the prohibition scheme. Hinemon would not acknowledge it, and in fact he does not know that Jeff Davis is really re- sponsible for him bobbing up at the eleventh hour and declaring for stat wide prohibition. Davis is no fool in politics and he knows very well who is carrying the bait in this campaign. He knows very well that every temperance vote he carries to Hinemon reduces Donaghey strength perhaps and makes Kirky's chances better The temper al e people are not all biting by long jump. There are perhaps 10, 0O0 tenn perance people in Arkansas who would vote for saloon man if he would de- clare for prohibition, and Davis knows it. Every temperance man who knows Donaghey IS Donaghey man still. It Is only the man who does not know Donaghey who can be caught Do you see the trick in the game?
 Do not be deceived by the wiles of the scheming politician if you know it. Vote for the man who has done more for education in Arkansas than Hine- mon ever can do. Vote for the man who has record of paying hundreds of dollars for the cause of prohibition, to where Hinemon has the record of pay ing one dollar. Vote for the man who ;C oppocoJ +o