Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-19


buildings in many cities and towns
Of the state: second appropriations
fot the Improvement 6f our rivers,
which are today IS sou must know,
almost totally neglected, but il prop
erly improved. would, in my opinion.
al once solve the great question of
oNercharges i'll freight rates by rail
roads OF which W. hear so much
complaint; third, that The government
shall aid in the drainage of the swamp
lands of the state, which would give
OF acres of the richest and most fer
tile lands in the world, fourth, it is
now high time that the federal gov
eminent should join with the several
states, in the Improvement of our
public highways. In the last few
years the United States has spent
more than 100000 in building good
reads in the Philippine Islands and
more than $2,o00,o0o for the purpose
n the territory of Alaska. if We can
spend these sums in the construc, ion
of good roads in the Philippines and
Alaska, why not begin now the much
needed work on our own roads iii the
several states of the Union? The
above are only a few of the impcf-
tant questions which must soon cone
before the United States Senate for
they are sufficient to convince you
that there is much more involved i'll
his contest to the people of the
state than t1e Iarsl nal ambition Of
either of us ID tcld the high Off re
of Senator aaree with You that
the campaign should be free from
personal ahus.,, and what is Conn
monty called IL I'D. singing. | nave
several times canvassed a grea: por-
ton of the state both as a candi ';,te
for office and at the command o. he
Democratic Central Committee. Often
the State Central Committee has sent
ME out to make the state canvass in
your behalf, when you were he ,omi-
nee OF the party. | have never i'esi-
tated nor faltered, but have always
gone, whenever and wherever they
have sent me, and up to this ss,"of,
time, | am glad to say that nave
never found il necessary to inan &c
il. the low and disgusting methods Of
personal abuse and vilification, and
beg to assure ycu that | will not &c
so now, and hope that no such lssuss
will be injected into this canvass
But if they are, while l may regret
the fact, | shall not hesitate to use
my Judgment as 10 the best means OF
answering the same.
Now, as to your proposition that
I shall make four joint speeches and
no more, l have this to say: l shall
oheerfully meet you at Beebe on De-
cember 2, and at Morrilton on the 4th.
and will invite you to meet me at
Russellville OH the 9th of December.
and at Fort Smith on the 18th Of
December. In doing this, do not
consent that these four speeches
STALL end the joint canvass for |
ri, s,,,n w of ,,,vh0iCh q
li:t of appointments throughout the
state in which YOU will be cordially
invited to join me. and fair divis-
ion of time will be granted you, and il
you will publish list of appoint
ments l shall expect to be present
Whenever can. I am not unmindful
o the fact that the Senate will soon
rcconvene, but in view of the further
fact that you have hitherto not found
your duies such as to prevent you
from returning to Arkansas and taxi
ing part in political campaigns in
which you were not even a candidate,
l assume that you can at this time
as we'll spare the time from there as
you have done heretofore. This be-
ing true, I can see no rea son why the
Joint canvass should end with four
appointments, and cannot agree that
it shall. You have record made
in the Senate and have record
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