The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-02-08
DONACHEY MAKES
STARTLING CHARGE
Governor Asserts That Caldwell 4
Drake, school Book Trusts and
Whisky Interests Are Be-
hind Robinson.

Governor George w. Donaghey
addressed a large audience at the
court house last Thursday in the
interests Of his candidacy for re-
election.
Judge J. l. Alley presided at the
meeting. introducing Gov. Don
aghey and William X. Surridge,
candidate Tor commissioner Of agri-
culture, who preceded the governor
With brief talk, asking for the
support Of the people in his race
for Office.
In his address here Gov. Dom
aghey injected some new and rath-
or startling issues into The guber-
Material campaign. declaring that
Caldwell & Drake. the school book
trust, the railroads and the whisky
interests are behind the candidacy
of Joe r. Robinson Gov. Donaghey
also asserted that George Treva-
than, secretary Of the senate, re-
ceived 5000 month from the rail-
roads during the legislative session.
The following is an extract from
the governors address as delivered
this afternoon:
Il stand before the people of Ar
kansas as their representative.
draw the salary for my service and
accept The honor Of the governors
Office for nothing else on earth than
that | may do the most good for the
greatest number OF people in my
stale. In rendering this service
may have to do things which are
exceedingly Representatives, that
from their very nature cause en-
nit and excite bitter criticism.
But | am your paid servant and by
the eternal | shall warn you of
danger when see it ahead Of you.
and | shall advise you when | see
your natural enemy lying in wait
for you, so that when the opportune
Inemcnt comes he can totally anni-
hilate you. In warning you today
of your enemy's location and po-
sition | wish TO do so by plain
statement of the facts without in
the least casting undue reflection
upon anyone. shall leave you TO
draw your own deductions and con-
illusions after the truth OF my
statements have been established
beyond contradiction.
Il charge that those who are
most active to bring about my de-
feat are the worst enemies the state
has ever had and the worst it has
today. ! charge that the whisky
machine. the school book trust, the
large cotton companies, the old
Caldwell & Drake crowd, and The
railroad combinations of the State
are in league and are all working
Systematically hand in hand and
side by side to defeat the principles
for which stand, and to complete
~ demolish the form of govern
ment that I have and do now adj
vocate. AS a proof of this state.
ment, wish to submit to you the
following:
1T is a notorious fact that the
whisky machine is fighting me and
have recently exposed to light
their black handed methods in the
last legislature. Every one can
verify this truth by visit to our
capital city and by comforting with
the whisky boss, who is we'll known
to the politicians of the state. But
if further proof is wanted you
might take run over to the city
OF Pine Bluff and see for yourself
the large placards posted in the SAL
looms there with the instructions
printed in bold letters to vote for
Joe 7. Robinson for governor.
Mr.. Robinsons political head
quarters are located in hotel in
Little Rock recently acquired by an
employee of the old school book
trust, and for years a well-known
lobbyist in The Arkansas legislature
This man is doing everything in his
power to bring about the election
of Mr.. Robinson, as are all the other
employees of the school book trust
IL is said thew have organized tha
voting teachers of the state for Mr.
Robinson Whether this is wholly
true am not sure, but il is true
that at the recent teachers asso-
citation convention held in the city
Of Little Rock this well-knnwn
lobbyist and his friends were post
cd about the city To STEER the teach
ers TO Mr.. Robinsons headquarters
that they might meet him.
Ad Hamburg, representative OF
the Lesser-Goldman Cotton Com
pany. is one of my best active POI
litical enemies. He is now engaged
in writing letters to his friends
throughout the state asking them ia
support Mr.. Robinson for governor
and is walking the streets of Little
Rock offering to make bets that Mr.
Robinson will be nominated. 1t is
well-known fact that | advised the
farmers TO hold their cotton for a
better price aud thereby incurred
the enmity of the large cotton com