The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-03-14
WRONG CROWD
With ROBINSON
BRINKLEY ARGUS EDITOR
SUPPORTS GOV. DONAGHEY Be
CAUSE OF GANG THAT IS
FIGHTING HIM.
Editorial in Brinkley Argus

Editorial in Brinkley Argus.)
With the highest personal regard
for my esteemed friend, Hon. Joe T.
Robinson, I'm forced to cline up"
against him in his candidacy for gov
ernor, because of the fact that he has
solidly "lined up" with him the entire
allied whiskey and saloon interests of
the state. This he has done because
Of the position he has taken against
statewide prohibition.
Along with the allied whiskey and
saloon interests who are patting Mr..
Robinson on the back as their candi-
date, is the Caldwell & Drake state
capitol and the boodling crowd. the
American Book Company, which has
maintained one of the most dangerous
and corrupt lobbies that has worked
an Arkansas legislature, and the en-
tire bunch of whiskey controlled state
senate gang.
All of these are turning heaven and
earth, so to speak, for Mr.. Robinson.
Mr.. Robinson knows good and well.
as does every other honest and sincere
citizen, that his position on the pro-
fibltion question is the position of
the whiskey and saloon interests of
the state and he did not take his po
sition on this question without know
ing what it must mean.
The writer has never lined up with
the whiskey and saloon interests in
politics or in any other way, and so
help me God, | never Will.
1t is charged by the supporters of
Mr. Robinson that Governor Dona-
ghey is ins ncere in his fight against
the Whiskey ring who have been prac-
tical!y controlling legislation and OBJ
structing the statewide prohibition
measure through their control of the
senate for several years. Such a
charge is but natural and should have
no weight from their own thoughts. i
might be inclined to believe in Dcna-
ghey's insincerity but for his early
record as private citizen and bust
ness man back in Conway. | have
found out from several of the oldest
and best citizens of Conway that.
back in years gone by, when the good
citizenship of Conway were waging
one of the strongest, most determined
and dangerous fights aga nst the Con
way whiskey gang ever waged in any
town in the state, Donaghey was lined
up solid with the good citizenship
against the whiskey side. It has leen
told Inc by reliable, honored and es-
teemed old citizen of Conway that
Donaghey not only stood strong in
this fight himself, hut contributed his
money to maintain it, ami .is was
when Donaghey was in private life.
with never : thought of polite To
any citizen who has been at one of
of these dirty whiskey cleanup fights,
such evidence is about all that is ne
StoSdiy W prove WneIt Il man is, at
heart, on the prohibition and other
moral questions.
I'm for Donaghey, and I'd be for
him against my own brother, with the
same principles at issue. Donaghey
may not be the polished orator, the
clever debater that Mr.. Robinson is,
but you'll have to take off your hat
to him for the enemies he has made.
He has lined up against him practic-
Ially every whiskeyite and saloon man,
barkeeper, brewery agent, the Cald-
well & Drake bunch, the whiskey pool
of state senators, etc This crowd
wouldn't be against him if they
thought he was their friend. They
are not against him because of their
interest in the general welfare of the
good people of the great state of Ar
kansas. They are against him be-
cause he is in their way, and | am for
him because he is in their way
Brinkley Argus.