Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-24
/. 5. JOHNSON, ShcJif of FdHlhner Comfy. ". ~. JONES,


 ". N JONES,
 Assessor of Foldtncr C0nltl. Mdrch 9, I012.
 told this bunch of traducers that was willing make decd 10 my farm Conway for the amount winch the assessment 1t fixed last fall That didn't look like tax-dodging to the people,
 My enemies criticised me because have stopped the raid on the treasury If hadn't vetoed the two million dollars of extravagant appropriations made by the Legislature the people of the State would have had to pay increased taNatlon The taxpayers couldn't where did wrong ln saving them two million dollars.
 Robinson circulating pamphlet entitled "A Clean Hand in Arkansas Politics. He ought to have called it An Empty Head in Arkansas Politics. In this pamphlet he says q don't know whether there is Whislev Ma chine or not He says: T don't know whether there is Corrupt Senate gang not. He says: T don't know whether there is Railroad Lobby not He says 'I don't know whether there is Book Trust or not" He says: T don't know whether there any Cotton Ganb- lers or not If Robinson telling the truif he doesn't know these things he ought to prepare himself the great public questions before he asks the people put him at the head of great State.
 The people know there an infamous Whiskey Machine and it's fighting Donaghey. The people know there Corrupt Senate gang-and it's fighting Donaahey. The people know there is Railroad Lobby-and the paid rep reseatives of the railroads ill the last Legislature aging Rob1son's campaign The people know there is q School Book Trus-hey have suffered enough from it's cruel eortionsand the agents of this trust are fighting Donaghey The people know the Cotton Gamblers who are fighting Donaghey are the farmers worst enemies. Ire people demand who KNOWS something man who has platform besides an attack on his opponent.
 All their attacks me have failed. But if I had never answered disproved any of their lies would have been Vctor1ous People are not going to vote for who simply attacks the other mans record and shows no record himself When a man goes to hire to a merchant or a farmer he has to show that he do the wor-not talk about what other fellow didn't do.
 candidate has for doin but making big speeches and drawing big salary from the people, When in the Legislature Robinsons work con- sisted Tn voting against every designed relieve the laborng man, helping kill bills that the lobbyists didn't like, and voting to extend the session.
 Can any of his spielers find one thing that Robinson has done while he has been in Congress twelve years drawing S7,5oo (and expenses, don't overlook them) per year. 1ght at this time Robinson is badly needed Washing ton to help pass Democratic legislation The law says that When member of Congress is absent from Washington he shall receive no pay.
 But Robinson has been getting his check for so25 every month while he has been down here imagining he was run ming for Governor
 Champ Clark, the Speaker of the House of Representa- t1ves says Ihe of this Congress is abseneeism" Bu then, maybe Robinson will get back to his job after March 27
 The gang that wants the State for their own benc It likes do-nothing officer like Robinson That's why they picked him out But the people man who will so overwhelmingly.
 he people going to give me an honest Legislature 10 help me next year majority of the House has always been right number of good men have been the Senate but the gang managed to control it, and thus block the wheels of State.
 Throughout my have begged the voters not to neglect this important matter have told them to send only good men to the Legislature. firmly believe that they will do it.
 With patriotic and pure Legislature can accomplish great good for We will end forever the convict lease sysen both Tn the State and county prisons Other great reforms will be carried out
 No function of the State government has received more do things That's why will defeat fhe gangs candidate interest and attention from than the cause of education It was upon my recommendation that the Legislature ere