The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-08
ROBINSON GETS
BIG RECEPTION
Answers Gov. Donaghey's Charges
and Brands His Campaign Guer-
lila Warfarc-Says Favors In
terests He Pretends to Fight

Congressman Joe I. Robinson
candidate for governor arrived in
Mena last night and was the
guest at the home of his brother
in-law and sister. the Rev. Francis
NJ. Brewer and Mrs. Brewer.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the
w. o. w. band appeared before the
Antlers hotel, and with number of
Ieitizens, escorted Congressman
Robinson to the court house. There
the distinguished visitor was greet
ed with a packed house. Every seat
was occupied, and when Mr.. Rob-
inson began speaking practically
all the standing room was filled and
people still coming.
Mr.. Robinson is an earnest, logi-
cal and eloquent speaker. There
were many ladies present and the
entire crowd seemed to be in sym
pathy with the speaker
The substance of Congressman
|Robinson's address, delivered this
afternoon, is as follows:
Governor Donaghey has not only
refused to engage in joint campaign,
but is pursuing the very unusual
course of declining to make public
the times and places when and
where he speaks. The Governor is
causing to be mailed thousands of
|so-called personal letters, not one
of which he ever wrote or saw.
THEY are all prepared by corps
|of hired stenographers. He is also
flooding the mails with scurrilous
pamphlets written by hired law
|yers. This is Guerilla warfar ;,
which has always been considered
|dishonorable.
The Governor in his Address
here said that Caldwell & Drake
are behind my campaign. This is
untrue. I never saw either of
them, and have neither asked for
nor received their support.
He also referred to Mr.. T. p.
Murray, a former agent of some
hook company as supporting me.
He dare not deny that he made a
personal call of Mr.. hurry not six
|ty days ago and strongly urged that
gentleman to support him. The low
scale on which the governor has
pitched his campaign is further il
Illustrated by his attempt to crit
cize me for maintaining headuuar-
tiers in Gleason's Hotel, one of the
most popular and convenient in
Little Rock.
The Governor again stoops to
ward politics when he refers to the
fact that Mr. Walter Hendricks,
who at one time was employed as
attorney for some railroad. is sup
|porting me. Mr.. Hendricks con-
suited with the Governor concern
ing this employment before accept
ing it. and was advised by the Gov
ernor to take it.. This the Cover
nor will not deny.
ri is true that Mr.. Ad Hamburg
|of Little Rock is supporting me. I
am grateful for his assistance. He
has been active supporter of Gov
ernor Donaghey, as has also Mr..
Hendricks. in other campaigns
Both are honorable gentlemen.
While 7 recognize the right and
duty Of Arkansas farmers to hold
their cotton for q higher price, I
regret that the Governors inter
vontion in this matter has ,occa-
stoned a loss of hundreds Of thous-
ands Of dollars to the farmers of
the state nv the decline in prices.
This. however. has onerated rather
TO the betterment of the cotton
huvers. since many farmers have
been compelled to sell their cotton
at a lower price than that which
nrevniTod when the Governor first
Iinterfered. The large cotton deal
ers have not suffered by the Gov
crnor's action.
The Governor cannot escaDe the
fact which is becoming we'll known
lthrouqhout the state. that when he
ras Grrs "a, :. ccafitiiiitiate ne pretended
10 he against the whisky interests.
hni in fact was in league with
their chief representatives and
knowingly and willfully deceive
Tho public as to his position. He
had a preacher write letters declar-
ing him to he O strong prohibition
list. and at the same time caused the
managing head Of the LIQUOR inter-
ests to wire those interested in the
lliguor business that the Governor
was taking the prohibitionists and
was really loyal to the liquor in
terests. Is he doing the same thing
now? The liduor question is q
proper subject for the initiative
and the people now have the right
to vote on it without regard to the
Governors recommendations II
thew pass statewide bill. not
withdrawing. 7 do not advocate it
for the reason that its enforcement
in localities where sentiment is
against il. is improbable. ] will dc
my best to secure that end. The
Governor can do nothing more, anc
his record of vasciIlation and du-
plicity warrants the public ir
doubling whether he will do thai
Imuch. He has referred to placard'
lnosied in some saloons in pins
lRluff. This was done in every
lhucinase ho.fsq in the city nv al