The Springdale news., 1913-02-07
NOMINATING SPEECH 0F
 SENATOR GREENHOUSE

he grew up on farm in Lonoke County and he has not forgotten his raising.
 MT. Barrett, that great citizen who is president of the National Farmers Union, the man whom most of us hope to see in MT Wilson's Cabinet. and for whose apofntment many of us have signed petition, was in the city few days ago and made the statement that the great est friend the Farmers Union ev- CT had i'll Washington was ! T. Robinson; indeed he made the broad statement that the Union had no standing at the Capitol un- til Robinson got there as Con gressman Now, Mir Reporter, want YOU to send the statement to all the farmers of Arkansas that the man I am nominating is the!r friend, and if he wefe not would let my light arm fall from is sock et before would nominate him
 Gentlemen. the man We elect ought 10 be an honest man 1t is said that Diogones Went through the streets of Syracuse in open day light carrying lantern peering into the faces of men and when he was ask cd what he was doing, he said, T am looking for man He ha& found many lawyers and doctors and priests but il was a MAN he sought So gentlemen, We to-day aze look ing so1 a man and W beg sou 70 flash the light of yeur lamps inso the faee Of and upon the record at Zoe Robinson and if you discover any corruption, will withdraw ttIs nominating speech.
 Gentlemen. NJ need hfate man h Washington When hossath, tha Hungarian prince, 0as flying from the eassocks, he took refuge und ' the Sultan of Turkey II 8as then proposed to him that f he fenoua.e e Christianity and embrace Moham= medinism, his life would he spared but tHe grand old Hungarian an Vered. "Come fire, eeme gfbet. cone what may, but curses he upon the tongue that daFes 10 make such q proposal to kossutk
 So, gentlemen, believe if ea= rroaehing wealth WeHe 10 be pro posed to Robinson. ta add ore ounce To tie burdens of the laboE- ing people oGHis native stafe he would answer Come political ob= fvion or death but curses 6e upon the tongue that makes suEh pro posal to Joe Robinson
 Gentlemen. Arkansas has been honored by the men she has sent to .Ae Senate heretofore Early in her history she sent such men as Fult- on. Sebastian, Ashley And tAas great man, \. II. seyier, who was once member of this body. who afterwards as United States Sena= tor. eonsummated the HidaIgo Qua daIoupe Treaty that gave u the coasts of Texas and Mexico, the broad acres of New Mexico and Southern California Afterwards came A. II. Garland. that princelY man who was big enough to get in to the cabinet of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Gonfederaey. and after the war into the Cabinet of the President of the United States. His peculiar service 10 Ark ansas was by the help of the Pe- land Committee to strike off tie shackels of earpet-bagism and bring us into possession of her own again. Then came ] k. Jones, who was chairman of the Democrat ic Central Committee and conducted two Presidential campaigns Then David Walker, whose honor was as bright as a silver dollar. and Jas H Berry, who, like Caesar wife, was above suspicion; and last but not least, Jefferson Davis the man of the common people, the man ~ho never knew defeat
 Gentlemen, We must elect q man who can succeed these mn Worthlly and efficiently and this can he