The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-05-08
BRUND|DCF SCORES
ARK. LEGISLATURE
QUADRENNIAL SESSIONS
AND FEWER LAWS FAVORED
ADVOCATES REFORMS, De
PLORES MACHINE RULE.
From Friday 5 Daily.

Vigorously scoring the last Arkan-
sas legislature for the measures ii
passed and failed to pass, Former
Congressman Stephen Brundidge, in
his speech here yesterday also assail-
ed that body for Its action IN electing
Governor Robinson as United States
senator and declared its refusal to
submit the election to the voters was
an outrage upon the people of the
state.
On this Euoject the gubernatorial
candidate saio IN part:
= te--s.e tore IS in the state Of
ArKansss TO-DAY and was then, 80, yes,
100 men, who could have served the
state CT Arkansas in the United
States Senate as acceptably and as
ably as Nj. Robinson or myself eth
er. and left h.na in the governors Of
flee to discharge his duty, ard send me
back home to practice law. If they
had done that would never nave
complained. Gentlemen, | felt Ike |
got rough deal ia that transaction.
felt that the celebrated instrument
that you have he&4G % mucA about, q
steam roller mad quietly passed over
me. went home ret feeling so well
about it. admit i get, but let ne tell
you, that wasn't a circumstance.
was an Individual. That was net a
Circumstance compared with the out
rage put upon the people of the state
of Arkansas When they took the right
away from you. the people cf the state
to vote and say who you wanted for
the office Of United States senator
Now then, my distinguished opponent,
Judge Hays, says that he won't crit
icize anybody's administration. Have
you ever heard him say that he was
for this thing or against it? He isn't
going to do it. TIC be as emphatic as
can make it, was opposed to that
transaction then and I am opposed to
it now and will be forever.
But, gentlemen, how has the gov
ernor's Office been used? What dc we
find? We find that when the govern
Or vacated, an effort was made, eth
er designedly or ~ accident, to keep
the governors Office in the family. |
am opposed to that. Senator Oldham
took charge and then on the otheI SIDE
of the capitol Senator Futrell took
charge, as he should hare done, and
he would have been recreant to the
trust reposcd in him by MS folloy-sa2-
2tors if he had nvt done SC. 1t took
q decision Of the -, eeme Court te-
fore we could determine or know who
the governor Of Arkansas was. All
through the country, far and near,
they We're publishing and asking the
question, Who is governor of Arkan-
sas? Nobody could tell tell you
that that one thing of unsettled con-
ditions in the political affairs of this
state harmed and injured Arkansas
more than any man can realize. Peo-
pie who were seeking homes and in
vestments went around Arkansas, be-
cause they said the politics of the
state were unsettled. If | am elected
governor | expect to serve out my
term and do my duty and no man will
ever have to ask Who is governor of
1t will be Brundidge.
There won't be any mistake about it,
either, gentlemen. ] want to restore
the governors Office bac'' to the peo-
pie of this great state once more,
where it belongs.
Mr.. Brundidge said that local and
special legislat on was curse to the
state and declared that it would end
if he were in the governors chair. eff
it doesn't stop l will go down in his
tory as the greatest vetoing governor
the state ever had" he said. The
speaker said that there are already
too many laws and no citizen and few
lawyers know what the law is. He
advocated the adoption of a constitu-
tional amendment allowing the legis
lature to meet only once in four years,
instead of every two years.
The change in the penitentiary
management to a commission at an
additional cost of $1,000 a year was
criticised by Mr.. Brundidge. He said
he favored working the white convicts
on the public roads, placing without
guards and on their honor, while the
negro convicts should be kept on the
farm to support the entire penitenti-
ary
He favored more appropriations for