The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-18
"A RHING THE "A RNER.S.

furnished with a copy of a circular letter signed by W. T. Ham, doorkeep- CT and state lecturer of the Arkansas State Farmers Union, addressed to one of the members of the union here
 The letter is written on the official stationery of the union, and is dated at Russellville, the state Farmers Union headquarters, but was mailed at Little Rock.
 Dear Sir and Brother" the letter begins. We are now at the close of one of the most important campaigns for governor" etc "The Farmers Union takes no part in partisan poli- ties" it says, but it goes ahead and states that Brother Dickinson" for mer secretary-treasurer of the organ lzation (and now expert politician in charge of the Hays campaign) has decided that one of the candidates is not in sympathy with the farmers, while the other one has the endorse ment of the farmers in his home coun- ty and grew up on a farm.
 Nowhere in the letter does the name Of Judge Hays appear, and the recip- tent is left to surmise who is Brother Dickinson's choice; until he reaches sentence which says the opposition hopes to elect MT. Brundidge "Oppo- sition' to what? we wonder
 The letter closes with this signif- cant statement: Please remember that l am writing you only as an in- dividua farmer, and not as 1 an official of the organization, and is signed, Yours fraternally, w. T. l Ham
 Oh, certainly not. Far be it from { Brother Ham-the Ham that ain't-to | have several thousand imitation type l written letters printed on the official ] Union stationery, to address from the 1 official roster of members of the Union 1 several thousand envelopes, and to ! mail them to several thousand of his 1 dear Sirs and brothers over the | state, telling them that Brother Dick | inson wanted them to support Brother Hays-far be it from Brother Ham to do anything like this except as an in- dividual farmer, and not in his official capacity as doorkeeper and state lee i turer of the Farmers Union.
 Enclosed with Brother Hams letter
 q l :.tp Brother Dickinson from Brother J. H. l Patten of Washington, D. C., praising | in fulsome language Senator Joseph l I. Robinson. though it is difficult to see what the Hon. Joe T. has to do with this campaign. Brother Dickin- i. son and the other brethren in charge of the Hays campaign have strenu i ously denied that the junior senator is even remotely interested and have held up their hands in holy horror at the very thought of Mr. Robinson com ing here to take any part in the fight. But perhaps Brother Ham thought he would kill two birds with one stone in his capacity as an individual farmer, of course-and get the mon ey's worth out of the two-cent postage stamps he had to buy. by helping to advertise the Hon Joe T. in the event the latter should happen to see a bet ter office to reach out for and should tire of his senatorial position as quickly as he did of the governors office
 But, anyway although Brother Ham won't divuige his name, we have his word for it-but not as doorkeeper or state lecturer, remember-that there's an awfully good farmer run ming against MT Brundidge whom Brother Dickinson wants us to elect, and we gre also favored with the con- fidential information from Brother Patton that Senator Joe T. is, if any thing, even better man than MT. . Brundidge's farmer-opponent