The Springdale news., 1913-02-07

The honor of nominating Cover nor Robinson for United States s IL ator was given 10 Senator B. H. Greenhouse of Washington County, and We give his speech in full as follows:
 Mr President and Gentlemen of the Senate:-We are face to face with a great responsibility, the re sponsibility of electing some one to represent the great State of Ark ansas in the Senate of the Unite q States, the greatest law-making body in the world This responsi- bility We cannot evade without dis regarding our oaths to support the Constitution of the United Stat. s, which plainly directs that We shall vote to-day and every succeeding day till an election is had be- Heve, gentlemen, that you will keep the spirit as we'll as the letter of the Constitution without filibuster- ing or evasion.
 Gentlemen, desire to congratu- late the State in eleeting an hon- est. sober Senate; I believe every in crest of the state is safe in your hands
 In entering upon this responst- be work, We should do so with on- ly one object in view and that shall he the honor and prosperity of Arkansa $ and the Whoie Union Our votes. gent emen, in this i'm portaut matter should not be con trolled by faetional politics. the man who would suffer his vote to be thus controlled is small poli- tieian and not statesman \ statesman k a man who works for the interests of the State, regard less Of faetional politics. Neither should our votes De controlled by personal friendship believe voice your sentiments as well as mine, when l say will not vote for any man simply because fe is ny friend or the friend of my friend and certainly gentlemen. We should hot cast our eefes 4ith a view te our own personal inter sts.
 Again say think speak your sentiments as well as my own. when say shall vote mY honest eoa= 4ietioHs if it digs my political grave for if Is= =of feFy much more import. aHre tHaf We zeHd tHe right.man z senate. .tAan that any of Us re# main in this or any other sabordf nate body
 There are certain qualifications gentlemen. that ought 10 be possesa- ed by the man We elect to the Self ate, his. education ought 10 bt broad and exact SO that his State papers may bear the criticisms ot literary men and statesmen He ought to have Il good knowledge ei our State; he ought 10 be familiar with her natural resources as they are distributed in timber, minerals nayigabie rivers, water power, ete, He ought to understand our agri- cultural and Horticultural interest and be eager for their development He ought to understand interstate law and commerce so that he could help Arkansas to her own in the interchange of commodities with her sister States; he ought to know something of international laws se that he could assist the administra tion of Mir. Wilson in revising the tariff. So that the common people of our country could produce the necessaries of life as eheaply as possible If lie is man who loves Arkansas, as such representative should. these things will lie near his heart Gentlemen. l would rather that my tongue would with CT in my mouth than to nominate a man for this great position who does not love Arkansas better than any other spot on Gods green earth I do not hesitate to say that Joe Robinson loves the State and her citizens. He has shown his in terest in the farmers Of the State;