The log cabin Democrat., 1913-05-02
BRUNDIDCf SCORES
 ARK. LEGISLATURE
QUADRENNIAL SESSIONS
AND FEWER LAWS FAVORED ADVOCATES REFORMS. DE-
 FLORES MACHINE RULE.
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iSoIOuSiy "SIOIliS C1le last AGkdD- sas legislature for the measures it passed and failed to pass, Former Congressman Stephen Brundidge, in his speech here yesterday also assail- ed that body for it's action in electing Governor Robinson as United States senator and declared it's refusal to submit the election to the voters was an outrage upon the people of the state
 On this subject the gubernatorial candidate said in part:
 T believe there is in the state of Arkansas today and was then, 90, yes,
 100 men, who could have served the state of Arkansas in the United States Senate as acceptably and as ably as MT. Robinson or myself eirh- CT, and left him in the governors of flee to discharge his duty, and send me back home to practice law. If they had done that I would never have complained. Gentlemen, I felt like got a rough deal in that transaction. l felt that the celebrated instrument that you have heard so much about. a steam roller, had quietly passed over me. l went home not feeling so we'll about it, l admit it yet, but let me tell you, that wasn't circumstance. I l,,o o1 compared with the out rage put upon the people of the state of Arkansas when they took the right away from you, the people of 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. To be as emphatic as l can make it, l was opposed to that transaction then and l am opposed to it now and will be forever.
 But, gentlemen, how has the gov ernor's office been uaed? What do we find? We find that when the govern or vacated, an effort was made, eith- CT designedly or by accident, to keep the governors office in the family. I am opposed to that Senator Oldham took charge and then on the other side of the capitol Senator Futrell took charge, as he should have done, and he would have been recreant to the trust reposed in him by his fellow-sen- ators if he had not done so. It took a decision of the o-., reme Court be- fore we could determine or know who the governor of Arkansas was. All through the country, far and near, they were publishing and asking the question, Who is governor of Arkan- sas? Nobody could tell. l 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 l am elected governor l expect to serve out my term and do my duty and no man will ever have to ask Who is governor of Arkansas?' It will be Brundidge. There won't be any mistake about it, either, gentlemen. l 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 a curse to the state and declared that it would end if he were in the governors chair. If it doesn't stop I 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 d conatitu- tional amendment allowing the legis- lature to meet only once in four years, instead of every two years.
 The change in the penitentiaIy management to a commission at an additional cost of @7,000 a year was criticised by Mir. Brurdidge. He said