The Harrison times., 1914-03-14
BIG CROWD
HEARS KIRBY
Attacks Record of Senator Clarke
on Many Lines.

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audience at the Court House Mon
day morning. Following a brilliant
band concert at the front entrance,
Judge Kirby was introduced by At
torney Guy l., Trimble, who spoke
of the character of the Judge when
both were young lawyers at Tex.
arkana.
His personal character said Mr..
Trimble, us Of the highest type; his
Democracy Of the true and tried
kind; he is Of the people and for the
people; and has always returned to
the epeoplc who gave his official COM
mission without blemish or dimmcd
by any act that needed or required
an explanation, He will do the
same when he is sent to the United
States Senate -
Following a digniied discussion Of
currentnational issues, Judge Kirby,
like Senator Clarke, took occasion
to speak at length Of his opponent
He charged Senator Clarke with
being out Of harmony with his par.
ty as many Of the national Qu,s
tionS presented since he has been in
the Senate, and said:
He voted with the Republicans
against the election Of president and
vlce-president by q direct vote Of the
people.
He was opposed to the l. and r,
amendment He Is opposed to the
Democratic policy Of the recall
He bitterly denounced william Jen'
nIngs Bryan at our last state Conyen'
ton, saying, away with Bryan-he
has been acting very badly Of late.
He has long enough been burden
20 the Democratic party. We must
get rid Of Bryan; he is not a good
Democrat
He belttles oscar w, Underwood
and his Clarke amendment legaIi2ing
the dealing In cotton futures was con-
trary TO the Democratic platform and
openly opposed by President Wood
row Wilson. His policy Is to permit
and legaiae the gambling In agri'
cultural products; the Democratic
policy is to prohibit the gambling In
agricultural products,
The Senator Does Wall for Himself
Nothing for His People.
After he was elected United states
Senator, he represented the state In
It's backtax cases against the rail-
roads. The railroads paid him $780,
600 to compromise their cases with
the state, which Senator Clarke did
over the protest OF the attorney gen
eral at loss Of over 40 per cent OF
the states cOlm, He did we'll for
himself,
He paid Charles i, watkins out OF
the government treasury SlO,O56 to
stay in Little Rock and manage his
Argenta street Railway System, (See
Reports Sec, Senate 1853, 6GS, llj, 05i,
90 index, G, L WOtkIns0 He did
we'll for himself
He paid to his boys from the gov
eminent treasury $4,000 while they
were attending an Eastern school
(See same documents, Index j, NJ
and ], p, Clarke jr He did we'll for
himself,
lie oven Appropriated 70 his private
uso his stationary and stamp allow
ance, In 1910 the Senator used 5000
worth OF stationary and stamps ana
took n check for iho bOlanee-til5,OO
In 1911 he used $500 worth OF sta
tlonary and stamps and took check
for the balance, In 1911, he used $500
worth of stationary and stamps anu
took a check for the balance In 1919,
he used $2,26 worth Of stationary ana
stamps and took check for the
balance t2275, He did we'll for him
self
For eleven years he did not send a
sngle package Of garden or Flower
seed or u single fOrm bulletin OF agrl'
cultural pamphlets, lie saved them
for primary election, and for the
past two months he has been franldhg
them out by the carload 70 his con
stItuenla, m the government pays the
poBtagc He does we'll for himself,
To-day, os Ia shown by the report OF
the secretary Of the Senate, page ID,
tho United states government II pay
ing the salary Of senator Clorke's
campaign manager, H. r. Allon at
$4,000 per annum, The government
IN pleo paying The salary Of one Of Mr.,
Aliens asaslNnla, Harry T. Woold'
ridge, who stays in the Senator'S cam
paisn headquarters, Southern Trust
building. Little Rock and draws Sll4O
per year from the federal govern.
mont so the government Is today
paying Si,OlO per Nnnum TO the man
Reement Of Senator CNrkes eAm'
papn, both Of whom stay IN bitlo
Rock continually He ls still doing
wall for himself
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Sunday niaht services hereafter
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