The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-18
FULKS IN PARTING
 SHOT AT CLARKE WRITES or CONVENTION
BLAME FOR STOLEN UOMINA- NATION CHARGED TO SENA-
 TOR HIMSELF.
By Clay Fulks.

by Clay ulkS.
 "God knows, my son, by what by paths and indirect crooked ways l met this crown. Henry ".
 However crude and repulsive may have been the sentiment of Judge FL Iliott when he brazenly announced that this is a Clarke convention,' let this fact be borne in mind: He stat ed a brutal truth brutally. It was a Clarke convention that met at Pine Bluff on June 3; and it was entirely appropriate that it's real character should have been disclosed by such a keynote utterance; for to whatever refinement rascality may come, and by whatever livery it may be cloakeG there is always some blatant block head brutally frank enough, uncon- sciously, to expose it. It was certain ly not Democratic convention. It was not a wise or just convention. It was a blind, brutal, blundering, bom- bastic aggregation of pusillanimous political asses praying into each oth- CTS long ears so that honesty, justice decency, truth and right were utterly Isilenced. Yea, verify, it was Clarke Iconvention
 But who that knows Senator Clarke politically can pretend to be surprised at the Mephistophelian role played by him in this campaign? Many of us who fought him before the primary Insisted that he was just such a statesman as he has proven himself to be. candidly confess that l am not of those who, from state pride, hypocritically ascribe to the senator innocence in this outrageous holdup and seek to place all the blame and the shame on poor little clyde going. I believe that the grime and slime of the crime belong personally and di- rectly to Senator Clarke himself. 1 believe that Senator Clarke knows that he was defeated and repudiated on an honest count in the recent pri- mary; I believe that he, himself, matched the dirty deviltry that is to keep him in office against the wishes of the majority. To be sure, Senator Clarke has an unutterable contempt for a man who would steal a banana or a sandwich, but when it comes to a senatorial toga-well. the rabble just must be protected from 'julackies' and things" None but sleek, we'll groomed "thoroughbreds" should pre- sume to offer to govern "my people.
 But intelligent people profit from their misfortunes; it remains to be seen whether the people of Arkansas will profit from this bitter experience. In one respect. at least, the outlook is encouraging. EX-Congressman Brun- Ididge's proposal to the convention for the appointment of a committee to draft and report to the next leglsla- ture corrupt practices act should earn for that noble gentleman and patriotic citizen the lasting gratitude of every honest man in Arkansas. While it's adoption by a Clarke con- vention may not unaptly be Hkened unto the Devils singing psalms; by all means, let us have corrupt prac- tices act, and let it stand magniti- cent monument to the political infamy Iof Senator Clarke.
 A still greater reform would be the adoption of the recall. And in- asmuch as people are usually driven to the adoption of reform measures, it will be singular indeed if the high handed hoodlumism of Senator Clarke does not drive the people of Arkansas to adopt the recall to be applied to just such political bri- gands as he. The recall is wise, just and necessary; and would be the most effective measure of reform now within our reach. While it Is lnot conceivable that even Senator Clarke will have the hardihood to run again, there are other political pi- rates who, encouraged by the daring example of Senator Bluebeard, will have to be reckoned with in the fu- ture. If we had had the recall be- fore the last primary, it is by no means probable that Senator Clarke would have been renominated; and certainly we would not have to en- dure it. The adoption of the recall at this time would be another fitting monument sacred to the political skullduggery of Jas. P. Clarke.
 Judge Kirby may be the only man lin the state who could have defeated him before the primary, but there are scores of men in Arkansas who Il T