The Springdale news., 1914-03-13
OF JOHN w. BAXTER
Continued from fourth page.3

t1OAti1utu IlOiil LOul LII pbStsJ -~~~~~~o1~-~~~ you as one man and a citizen to an other-the election of Governor Rob inson to the United State Senate. i When the news of Senator Davis death came, four men announced themselves as candidates to succeed him-Goyernor Robinson, the Hon. Stephen Brundage, Hon. Hal Nor wood. and Judge Kirby. We had been instructed to vote for Senator Davis but we could now only look to petitions and the word of such citi- zans as were able to visit Little Rock and see us personally. From the pc titions from Washington County, our delegation was petitioned for MT. N0rWood, he having the largest num- Der on his petition 1 at once went 10 him and offered my services and used my efforts to secure his nom nation After twelve days of eau .cIsing both day and night. it became evident that there was a deadlock md that unless something was done Arkansas would have bat 0NE SENATOR FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
 wish to briefly enter into dis cussion of the predicameUt that such a course would have placed PreSid Tt Wilson and the National Democratic Party. The Democratic Party has I very small margin in the Senate at the present time; it was smaller ia January 1913. In fact, unless it re ceived the vote ef tH t2fosressiyes, it was then without majority. 1t
 
 he reforms that it had pledged the people 10 make. On the acton O. the Arkansas Legislature, depended aRe fate e. oar National Party With f8lt the Senator rom Afkansas Pres Tdent Woodrow Wilson and the Party would not have been able to pass the bills reforming the tssf=it, the feF ia- ion of cur banking la4Ts giving to the farmer and tine small tfadesllah tap benefit of our National Banking System the extension q parcels post. the National Aid to the farmer by loaning money through the De partment of Agriculture ill fact the far-reaching and progressive meas. ures that constitute the broad and liberal programme of our National Democratic Party in Congress. Every good and true Democrat faYors these measures and the passage of these laws, has insured our success as National Party.
 With these things in mind, let Us again look to the conditions Of Ark ansas at that time. There was, as you remember, a deficit of o,V00 Il the State Treasury, the State needed Revenue Laws to meet this deflclt, unless the corporations that had es capped taxation were compelled to pay their taxes, the people would have te have their taxes raised from . pel cent to 50 per cent. Result: ! DEADLOCK IN THE ELECTION OF THE SENATOR AND NOT l WHEEL TURNED TO MEET THE I DEMANDS OF TIE PEOPLE WHILE THIS CONTINUED. We spent twelve days in useless caucus ing, and S20. 00000 of the peoples money and were no nearer 10 an elee ton than before; if this continued We would spend s100, ,000.00 and the 50 days time and not be any nearel an election than before, besides put ting an extra burden upon the peo pie of S400, ,000 % taxes from the in creased tax rate.
 Now, there were two things VI could do
 G1 Stand for Brundage. Nor~oot or Kirby and deadlock the Legisla ture, give the people added taxe! to the amount of s400, ,000.00; pas: no laws that they were demanding spend $100, ,000 % of their money and come home with no U. s. Sena tor elected; and be called back fol , days as provided in the Constitu ton at q further cost of at leas S25, Quo 00 and still have nothing done
 t2) Elect Joe T. Robinson 10 tn, Senate; pass the needed Revenue Laws keeping the burden of taxa ton from the shoulders of the peo pie; make such needed reforms a were demanded, pass the appropria tions and come home; thus diseharg ing our sworn duty as then proyid ed in the Constitution.
 Gentlemen, this was the condition that confronted Us. Governor Rob insoA had, by reason of his position as Governor and by reason of hi home County, the entire delegation from the East and the South until i touched Mir N0rwood3s territory ol the Aest-in other words, unles Kirby or Norwood withdrew NIT Brundage could not get majorit, of the votes east in Joint Session 0 the House and Senate. Neither Mr