The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-24
AnDREWS vs BUSH

falsifier and base slanderer when he says that I did not support Gov. w Hays for governor. l demand the proof and if he proves that l did not, l will leave the state and never re- turn. Put up Bush or shut up. l DID SUPPORT GEO. w. HAYS, and if Bush has the religion and manhood that he claims, he will retract that statement.
 Now as to the disgraceful record that l made in 1905. 1 grant you that at the time some of my people believed it. But after they have had time to investigate they generally find out the truth of the matter Bush himself, urged me to make the race for representative in Nevada county and that question was mentioned and he remarked, that, "No one believes that report, because nothing ever be- came of it." Gentlemen, that humil- iating affair was brought about by few high collared politicians of Little Rock and Eastern Arkansas, to domi- nate the politics of that part of the state and went about to defeat what was called the Killough Levee Bill They induced an old decrepit drunken representative to make a statement that l had offered him 5000 to vote for that Bill. Others made state ments against other friends of the bill and then Prosecuting Attorney Rho ten, who thought it a good opportuni- ty to step into the Governors office and to keep libel and islander suits off, had several members of the legisla- ture indicted. Gentlemen, I was ready for trial in three hours after I was indicted, but no, that was not what they wanted. The matter hung fire over two years. Just long enough for us all to get defeated and then it was dropped. l was ready for trial any time they wanted to go to trial, in fact went to Little Rock three differ ent times with my lawyer and wit nesses but could not get trial. TT WAS A DIRTY POLITICAL DEAL. Nobody but blatant idiot would be- lieVe for one minute that 1 would put my head in a trap like that for $5000. Rhoton could not be elected dog pelter in Pulaski county today
 Why don't Bush criticise my votes in that body? They were clean and he knows it, but he wants to bring up that old Dirty Deal that l got there from few bloodthirsty politicians in order to beat me in this race. My people do not believe it. They have honored me since and will honor me again on next Wednesday by giving me this Township three to his one, see if they don't.
 Fellow Citizens, I do not claim to be perfection, but l do claim to be honest and upright in my dealings with my fellowman. do not traipse over this district telling untruths. I never did. There was a time in my life when 1 drank some whisky. I never lied about it. But 1 have not touched a drop of intoxicants in four or five years and by the grace of God and the love 1 have for my wife and children, never will. But, Gentlemen, 1 would rather be accused of buying drunken representative, or being drunk every day in the week, than to acknowledge that I was a sympathi- ger with Catterson's Militia, as my opponent, Bush has done. When he and Hon. w. V. Tompkins were cam paigning together few years ago, in a speech at Okolona, Arkansas, Tompkins charged him with being with Catterson's Militia. Bush got raving mad and said that he was not with it but, his father was, and that if he had been old enough he would nave bGcll, SilOWlHS luiC up to that time he was still in sympathy with that gang of cut throats and rapists that were scourging this fair southland of ours. Accuse me of anything, but my God, do not accuse me of being in sympathy with that gang of outlaws.
 Now in conclusion. Bush is mad He hates a democrat as vehemently today as he ever did in his life. Do not be deceived by wilful, malicious false statements. l have him beaten and he has become desperate. Eel low democrats, go to the polls We'd nesday and snow him under so deep that he will never be heard of again unless it be on the Socialist or some other ticket. For if you do not give him office, he will not stay with us. 1 have made a hard fight for demo- cracy in this race and will appreciate your vote. This is not fight altoge- ther between me and Bush, but fight for democracy. Hold up my hands and save the good old party that nave fought for so long.
 Your ohedient servant,
 C. B. ANDREWS,
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