The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
KIRBY DIGS into
CLARKE'S RECORD
MONEY SENATOR'S GOD
JURIST ALSO TELLS WHY HE
DECLINED TO CAMPAIGN
WITH OPPONENT.
By Clio Harper.

Little Rock, Jan. 13.-No political
development in long time has caused
so much comment as the refusal of
Judge w. F. Kirby to meet Senator J.
p. Clarke in joint discussion.
81 refused to meet Senator Clarke
said Judge Kirby, because he has ad-
mitted that all the charges made
against him are true.
Because he is personally discour-
teous and uncivil to me, and | have
no disposition to have a personal al
tercation with him, not considering
that such a row would tend to party
harmony or personal dignity.
and because he is defeated now.
The overwhelming sentiment of the
people of the state is against him, and
| have no disposition to allow him to
direct my part of the campaign, or to
assist him in getting audiences before
which to explain his record. He is
entirely out of touch with the people,
and it is up to him to renew his ac
quaintance the best way he can"
Beginning this week, Judge Kirby
is spending two weeks of strenuous
campaigning in Northeast Arkansas,
making 25 speeches, from two to four
daily, in the counties of Clay, Greene,
Craighead, Mississippi, Cross, Lee,
st. Francis, Monroe, Arkansas, Prai-
RE and Lonoke He will return to
Little Rock on the 14th and 18th for
the purpose of delivering an address
before the Arkansas Good Roads AS
ISOLATION.
The friends of Judge Kirby are
commencing his course in refusing to
meet an antagonist whom he had once
invited to a joint campaign, but who
became so personally discourteous to
him that joint campaign could have
resulted only in unpleasantness. That
he is growing stronger daily is the
opinion of those who have followed his
course carefully.
In discussing Senator Clarke's rec
ord, Judge Kirby said
I'm addition to gobbling up the sal
s,y of the clerk to the Committee on
the Disposition of Useless Papers in
the executive department, useless
committee that never meets, by paying
it to Charles L. Watkins for staying
in Argenta and managing his street
railway; and that Of the messenger
to said committee by paying it to his
children at school, $15,8O0 in four
years, the senator could not refrain
from taking the small appropriations
he could get his hands on.
"The senator loves money, he wor-
ships no god but money. An appro-
priation of 1925 year is made each
senator for stationery and newspa-
pers. Did the senator purchase sta
tionery and newspapers with this al
lowance? Nay, not so. Not on your
life. In Senate Document No. 954,
page "a, appears this entry: James
P. Clarke, for communication of allow
ance for stationery and newspapers
for fiscal year ending June 80, 1912,
$12275' In No. lis, page 1OS, same
entry for year ending June 80, 1911,
and in Document No. 668, pages IS
and 81, for years 1909 and 1910, and
sums of $121.9S, $115.26, and $117.31,
respectively. l thought they meant
that the senator was given the money
to buy stationery and newspapers, but
instead of taking the newspapers he
took the money In order to be GER
tain about, however, | wrote the sec
rotary of the United States senate,
and he replied that it is the custom to
appropriate 1925 year for stationery
and newspapers, and the general Gus
tom for a senator is to buy what sta
tionery he requires and take a check
for the balance.
"The senator bought in 1909, 1914
worth of stationery and newspapers
and took check for the balance,
$115.23.
I'm 1910 he bought 1854 worth of
stationery and newspapers and took
a check for the balance, $117.31.
'In 1911 he only bought $3.02 worth
of stationery and newspapers, but he
took check for the balance, $121.98.
'In 1912 he spent 1925 for station
cry and newspapers, and took check
for the balance, $122.75.
"Is it any wonder there is general
complaint that the senator never an
swers the letters of his constituents?
l know of only one man north of the
Arkansas river who has received a re-
ply to his letter. He paid the salaries