The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-15
FROM S. w. ROGERS.

Il FROM 5. w. ROGERS.
1 want to speak through your col
umns to question of personal priv
lege.
l have been solicited by number
of representative citizens of Conway
to make the race for mayor.
At one time the solicitations were
so numerous that 1 Was almost per-
suaded to believe that this was in
deed case where the office was seek
ing the man, and that it was clear
call to service which I could i'll afford
to ignore. ~ - ''
Already my mind Is ,disabused. The
call is not quite unanimous. In fact
| have good reason to, Believe that
there are people in Conway who at
least would be willing to relieve me
Of such an onerous responsibility. They
do not want me to be mayor, for the
very same reasons that others do
want me. Hence, they have tried to-
confuse my friends by affecting a
friendship for me, but they say, 81
am afraid we cannot elect him. His
Democracy has been questioned, SO
you know what that would mean"
Why they have gone so far as to state
that they have positive proof that /
was once delegate to a Republican
convention. -,
1t is to reassure my friends that I
make the following statement:
I am not a Republican. neuer was
a. Republican. I never for moment
IN my life posed as Republican, and
1 'aever tried to procure and mever
held distinctive political office under
a Republican administration. Il .chal-
lenge any man or combination of men
to find the facts to the contrary Or,
on the other hand ! am Democrat,
have always been a Democrat. My
father is a Democrat, and never side
tracked a Democratic nominee. And
more than that never, in the name of
Democracy, committed an act of polit-
ical perfidy for which ought to blush
in shame.
You DO not have to take my word
for the foregoing statement. You can
easily ascertain the facts. l was rear
ed within some 60 miles of Conway.
l am no mysterious person who came
from out of somewhere to impose my
self on an unsuspecting public. l have
friends here in Conway who knew me
before T came here l can give you
the names of several men in Little
Rock who have known me from child
hood. Everybody at Danville, Arkan-
sas, and Havana, Arkansas, know me-
So you see l could not impose on you
if / would.
may or may not enter the race
for mayor. l have some personal
reasons why / am averse to assuming
the responsibility at this time. ie.a
Whether / do or not will depend on
future developments. promise the
people one thing that,t shall let no
personal ambition of mine stand be-
tween them and the man they want.
But one thing you can depend upon,
/ shall not let the tricks CT those who
seek to use the mayors Office to SUBJ
sidize their own business run me out
of the race. The opposition will more
than likely force me to enter the race,
but they can't force me out. The
people can not get in control of the
affairs of this city without fight.
They have got to stand together. The
minority controls only because they
succeed in dividing the majority. The
professional politician is in politics
for what he can get out of it. Hence,
he knows the game. He knows now
to divide the majority. He knows how
to confuse the people.
The greatest danger to the people
of Conway is not that some mysterious
designing Republican will come to
your city and impose himself upon an
unsuspecting public. Not that. Your
greatest danger comes from designing
men in the ranks of your own party.
Men who seek to use the mayors Office