The Springdale news., 1914-02-06
TELLS WHAT HE HAS DONE AND WHY HE DID lT.-SCRl f- ING ARRAlGNMENT OF GAN DlDATE KIRBY"
WASHINGTON INTERESTED.

WASHINGTON lNTERES
 The interest with which
 Washington is viewing
 events in Arkansas affect
 ing the candidacy Of Sena-
 tor Clarke is reflected in
 telegram which reached Lit
 tie Rock Tuesday. The tele-
 gram is from the eminent
 statesman, John Sharp Willi-
 ans, Senator from Mississlp-
 pi, and reads as follows:
 Washington. b. C., Feb. ;,
 l914-Hon James F. Clarke
 Little Rock, Ark Just r.
 ceived your Morrllton spec h
 Lots Of us here watching
 and waiting. It would be
 misfortune for Arkansas and
 the South if you wre de
 feated North and South and
 East and West Will echo that
 sentiment.
 JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS,
 7. 4 z:
 nator Jas P. Clarke for/ tlly opened his campaign fof. re eieet.eh at Morrilton Saturday. He has been campaigning Ill Benton and Wash ington Counties this week. and spoke in SpringdaIa yesterday al ternoon He is meeting with spleH- dd oyations at all his appointments. which indicates that sober thinking people are not "et ready to turn down I man of lis capacity, and abik ity for ons# of Judge kirbX.s caliberz
 At.Bentonvil1e senator Clarke Was introduced by Col S. W. Pgfl. who said "lt would b. a national ca lamity as well as reflection Hpoa 5Arkansas to fa1 to return Jas. r Clarke to the GnitEd States Senate at this time
 ; eHator GIarke.s speech bristl $ with facts and is severe affaienz =menG of Judge =kirhS tfe= giKss aez unt.of Ais service. .inZthe= =Senate and what h. ha- accomplished and with no semblance Of egatism.
 SYNOPSIS OF SPEECH.
 Here follows digest Of the speech delivtrtd by senator Clarke
 He said that Is regretted that his candidacy Tor rel Cti1u at thss pa4= tcut8f time sh0Hid He maGe to pend upon the discussion and g ttAe= meHt of issues that were IL Hzafh the dignity of the occasion 1 b. Il ath the dignity of the office, and should be beneath the dignity et any man who aspir to il he sad taat he realized that any one apply ing for an extension of his term al tar hz had held the office as long as he had. should be expected to justify his claim either bA the dls tinet accomplishment of substantlal things, OF by such equipmeH H as would enable him to nd m0f& than commonplace service should h1s aspiration be further recognize q; t' said that during his first To years in the senate lie served as minor ity member. the Democratic parry beiu. hopelessly in the mtneritA :. that under those circumstances, there Was no room for the display Of originality or loadership, his at titude and that of his assoelat $ Wara distinctly obstructive to the policies and purpose of the 8epub Hcan party and the performance of routine duties in the int#rp ot hts constituents He said this service had Il uses in cteally educating the senator for the erayer and more responsible duties of majority memher In tie first place it gave him sesiority, hich ent tis d him Q the choice of the better committee asslgnm nts, he said that little was understood of the importance ef fort unate committee assignments III Washington. It was a fact, he as serted, that the effectiveness of senator depended upon this lie stated it to be his opinion that senator of ordinary ability well ptae- ed on committees could exert great CT influence on legislation than an aber man not thus fortunately sit uated
 Senator Clark said that as can didate he had to accept the issues rendered to him and in the order Tn which they were rendered by hlS antagonist He said it was not op- en to a candidate to select the pt r. son who would run against him nor prescribe the method of campaign that should be adopted; that what ever lie might do in the way of re taliatory work must find it's 1ustifl- cation in the principle that fellow is entitled to strike back when ne has been struck, not so much in a spirit of revenge. but to show the character and calber of the fello" who started the row.
 Arkansas and Governors.
 He said that Arkansas had never failed to elect any senator for three terms who had met the public eX- pectation in point of ability and character. Many senators of Ark ansas have served less than three terms, but no Democratic senator was ever defeated short of that period. He said that he did not rely upon this precedent, but simply cited it to show that the people of the State of Arkansas have always recoenized length of service as one Of the ele- ments of senatorial equipment. To show that he had not been idle ln Washington nor ignored by his as