The Brinkley argus., 1916-03-03
ANOTHER OPEN LETTER TO
 OLDf|ELD FROM TOM W. CAMPBELL

UlUElElU ERUm HUM W, CAMPbEll Mr. w. A. Oldfed, Washington, D. C..
 Dear Sr:-I have just read your letter to the papers in which you made quibbling plea of Not Guilty to of the charges making against your record You complain that you did the challenge and had It not been for friends supplying with copy you might not have known about it. This challenge Mr. Oldfleld published THIRTY TWO papers and in every coun ty in the district thought that surely the peoples rep resenative in Washington trying enough to keep in touch with the people that he would take and read hs home paper Your letter is stronger indictment on my charge that you not keeping in touch with the people than could possibly have made wanted yeu to see ths challenge: and want you to know right that am PROVING every charge that have made against your record
 I said in my challenge on Jan. 31st that you are earning money that it costing the people to keep you in Congress- And repeat it. It is true that the law fixes the salary of Congressman This the people cannot hep but they and will to it that man shall ill the position who every cent that is paid to him. charg ed that YOU HAVE NOT PASSED SINGLE BILL SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN IN CONGRESS- repeat this charge. call upon you to single law that you have caused be enacted You cannot do it. Here are the words you inrbing to this charge The charge that bill by me has ever been enacted into law put mdyAis reckless statement and known by him to be untrue and then you drop the subject AS THOUGH IT WERE SOMETHING HOT Why didn't you point out something that you have done? Ah MT. od- field you can't do it. You know that you can't answer
 
 much needed right now in Congress.
 You make yourself ridiculous when you try to com- pare yourself to Speaker Clark and Hon Claude Kchln of North Carolina. They who have done things. They had been recognized of ability before they had served their SECOND TERMS For who are ask ing for FIFTH TERM with NOTHING TO SHOW FOR YOURSELF to compare yourself to such men is the most violent comparison imaginable
 You next attempt to explain your action in voting for bill that LICENSED THE GAMBLERS OF THE admit voted for the bill and try yourself by saying that the farmers favored that b call upon to name one farmer of the Second Congressional District of Arkansas who favored the gambling clause in that bill The people of this district the who elected Mr. Oded and it to them that you will have for your actions You know that this bill does not protect the cotton grower of the South If so, please explain why committee ot Congressmen is right busy investigating scheme that these LICENSED GAMBLERS HAVE ON FOOT TO RUN DOWN THE PRICE OF COTTON FOR NEXT YEAR. ALSO PLEASE TELL THE PEOPLE WHY YOU DO NOT HAPPEN TO BE A MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE. I charged in my open challenge to that you were Tn cahoots with these cotton gamblers You do not deny it your letter to the people take 1t then that you admt that The main that services are so much needed right in Congress that cannot lace the people when proving clearly that your record proves you unfit to longer represent the people of ths district.
 You boast of the fact that you member of the Ways and Means Committee when you know that 1t was through merits of your that were given this appointment The people know that the pOSltonS on e the committees Congress handed about by system of rotation It happened to be time for Arkansas man be appointed that committee You happened to hold the lucky number and placed on that com mittee. YOUR VAIN DISPLAY OF YOUR NAMES BE- ING ON THAT COMMITTEE IN DISGUSTING MOCKERY when the people consider that have done nothing their benefit during FOUR TERMS in Congress and that you broken the imposed in you by jong bunch of New York Cotton Gamblers.
 I am sincere in my efforts to show the people what you have been doing. 1 using no unfair means. l made certain that the things charge you with were true and then produced the proof to the people You say in your letter that charges not true But where IS your proof? The backest crmla of the land when he brought before the court pleads Not Guilty? But It took proof him. The people demand proof They know that your of having Congress excuse that was out before you born You know tha the campaigns for all offices You know that this is the time when campaign for Congress made repeat that you refusing to meet me becaus you know that you cannot d sfend your record.
 Very truly N
 T0M W lleDGu <.