Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-04
Campbell Challenges OIdtieId
Hon. W. A. Old6eld,

Representative IN Congress '''' '14
Arkansas, Washington, d. c.
Dear Sr
/ am candidate for The Democrats nomination Tor
Congress from this district aud am informed "'' 'o' arc
also a candidate again.
1t is costing the people OF this district tremendous
of money keep you in Congress-'oo"' SlOoO''0o
year all told,
In nv campaign shall charge that you are not earn
lug this money YOU are drawing from the public treasury
shall charge that, while you have introduced many bills
and had them printed the peoples expense ana sent
broadcast this district try to make the people believe
YOU are dong something, YOU HAVE NOT CAUSED 10
BE ENACTED INTO LAW A SINGLE ONE OF YOUR
BILLS.
BILLS THAT AREINTRUDUCED AND PRINTED
BUT NEVER ENACTED INTO LAW COST THE PEO-
PIE THEIR GOOD MONEY AND DO THEM NO
GOOD.
SHALL CHARGE THAT You HELPEDToP PASS
a BILL TO LICENSE THE COTTON GAMBLERS OF
THE NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE SO AS TO
ALLOW THEM TO CARRY ON THEIR DAMNABLE
BUSINESS OF ROBBING The FARMERS OF THIS
COUNTRY OUT OF THE JUST AND FAIR PRICES
FOR THEIR COTTON.
In your former campaigns for Congress you told the
people that YOU would put these cotton gamblers out OF
business shall charge that YOU HAVE DECEIVED
THE PEOPLE ON THIS GREAT QUESTION
which dollars and every farmer in this
Congressional district shall charge that YOU HAVE
GONE IN CAHOOTS WITH THESE COTTON GAM
BLERS AND HAVE HELPED THEN TO PASS A LAW
WHICH EXPRESSLY ALLOWS THEN TO CARRY
ON THEIR ROBBERY OF THE COTTON GROWERS
OF THIS COUNTRY.
/ shall charge you with drawing mileage At the rate OF
20 cents mile in going and returning from Washington
City twice a year. and this way You have you
been in Congress been drawing Of the PeUoles tax
money and putting into your pocket for the pretended
purpose paying your travelling expenses to Washington
than s5OOOo every round trip you have made 10
Washington a OF fact the actual expense OF
the trip has cost you less than S75. 90, MAKING NET
RAKEoFF TO YOU FROM THE PEOPLES MONEY
EVERY TRIP YOU HAVE MADE TO WASHINGTON
OF $4,000.
shall charge that since your last clmpairu before the
people measure offered zoo Congress TO CUT DOWN
TIE MILEAGE OF N-CONGREssNEN TO . GEMS
MILE, AND THAT YOU VOTED AGAINST THIS
MEASURE.
These are grave charges. Ii they no, true You
ought to before the people OF thi- district aud
prove by the records that they true WHEREVER
ISPEAK SHALL PROVE TO THE PEOPLE BY THE
RECORDS THAT THESE CHARGES ARE TRUE.
hereby challenge you in JOINT debate on
these other issues the campaign, and let
cuss these together before the people this
gressronal district want to make between SO and go
speeches in the district between aud the primary.
will let you select all the places and all the dates for
joint discussions provided you will select least places
and distribute them that every county the dstric,
will be included aud also them that al least
half Of the appointments will be points of the railroads
put this provision challenge guard against
your weLknowu dislike for travelling muddy roads at
this of the year and having apologize the people
for your failure carry any Of your promises fur
nsh them Government money improve the country
Of this district
In each of my former campaigns challenged you
meet me in Joint discussion of the issues between us In
first four years ago yon accepted my challenge
the stump three counties, and then you
quit and refused meet and gave your
you bad stay Washington cty but after had gone
over the district you quit your job Congress--Al-
THOUGH STILL CONTINUING TO DRAW YOUR
PAY-and back into the district and trailed IN be-
hind all the district that / would have no OPP
portunty hear your speeches reply them. Then
you tried do this thing again last campaign, but
called your hand, cancelled my appointments went
back and you at your appointments, and IN LESS
THAN ONE WEEK RAN YOU ENTIRELY OFF THE
STUMP So il you refuse to accept my challenge for
Joint discussion this time and give that you are
too busy Congress- your actions in both the other cam
pagns you abandoned your duties Congress and
campaigned the district behind me after refusing TO
meet in discussion will prove thG your reason for
refusing joint discussion of these matters is