The Dermott news., 1918-05-23
1c,;.UEn|DCE ASSA|LS
ROtiKSOh'S RECORD
gresham Stephen erundidse. Can
didate For United States Senator.
Delivered at Camden, Saturday, May
4, 1918,

Time 10 remain In Arkansas a week
looking after his political interests af-
ter he had finished tour OF ten days
in his Liberty Loan Pullman. also
looking alter his political interests. l
give an account of his public conduct
to the people of the State. In order
that he might have an opportunity to
do SO. challenged him to meet me in
Joint discussion. it being my Intention.
as the Senator himself we'll under
stood. to discuss his political record.
But the Senator claims that after
Riore than two weeks in Arkansas.
during which time he made no public
utteraHce concerning his record, II IS
imperative that he should immediate.
~ resume his Senatorial duties in
| Washington.
should have liked very much to
haSe heard what the Senator had TO
say of the conduct of Governor Gard
ner, In Missouri. in comparison with
his own. who. just few days ago.
upon the death OF Senator William J.
Stone. refused to resign and permit
His successor. the Lieutenant Govern
or OF that State, to appoint him to ths
United States Senate, preferring to
earry out his contract. his solemn OBJ
legation. to the people Of his State.
rather than to crafty his selfish am
bition to serve In some capacity to
which his own people had never called
him.
The right OF Senator Robinson TO
return to the Senate rests solely upon
the fact that he claims to have stood
by tho President Beyond this he OF.
fes no defense for his conduct. and
aside from this and the Federal pat
ronage he has distributed and what he
has under promise to distribute here
after. there Is nothing to commend
him to the people Of this State. He
Is a political accident il there ever
was one on earth. II was the acct
dent OF Senator Davis death and the
| accident OF his being Governor at that
time that put him in the Senate. The
accident OF the war Is the only excuse
his friends assign for keeping him
there The people did not want him
in the Senate when ne forced his cleo
ton. They do not want him there
now. No considerable number OF the
people OF this State are supporting
him in this race on his own personal
account. He would not carry a half
dozen counties except for the war. He
has not now. and can never have. the
confidence and trust OF the people of
the State. The only ground for the
support Of his candidacy is the fact
that by accident he ia In the Senate
and is standing by the President Not
withstanding the war. there is no res-
son why intelligent people should not
| measure his claims upon the public
by the ordinary standards Of life
In the nrsr place, ninety-nine per
cent Of the people OF Arkansas in pri-
vate life are themselves standing by
the President as faithfully as the Sen
ator ever stood. and for infinitely more
patriotic reasons. They have shown
It by contributing Of their means
tuOSt AOuuu0uUy " tuo iOuu& NA0a .
Christian Association. the Red Cross.
the three Liberty Loans. and every
other call that the President has
made. They have stood by the Presi-
dent BY denying themselves the luxu-
ries and even the necessities Of life.
and Investing their savings in War
Savings stamps and Liberty Bonds.
Yes, they have done . thousand timeA
moro than this They havs sent their
sons from homes Of peace and safety
to the fields Of carnage to BE- bapti1-
ed In blood How shameful this boast
OF the Senator that he has stood BY
the President. In comparison with the
sacrihces OF his feilow-men at home.
While the people are sacrificing 10
stand BY the President let W see what
sacrface the Senator himself has
made To begin with. he sacrificed
nearly $4,000 that the people ot this
State had to pay In taxes, the expense
| Of holding Q primary and special cleo
ton, because he vacated the Gov
eruor's Once. He has been paid ~.
500 per year In salaries since he has
been n the Senate. He has bseu able
to psasion two q his brothsrs-tn-law
on the pay roll Of the Government
with handsome salaries. A. J. Walls.
United Statss Marshal for the Eastern
District Of the State Of Arkaasas. with
. saiAry OF $4,000 per year, and Grady
Miller. Secretary OF the Committee on
Expense of the Department OF the
Treasury. with q salary OF e3.5o0 per
year Also Jesse Miller. his fathsrfu-
Law. Assistant Secretary OF said COM
mittee, with q salary OF $500 per
year. and Ewilda q. Robinson. his
wife, messenger to said committee.
with = salary Of Sl.20o per year, An
appropriate committee for the family
10 serve These same brothers-in-law.
with an innumerable host OF other
kinsfoik and political friends are serv-
ing their Government In Its hour Of
need managing the Senator's cam
paign In Arkansas. This mighty army
| OF Federal office-holders Is heroically