The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-19
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Commissioner of Mines, Manufactures
 and Agriculture
An Answer to a SIanderOuS Circular

dition That is not true There rs not a better set of records in the state capitol than we have, and the state comtporler, whose business it Is to know, will tell you so.
 My opponent says | left Dardanelle poor man, and asks how 1 accumu- lated fortune. I didn't inherit it. and then blow it in running for office instead of investing it in Liberty Bonds like my opponent. My money, my time and my energies are de- voted to war service How about your inherited wealth and wasted energy, Mir. Ferguson? As a matter of fact l owned S2 500 business, 8 two story business house on Main street. and over 600 acres of land when | came to Little Rock 1 now own a one half interest in $50 acres of land with a mortgage on it, a one-hah interest in home, and few personal effects and few Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps and have no fortune, but work for a living.
 contesses Guilt. 4
 
 over my own signature. Certainly, am willing 10 state the truth any time. l have nothing to conceal have never been afraid of legisla ture, an Investigating committee or a court and am not now My records are always open to the world, and I lave nothing to Hear except from mud slineers and character assassins, and time always takes care of them
 My opponent says l secured the passage of the gin law. MT. Rogers. President of the Farmers Union, says that body is responsible for it. leave it between them l am sure nobody else ever gave me credit for controlling the legislature.
 He complains about my salary being increased 1 think the salary should | be enough to pay for good man if my opponent is elected he can have the salary reduced to fit him but 1t is not just to want the people to have | a cheap commissioner just because he | is that kind of man. If the salary is too much he should ask Tom 10 | | He also complains that l have two travelling expense accounts. Tom ! should have explained this to him when he wrote it for him. You see l the two travelling expense accounts are to enable me to travel two ways going and coming back So simple you know, when you understand it. My opponent says also that without authority of law sold large lot of gin wrappers at an exhorbitant price Just a falsehood That's all The gin wrappers are sold without profit and at big saving to ginners, and we would not be bothered with it for a good deal if we could get around fur nishing them and properly enforce the law, He asks where is the money re- ceived for the wrappers It has been paid to the firm that furnished the wrappers-nothing left
 Yell County and State Honors.
 Tom and Jim complaint about Yell county having so many state officials Bless your soul boys, Yell county didn't make them state officials. She just furpished the material-the men The Democracy of the State made state officials out of them Yell county has always had the good judg- ment to select men acceptable and capable, and has always stood Dy them. Not better set of Democrats or citizens on earth than in Yell county. They never try to take any thing away from the balance of the State They give heir endorsement only to good men, and men who make good in office, and when they are worthy Yell county supports them loy- ally In my first race got 2024 votes and my opponent l97. In my last race, got 2i17 and my opponent 213. This last vote was cast since the record of l913-14 was made and published Yell county is a banner Democratic county, and has always contributed to Demo- cratic success and helped to elect Democratic tickets. My opponent comes from Searcy, one of the two banner Republican counties in the State that never gives a majority for Ia Democratic ticket When Searcy houHJJ COuiTluuleS bOmetHlHS to D60l- .ocratic success and presents worthy and competent candidate, there is no reason to believe that the Democracy will not bestow the proper reward, but no good reason has yet been advanced why the Democracy of Arkansas should reward Democrat from a Republican county who is without a record of party service or good works, in recognition of nfs ability as a mud slinger and a dealer in cheap demagogy. This mud-sling in. slanderous and snap-judgment kind of campaigning may be suited to the Republican politics of Searcy county. but I do not believe it is the brand to win it's way into the hearts of the clean and fair-play loving Democracy of Arkansas, even if Tom Terral does endorse it and participate in it's use and distribution.
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