Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-19
JOHN H. PAGE :. Commissioner of Mnes Manufactures and AgricuIivp
 An Answer to a SlanderOuS Circular

records in deplorabe condition Tho4 lo4nd ny true. There is not better set of rneY raV IS hot | the state capitol than we have and 'tloiQs uoQs n | tell vou so. '' |" to Know, will :!
 My opponent says left Dardanou. poor man. and asks how 1 alene accumnIntls fortune. 1 didn't inherit it, and 'o.eq thou u, it in running for office instead of ,S'l in. oloE it in Liberty Bonds like my opnonant nnereSng 1g money, my time and my energies ien ar, NY voted to war service. How about youy ;rI ;nl. ue' ted wealth and wasted energy, Mr. ILasll Fnua son? As a matter of fact l owned 60 'sa, soe business, two-story business houso soovg Main street, and over GOO acres of land ]lV n,' oA came to Little Rock. l now own ono 1lga ha5s interest in $50 acres of land with mortasa s,nau on it, one-half interest in a home an5 'SasV few personal effects and a few ihaua Bonds and War Savings Stamps, and hayo yrn ', fortune, but work for living.
 Confess Guilt
 My opponent says I confess my quilt AVA. my own signature. Certainly. I am w1Tna to state the truth any time have nothnn to conceal, I have never been afraid of legislature, an Investigating committee or . court, and am not now. My records are al. ways open to the world, and have notbmc to fear except from mud-slngers and char. acter assassins, and time always takes cay of them.
 My opponent says secured the passage of the gin law. Mr. Rogers. President of tSe Farmers Union, says that body is respon. sible for it. l leave it between them. lam o1 eso controlling the legislature.
 He complains about my salary being n creased. think the salary should be enough tospay for good man. If my opponent is el ected he can have the salary reduced to fit him, but it is not just to want the people to have cheap commissioner just because heE that kind of man. If the salary is too much he should ask Tom to let him run for some. thing in ihs class. He also complains that have two travelling expense accounts, Tom should ahve explained this to him when he wrote it for him. You see the two traveng expense accounts are to enable me to travel two ways-going and coming back. So simple you know, when you understand 1t.
 My opponent says also that without authority of law l sold a large lot of gin wrappers at an exhorbitant price Just false. hood. That's all. The gin wrappers are sold without profit and at a big saving to gln- ners, and we would not be bothered With for good deal if we could get around tur nishing them and properly enforce the aV' He asks where is the money received TOT the wrappers. It has been paid to the 1lfm that furnished the Wrappers--n0thng lell'
 Yell County and State Honors
 Tom and Jim complain about Yell county having so many state officials-Bless your soul boys, Yell county didn't make them state officials She just furnished the ma terial-the men. The Democracy of le State made state officials out of them lel county has always had the good judgement to select men acceptable and capable, anu has always stood by them. Not better S. a of Democrats or citizens on earth than Ill Yell county. They never try to take al any thing away from the balance of the o'ale; They give their endorsement only to soOJd d men, and men who make good in office, @u ata when they are worthy Yell county supP@a9 Nnas them loyalty. In my first race got zvst a,t votes and my opponent 197. Tn n tlle rI;s s;, race, I got 2617 and my opponent 2lo ,n,a an'I 1I last vote was cast since the record o1 ls!o'ia was made and published. Yell county ,1s,rs n e banner Democratic county, and has alNsIs Ns1n' contributed to Democratic success anu lopt il,m ed to elect Democratic tickets. My opponru onuor comes from Searcy, one of the two oal1e1 aauer Republican counties in the State, tha' .:s1o iJ,S, gives majority for Democratic 1Iiu '4Luc When Searcy county contributes solee,rhhv Eerthv to Democratic success and presents "oas ~oason sn and competent candidate there IS no at ls'Is, hp to believe that the Democracy Will i,uv ."osor stow the proper reward but no gooo lorsc1 norsev has vet been advanced why the Democl@tt sarst of Arkansas should reward Dei1outtT !aho1t from Republican county, who IS wll,!C' arls iI il record of party service or good Vt Wol l;noel Gn recognition of his ability as mTu;9Dnnd m,s;s mld and dealer in cheap demagogy;; lnlS ns+ kin( singing, slanderous and snap-jqdgmethhte g the T' Re of campaigning may be suited to ,'nt 1,le ' d publican politics of Searcy county; ous 'ov in not believe it is the brand to win lts ,,av %~ ov to the hearts of the clean and fal- pi4' ;f Ton ing Democracy of Arkansas, even +o n in it Terral dOnS andOrsa if and Dartlclpdt0 N