The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-24

n courts where hi. Marshsls on-ci"ta l Let us loo; into his career in Coz ,ress little further When the Sena-
 .or forced his election to the Senate
 and went to Washington, notwith-
 standing his well known aptitude for
 political speech-making, he preserved
 an ominous and consistent silence un-
 til as he imagined, the wrath of the people he had betrayed had cooled,
 and contented himself by drawing hls
 salary and appointing his kinsmen
 and friends to office. But this could
 not continue indefinitely. The day of election in Arkansas was drawing
 near and something must be done. At
 last the psychological moment arriv- ed The war clouds were lowering low LaFollette made speech that nobody indorsed, that the Legislature of his own State by resolution ex- pressly repudiated, and that his own people overwhelmingly condemned. The Senator cleared the deck for his political battle in Arkansas. He de- Iivered his philippic over the corpse of LaFollette, and mailed copies by the tens of thousands among the vot- CTS of Arkansas at Government ex- pense, a campaign speech in the h. terest of his race for the Senate, and at once his Federal appointees raised the cry, "He stands by the President" His dash into the limelight was as bold and aggressive as his former ca- reer had been passive and subdued. In view of the fact that several months have now passed since this widely ad vertised attack was made, and we nnd Senator LaFollette still occupy ing his place in the Senate, we must conclude that the same was made for the purpose of keeping Senator Rob- tnson in the Senate, and not to put LaF'ollette out
 In my opening speech charged him with deliberately betraytng the people of this State. I charged him with us- ing the power of patronage to force Senate, an offense which at the time 1t was committed constituted crime against the public conscience, and which was so fragrant and notorious that the Legislature afterwards mace 1t a crime against the statutes of the State, punishable by imprisonment In the penitentiary But up to this time the Senator has been too busy to re- ply; too busy to account to the Teople of the State for his conduct. He had time to leave Washington and come to the State Democrat ic Convention, seeking to con tinue his control of the State or ganization, by re-electing his brother in-law. A. J. Walls. Chairman of the State Committee. He had time to leave Washington and go on the Chau- tauaua platform and deliver pleasing platitudes for the entertainment of the public and in the interest of his pri- vate fortune. He has had time to play golf in Washington and time to play politics in Arkansas.
 But the greatest camouflage that the Senator has ever pulled off Is In connection with the Third Liberty Loan drive In Arkansas. It was ar ranged that Sousa's Band should tour the State in a special Pullman. and the Senator managed to get himself invited as the guest of honor. A tele- gram from headquarters ordered that he and his wife be given stateroom in the Pullman and taken care of fo- ten days. The idea evidently was that he would star in the closing days of the campaign, the band would draw the crowd and his impassioned oratory be credited with pulling the State lover the top," and thus make him the hero of the hour But he under estimated the patriotism of his own people. His Pullman train was not re- uuired In either of the former drives. but the election was not so near. Un- fortunately for him, the people re- sponded before he could get his band and oratory into action.
 He joined the party at Hoxie in Lawrence County. Not needed there, his next stop was at Newport. Jack son County was s50.000 over when he got there. Thence to Pine Bluff. Lit tie Rock, Conway. Russellville, and elsewhere, for ten days, but over they went ahead of his train. The Stato was "over," the second In the Union; the whole St Louis District. was over. except Tennessee. Wonder why he didn't go where they were having a hard struggle To abandon the trip
 was disappointing, to continue 1t, ab- surd But this band played on. and the Senator called aloud to the people to discharge a duty they had already
 performed before he arrived.
 don't know who was responsible
 for this trip, only know that tho Liberty Loan fund pays the bill. Who
 ever may have formally invited him,
 those who are familiar with his politi-
 cal methods can readily see the Italian
 hand of the Senator himself behind if
 all. I have no patience with such
 methods 1T mada few Liberty Loan