The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-05-25
po1ntments, and Federal Grand Juries

Let us loo.> into his career in Con-
gress little further. When the Sc7a-
tor forced his election to the Senate
and went TO WASHINGTON. notwiin-
standing his wel.-known aptitude for
political apeech-making, he preserved
an ominouS and consistent silence IN
til, rs he imagined. the wrath OF the
people he had BETRAYED had cooled.
AMI contented himself by drawing Ej;
salary and appointing his kinsinei
and frto0ds to Office Bat this could
rot continue indefinitely. The day Of
election in Arkansas was drawing
Dear and something must be done. At
last the psychological moment arTiv-
!. The Wa clouds were lowering
low. LaFollctte made speech that
Ho5ady inGcrscd that the Legislature
Of his own State by re3oIution az
pres&ly repudiated. and that his own
nGGple Overwhelmingly condemned
The Senator cleared the deck for his
POLITICAL battle in Arkansas. He de-
liye:cd his pAiiippic over ihe corpse
Of LaFclfette. and mailed copies b.
the teas of thousands among the yot-
ers OF Arkansas at Government ex-
rense, campaign speech in the In
terest Of his race for the Senate, ard
at once his Federal appointces raised
the cry, lie stands by the President
Lis dash into the limclisht was az
bold and aggressive as his former Ca
reer had been passive and subdued In
view Of the fact that several months
have row passed since this widely ad.
vertised attack was made, and we
fnd Senator LaFollette still occupy
!rg his place in the Senate, we riust
conclude that the same was made for
the purpose Of keeping Senator Rob
;;son in the Senate, ard not to put
LaFollctte out.
Tn my opening speech charged him
with deliberately batlaying the pcoplc
Ct this state. I charged him with u.s.
ing the power of patronage to forces
his own election to the United States
Senate, an offense which at the time
It was committed constituted a crime
against the public conscience, aut,
which WIS so fragrant and notorious
that the Legislature afterH arde mat-a
It crime against the statutes OF III !,
State, punishable By imprisonment III
the pcnitontia1y. But UP to this time
the Senator has been too busy TO re-
ply; too busy TO account tc the people
Of the State for his conduct. He
Rad time to leave Washington
and come to the State Democrat
ic Convention, seeking to con-
tinue his control Of the State or
eani&atiGn. by rejoicing his brother
in-law, p. J. Walls, Chairman Of the
State Committee. He had time 10
leave Washington and go on the Chau-
tauqua platform, and deliver pleasing
platitudes for the entertainment o. the
public and in the interest of his pTi-
vate fortune. He has had time to
play golf in Washington and time to
play politics In Arkansas.
But the greatest camouhage that
the Senator has ever pulled off is in
connection with the Third Liberty
Loan drive in Arkansas. 1t was ar
ranged that Sousa's Band should tour
the State in a special Pullman. ard
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 stateroon
in the Pullman and taken care OF 10"
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 Stat,
"over the top" and thus make hini
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. I'm
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 $4,000 over when he
got there. Thence to Pine Bluff, Lit
tie Rock, Conway, Russeilville, ami
elsewhere, for ten days, but over they
went ahead of his train. TIE State
was over" the second in the Union;
the Whole St. Louis District, was over,
except Tennessee; Wonaer Why he
didn't 20 where they were having a
hard struggle. To abandon the trip
was disa ppointing. to continue it, alb
c-:d. Fat this band played on, and
the Senator called aloud to the people
to discharge a duty they had already
3ertoa:ted before he arrived.
] don't know who was responsible
for this trip. I 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 it
all. have no patience with such
methods. | made few Liberty Loan
speeches in the beginning OF the
drive in those counties whose chair
men requested it on the ground that
my services were needed, but not a
dollar of my expenses has that sacred
fund ever paid. 1t represents the
sacrifices, self-denial and patriotism