The Dermott news., 1918-05-23
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SoihthsShess Gnu Suti al Sfduu JuE10S
In courts where his Marshals officiate
Let us loo.i into his career In Con-
sress little further When the SENT
tor forced his election TO the Senate
and went to Washington, notwith-
standing his well known aptitude for
political experimenting, he preserved
an ominous and consistent silence I'M
I'll. as he imagined, the wrath Of the
people he had betrayed had cooled.
and contented himself by drawing his
salary and appointing his kinsmeu
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 Endorsed. 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-
livered his philippe over the corpse
OF LaFollette. and mailed copies by
the tens of thousands among the vot-
ers OF Arkansas at Government ex-
pense. n campaign speech in the In
terest Of his race for the Senate. and
NJ once his Federal appointees raised
the cry. HE stands by the Presi dent"
His dash into the limelisht 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
/ find Senator LaFollette still occupy
+ irg his place In the Senate. We must
conclude that the same was made for
/ the purpose OF keeping Senator Rob
+ inson In the Senate. and not to put
/ LaFollette out.
In my opening speech charged him
with deliberately betraying the people
OF this state. charged him with us
ing the power of patronage TO force
his own election 10 the United States
Senate. an offense which at the tim,
II was committed constituted a crime
against the public conscience. and
which was so fragrant and notorious
that the Legislature afterwards mace
! II crime against the statutes OF tn,
! 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 people
of the State for his conduct. Hc
| had time to leave Washington
and come TO the State Democrat
! ic Convention. seeking to con-
tinue his control of the state or
SANITATION. 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-
platitudes for the entertainment of the
public and in the interest of his pri-
vats fortune. He has had time 10
play golf In Washington and time to
play politics In Arkansas.
But the greatest camounage that
the Senator has ever pulled of Is In
| connection with the Third Liberty
Loan drive in Arkansas. II was ar
ranged that Sousas Band should tour
the State In a special Pullman. and
the Senator managed to get himself
invited as the guest OF honor. tele-
gram from headquarters ordered that
he and his wife be given a stateroom
In the Pullman and taken care Of TO-
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
over 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-
auired In either OF the former drives,
but the election was not so near, Tn
fortunately for him. the people re
sponded before ne could get hts band
and oratory into action.
He Joined the party at Hoxis In
Lawrence County, Not needed there.
hls next stop va at Newport. jack.
son County vas $4,000 over when he
got there. Thence to Pine BLUM. LIT
tie Rock. Conway. Russsllvills. ana
elsewhere. for ten days. but over they
went ahead OF his train. The State
was over" the second In the Uniop:
the whole ST. Louis District. was over.
except Tennessee. Wender Why he
didn't 90 where they we're having .
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 = duty they had already
performed before he arrived.
don't know who was responsible
for this trip only know that thu
Liberty Loan fund pays the bill. Who
ever may have formally invited him.
those who are familiar With his poaitt
cal methods can readily see the italian
hand OF the Senator himself behind II
all. I have NO patience With such
methods. I made . few Liberty Loan