The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-05-15

| Castle 5 Digest, ne Sald the SlaIe
would have saved $4,000 over the
cost Of the proposed new digest and
had the work four years sooner if it
had accepted his proposal.
Senator Kirby enumerated several
measurers which he said Mr.. Cara
way had charged him with opposing,
denouncing in each instance the
/ charge as false. Among these were
the bill to loan money to our allies,
which he said. he spoke and voted for
and no senator voted against; the bill
increasing the pay of private soldiers
from SIS to $50, which was also pass
ed unanimously; the student army
training corps bill; the bill empower
ing the president to close the grain
exchanges, and the soldiers bonus
bill. He said he opposed an amend
ment for soldier bonuses, which had
been attached to the food bill giving
relief to starving Europe, for the
reason that it would delay the passage
of an urgent measure. All of Mr..
Caraways references to his positions
on these measures. Senator Kirby de-
clared. were "lies out of the whole
cloth.
Declaring that he had hoped the
campaign could be pitched on a high
plane and be kept free from mud
singing, Senator Kirby said his OPP
ponent had devoted practically his en-
tire speech to "distortion of and mis-
and prevarication about
my service and abuse Of me The
speaker devoted the remainder of his
address to vehement attack on Mr..
Caraway.
His record in congress can fairly
be described as a blank page literally
splotched with blots and smears," he
said. in his whole eight years of
public good, neither does he propose
to do anything. He does not outline
any policy which should be pursued by
the government to relieve existing
conditions and promote the general
welfare. He does not claim any merit
of his own, but demands promotion
solely upon what he charges to be de
merits of mine"
He declared that Mr.. Caraway's
statements with reference to his ac
ton as a renter in burning portions
of his landlords house showed he had
early developed strong l. w. w
and Bolshevist tendencies and prac
ticed sabotage before it came into
general prominence" He criticized
his opponents efforts to induce the
Legislature to return to May as the
date for the Democratic primary, and
said Mr., Caraway remained in Ar
kansas begging for this change until
after the compulsory military training
bill and the railroad bill had been dis
posed of in the house, not even being
paired when these measures came to
vote The senator also scored his
opponent for his "iunketing' trip to
the battlefields of France during the
war, after the president had asked
that no civilian use any of the much
needed shipping for such trips. eff
he wanted to see the fighting he
should have Joined the army as many
other congressman did, he said. But
he only wanted to be an on-looker. y
Exhibiting what he declared was
photostat copy of a letter found by
the federal trades commission in the
files of Swift & Company, Senator
Kirby read the letter He said it was
written by McManus, "a meat packers
lobbyist" 1t was dated August p,
1916, and after mentioning the death
of the chairman of the house judiciary
committee gave list of men 1--WE can
rely upon" in which was included the
name of "Caraway of Arkansas"
"Mr. Mann, the Republican minor
ity leader in the preceding house, "
said Senator Kirby, was defeated for
speaker by the Republicans because
it was shown he had received compli-
mentary from the packers a few beef
steaks and an old broken-down horse,
If he had had good certificate like
Mr.. Caraway's, they probably would
have fired hlm out Of the house"
Judas Iscariot betrayed his mas
ter for 80 pieces of silver" he said
1T is true we are not told to what
heights Mr.. Caraway's ideals climb
ed for betrayal Of the people, but we
are only told by the lobbyist of the
packers that they can rely on Cara
wan, of AraanSaS'
Charging that Mr. Caraway had
managed to save $4,000 or $4,000
out of his salary last year." Senator
Kirby said he did not know how it
was done, but his opponent had pur-
chased a home in Washington for
$4,000 cash. He is a thrifty SOUL
sand the speaker. This is more
money than the entire remainder of
the Arkansas delegation, six repre-
sentatives and two senators, have been
able to save out Of their salaries dur
ing the three and one-half years |