The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-06-19
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Financial matters again cropped out
in the speech when Mr.. Caraway ans
wered charges by Senator Kirby that
he has bought residence in Wash
ington and has laid by goodly sums
of money each year. The speaker
merely said that Senator Kirby knows
these charges to be false, and refer
red him to income tax returns, which
he said his opponent voted against
being made public. Further ridicule
for the same reason was heaped upon
Senator Kirby by references to his
tax the revenue of the farmer and
products "wrung from the blood and
sweat of children, and yet he says he
| is in favor of child labor law" Mr..
Caraway expressed a lively curiosity
to know who pays the income tax on
$3.50, the amount of pay which he
declared Senator Kirbys son and
nephew are drawing from the govern
ment without any service in return.
Secretary of War Baker came in for
hot fire from Mr.. Caraway for his
letter commencing Senator Kiroy.
The war secretary was grilled for his
refusal to let Masonic and other or
Cers and denominations have quar-
tiers in army camps and environments;
Cor what was termed his "barharous
system of eourtmartial,' TO which
Brig. Gen S. 7. Ansell, a southerner,
objected ard was removed; for his APP
prevail of the courtmartial finding at
Camp Pike by which Capt. RoaEe, a
Mississippian, was dishonorably dis
charged for refusing to order his men
to form in the same company with he .
groes; for his acqulttal of negro
regiment which, Mr.. Caraway said,
cravenly broke the line of battle in
France and left white men exposed
to open fire, and the subsequent dis
grace of white men held responsible
for the carnage, and for his attempt
to "hoist upon us universal, compul-
sorry military training" in referring to
which Mr.. Caraway declared that Sem
ator Kirby voted for the Freylinhuy
sen amendment in order to curry the
favor of the secretary Of war.
''If the senator wants to convince
the people," Mr. Caraway said, that
he supported the president and his
country, let him get one line or syl-
liable from the president of these
United States, Woodrow Wilson, that
he has done SO, and | shall withdraw
every charge that have made against
the senator"
Mr.. Caraway at several points of
his address declared that Senator kir-
by has never questioned methods when
his point must be carried without re-
gard to facts. He introduced humor-
ously and then seriously an alleged
artifice by which Senator Kirby has
spread on the records Of congress a
i signed and paid advertisement as an
expression of editorial approval by
the Arkansas Gazette, while in re-
atty the matter quoted was written
by Senator Kirby himself and appear
ed in the Centennial edition as paid
advertisement. This was supposed to
be in support of the compulsory, uni
versal military training bill, and is
4 being reprinted and franked out, Mr..
/ Caraway said, to gain whatever ad-
vantage there is to be gained from
the deception. When the military
training bill came to a vote in the
senate, Mr.. Caraway said that Sen
ator Kirby, still anxious for the favor
of Secretary Baker, voted with Sen
ators LaFollette, Lodge, Warren and
others of the stand pat Republican
wing in favor of the Freylinhuysen
amendment.
Again, Senator Kirby was lined up
with Senator LaFollette on the Thorn
as and Nelson amendments, the first
of which would authorize the presi-
dent to close up the grain exchanges
and against which Senator Kirby
voted. The speaker said that Senator
Kirby, LaFollette and Is others voted
against the Thomas amendment and
then 10 of them switched and voted
for the Nelson amendment, which,
however, did not confer the authority
asked by the president. Another I'M
savory reference to his opponents
record in the senate was the asser-
ton that one of Senator Kirby's
speeches was used by Victor Berger
in his defense before the house of
, representatives committee which de-
MED Berger seat on charges of dis
loyal utterances. This reference was
in the course of Mr.. Caraway's sting
ing denunciation of Secretary Bakers
commentator and the methods en-
ployed to gain it.
Contrary to expectations, Mr.. Car
away did not dwell at length upon
the refusal of Senator Kirby to meet
him in joint debate. This is another
feature of what he had previously