The courier-index., 1920-01-23
ALEXANDER FOR CONGRESS
(Blytheville Courier. J

(BlytneVllIe Courier
In this issue will be found the
formal announcement of Senator E.
f. Alexander of this city, as a can
didate for Congress.
1t has been known for some time
that the Senator would make such an
announcement, and since the first
intimation that this was likely SEN
ator Alexander has received in
Vulnerable pledges for support from
all over the county and district. Pro-
badly never in the history of the dis
trict has there, seemingly, been such
a spontaneous proffer of support for
a candidate for this office as Senator
| Alexander has received. For months
a special stenographer has been busy
answering these letters of personal
and political friends all over the dis
trict, asking what they might do to
| further his candidacy, and his friends
here visit his office and meet him
on the street and inquire if there
| is anything they can do to help in
the way of getting out his work.
To one who has seen the senator
| in action" in the legislative halls of
our state, both in the upper and low
er houses, this is not strange. He
was always at the forefront in these
bodies, either working for measures
which affected VS. constituency or
helping some brother member in get
ting some measure through which
would help his constituency This
accounts for his popularity away
from home. These legislative boys
all over the district and their follow
ers who knew that Senator AleXand-
er helped them get what they need
ed are for him for congress, because
the know when he gets to Washing
ton he will be just as active to see
that the First Arkansas district gets
what it wants, and that is why we
| send congressman to congress-to
get what we want.
At home Senator Alexander is de-
servedly popular with all classes be-
cause of this spirit and willingness
to help his friends, his people, in any
way possible. His offices are rarely
ever closed and most always filled
with people wanting some sort of
| help which he never denies if within
| his power to render aid.
Senator Alexander first of all is
a lawyer, and it requires lawyer to
make laws. He is as active and we'll
I, informed as any member of the local
| bar, and is always busy in the sew
eral courts. Secondly, he is mix
body. He has the happy faculty of
knowing a man once he meets him,
and this goes long ways in politics.
| The men in the ranks like for their
officers to know them when they
meet them, but this is not necessari-
lily qualification.
Senator Alexander is amply quail
/ flied for the office which he seeks.
He has been close student of the
needs of the people, not only as a
state and nation, but as a district.
The First Arkansas District needs
many things which we could get that
would push US to the front in many.
ways, and the friends who are espous-
ing the candidacy of Senator Alex
ander believe he is better able to get
these things for his district than any
man in the district. 1t is enough to
say that he would do his durndest,"
which ordinarily gets results if the
fellow will keep at the job, as Alex
ander usually does. While congress
is big body, the fellow who keeps
cverlastingly at task makes pro-
gress eventually, This was proven
by Mr.. Alexander while in the Sen
ate and also in the house. He got
things for his district which helped
the district and that is what his con-
stituents most desired.
In substantation of the claim that
he knows how to legislate for his
district and the people, the Alexan-
der road law is standing sentinel.
This law, which was compiled, faith
cred and put through the legislature,
has run the gauntlet of the supreme
court, and without doubt is one of
the best laws ever placed on the Ar
kansas statute. 1t has done more
for good roads than any other law
ever passed in this state, if, in fact,
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