The Nevada County picayune., 1920-07-29
THOMAS C. McRAE Candidate for Governor
Another North Arkansas News paper Comes Out Strong
 for McRae
Piggott Banner, Clay County, DevOtes Two Columns to Speech and Candi dacy of Thomas McRae, Urging Pe0 pie to Stand by Him.

In its issue of July 16, the Piggott | Banner carried an account of Mr. Me Rae'S visit to Piggott, deyOting about two columns to the incident and to an enthusiastic estimate of McRae the lowing language:
 "Economy in the management of the state government was promised in a l speech delivered here Tuesday after noon by Hon. T. C. McRae of Prescott, candidate for governor. if the people elect him 10 the position he k asking it their hands. Mr. MeRae spoke in l the lent of the Ed (. Mutt shows and was introduced by the Rev. W. T. Thurman. pastor of the local Presby- terian church. who knew Mr. McRae :33:3 years ago in Prescott Mr. Thur man declared that the candidate for governor was q man of Spotess char actor of great ability and with deter imitation to serve the people of this state.
 Then followed quotations from the speech. winding up the article with the following words:
 l Mi McItae hardly referred in his speech to his opponents and never called by name any of the ieght men who are opposing him. His references to his competitors were entirely eour- teous and at no place in his address did he indulge in the abuse. mud-slinging and personalities which generally char acterize political speech. Nor did he indulge in lofty flights of oratory. At times he grew fervent, particularly Civil War and to the soldiers of the | World War but he made his appeal to the intelligence and common sense of the people instead of to their emotions and prejudces. He reminded one of Ia business man presenting a business proposition to other business men, and from the manner in which he was ap- plauded and from the number of peo- pie who shook his hand and promised dress. he convinced them that his pro position was sound.
 "A word as t0 the life of Mr. McRae ::
 His father died following the Civil War 
 and as boy, AIr. McRae assumed the work of supporting his mother and her children. He worked on the farm and was familiar with all the hard work of Il farmers life and with the hard ships of reconstruction days. He was ambitious and studied for the bar. After being admitted to the bar he be came very successful lawyer and was elected to Congress. where he served for IS years, retiring voluntarily at the end of that time. While in Con grcss. he made d glorious record, which reflected honor on Arkansas He Was chairman of the public lands committee at time when the public domain still was vast and the speaker of the House of Representatives declared that under 1 Mir. McRae's leadership the committed on public lands had done the most importani and efficient work of any committee in the house.
 l "Beginnms in poverty and obscurity. 1 Mr. McRac has become d successful 1 lawyer. successful Congressman and a successful business man, and if theI people elec' him. he promises to make, them successful governor To that | posit ,on he will bring the same business malitieS which have made him suceeSS- rul in other undertakings and the stateI needs Il business man for governor 1 Evidences of the remarkable. gains now being shown hy McRae are coming Q headquarters hourly. We ask our friends to he assured that prospects are | aole.ul in he extreme.
 McRAE HEAnQt AaTERi.