Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-28
KIRBY DEN0UNCES
 CARAWAY;DEFENDS
 RECORD DURING WAR
Large Crowd at Court House Hears Senatorial Can
 didate
RECALLS CONVENTION
 HELD HERE IN 1912.
At That Time, Says Senator. He Couldn't Get Hearing-Reiter- ates Charge Opponent is
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 A review of his record while serv- ing the people of Arkansas as United states senator, with reasons why he should be reelected for another term and scathing denunciation of his op- ponent, Congressman Carraway, char aoterized the address of Senator Will liam F. Kirby before a good sized au- dlence at the courthouse last night.
 Senator Kirby gave a resume of his services in behalf of winning the war saying that he had rendered effectual work while serving on the senate mil ltary committee, and on the commerce committee. He stated that at first he had opposed entering the war; but that later he agreed that it was the only course to take, and had voted for it.
 He stated that he was glad to ap- rear in Pine Bluff under more favor able conditions than he had a number of years ago, when he came down to make speech, and the privilege was denied him.
 During the democratic convention here several years ago, when Clarke and Kirby were fighting for the sena- torship, the convention went for Clarke almost unanimously. Kirby, at that time, was unable to get per sonal hearing before the state dele gates
 The senator was introduced by Mau- rice Reinberger.
 n,1r;rrr %bo <r,oo@ox .o,A dress he discussed the war and the problems brought about by it. "Since l resigned from the supreme bench of the state in November, 1916, to begin service in the senate, our nation has fought and won the greatest war of all time," he said. q first thought the war could be averted without the loss of dignity or honor to our country and opposed two measures I regarded but preliminary declarations of war, and have been severely criticised on that account. But I feel that my ser vice during the war has vindicated this.
 Plays Carraway.
 Notwithstanding all this, this man Carraway declares that I was un- friendly and hindered the prosecution of the war. He has made so many other false statements, however about my official conduct, that no man with a grain of common sense or common honesty need be mislead by his statements.
 "I had hoped that the campaign fol this office would be made on a fair plane, and that things for the public good would be discussed. l had hoped that we would have no abuse, misrep- resentation, prevarication and mud slinging., My onponent, however would not have it this way
 "Carraway is a peculiar man, does things in peculiar manner, proceeds by indirection and even looks that way. Verify this by observing him carefully when you have opportunity described as blank, liberally splotch cd with blots and smears. In his whole eight years in congress he has done nothing for the people. has not effected the passaoe of single law of general application. No such leg islation bears the name of Carraway Neither does he propose to do any thing. He claims no merits, but de mands promotion on demerits of mine
 "In his Benton speech. or confession of inability to accomplish anvthing he made a statement that would dt credit to any I. w. w. leader. H. said: After becoming renter, l in vented a new system. I found ou that if you fix up the house you art living in,, the landlord either raise' the rent or runs you out. l got so took the blanks off the house ant burned them; then took boards of the cracks of the house and mad' kindling wood of them; then l strip ped off the barn roof and burned it tso that by the time moving tim came, there wasn't man who would have the place, and I got it at my owl price and stayed as lone as I wanted to. It is good system.'
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 "This statement throws light on hi true character, shows that he earl developed strong I. w. W. and Bol shevistic tendency, and practice sabotage before it came into genera prominence.
 Relative to the change in the pri mary date, Senator Kirby stated tha Congressman Carrawag left congres at a critical time and came to tn l state to get the special session of tn legislature in January to change tn date of the primary election iron ! August back to March. upon the ob viously false claim that otherwis the state could not send delegates t l the democratic national convention. T "He had been um-shoe1ng an 1. pussy-focting around the state, cam paigning for a year before, while was attending to the public's bushes at Washington. He hoped, of course to procure the change of date as a advantage in the campaign"
 The senator also rapped Carraway' "iunketing" trip to the battlefield of Europe, where "he got colorful dat for his lecture. But one characte suggests itself as representative c him. Judas 1scariot. The lobbyist land packers know that they can rel on Carraway of Arkansas. Verii! sThe OK knoweth his owner and tn ass his masters. crib!"
 J. ED GRILLE DIES.
 Washington, May 27.-J. Edwar Grille, sporting authority and form Ter president of the old western bas' bali association, died here todd. bjr.:ITo had hoon sn0rtinp AditOrl